San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-05
90 GET THEE A WIFE.
Some Advice from the Married to the Unmarried
The Ineome Required for Housekeeping


Tn. Ineome n, aulred for Housekeeping.
II takes a thousand men, or there
abouts, TO make a regiment, but ont
little woman can make or uAmake
home. As the home is the bulwark o.
civilization, its founder and preservei
is incommensurable with anything
mortal. A good wife is beyond price
and without her young man Is but
half equipped for the battle oil lie
Hence advice easy to give and easy to
follow: Propose to the most sensible
girl you know. If she accepts you' tell
her what you are, who you are and
the source and amount of your income
Tell her you will go halves with her
to the last dime; that you love her
with all your heart into the bargain
Tell her you hope your tongue Will
cleave to the roof of your mouth, and
that you may be crucified with your
head downward if you do not treat her
as a good wife should be treated. Our
word for it she will live within your
income, make you better for having
known her, and to your dying hour
you will only regret that you did not
marry her sooner. If you have a bank
account of $500 avoid long engage
ment. 1t will cost you some criticism,
much money and more time than you
can spare. Facilitate things SO that
during the next moon she can investl-
gate your record, and on the ides OF
October, while the vineyard is purple,
the orchard mellow, and the forest
scarlet and gold, lead her to the sur
pliced man. With keen sense OF
your unworthiness accept her vow,
and with the delicious music OF the
benediction ringing in your ears, and
the quivering pressure of her hand on
your coat sleeve, take your bird to the
roof-tree, and together build your nest
not in a boarding house, nor yet in
a hotel, unless you would jeopardize
your happiness end assassinate that OF
your wife. A woman gets too cute in
q boarding house, and an overcute wo-
man, according to George Elliot. is "no
better nor long tailed sheep. =.
Listen, o ye unmarried men OF lit
tie faith, to the experiences of those
who have been under the yoke long
enough to be considered veterans.
They are given as they were related to
;he writer, nothing ext enuated and
naught set down in malice. Yet re-
member, young man, that to know the
'ull value of the plant "Experience"
you must grow it yourself. Il
"Get married? Yes, by all means"
advised a gentleman in the retail es-
adjustment of Carson, Pierre & Go.
But pick your wife with care. With
he present exorbitant rents, prices of
,oal. meat, provision and dairy pro-
lucts, the world has no use for fash
enable women and doll baby girls.
These creatures will swamp you every
ime. They marry for one thing or
mother, thinking how very pleasant it
8 to have a home of their own, but
ever once rejecting upon the difficult
les of managing it. Your wife may
ride herself upon her ignorance of
commonplace things, and giving
he reporter look of admonition-
may joke her about it and call her
fora Copperfeld All very we'll for a
me. These silly little Doras are pretty
nd interesting if they don't last too
ing. But only think of their living
instead of dying and leaving requests
, ugly little pug dogs-drifting on to
ne meridian of life, helpless, feeble,
IVY or SICK! On, L tell you, young
ian, that is the thorn which will pierce
mans side worse than a bushel of
listles."
And the dry goods man, who should
ave known woman dozen years ago,
pened his lips and signed mournfully
efore replacing his cigar in his mouth. {
With few puffs the blue rings sailed (
o, and, as he watched their flight, he {
roceeded:
II married, three years ago, sweet, !
retty girl, whom I found, to my sor- S
wv, knew more about sonatas, crayons, {
ainted PLAQUES and fancy work than 6
lie did about making bread, keeping |