Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-27
MARRIAGE.

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calico and las Uncertainties.
Marriage is fair transaction on The
face ov it.
But there IL quite too often put up jobs
In II.
1t IL an old institushun, older than the
pyramids, and az phull of hyrogliphicks
that nobody kan parse.
History holds its lounge who the pair
wuz fnst put on the silken harness, and
promised few work kind in it, thru thick
and thin, up hill and dowa, and Oh the
level; rain or shine, survive or perish,
sink or swim, drown or flote.
But whoever they waz, they must have
made good thing out ov it, or so menny
ov their posterity would not nav harness.
ed up since and druy out
Thare IL CRATE moral grip in marriage;
it IL the mortar that holds the soshull
bricks together.
But there amt but darn few pholks,
who put their money in matrimony who
could set down and give q good written
opinyun viii on arth they cum to do it.
This IL CRATE proof that it IL one ov
them natral kind ov acksidents that must
happen, jist az birds fly out ov the nest,
when they Law feathers enuf, without be-
| ing able tew tell why.
Sum marry for buty, and never dis
kover their mistake; this IL lucky.
Sum marry for money, and-don't
see it.
Sum marry for pedigree, and feel big
for six months, and then very sensibly
come to the conclusion that pedigree amt
10 better than skimmilk.
Sum marry to please their relashuns,
and are surprised teW learn that their re-
lashuns don't care cuss for them after
ward.
Sum marry bekause they hay bin high
sted sum where else; this il cross match,
bay and sorrel; pride may make it
endurable.
Sum marry for luv, without cent in
their pocket nor friend in the world,
nor drop of pedigree. This looks des- |
perate, but IL is The strength on the game.
If marrying for love amt a success, |
then matrimony is a ded beet.
Sum marry bekause they think wimmin |
viii be scarce next year, apd live tew
wonder how the crop holds out
Sum marry tew get rid of themselves,
and discover that the game was one that /
two could play at, and neither win.
Sum marry the second time TO get even,
and find it a gambling game, the more
they put down the less they take up.
Sum marry tn be happy, and not find
ing it, wonder where all the happiness
goes tn when it dies
Sum marry, they can't tel why, and
live, they can't tell how.
Almost every boldly gets married, and
it is good joke.
Sum marry in haste, and then sit down
and think it careful over.
Sum think it over careful fust and
then set down and marry.
Both ways are right if they hit the
mark.
Sum marry rakes tn convert them.
This il little risky, and takes a smart
tn do it.
Sum marry coquetts. This il like buy
ing poor farm, heavily mortgaged, and
working the balance oV yure days to clear
oph the mortgages.
Married life haz its chances, and this
IL Just what gives it its flavor. Every
boldly luYs tew phool with the chances,
bekause every boldly expeckts to win,
But l am authorized tew state that every
boldly don't win.
But after all, married life il full az
certain az the dry goods Dizziness.
No man kan swear exackly WHARF he
will fetch up when he touches calico.
No man kan tell jist what calico haz
made up its mind tew do next.
Calico don't kno even herself.
Dry goods ov all kinds IL the child oy
Sum never marry; but this is jist ez
risky; the diseaze il the same, with no
other name to it.
The man who stands on the bank shiv-
yering, and dassent, IL more apt tew catch
cold than him who pitches hiz he'd fust
INTO the river. h
Thare IL but few who never marry be-
Iauze they oOon't-they all banker, and
most ov them starve with slices ov bread
before them spread on both sides,) jist
for the lack ov grit
Marry y,nlg! IL mi motto.
l have tried, and kno what am talkin
about.
If emmy boldly asks yu whi w got mar
i'd, Gf it needs be, tell them, yu don't
-ecotIekt
Marriage is safe way tew gamble-if
yu win, yu win pile, and if yu Ioze, yu
lon't loze emmy thing, on the privilege ov
living dismally alone, and soaking your
own feet.
Irepeat it, in italics, marry yuug!
Thare is but one good excuse for a
marriage late in life, and that ia Sec
md n1urri0ge.