The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-07-11

ocSu cou1c C&FtNt liCotstG tat Ol ctrfo
nav aud sleep late in the morning.
But still a man and hts wife can
harmonizc ansl compromise a goo.l
many Of these things, and il Is a
beautiful illustration OF this TO see
Mrs. Arp cooking goldfish for me
and fixing il all up SO nice with
eggs and cram, aud II IL u touch.
ing evidence of my undying slevo-
ton to sees mo wandering about
the house lonrly and furloru every
mormng for an hoer or two, aud
forbiiiling evcI the cat to walk
heavily while she sleeps. That
goldfish business comes 10 me hon.
esily from my fathers side, and my
mother put up with il like y good,
considerate wife, and We children
srcw up with an i,lea that il was
good. I've heard OF q young
couple who got married and went
of 10 Augusta ON tour, aud the
feller stuck his fork into Goldfish
hall aud took "A bite. lie choke,t II
down like hero, and when his be.
loved asked him what was the mat.
ter, replied: ssDvn't say anything
about it, Mandy, but rs shure as
yon arc born there is something
dead Ia the bread
Well, We can make compromises
about all such things as habits aud
tastes, but there are some things
that w0n'tcompromise worth cent.
lta girl has been brought up to
good deal of freedom aud think
IL no harm to 20 wallzing around
with every gay Lothario who loves
to dance, and after she gets Il fel-
Ter OF her own, wants 10 keep at
1t aud have polluted arms around
her whist, she had just as well sing
farewell to conjugal love aud d0'
meslic peace, for it is against the
order OF nature tor Il loving hus.
band to stand il, and hc oughtn'..
There Is another that ought to be
considered, and that is age. A
few years makes no difference, but
an oil man bad better DO careful
about marrying Il young wife. lie
won't be happy but about two
weeks, and then bis misery will be
gin aud never end. IL may bt
better for u woman to be an old
mans slave, but she had better bt
neither. When u young cir
inaIlics an old man for his mone,
she has gone back on herself, TO
moury don't bring happiness
Money helps, but money with
dea,l weight is a curse--an aggri'
vatiou. | was talking to an oil,
man, Il Frenchnau, who had mad,
u hermit 0f himself aud wal
living all alone In tho woods
aud he said /: "Aline friend, | ha,
makc one grand mccstakc. Min,
first wife whom | marry ven | vas
young vas an angel from heaven
God bless her, but mine last wife
vas devil from" and he pointed
downwar,ls. IL vas old and sh,
vas young. l had money aud sb'
had none. | marry her in hast,
una repent at my leisure. r,
to live wild her tree years but ",
were not compatible. 1t wal
against the order OF nature and
find myself fool aud u prisoner
and 80 geeve her halt monies AM
run away from her and hide IN di'
wilderness aud here will live ans
here will | die, and ven | go oop L
81. Peter aud tell him how da
woman devil me Oh earth tie goo,
man open tie garden gate come II
; my brother for you hive ha'
trouble enough
Country marriages are general.
happier than those made in citie
among the rich. Children raiset
to work and to wait GU themselve
make bettor husbands aud wive
than those raised iu luxury. 1t
mighty hard tor a mai, to pleas
, his vito aud keep her IN goo'
, humor If she has been petted b
r her parents aud never knew a wan
and had no useful work to do. Sh
soon takes the ennui or the col
nipti0ns or tho 'don't know whl
l want,n aud / must go back I
3 ma. A young lady who never di
!. anything alter she quit school bu
|, dress for company and make visit
! and 70 to theatcr or the dance wi
!. never make II good wife. Thl
A wife business is very seriou
q business. 1t Is right hard work
4 play wife. Tire molherofsix, eightc
4 ten children has seeu sights. Sll
\ knows what care Is aud work /
|, aud one OF these sio nothing w0me
1 can't stand it. II she is not a use
!. up institution with one child, tw
|, will finish her, and II it was not f
4 condensed milk the children woul
: perish to death In u mouth afts
Q they we're born, and sorter like Il
/ COWS In Florida. | heard a Florid
9 man say tue other day that
9 Florida COW did not give enoug
q milk TO color the coffee for breal
A fast and they had to raise Il
\, calves on q bottle. Getting ma
9 { ried ought to be 4 considerate bu
8 iness. Folks 0ughtn't to get ma
v ried in a hurry, neither ought the
q to wait tour or five yeaIs; 8
!. months islong enoughfor an engag
t ment, / don't mean children.
v mean grown folks who have &c
II tied down In life aud know VIII
Il they are about. There is no goo
=. l;ar s;uht in all nnfufa thnn fo q