The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-01-12

matter Don't get into feverlsh long,
ing for marriage. It isn't creditable to
yon. Especially don't imagine that any
disappointment that takes place before
you are twenty one years of age will be
any damage to you. The truth is, that
before a man is twenty five years old he
does not know what he wants. So don't
be in a hurry. The more of a man you
become capable of exhibiting in your as
ISOLATION with women, the better wife you
will be able to obtain, and one years pos
session of the heart and hand of real
noble specimen of her sex, is worth nine
hundred and ninety nine years possession
of sweet creature with two ideas in her
head, and nothing new to say about Ell
ther of them. So don't be in hurry, I
say again. You don't want wife now,
and you have not the slightest Of the
kiLd Of wife you will want by and by
Go into female society if you can find
what will improve you, but not other
wise. You can spend your time better.
Seek the society of good men. That is
often more accessible to you than the 9TH
er, and it is through that mostly, that you
will find your way to good female socie-
ty. ts1 $50
IF any arc disposed to complain of the
injustice to woman of advice like this, and
believe that it involves a wrong to her, |
reply that not the slightest wrong is in
tended. Thorough appreciation of good
woman, on the part of a young man, is
one ofthe strongest recommendations to
her favor.
The desire of such man to possess
and associate his life with snch a woman,
gives evidences of qualities, aptitudes and
capacities, which entitle him to any wo-
mans consideration and respect. There
is something good in him; and howeveI
uncultivated he may be-however rudc
in manner and rough in person-he only
needs development to become worthy of
her, in some respects at least | shall
not quarrel with a woman who desires
husband superior to herself, for | know
it will be well for her to obtain such an
one, if she will be stimulated by contact
with a higher mind to brighter and broad
er developments. AT the same time, |
must believe that for a man to marry his
inferior is to call upon himself q great
misfortune; to deprive himself of one Of
the most elevating and refining influences
which can possibly affect him. |, there
fore, believe tito be the true policy ofev
sery young man 10 aim high in his choice
of companion. One thi?g more; not
the least importan, but the last in this
lstter. 9a #
No woman acithom piety in her heart
is fit to be the companion ofany man.
You may get in your wife beauty, alma
bility, sprightliness, wit, accomplishments
and learning, but if that wife have no
higher low, than herself and yourself
she is a poor creature. She cannot ele-
vate you above mean aims and objects;
she cam OF in hours of adversely, susts in
and comfort you; she cannot educate her
children properly; she cannot bear with
patience your petulance, induced by the
tolls and vexations of business; and she
will never be safe, without piety, against
the seductive temptations of gayety and
dress. a-l...
Then again, the man who has the pray
ers of pious wife--and knows that he
has then-upheld by HEAVIER, or q re-
fined sense of obligation and gratitude,can
rarely ever become bad man. A dali
ly prayer from the heart ola pure and
holy wife, for a husband engrossed in
the pursuit of wealth or fame, is a chain
of golden words that link his name every
dav with the name of God. He may
snap it three hundred and sixty five
times in year, for many years, but the
chances are that in time he will gather
the sundered filaments, and seek to reu-
mite them in an everlasting bond.