Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-10
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sitt Ell .,,,,, Brides. 4

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4 anxiety aud the commencement Of q hus-
d bands Serious reflections A mother looks
d upon her daughter, afray ed as 1as bfide,as
d aHarrowsllOtif from her household quiver
4 at that target of female archery, man and,
4 if the arrow has made fair bit, Is prone
4 to chuckle over The shot as showing forth
Il h6fsiIperiof nlatronly sktlly If, ION the con-
d trary,i the Success isod0ubtftlk ,thenptbe
\ mother, like a bad archer, blames ,the,ar
4 fow, the luck. anything Indeed, but her
4 own bad management. ss'l 4ho1 DIDoi'n
4 Brides are edividedinto numerous classes'
n For example ;n Sentimental brides, who
4 marry for love; speculative brides who
7 marry for money; anxious, brides, who
n marry for the sake Of being married acl'
1iGomui odatiDg brtdespjwhO marry beeauRe
4 their lovers asked them to marry ;,inqgisi-
lPdYe brides. who marry tor, curiosity; and
lIinvalId brides, who, marry TO restore their
phealth. ''' ~ O"i'sA W hoiIihvq d
7 sentimental brides are most numerousp
0lltR not the most happy oil the QrangeT
4 wreathed tribe, They are, general ~ olpg
1ocreatures, who revelih poetical dreams conf
Fnected with the wearerO OF above efA'Inas-
tache, or'the possessOr OF q haDdsomefi1osaJ
or expressive eye, or an naaln2teaI ~ ,Hl q
eau make pretty LITTLE speeches, graceful
bows, or sing aipretty little song. she takes
great pride unto herself becausenshei maF-
rlea iCnarlle for' his'oWn dear sell anu mob
4 torhis surrounding gs-IunaWare that mans
!. position IN society, his friends, and even
ms wealth, or poverty Is as much part OF
hlmseH total as the curl OF ms h&lr'i the
song ne Sings or the strut he ailects1 or
even ms educatloni She generally nnqs,
when the song is less prllllantly sung, the
moustache requires Chrlstadora, Cne head
! wig and thepoetical speeches are turned
into matter OF fact lmperatlyeS,it tla5 tue
| varnish IS rubbed. oil, the gloss removed,
and Charlie is not the man he used TO be.
| 'fhe' m0ney'Oride has made herseilan ar.
tlcie OF merchandise, anu Is 10 Oe,Vaineq'
! according TO the price oOtalned ier hersell.
She belongs to every condition lof. society,
| from der who mBrrieS loF social ipoSltlolly
| bank account, to the work-gIrl, VINO mar
ries a one room hOme, and theliprivllege OF
only hall starving oniher husbands petty
| weekly pittanceJ Shegenerally reaches the
tc0nclusion that. she has sold herself too
l'cheap.
| Tue notwithstanding bride looks oHithe
marriage service as a medical preserip0l9pi
the parson as doctor and the. husband as
| tile bQlas administered for her ills-a blue,
pill that must be swallowed; however nau'
seous.o SbeIknows that she Is travelling on
tue road to death, yet cllnglnG 10 llte, en-
deavoring to throw her burden on her lord!
Flying from the embraces Of the worm, she
is compelled to accept those OF the bride
grooms She merely pr0ters an earthly TO
an unearthly dwelling, the marriage bed to
the narrow house appointed for all living.
The honeymoen shines through the apothe-
caFy'si 9Cttles, aud the epithalamlum is
coleShed 1h,Wheezy periods q, =
h. Inc purchasing bride is generally an OLD
maid or widow, who,' despairing OF being
coufted a Tor her own sake seeks ahusDand
through The. medium, OF ner .pecnnlaIy