Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-06-07

| ; MesTS. Editors In my last, e4Presseu
some misgivings as to the future Of Henry and
Eliza although between them, they have ten or
fifteen thousand to begin life on. Now, this is
enough for any young couple to have at the
start: for by properly investing this sum; and
exercising skill, industry and economy, they can
swell it to an ample fortune by good old age
enough to educate and endow oil their children,
and redeem them from all the ills from which
money can purchase. exemption. Why, then, it
may be asked, do I draw gloomy picture "of
the future of my daughter and her husband? =
Marriage is solemn and holy thing; and
they who assume iis obligations without some
measure of ability to meet them, commit great
crime. A certain amount of education is neces-
sary to make slswyer or DOCTOR. men must
be prepared for any sphere Of life they may wish
to fill; and this is pre-eminently true in regard
to marriage. The prerequisites, too,, to this
honored position are of the sternest, the weight
lest and the most uncompromising Importance
I will utter this truth: not half the people who
marry, are prepared for it. Yet, who thinks Of
this? Do startle many? Alas it is too true
How many-how nearly all-think Of marriage
merely as pleasant thing, or as matter Of
course; how few-how nearly none-look at it
with all the solemn seriousness, and attach to it
all the infinite significance and Importance, de-
served by divine institution -...
God has made man for woman and woman for
man; but let it be remembered that he made
them, likewise, 10 be yirtuous creatures, obeying
and fulfilling all the laws of their creation. Let
it be remembered, too, that the violation Of one
law of our being renders it impossible for US to
meet and discharge other duties properly and
perfectly. We shall then see the reasonableness
Of my fears for Henry and Eliza, in the future
They have not lived as they should have done
through youth; and, consequently, they are un-
prepared for marriage There is wildness and
unripeness about them; dull faulty Of mind !;
hot-house, high-pressure development of the
feelings; an utter want Of knowledge as to the
duties, the everyday duties, growing out Of
their union: all of which will lead them, more
than likely, into widely-erring paths Of life.
To specialize. To add greatly to their pretty
little patrimony, Henry and Eliza should both
4 have business turn, and some actual business
experience. Neither has. Henry knows little
or nothing about any business in wich capital is
invested, skill and industry employed, and mon
ey made. Eliza knows no more about economic
I ing the expenses of home, and, at the same
time, managing so as to make every thing last
long and appear neat and bright and in fine STYLE
They are both e1travagantly disposed, and both
indolent.
Now let us draw the picture of their future
Henry has o cottage home, rather pompously
furnished in the suburbs. When they return
from their bridal tour, he will likely 60 to
merchandising Knowing nothing Of the busi-
ness, and TOO indolent to do anything, he will be
prey to the intrigue and designing unscrupu-
lousness of his partner, or partners, if he has
any. If he has none, his whole plans will soon
become involved in perfect confusion. He will,
therefore, sink money, for the;two reasons that
he knows nothing about business, and that it
would be so irksome to him, if he did, that he
wouldn't attend to it. Meanwhile Eliza, being
in the same predicament, will suffer the house
to go to rack. Every thing will at the mercy of
the cook and waiting maid-if they keep that
many servants. The fact is, they are simply
consumers, producing nothing; the flies, not the
bees Of society; and they will soon eat up their
little inheritance.
But I think more solemn thing than this to