The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-24
IMPORTANT TO YOUNG MEN NOT CON
TRMPLATING MARRIAGE


A decision has lately been rendered IN
the Supreme Court for the City OF New
York, on marriage, which is OF vast im'
pcrtance to young men, particularly 'na'
large class who find so much delight IN
playing around the crater of marriage win
no purpose of allowing themselves to b.
swallowed up by it. Jno. Is. Bissell vas
gay young man Of good income ana ''''
promises, aud Beatrice was conn1'"S'
pretty spinster. John boarded in the house
ubera BEATRICE liye& aud could not resist
r.,;,, thu, bou.ge TO Beatrice which gal
iantry eyer,ahere bestows on beauty II
he ,,os az wise as serpent he was not as
harmless as dove. On the contrary he
had designs on Beatrice which, though
common, are not according to the best code
| of morals. He therefore sought to accom-
plish his purposes by professions Of the no
| Hest love for Beatrice, soou following up ms
professions by proposals to Beatrice TO meet
| him by moonlight, at the Park, &c, which
she promptly declined to do. Having eX'
bausted all the usual expedients of this
kind to entrap the girl, and finding that
there was open to her heart bu; one avenue
that of honorable love and marriage, ne al
last affected these. He accordingly poured
out his soul in pure love, asked her heart
and hand in marriage, and gave her the III
syitabe ring. She was poor 10 TINS world
goods, and be had an abundance and to
snare. He accordingly most generously
J offered to contribute to the purchase OF he'
rousseau. When the time came for the
celebration of the nuptials, neither Of then
having q home in which to undergo tht
usual ceremonies, and he being very aVersC
to marrying in a church, John told Beatrice
that no ceremony was really needed tina
it was only necessary to pledge their fa''i
to each other and to enter upon the obIiga
lions and RESPONSIBILITIES Of matrlnony
Beatrice conided in his superior knowIedg
. and thew at once commenced life in earneS
> as husband and wife, living in cons,derabI
4 STYLE. John appeared TO be proud of h
spouse, introducing her always as his wifi
a and Beatrice WAS happy in what she SUI
posed was the love of her lieRe lord. Tin
), passed on, and new bond of conjugal Io'
I. was presented in the form of "a lovely ch'''
"a a
considering himself free to choose anoth
love, did so, and was shortly after MARIE
- to another woman, Abandoning MS Dea'fl'
l and the Offspring of their union.
- The next we hear of this couple, Bestrl'
brings suit agans! John for divorce and {
n imony for the support of herself aud chill
,r John puts in the plea that he was new
married to her, for the reason that no Ger
mony was ever performed between them
that he merely cohabited with her. T
fac,s are all presented to the court, al
y Beatrice is granted divorce, and recelv
I'd an order on John for liberal aIIowan
id from his exchcquer for the support Of h
he self and child
OBJ Judge Barnard, ia concluding his opinic
ne says
BY actual marriage is meant, not the
emniZation before q minister or maglstr'
e. for, az has already been shown, no su
determination is requislte--but what IS
liz tended is that the actual making OF
'y marriage contract between the parties M
be proved by direct evidence, and not lief
be inferred from circumstances, admlssio
his and the like. Until by recent leglslat
h;s the wife was made competent witness
actions in which her husband is Is party
il evident that where marriage OF this
&c scripton was contracted in the absence
., any witness, there was no means o. TURN
A'' ing the direct proof required III this cIas
is cases, and otfeuses of this description mi
It'll. be committed with comparative impun
But now, the wife being made p compel
tn witness, her testimony, if corroborated
in entitled to credit is sufficient to estab
rr. the marriage.
'7 If the practice is a. common IS the
InS pndant alleges OF men passing OF t
ahistresses ~ their wives, and allowing Il
to bear their names without any MARI
sea contract, it ia time that they should l.
ots the risks to which they expose themse
~ in thus triaog with the marriage ins
!" ton, and that check should be put /
par practices so dangerous to the good orde
ppIy society.
to We commend to any young genteme
j. is Rock Island who may need it, the wi
t"tu- some lesson e-"sN,, - Ns- ni~~#i'a ey
ence. A little reflection on the result
lead them to conclude that matrimony
'"9' knowledge, is dangerous in homeopa
""' doses. A little of it is q dangerous th
-. they must drink deep at that spring, or
" draught may cause slight bitterness.
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