Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-01-29
WALHALLA, s. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1869.
from tho Atlanta Constitution
Money and Matrimony-.No More Marriages
for Love.

From tho Atlanta Constitution
Money and Matrmony-.No More Marriages
for Love.
Burke, when eloqucntly mourning the un-
happy catn Of Marie Antoinctte, said The
age of ch;yalry is gone" Ifthc announcement
was pre- nature then, it s not so now. Who
has nc. heard with overwhelming interest of
the days Of knight errantry so we'll described
by Scott in his wonderful historical romance7
Then woman was looked up to and revercd
more pure and holy being from higher
world than as native OF this, inhcriting any
of the consequences of the fall Of man. The
men bore themselves galantly in the tourna.
ment for the prize they longcd to lay at the
feet Of her they loved. Ducling originated
in love. That is the only circumstance that
gives the barbarous practice any softehing
feature. Men fought f"r the woman of their
choice; and though it was no credit to Id
reckless Of their lives, it was evidence of tht'
| devotedness of their attachment
That is all changed. This is another age,
bcttcr age on the Whole but we cannot but
deporc the passing away Of the high and
chivalrous devotion of the3fair sex That pre-
vailed in barbarous period. With increased
civilization came longing for wealth. Ev-
erything is now sacrificed to the universal
gold. The noblest fashions, tho finer feelings,
domestic and social happiness, arc freely laid
on the altar of mammon This is apparent
in every day life. Men or women do not mar
ry for love. They have got over that weak
ness. Marriages de con ucnance are in vogue.
A fashionable mother is blcst with daughters.
Thcy obtain to the dignity Of long dresses and
ohignons, and enter society. Whatever hon
orable and natural sentiment developed itself
in them, soon withcrs and dies in the unheal-
thy atmosphere of fashion. They are trotted
out for inspection, by their shrewd, calcul&
ting mamnas. Their points arc shaxa}
and dlatcd upon as if they we're lWs
"For sale" is printed in upmistakablo 2Tf
gnago on their forehcads. They soon uni
stand the part they must act, The cmTa8
headed scion of a wealthy shoddyitc is wer
coined with mods, and books, and wroathcd
swies, while the young man, depending for
his fortune on his own strong arm, his intel
cct his probity, his inlumitabo resolve to
conquer all difficulties, to pcrscvcrc in spite
of the world, tho flesh, and the devil, gets the
cold shoulder The qualifications of hus.
band arc perfectly understood Marriage has
been reduced to IN exact science. A brown
stone mansion, carriages, u summer rcsidcncc'
a large bank account, and all that can COM
nand, with fop or a niunyhammor of man
thrown in, is all that young lady cares for
now. Future happiness is little thought of
i'll connection with marriage.
1t is this longing for wealth that has dcs-
troyed chivalry young man cannot have
chiyalrous feeling for his lovely partner in
a quadrillc, when he knows she is thinking
how much he is worth, or how much his faith
er will leave him, and what probability there
is OF his father crossing the { rk river soon
Young men have wholesome fear of mcrcc-
nary minded women. This fear makes many
old bachelors, and corresponding number of
old maids. Female extravaganza is charac-
tcristic of the times. But not in the higher
walks of life alone, for it prevails to certain
eAtehI oVery clasS, In rlch ana poor allke, and
consequently men romain single, like Cowper,
never knowing
g. domestic bliss,
The only happiness that survived the fall"
Who will not, therefore, mourn that chiv.
airy is dead, Cupd's occupation gone There
are, of course, and always will bo many male
fortune hunters; but the vice, for vice it is,
has become Of late years peculiarly feminine
weakness.
Economy in Buying.
In buying articles, make distinction be-
tween what you need, and what you would like