Middletown transcript., 1873-06-28

couple Of middle sge. would in all pro.
liability be strongly repellsd from mstri-
mony; and this not becsu.e Of any crime,
open or hidden. or any active dissgres.
nent between the husband ard wifs. but
simply because the glamour. the soften,ng
light and shadows Of love which pro.
frsses to 10 eternal are al gone. aud no.
thing remains but the bare fact n .
mutual social partnership Now wc ere
in no whit less ut for welded coostaucy
and happiness than were our grsndfa,hers.
The young couple who we're married 1t
Grace Church the other dsy. in sll tho
sheen and splendor Of laces and diamonds.
or the mechanic and his young bride TAX
ing their -c.l:s wedding journey. sre'
just Us honest aud dcvout in their love
and high purpose rs even Benjsuin
Franklin aud Deborah his wife, who. af.
ter their long lives Of Quaker bliss. sleep.
side by side in the sight Of a great city.
Husbands we're as apt to be unfaithful In
old times as now. and wives as qucrulous.
Yet there was undoubtedly IN accord. =
habit Of affection. Of mutual yielding.
care. consideration in marriage then whicir
is too often lacking now. The reason Is
probably that with advance culture both
men aud woman have become more many.
sided. and therefore find agreement less
easy. Especially is this tho case with
the wives. Martha Washington and
Dolly Madison. apar. from being keen
managers Of household aud well-bred
hostesscs. had little development for .hrir
in'ellec,s beyond possibly slight knowl..
edge Of French or Latin grammar. the
use Of the globes. and the ability TO tin
kle n little on guitar or harp.icord.
Whatever shrcwdncss or judgement they
had, found exercise only on such shares
Of their husbands affairs as was cxpound.
cd to them by their husbands. Bu'.
other times. other manners. Tho young
bride at Grace Church aud the merchants
wife have each, il they are average Amer
lean women, their own notions on all the
vcxcd questions Of the day. from the
parwinian theory to the last murder;
each has her social, domestic, li,cary. and
artistic tastes aud beliefs The more
strength or ability there is in her tho
more strongly these orceds aud habit of
thought are defined aud entered into her
character With the husband tho san o
is equally true Now. two canno, walk
together unless they be agreed. aud nut
pf these very differences. 40 trivial 1t
first. grow almost all the di,sens,r;s aud
wreich,dness OF welded life. Jnhn and
Maria fill in love on the ground Of hrif-
a.lozcn conversations, wherein each.
describes in the other n nobility. bencvo.
pncc and tenderness Of which the world
i. not worthy; plus ino manners, and
again plus soft lips and kindling cyes.
etc etc Whereupsn they marry John
is a L T. Presbyterian, and sees in
HYMN shor, cut to hell Maria, Broad
Church woman, who fraternizes with
Pope aud pagan, Philistine and free wor-
shipper John knows no dcligh, so keen
rs laying by sum wees ''. the savings
han!. ; Maria fings mroey away on
boe lets aud bonbons. or leavs the butch
or. oils unpaid. and rushcs home tf,-
umphau,ly with a cracked bit Of antique
pottery Still there is hope that the twn
vii work together TO pussable accefd
il they are left alone well fermentrd
wine is the finest in body and bouque,
But there the mother-in-la law and family
come in. aud all is over Each memb
# each family asserts claim just cnongh
for old affection and rsh, 10 be sharers
IN so far in tho partnership. The hut.
band, if these a.fcciionate new relations
are not to his taste, i. likely to Identity
his wife with them, aud iheu-who dos
not know the miserable. lame. and ii..
potent conclusion ~ L. Tribune,