The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-05

GER maRRIED.
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g man, if you have arrived at theright
life for it, let every other consider
We way to that of getting married.
link OF anything else. Keep poking
Irnoug the rubbish Of the world, till
W stirred up gem worth possessing in
pc OF q wife. Never think of delaying
inter-; for you know that delays are
tous. A good wife is the most constant
lthful empaniongyou can have by your
Fhile performing the journey of life-s
mt touch to her. She Is of more SER
90, than you at first imagine. She
4mooth your linen and your cares for
smend your trousers, and perchance
manners sweeten your sour moments
~ tea and coffee for you-rufile perhaps
shirt bosom, but not your temper; and,
"a OF sowing the seeds of sorrow in your
she will sew buttons on your shirts, and
happiness instead of harrow teeth in
bosom. Yes-and il you are too con.
oediy lazy, or to proud to do such work
fself, she will chop wood, and dig pota-
Ter dinner; for her love for her husband
such. that she will do anything to please
except receive company in her every day
thes.
hen woman loves, she loves with q
uble distilled aevotedness; and when she
ties, 1t IS on the high pressure principle.
er love IS as deep as the ocean, and strong
hempen halter; and as immutable as
he rock OF ages. She won't change except
is IN tit OF jealousy; and even then it
ngers as If 10th to depart, like evening twi-
light at the gates ofethe West. Get married
By all means All the excuses Won can FISH
PIP against doing the Decd ain's worth
epoonful Of pigeons milk. Mark this-if
blest with health and employment, you are
not able to support wife, depend upon it
you are not capable of supporting yourself
Therefore, so much the more need of annex
alton for in union, as well as in onions, there
is strength. Get married, | repeat, young
mau Concentrate your affections on some
object and not distribute them, crumb by
crumb, among hosts of Susans. Elias, Bet.
sizes, Peggies and Dorothies, allowing each
scarcely enough to nibble at Get married
and have somebody to cheer you on your
journey through this "lowly vale of tears y
to scour up your whole life, and
whatever linen you may possess, in some sort
of Sunday goto meeting order
Young woman / need not tell YOU to be
looking out for a husband, for | know that
you are fixing contrivances TO catch one: and
are as naturally on the watch as a cat Is for
mouse. But one word in your ear, il YOU
please. Don't bait your hook with an arti-
fetal fly Of beauty; if you do, the chances are
ten to one that you will catch gudgeon-
some silly fool OF fish that isn't worth his
weight in saw dust. Array the inner lady
with beautiful garments of virtue, truth, NOR
atty, and nnsophistieated love, and you will
dispose Of yourself quicker. and to much
better advantage than you will by displaying
all the gewgaws, fippejgs, fol de- rolls and
fiddle de.dees in the universe. Remember
that 1t is an awful thing to live and die
self manufactured old maid
Ny hearers-get married while you are
young: and then when the frosts Of age shall
fall and wither the flowers of affection. the |
leaves Of connubial love will still be green
and perchance joyous offspring will sur |
round and grace the paternal tree, like ivy
twining and adjoining the time>scathed oak. |