The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-07-07


get in.
Married! To be married. Marriage
is that wondrous. mystic ceremonial
which makes two mortals one but in
many instances life is spent in trying to
decide which one. | knos there is a
sentimental side ,oit: know all the
hifaluting s.ereotyped stuff about it,
know, where two congenial hearts and
souls aglow with pure and fervent love
unite, the golden chains of matrimony are
inlaid with down. and her lamp is radiant
with heavens own effulgent splendor
What is the world to them !: its pomps,
lis pleasures, cares, affections nonsense
all. They in each others clasp have every
thing their highest fancy Can depict. OF ca
ger lavish hearts can wish-truth. goodness,
sympathy, honor, harmony and loye-in
one word, happiness. or as much a, least
OF that paradlsean fruitage as human
hands can ever reach. Let storms assail
and darkness fall-no bias, can shake
the tabernacle OF their faith. or dim the
light OF affection which burns within.
Their pleasures are doubled and their
griefs divided by sharing them.
Let come the Mid ~e4iheI-eonie sieeI OF
come snoN,
They Will stand b. each other however !,
Oppression and sickness ard sorrow and
pam.
are tn, to their true love As Ink. to the
Chain.
Yes. yes. know il. know all about il.
| could pour out that sort of gush and
tiapdoodle by the column or the sorghum
barrelful. But where are you going TO
ind that style OF pure and fervent and
congenlal hearts and souls and Young
affections, unshakable tabcrnacles and
quene HESS iires OF faith and love. and all
those other delicious paintings of the
skies, in This soIdid and merecrarv.
practical age. when True Love. basht
iiedse!ng Of the upper spheres the fooel Il
angels the Ugh, and very atmosphere IT
heaven. t@in seraph of delight. the
synonym OF God, has become bai 4
school-boy dream the empty name at :.
vanished plant asm.a vaage din memoir,
OF the iong-past gilntlnss oi ehefubie
plnions. the scoii OF dudes and piavthing
OF ooque,;es when Cupid and eupidllV
are eoniounded. and ma,fimony has sunk
TO a mattcr-o money indeed: The dodo
and the iunefoi swan are extinct birds.
but would as soon think of s,oe king an
avIary with their observation-disclosures
bones. IS OF attempting 10 star, my con-
lugal Side-show on tie sweet. ethereal
hgments ot the romancers and dfeamers
In that blcst period when the world was
young. and people loved and wooed and
welded as their hearts, and not their
pockets and their neighbor's opinions.
led them.
Maried' To be married |: Make
myself biushing target for every news
paperial nlneompoop in the eountr, Tor
months 10 come Set myself UP for
every crossroads journalistic owner of 4
dilapidated lemonsqueezer press and
hatful of plea pr to hurl buckets OF
,atiy and sloP. tiatbergasty wit and rhe,-
ORC, and cart loads OF old slippers and
so-ealled good wishes, Al and on and all
over me al his will Do | no, knoA
what they would say: Have not been
there Have not SAID and written The
same absurdi,ies 4 hundred OF 4 thousand
times when other fellows have been the
victims Who IS there that canno,
rattle 1t OF Ike prize poll parro.: The
groom. gallant soldier or boss of a
sutler-wagon during the war. handsome.
gifted, brilliant. versatile, el til oa.af
genus knmons;6Hs. The bride. one %;
the loveliest daughters of her noble
state. beautiful in person and charming
in mind and character, adorned with all
the virtues and graces that render young
womanhood glorious, and fitted ior
queenshIp in any realm. The impressive
ceremony, the exquisite bowers of t,op-
cal bowers the inspiring strains OF the
grand organ, OF the music from foliage
hidden harps and Niols. delicious. laneuid.
vague like Il poppys breath IN sound /:
The crush ut rich costumes. the sweep ni
sllken trails and the glitter Of priceless
levels. the costly presents. the sumplu-
Gus repast. etc. etc. al iHh4.iAp; and
I'd d!sS nstism winding up with the
regulate volcanic outburs, of SICK
iuna,ic benisons. May heaven do .or
the newiy-wedded pair all the idiotio
and preposterous things that twaddllng
rhymesters usually request on such
occasions. Shower blessings enough on
their heads TO wear five-ihousand cast
iron or gutta-percha pates as bald as
billiard-balls. Scatter roses along their
pathway until they have to &c, a loco
motive snow-plow to shovel them away.
Grant them skies SO undoubtedly bright
tina, they will have to carry two-p blue
cotton umbrellas at midnight. And.
when their earthly lives and loves are
over. bear them away in the same celes-
,ial eggbasket, beyond the smiling and
the weeping. beyond the waking and the
sleeping, and several other things too
tedious 10 mention. Selah Have not
heard il all Who is not familiar with
ii: Stale. s;ereoI,p ped, nensensieal. Do
you think want TO be dosed in thar
style: Avaun,.
Married To be married And 10 4
MEXICAN girl. VIVA, sort of a traitor do
you take me for: Desert my own coun-
try and oountrywomen. and marry A for
eigner. while the census shows halt a
million or a million possible and prob
able old maids coming on beneath the
starry banner OF the free! Never, Blu,
she is rich. Well. have no hankering at
ter situation 10 carry some woman's bag
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