Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-19
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited and Condusted by
j. f. LANGENBA Ugh.
The NIasriage Altar.

bright sceue of beautiful life. 1t is the
marriage altar; lovely female, clothed
in all the freshness of youth and surpass-
ing beauty, leans upon the arm of him TO
whom she had just plighted her faith, to
whom she had just given herselffor ever
Look in her eyes, We gloomy philoso-
pliers, and tell me if you dare that there
is no happiness on earth. See the trust
ing, heroic devotion, which impels her to
leave country and parents for compare
tive stranger She launched her frail bark
upon a wide and stormy sea; she handed
oyer her happiness and doom FOR this
world TO anOther's keeping she has done
it fearlessly, for love whispers to her that
her chosen guardian and protector bears a
manly aId noble heart.
You have all read of the husband who
IN a moment of hasty wrath, said TO her
who but few months before united her
faith to his: III you are not satisfied
with my conduct, go, return to your
! friends and you: happiness" And will
you give me back that which | brought
to you" asked the desparing wife. "Yes,
he replied, all your wealth shall go with
you-I cOvet il not" "Alasw she an
swered," l thought not of my wealth.
spoke OF my maiden affections, vi my
buoyant hope-of nay devoted love; can
you give these back to me?" NO" said
the man thro wing himself at her feet
No, cannot restore these; but will do
more; | will keep them unsullied and un.
stained; l will cherish them through my
lie, and in ny death and never again will
forget that have sworn to protect and
to cheer her who gave up to me all she
held most dear" There is poetry IL wo-
mans loOk-a wCman's word: See il
here. The mild gentle reproof of love,
winning back from il harshness and rude
ness, the stern and unyielding temper of
an angry man. All, III creations lairer
sex only knew their strongest weapons,
how mapy of wedlock'S fierce battles
would be unfought--how much of unhap-
piness and GOODNESS would be avoided.
CHEERFUL CoUNTENANcE
We once heard young lady say to an
other, "Your countcnance to me is like
The shining sun, for it always gladdens
me with cheerful look
y merry or cheerful countrnance was
one OF the things which Jeremy Taylor
said his enemies and prosecutors CO uld
not take away from him. There are some
who spead their live as if shut up in Il
dungeon. Everything is dark, e ioomy
and orbidding. They mourn from day
10 day that they have So li.tIe, and are in
constant fear lest what little they have
may escape out of their hand. They al
ways look upon the dark side, and can
never enjoy the good of the present, tor
fear of the evil that is to cone. This is
not pieiy. True religion makes lie heart
glad, and when lis noble principles
are felt and exercised, men will be
happy in spite of themselves.
The industrious bee does not complain
that there are 50 many poisonous flowers
and thorny branches in his road, but
buzzes on gathering the honey where he
can find it, and passing quietly by the
places where it is not. There is enough
in this world to complain about, and
find fault with if we have the disposition
We travel often in Il hard and uneven
road; but, with a cheerful spirit, and a
heart 10 praise Heaven for its mercies,
we may walk therein with great comfort,
and come TO tine end of our journey in
peace.