Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-12
GIRLS WHO MARRY PRESIDENTS.

The story that Mrs. Lincoln said be-
fore she married that the man she mar
ried would some day be President of the
United States, and that there are letters
now in existence written to friends other
youth in which she reiterated the asser-
ton, is having quite run in tine papers,
and some are inclined to look upon the
prediction of the girl as marvellous. We
do not look upon it as marvellous at all.
1t is simply one girl out of million
guessing right. All girls think the same
thing when they get married, and before,
and as somebody has to be elected Presi-
dent, about one girl out Of million hits
it right It is safe to say that no girl
ever married man unless she thought
he had the making of the smartest man
in this country. That is, where they
marry for love and are really mashed to
begin with. A girl who is in love with
young fellow never sees his disadvan-
tages. She feels that by proper treat
ment and advice there is no position in
the world that he cannot fill, in time, and
she decides then and there to put him in
training for the Presidency. No matter
if his head is a number six and slopes
the wrong way, she thinks it will fill
out. She is going to do her best ON him
anyway. Take nine girls in ten who
marry little shrimps Or big awkward
boys, and talk to them in confidence, and
they will tell you that their husband is
bound to make his mark in the world,
and that he will be President some day.
Of course nearly all of them fail. Hun
dreds that start out with the intention of
being President never get above work
ing in paint shop, or making shoes, or
driving team, or farming. They lose
their grip before the campaign opens.
In short but brilliant career we have
seen hundreds of young fellows who
started out from the district school to
win the Presidency. Up to this time
none Of them have got there. They have
all got married to girls who expected
them to be Presidents, but they have
gone ashore all along the stream that
leads to the White House. One is hold
ing down a dry goods box in front of a
store, while his wife supports him, work
ing in millinery store. Another dont
do much except on election day, when
he peddles tickets, or clerks at the polls,
and makes 81, and lunches that day OF,
herring and crackers at grocery. An
other is tending bar, and lie was the
smartest of the lot, when the Presiden-
tial fever was on. Dozens of the boys
who never had any ambition to be Pres
ident are succeeding in business of
various kinds, though their wives have
| an idea yet that if the husband fails to
be President the children will, some of
them, take tine cake. It is proud day
for a woman when she takes husband.
and thinks how she will surprise the
other girls when she escorts that hus-
band to the White House, but how dis.
appointed she is when he gets the nomi-
nation for ward constable, and then gets
beat. She then begins to realize the
horrors of disappointed ambition. It is
well for girls to have high ambition
for the men they marry, but where
there is such an enormous supply OF
Presidential material, and only one
| Office, it looks to us as though it would
be better to settle on some smaller
Office, say Town Supervisor. That is an
Office any woman may aspire for, fol
her husband, and greater proportion
will catch on. When a girl marries q
| young fellow and desires to st1mu ate
his ambition to become statesman, LET
her point to some Supervisor or Alder
man, and say to him that she will neve,
rest contented until her husband occu.
pies that exalted position. Then fel.
low won't be so apt to be discouraged
but if you spring the Presidency on him
he is apt to lose his ud.-PecRs San