Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-12-12
A MEDDING.

sOrs, good Tor nothing except to scrapc aNench-
or. Som, have doubted whether ho was even
good for anything. There is sly hh in the
philosophers remark. For NAeSe are othe.
,iings that would scrape Il irencheF far better
than one-half Of pair OF scissors. We do not
wish To hurt any old bachelors feelings by ask
ing, what in the world is such a being good
f"r We that is to say J. are keeping bach
elors hall ut this present time, aud We, expert
mentally, pity very much that sort Of people.
We used to hear folks say that II half Of a loaf
was better than no bread that may be true IL
a w,man bakus it.. But IN tue present state Of
our stomach we had rather be excused from
eating even half loaf of an old bachelors
bread. Then there is ther items IL this sc.
count, snch as clvan, sweet cups and saueers,
ure white linen, etc. An old heieLbur came in
To- our sanctuni the other day, aud after chatting
while aud hooking over the floor aud elsewhere,
he said earnestly. " You need woman" lie
! did not tell us anything new. Our experience
Of single blesseduess had ALREADY opened our
! eyes. These poor worthless souls need better
! half. M mau need open Ills mouth to tell us
that. That is Scripture: Il is not good for
man to bc alone" wedding is just the thing.
Not run away match. A good old-fashi med
wedding at the brides fatl.er's house, IL pUssi-
ble, in tho very best room. L't grand ma and
| grandpa aud all the grandchildren ~ the sec
ond and third generation, together with the
brothers and sisters along with dear "a and ma,
! all come in. Call IN the hired man. II the
! printer lives within ten miles, send for hin.
! I'll T.; oI, ,,;( Il. p,
| printers devil should come Il will not hurt him
bit. a wedding is II m 'st grand and bcauu-
| ful sight. There is tie bride. Doesn't SHE
/ louk like an angel? Angels ought to look as
we'll. Aud then loOk at the Bridegroom. To
bO sure he never felt m,nly. or much like
man befnre. HIS better halt is by his side,
and his heart beats sending the warm blood to
his brow nAd to the tp ruj Of his fingers. lie
never confronted clergyman 81 squarely be-
fnre, Hear! I'D. L. GnndmIn, please take A /.
! ID. Eva by tie right hand" See did ever a
mans hand grasping feminine fingers express
so much But wait-"Yuu solennly ;Ionliss
before God aud these Witnesses to take her.
whom you hold by the right hand, to be your law
! fully welded wire-tO watch over, protect and
| love her, 80 long as you live ?" Did you notice
| Mr.. GuUdman's tone Of voice and see the accom-.
panying nod Of his head, as he said, IL WILL
! That was a true, heartfelt promise. Mr. Good.
! man means that Mrs. Goodman shall sit in a
rocking chair and ride in coach some day aud
| il his thoughts descend to other sublunary mat
lers, he means himself, personally, to see that
the oven is well heated aud sends forth lots ol
all sorts OF goodies. lie means To be at home
early each evening and to smooth out every
wrinkle from the brow of care each morning
We scarcely need to note how coD6iing and
trusting Eva was when she responded to her
part Ol the marriage vow. 0hl yes, she would
"chcrish and obey him" or do any thing else
for his dear sake. A wuinsn's love is unsus
pccIiug. Mr Goodman never ask her 70 dc
a slayish thing. lie meyer will Now turn your
attention to the clergyman. Did you ever see
u minister put on more dignIlied air as he
says, " then, as messenger from heaven
authorized also by the State, before God and ii
the presence Of these Witnesses pronounce you
, man and wife. What, therefore, God has iin-
ed together let not man put aLunder." Now
with a satisfied air as If lie had never done
: better act, the parson shakes tie bridegroom
"
. much Joy !" aud then he kisses che bridc-hc
better not do it again. But just ndw kisses arr
lawful and the bride gets them. in prUlusinn
D Father kisses his daughter ON one check aud ur
the other also Mothers kisses are beweeI
falling tears, but her "hllle dsarie," in the full
ness "f her joy, does not see them. Then comes
Il the feast. Such a feast There is n fsas
3 near the zones amid the Tropics like wed.
, ding feast. And 50 it should ever be. Fol
here "a man leaves father aud mother and Il
u joined unto lis wife aud they twain become on'
Q hssh." man becomes a whole man. lie il
= joined and bound in the holy bond Of matrimOny
, 10 his better half
The cupds. these dear little fellows, have
. done all they could to get up wedding. An
J gels Of love grace the feast, and the Lord Of an
q gels himself o9ce presided over the guests at
marriage in Cana, Of Gillilee. Come, then
: old bachelors, one and all, let us each make
It weddi e. Do you say, "nU! all this sounds
+ very we'll "n paper, but you have left out q
consideration the little membranes ?" NJ,
, friends will you please permit me tn ask wha
= do you mean by "lttlc incnmbrances?' Ds
. you mean babies and children That's it. ELI
e Well, il mistake not, we were all babies one,
and suppose we mad- quite as much Of s-n
satisn as babies generally d. and, moreover
were somewhat troublesome 10 our respectiv,
1 mothers and Ufenrmes little membranes "a
, other people. hut babies and children are
: necessity in this world. Moreover, AN ancient
writer saws, Children are gift from the Lnr,
4 and happy IL the mIn who hath his culver full
Of them" Jesus, the greatest benefactor Of the
human race very highly esteemed little chill
dren an | said "Of such Is the kingdom o
, heaven, "a kingdom which FAR surpasses. il
maguifcencc aud glory, any earthly kingdom
Sum how nr nthsr th0ro must iavs coma Ab N
great degeueracy in modern im-s which has
lei large number 20 lJnk upon little children
as membranes aud induce mothers to cum mi
prenatal murder with the full consent nf theiI
husbands aiding and abatting, This kind o
murder has become fearlully common, even ID
the United States. How n Christian people cat
come boldly into the presence Of G1d, rs If they
were inn lcunt, after having e1mmned such
: horrible cTim;, it is difficult 10 imagine. Thi,
wholesale prescription and "murder of the in
nocents" in order to escape responsibility aud
to get rid Of little membranes. is Just as trul,
violation Of the law Of God (which saws f rhnI
shalt not kill" as the act Of the midnight assas
sin nr tho williul murderer who PAYS tho for
ie eituro of his life an the gibbet. And in very
great MEASURE, the light estimation in which
> human life is held may b5 traced directly tC
The common Preva'enc9 of prenatal murder.
The demand for fatal Drugs has becums 81
great that mlny NJ DIS have become notorious.
~ skilliul in the preparation of drugs and med
icines, AMI ways and means tr praduce abnriinr
aud unbnShingly publish their ability Ia make
these abnminable nisirums. in the columns 0I
newspapers. The ID. D.'s are MT wholly limo
cent of thii universal decentralization, ins0much
as they have taught that experimental religion
consisted rather in sentimental emotion, than in
obedience to Gods law. Thus the law Of God
"Thon shalt not kill" enacted in heaven and
enforced on earth by the most dreadful juiR-
ment has become Of no effect by tradition
surely julIm mt ought tn begin at the house
Of God. But surely did bachelors can do some.
thing To remedy this real crime by getting mar
risd and dnlng honor II life ri m itrimony
Although we do not commit mHrisr. | should
feel sorry to have our noble fraternity demon.
mated "sneaks" merely because We will not take
on our hands little incun nbrances.
AN ExrgNP0UE ON BAoHELoR.
Town Of Mn Slaughter, State of Singlebless
elnesS, United States OF America, Ann,
Domini 1879
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