Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-02
The Renutr Of lInrrinsa.

In my opening an Olu DOOki In6 OtHeE
day, the first passage that my eye fell upon
was this. 1 copy it entire, although DO
not believe every word it contains. The old
writer says" Marriage has in it less Of
beauty, but more of safety, than single life
it hath not more ease, but less danger; it is
more merry and more sad it is fuller Of
sorrows and fuller Of joys it lies under
more burdens, but is supported by al the
strength flove and charity, and those bur-
dens are delightful. Marriage is the moth
er Of the world, and preserves kingdoms,
and fills cities and churches and heaven
itself.
Celibacy, like the fy in the heart Of the
apple, dwells in perpetual sweetness, but
sits alone and is confined, and dies in sin
gularity but marriage, like the useful bee,
builds house, and gathers sweetness from
every flower, and lRbors and unites into So
oieties and republics, and sends out colo
nies, and feeds the world with delioscies,
and obeys their ruler, and keeps order, and
exercises many virtues, and promotes the
interest Of mankind, and in that state Of
good to which God hath designed the pres
| eut constitution Of the world"
Now you will admit that this is very
terse and beautiful. 1t is quite like Bar
rovsfor compaetness and Jeremy Taylor
| for sweetness. But as I said before, it is
not sll to be agreed to, particularly The
statement that marriage has in it less oil
beauty than the single life There is
hardly anything in the world so beautiful
as the union Of two loving hearts that ar
united because of their love, and for NJ
unworthy reason. There is hardly al
augury Of promise so suspicious as al
early love that looks toward marriage a
its faithful seal and signet. There i
hardly any festival among men SO genis
and happy as wedding day.
Our author was evidently earnest an
sincere in his description, but when b
thought there was more beauty in q singl
| life, he unconsciously iHtimsted, perhaps
that he was the sober companion of YER
excellent yet rather homely woman. Bu
marriage has more Of beauty in it than II
bride. The wife may be lovely herself
but her welded life is lovelier. 1t is nor
! beautiful thsn the mother, when she wear
the croEAs of many children, all as beat
. tiful as herself For tree is beautifJ
/ not only in its leaves and blossoms, but
its shade and shelter. There is a sGcPet
ness in the thought of husband and wi
which is more than beautiful. There
something tender in the thought Of fam
ly and household Of ones own and VIII
is tender is better than what is beautiful
cannot hold " that celibsoy, like the {
in the heart Of an apple, dwells in perpetl
al sweetness" 1t is rather like the fly
the heart Of tart apple that "dwells
perpetual sourness." True marriage
more merry and more sad but if it we
not sadness, what were merriment2 Mu
there not be darks IS well as lights in
picture " II is fuller Of sorrows than
!, joys;" but its sorroWs heighten its JOY
e and joys without sorrows would never
l joyful. at lies under more burdens
j. say rather it stands under more burder
a for marriage is strength. It puts tt
n backs into one load, where there was B
= one before. OF the many men who sil
under their bnrden, fewer are marri
L than single.
!, 1t is quite surprising to find SO ma,
opinions in the world on the subject
Z marriage, do not mean in regard to
lsWfulness, or propriety, or divine authC
= ity, but its beauty and happiness. Yet
is not to be doubted that most Of thu
speculstions originate with single peol
There are diveFsities Of views among
married, owing to their greater or /
happiness Of life, but the great major
Of men who have wives, and Of the
men who have husbands, are very v
ii pleased with the married state and Il
lo' who stand off at distance and laugh
u it. or moralize over it, might usually
=, referred with propriety to the fable Of
. H Fox and the Grapes" The family is
3 most beautiful institution on the esl
p and marriage is the gate through VII
n Ged meant it should be entered.
sprroH AVN sTLENoE-With your fri,