The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-04-28
Marriageasle Young Ladies.

No class of ysalng people are SO much
abused as MARI sseable young ladies. and
nouo ,,o ora so Itspless to defend them
selves when called by these opprobious
~s,;tI1ets ssheartless," ssinconstant'' and
stynarciIess." Hid securely away in al
,nost every young lady's history there is
. storv of heartSbreak and blasted ex-
rotations. of which the cold world
sronnd has meyer dreamed. Hence her
raadiness to disclaim all knowledge of
love Perhaps her most intimate conf
dants would nat believe she had ro-
mantle episods cg.inected with her life,
but the sab Expression on heyoung face
Is all that proves she has suffered. Her
Gradual giving,hp worldly interests will
Show how naucba Not one-half Of the
women who fuaFry give their lives into
the keeping d fhe men of their choice.
In almost eys<-s instance the man she
loves best ipZ& Rorid Is one who Is not
looked upon WI favor ny the parents.
Can there be more trying position Tor
a loving young woman? She has been
tenderly reared and beloved by her pa
rents with an almost idolatrous devotion;
they have staked much upon her COM
Portable and brilliant settlement N life,
but when her lover comes, and she knows
her heart can never be given to another,
Notwithstanding their deep contempt Tor
him, she sees what q terrible disappolnt-
ment she will be to them If she follows
the promptings of her heart. linen
comes the conflict between duty and In
clination. Parents are growing old, and
though she may have outgrown the
schoolgirl age, she knows her hrst duty
is to them. 1t is always mystery to
those who have passed the prime OF lhe,
why daughter should not find 1t just
as convenient to marry as she selects, IN
stead of bestowing her heart upon
nameless young man who has no wealth.
The girl goes blindly TO work, deter
mined to do what she thinks Is right.
She has been taught to obey her parents,
and, besides, she must not embltter their
later years by any act OF hers; After
much thoughtful consideration she gives
up all her thought of marriage that
would grieve them, and herolcally sacrl-
fees herself In obedience to their wishes.
She does not dare hope much for the
future, but she believes she Will be happy
in the consciousness that she has done
her duty, and the man she marrles lpoor
innocent) knows nothing OF TINS little
by-play, and believes he possesses MS
wife's undivided heart, but the bitter
awakening will come In time, and the re-
suit is an unhappy home. A man should
marry, when young, some maiden VINO
loves him for himself alone, rather than
wait for maturer years that have brought
wealth that weighs so heavily in the So
cial balance, and ultimately will drag his
soul into the very depths of shame,
when he realizes he has bought and paid
for a heart he never owned-a life that
has dragged out merely an existence by
his side, uncomplainingly perhaps, foI
years. Thus the traffic in human heart.
continues from age to age, and the world
never thinks of blaming the fathers and
mothers, but censures those 70 whom
little blame belongs, who are riore sinned
against than sinhirg. Correspondence
| ia c. 72lild World.