, 1875-09-18


you, duu's uakc nuy whino over my
present posltiou. but l do Say tho laboror ID
worthy Of f!4 hire, mil clerks. nd . rule. ought
to bo as well rnid ~ my n,cchsuic, which they
marry witoso talafy is under RI 200 per ahnnnl.
| III conrlitAion will add, layo two ao.ls, A,ld
III ho Id II oFcr educate any Of them to ba
like their fataer, IA SLsEE uF TIE FEW"
HOME TRUTHS FOR YOUNG FOLKS.
| To he EiiitoT ~ iAe Ch'rapn 1r,lrins:
CnIcsds', Sept. Ills thoro 10 ono TO tell the
! young folks Aomo homo truths Oh this marriage
question: W4cro's. lso}'ort Co!lycr7 Mlern'd
Mrs.. ssisshelm7 Thoy know what pitlful no,.-
eenao "The Lone,y Hix," Cosmopolitan" au,i
such young fellows arc tnlk,ng, and what cum
temptihlo selGhhuoaH, cowardice. aud lack OF
manly Independence, thoy arc showing.
The substance OF all this weak whining Ii, that
Al between marriage aud their costlr, e!lowy,
superficial life, with Its damaging amuscmeuls
and lu1urios, tney prefer tho latter, II they
can combine tho two by tho help Of fatllor-i,,-
1aW or a girls "proporsy III hor own right" "
thoy'rc agreeable; anu to that end tho "a Lonely
Six advertise themselves. or, rathor, n con.
ventional portion Of their aocloty for sale to the
highest bidder.
0itls, don't bnv ono Of them! To guy nothing
Of tho ''port!on,' don't gsc yourself for ono Of
the cheap follows, aron II ho SHOULD fot n moment
to value sou above his solfsl pleasures. His
monensarS manlsnesH must yseiti to what he
calls tho demands Of his position" w1lcl. mrans
btu own enjoyment Of creature comforts aud
his own mortal terror of Mrs. Grundy aud her
conardly followers. and means nothing else.
Show lttlo favor to tho young man who wants
you iuet, afterwards income for FUR sake; WHO
Knows that ho IL equal to tho task ho ecis litn.
Hglf, and who fuc1B only for yUsi.
In general torna. tho girls nre moro nearly
right On tiis question t!lan tho yunhg mon WHO
hAyo wrttton 80 far. 1'heir devotion to elreaa
md chow generally yiulds 10 tho presoncs of
stronger ties aud higher dutios. They mood not
be expected ts adopt life of toll. unless homo
atltl loved ones demand it. merely as propnra-
tory discipline until rnsn aro rtady to waivo
their preferences for softnoss atNl deltcacy, and
to show thcir appreciation Of the soualcning
otfccts OF "propatatiou Of meals" ete TIuy
Are more capable of Bolf-denial for home aud
hcartAstune than lha young ntn as exhibited
III your columns lately. who is afraid TO marry
rents njoyed, lest little losa syo IN his llv-
ing might" Let hila down peg in the estimation
OF fooIB, who aee1ns incapable Of a wholesome.
persistent self-aen!at, and Of tho moral courage
to ueIy tho CRITICISM Of thAt most contemplate
of alt sl.anH, pu1se-ptoui, dreHs proud nocioty.
lilo young mon who csauot aifurd to marry On
s1,601 Or $1,000 simply doilno themselves an
too sclhahlr fond OF their owu on] ]oT,ncnts, and
to b. tho aI.n Of tl,oif lifo. II is better
that thuy mover marry. III any oYens. II
IL NOS desirable that SUCH :, boft-honel
weakltnga should porpetnato their kind.
The girls arc made OF sfcsnof stuF Than this,
nnd nro proving It c7ety day by leaving ilutncs
Of case Wt,czc tt.oir pros to tsMectt,oss aud
!!Auh "Ac5o 'hef hoet4 not eo'l' loT ~ UNKNOWN
1atnfe, ahu COMPROMISING "licn ID to thetn
greater good ttan they !eaFe MhatoYes q self
uehlal may confe WIN H., Inc ihW OF tho1r
Asar'a ls stronger taau ~ 1nn'ga else. lhey
oluldef lohttntlI ~ oDe!lnE H. nut that L. no
.aoAt inon Of charactsr Of tho present geucrp-
tion. and noary all the rromiucut Een OF few
yeara sgo, could toll OF early homes, maintained
W bcana5 .ne9inea. int2 "n'cn sne sefFanEsltl
uheeca,ly who.caone. 10 which Tho Young nan
tell thAs k4e btst tho eattn hoads for tto1n now
t., ~ ~ tta,n .11, =. NV ent tI, saoo
mud tiesl, Of thoir aesh .s,arod viii, tbenn .1,a
privasoua Of tho onrly years.
Il III not uccossary to mix tho multiplication
W.. snis ,,9, aaeSfloh' sthomaslea fulo tho
IT, 1natbnmst;.s r. IL to,-ih,r s;g,;Soa. -
n1i,. when tI.a tly;nelv snnointal nniynrasI law
OF n,arriage is reduced to weak aubjcctiou to
changing "t1gnreB TN 4 dial" by oouardly
sapseesleneS ~ III" e11fa'aGans c"S'on's OF 60
The,o t.b,ca NJ crnenaea uoea fr,ubtor M
one, Thoy azo oil compiled Dy htrs. tlrundy.
-Four hundred = year for clothing for tho pair,
ahu thai ttioy call oconomy' Cnt y down ono-
na.l, asia ~ ~ u an @uo caahos
1o4peGt ~ 5oa aueletoI'
'eayen of atrong independence, fearleug. de-
ticiontl Noois lnen mud woinon of s1nhll Or
large Incomes WHO daro haunt their diagraceful
economy III churca or society, whenever their
R hRaIia' auay 1s ptnasuto i !eaas. 70 aii euch u