The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-22
MARRIAGE.
BY JOSH BILLINGS,

Marriage is a fair transaction on
the face ov it. h
But there is quite too oftcu put-up
tjobs in it. sAs 7s
Il is IN old institushun, older than
the pyramids, and as phull ov hyro-
glipics that nobody can parse.
History holdsits tongue of the pair
that first put on the silken harness,
and promised to work kind in it, thru
thick and thin, up hill and down, and
on the lovil, rain or shine, survive or
perish, sink or swim, drown or fiote.
But whoever they waz, they must
have made good thing Of it, or so
menny ov their posterity would not
hav harnessed up since and drove
out.
There liz a CRATE. moral grip to
marriage; it Is the mortar that holds
tho sooshul bricks together.
But there amt but darn fcw pholks
who put their money in matrimony
who could set down and give good
written opinoyun viii on arth they
cum to do it..
Tis CRATE proof that it IL one ov
them natral kind ov acksidcnts that
must happen, just as birds fly out ov
the nest, when they have feather
cnuff, without, bein able to tell why.
Sum marry for buty, and never
diskover their mistake; this IL lucky.
Sum marry for money, and don't
SEQ it.
Sum marry for pedigree, and feel
big for six months. and thon very
sensibly cum .ew the conclusion that
pedigree amt NO better than skim
milk,
Sam marry bekawze they hav bin
highsted sum wher else this IL a
cross match, a bay and sorrcI; pride
makes it ehdursble.
Sum marry for love without cent
in their pocket, nor a friend in the
world, nor a drop ov pedigree. This
looks desperate, but it IL the strength
Of the game.
If marrying for lovo ain o success
then matrimony is ded beet.
Sum marry bacauaa thev fhink
u;mm;m viii ba scarca naxt ya.r and
live tew wonder how thn cron hnlds
out.
Sum marry to get rid of thcm-
selves, and discover that the gamo
neither win.
Sum morrv tho sooo,a tina N, rot
avon and end II ami hl;na =. me =
the moro thew mt down tha lao. thev
take nm
Snm marcy tew be honnv and No,
6rdinr = ,yondor ,harcp ppI e, thn I han n'
minced ,oas ~ whan - s;os
Snm marry thew can,t ta,I whv
. nd ,iva th.v !. ~ fsti How
Almost evervhodv cots married
"a 49, ooa N'
Snm M marrv n h.ste and than Al,
down and think 4 carafnllv ovar
Snm tb;nk r. over carafnI inst and
then ser down and marry
Do'n Ways arc r'gnt' II Sney MI
'no mars.
80 gum ina.ry TAKES 10 convert tnem
Ihis - . 1..''e risKy ana taxes
en,as S mlsslonary ~ uo u. ~, ~,
o.m marry coqucots. ln,s 10 iiks
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oa11oo.
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