The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-16

| He,o f0rE HcrdtdS Paris Letter.
PARIS, February 1O.-Thoro arc
in france different ways Of marry
ing: first, the marriage de conue,s-
ance ) second, the marriage din
ciinotion ; third, the marriage de
a'uison. These Eelong to the rogu-
lar course of events. The threo
irregular courses will not require
to be analyzed They are the
marriage de la main gauche, Cleft
handed marriages) tho marriage n,
entre"ais and the marriages nintes
the latter between persons of differ
ent religious professions. It is ex-
tremely difficult to ascertain which
is the best to recommend. Men
who have had only one wife have
naturally only tried ono way, and,
as a rule, generally complain of it..
| When I have come across widows
or widowers who have had occasion
to try two or three different ways I
have noticed that the one they once
fancied was the worst proved the
best after all. Women who have
married young often throw no light
on the subject, but the deceased
husband is always spoken OF rs q
superior kind of man, and even as
the best Of men, whereas widowers
never go off in rnptures about their
defunct wives.
AHAPpY FUTURE E-coMpARAr1yE1y
If the dead could speak we
should know whether matrimony
really is blessed state, or even a
stato in which Il man may be
blessed. The following is some
what detrimental to this theory. A
lady had lost her husband, but she
had left off her mourning and went
to parties. Being asked by one of
those gentlemen who attend soirecs
as mediums whom she would like to
sec in spirit, and having replied,
"My poor James," the departed
suddenly rose out Of tho centre of
the carpet, as it were, and stood
before the whole company -
ooh ! James, tell me, are you
happy?"
Very"
care you happier now than when
on earth ?'
"Much happier"
"Then, James, you must be in
heaven
"No; I'm in hell"
This is, I am aware, a depression,
but it illustrates fgnratively the
difference between married men 8
state of mind after they have given
up their moral flesh md that which
prevails before marriage.
MARRYING FOR FORTUNE. FOR LOVE AND
FOR NOTHING.
will now explain what is im~
piled by the different sorts of
matrimoDy above mentioned. The
marriage de conoena,,ce is one where
the chief points considered are
position, fortune and family. The
age of the contracting parties is no
object at all; seventy may we'd
seventeen. The marriage 6'ia,c1ina-
ton is one where love has Joined
tho hands and hearts of q hopeful
couple without any consideration Of
means. The marriage de raison
unites persons of ripe age, ripe cx-
perience and comfortable income;
persons who cannot get on without
some one to sew on their buttons,
thread their needles and make their
coffee; persons who, feeling no
inclination for each other, neverthe.
less expect that when The ring has
been put on that particular finger
they will be propped up as they 20
down hill by the partner who bears
up longest.
FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.
Whichever Of the foregoing ways
be adopted no marriage can take
place without morieuse. A
anarieuse is friend of the family
who has no interest in making up
matches beyond that of enjoying it.
She introduces single men to single
girls in spirit of amiable solici.
tude for their good the men are
usually "charming fellows" whom
she may have met at the seaside and
who have confided in her: the