The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-08-22
For the True Northerner.
Short Chapters on Matri-
mOny.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER III.

q lottery. This was literally eXempllled IN
recent freak of a young man in France, who,
relying mainly on his personal beauty, actually
put himself up as the Que grand prize in
lottery OF ten thousand ticktes, at two dollars
each.
This novel experiment, IT is stated, created
great sensation among the manageable
portion of the "female persuasion IN the
French capital, and the result was the tickets
were soon disposed Of. A fair young damsel,
who speculated for the mere "fuu of the
thing" became the holder OF the prize. The
youth rendered her the proceeds Of the lot
tery, $4,000 They became clear case OF
:" love at first sight" and during the day Hy-
men settled their destiny ana the twain became
lone flesh" So happy was the young man
IN this venture, that he could ray, with Shake
speare-
She lie mine own,
And az rch IN having such u jewei
AS twenty seas, II all the ssads were pearl,
The water nectar, and the rocks pure gold!"
Instances not few of disastrous marriages
might be quoted, bnt as their rehearsal would
from the task. But we may refer to the case
OF m sdroit spinster, who WAS cute enough to
prevent such An apparent catastrophy. \
young man having wooed and won pretty
young damsel. persuaded her to accompany
him to q justice OF the peace for the purpose
Of marriage. They stood meekly under the
operation until the magistrate came to the
clause which imposed the lady TO the husbands
rule. Say no more abont that, sif," inter
rupted the half married claimant while this
hand remains upon my body, will make her
obey me-" "Are We married yet z" eagerly in-
Of covenants. NO" responded the justice.
'Ah very well, then We will finch the rest
at some other time" and in moment vanished,
leaving the youth to console himself as best he
could for the escape OF the bird he thought he
had securely caught and Gagged. Good enough
live on rats roasted ,oith the hair on, and see ,
in the wood-shed the balance Of his life, and
let all the girls say Amen.
DR.. Collyer, Of Chicago. it is said, omits the
word obey in the marriage service. lie says he
never marred but one woman who promised
to obey, and she d,dn't. A maiden lady being
asked why she had never rarred, replied ths
she had never seen the man for whom sht
would be wiling 10 prepare three meals pei
day for forty years. But an experienced ole
gentleman says that al that is required for the
enjoyment OF love OF s0ussages Is confluence
Again, the more married men you have the
fewer crimes there will be. Marriage renders
a man more virtuous and Wise.
All unmarried man is but half OF perfec
being, and il requires the ether half to max,
things right; and 1t can hardly be expected
that in this imperfect state he can keep straight
| IN the path OF rectitude any more than boa
with one oar can Keep a straight course. Ii
nine cases out of every ten, where men become
drunksrds, or where they commit crime:
against the peace OF the community. the foun
daton OF these acts was laid in single state
or where the wife is, az is sometimes the case
an unsuitable match.
Marriage changes the current OF mans feel
ings and gives hlm centre TOR his thoughts
affections and acts. The law that binds ont
man to one woman ls 80 iudelibly written b.,
nature that wherever it il violated IN genera
system, the race is found TO detenorte II
mind and form. The ennobling influence OF
woman ceases; the wife is a companion;
hundred wives are but hundred slaves. On,
grand reason why ancient Greece was th,
earliest OF civilized countries il found in th
fact that marriage was the sacred tie between
one man and one woman. and man the thought
full father Of a home and not the wanton lor,
OF q seragfo. Statistics, morahties, and sen
timents have all been brought forward in dis
cussing the question as to the compaIatlv
health, happiness and duration of life of tn
married aud unmarried. The verdict must b
considered as given IN favor Of the married.
for married men are generally more regula
in their habits, better housed, better cared fol
and more under the conditions OF health An
long life. In the case OF women, also, the re
suits OF a close examination, as compared wit
the unmarried, give the preponderence of lon
life to the married, though the difference
not so marked as in the case OF men.
But must not dwell too long on this featur
Of my theme; / would not become dry and proz
on 90 prolific q subject. And whether m
bachelor friend will admit il or not, we asser
hat three bores rule this world, viz: the carr
rldge-box, the balot-box, and the band-box
Woman Yields the Archlmedean lever who's
fulcrum is childhood, whose weight is th
world, whose length is all time, aad who.
sweep is eternity. We confess to a great dil
trust of that man who persistenly uuderratc
woman.
Never did language better apply TO an adj
tive than when she styled the wife the "Jett
half" We admire the ladies' because Of the
beauty, respect them because of their virtues
adore them because Of their Intelligence, an
love them because-,be cant help u.
Every school boy knows that Kite would nc
fly unless it had string tying il down. II is jui
80 in life. The man who 10 tied down by
half dozen blooming responsibilities and the
mother, will make higher and stronger fligt
than the bachelor, who, having nothing to kee
him steady, is always fioundering in the wind
IL you want to ascend in the world, the YOU
self TO somebody, and having done that, an
you have fairly started on your wedding tou
do not | beseecb you. deport yourself as