The Nevada journal., 1855-11-02
PREMATURE MISUNDERSTANDING

PREMATURE MATRIMoNy Marriage i.
divine and beautiful arrangement. L
was not designed by Providence solely a.
the means of keeping mp population, or az
mere social and economical convenience
but as the blending of two spirits into one
the asculne representing wisdom, anc
the feminine affection. When there is 9
true spiritual affinity between the two, thcr
the design is accomplished
Premature marriages are among thc
gre atest evils of the times; and it would
not be bad idea in these days of reform
if an aLti-m 'Irying-in-a hurry society
were instituted. Nova days, people leap
into the lifo-circls with no more consider
alton than they would partake Of din
ncr, little thinking that, when once in they
are there until their end comes. There
is little, sometimes Of mutual analysis o!
disposition, and comparison of taste and
affections. They seem to fancy that, ii
there are any discrepancies, the fatal Cor
dian knot, which can be seldom cut, and
never united, viii harmonic all.
The number who have felt this truth
the number still feeling it to their hearts
core-are incalculable. They recognize
it as the great mistake of their lives The
chain to them is not a silken one, but a
cable of iron that tightens around them
more, crushing out all hope and energy,
substituting hate for love, and eating out
with its rust the very inner life OF the
soul.
Boys ard girls now marry to a greater
extent than ever before, instead of waiting
till they become full grown matured
men and women. The young dandy, as
soon as he gets out of short jackets, and
finds a little furze gathered on his upper
lip-and the young miss, as soon as she
cmcrges from the nursery and abbreviated
frocks-think they are qualified to assume
the most solemn responsibilities of life
And SO if "Pa" and "Ma" wont consent,
they post off to some Gretna Green, and
there take obligations that, in ninety nine
cases out of a hundred they will never
cease bitterly to repent.
Marriage should never be the result of
fancy. The ball room and the evening
party rarely develop real character. I'm
der the exhilerating influence of the dance
the glare of tie lights, and the merry
squib aud joke, the dissoiute young man
may appear amiable, and the slatternly
scold lovcable. Matches made at such
places, or under similar circumstances, are
not of the class that originate in heaven.
They are more generally conceived in the
opposite place, and bring forth only in-
iquity. The true way to learn each other
is to do it at home, in the parlor, in the
kitchen and on occasions that test the tenn
per. We see the result of these unions
in the almost daily divorces that are tax
ing place, in the running away of hus-
bands, leaving their wives and children to
starve, and in the elopement of wives
Not only this but we witness it in broken
spirited men, made old in the prime Of
lie, struggling on for mere food and cloth
ing and shelter and in women, cross,
dirty, sluggish and wrinkled
Itwould be quite impossible for US to
depict faithfully the multitude of physical
and moral evils that result from these
sinful marriages-for sinful they are
They ruin the body, corrupt the morals
and stupcfy the mind And the result
docs not stop with husband and wife,
There are the children. They partake of
the feebleness and vices of the parents,
both physical and moral, and 90 out into
the busy world stunted and gnarled God
pity them
We would not be und, rstood as speak
ing against the institution of marriage
1t is holy, beautiful and benefcent. But
let every one take his mate or none. Let
not the brave eagle pair with the stupid
owl, nor the gentle dove with the carrion
crow. Like should have like. 1t is a
glorious sight to see two old people who
have weathered tne storms and basked in
the sunshine of life together, go hand in
hand, lovingly and truthfully down the
gentle declvity Of time, with no angers,
nor jealousics, nor hatred garnered up
against each other, and looking with hope
and joy to the everlasting youth of heaven
where they shall be one forever That is
the true Marriage FOR it il the marriage
of spirit with spi it Their love is woven
in woof Of go8', 'ha; neither time no.
death, nor ctelnl.y ,ah s.ver.