Smyrna times., 1870-04-20
Marriage.

Marriage is fair transaction on the face ov
it. History holds its tongue who the pair was
who tust put on the sllken harness, and prom
sed to work kind in it, thru thick and thin, up
hill and down, and on the level, rain or shine
survive or perish, sink or swim, down or float
But whoever they waz, they must have made /
good thing out Of it, or so meany ov their /
postcrlty would not hav harnessed up since ,
and drove out. Thare IL a CRATE moral grip to /
marriage; it IL the mortar that holds the 500 |
shul bricks together. But there amt but few !
phOks who puttheir money in matrmony who /
could set down and give a good written Opin-
yum viii on earth they cum do it. This IL
CRATE proof that it IL one ov them natral kind
I Nv acksdent> that must happen, ii>t az birds
/ fly out ov the nest when they hav feathers
enutf, without being able tpw tell why Some
marry tor buty, and never dskOver their mis-
take this Is lucky. Sum marry for money.
ana dom see it. Sum marry tor pedigree, and
feel hlg Tor six months. and then very sen>ibly
cum tew the conclusion that pedigree ain no
letter than skim milk. Sum marry bekawZc
they hav bin hghsted sum where else th, IL
"a cross match, bay and sorrel; pride may
make 1t endurable. Sum marry tor love with
out cent III their pocket, nor friend in the
world nor "A drop of pedigree This looks
desperate, INT 1t Il the strength Ofhe game
Ii marrying Tor love ain success then matri-
mony is ded beet Sum marry because they
think wmmln will be scarce next year. and live
) to wonder how the crop hold out Sum IN lrrv
tew get rid Ov themselves, and diSkover that
the game waZ one that two could play at, and
: neither win. Sum marry, they can tell why,
; and live they can tell how Almost every.
:. body gets married, and it is a good Joke Sum
marry in haste, and then sit down and think
I it carefully over. Sum think it over carefully
+ tuSt, and then sit down and marry. Both
ways are right, if they hit the mark Sum
!, marry coquettS This is like buving poor
u farm heavily mOrtgaged and working the bal
u ance Of your days to clear oph the mortgages.
: Married life haz its chances, and this IL Just
T what gives it its flavor. Everybody luys tew
II phOol with the chances, bekauSe everybody
d expckts tcw win. But | am authorized tew
e state that everybody don't win. Sum never
II marry, but this IL just az risky, the dseaze il
, )" the same, with an other name to it. The mar
l. who stands on the banks shvering and dar
Is sent, Is more apt tew ketch cold than him VIII,
pitches IN head tust into the river Thare il
: but few who never marry bekause they trOn
le they all banker and most Ov them starvC
i!e with bread before them (sprcad on both sides
Is jlst for the lack of grit Marry y,utg IL IN
i motto. hev tried it and | know what / an
as talking about. If emmy body asks you viii VI
St got married (if needs be-, tell him yu don
- recottcEt. Marriage is a safe way to gamble
le II yu win, yu win pile, and if yu lOze, VI
ol don loze emmy thing only the privilege of liv
II ing dismally alone, and soaking your own feet
| repeat it, in italics, marry yung. Thare
y but one good excuse for marriage late in life
"a and that IL a second Marriage Josh Bi
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