Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-08-08

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Philadelphia Press. s33Is 85# 81 95s
So long lis the cat IS left IN company
with the cream ing theoream Will be alb
\ sorbed, and SO long as young people Of
d both sexes are allowed to meet freely Id
social intercourse there will be more OF
less marrying and giving in marriage.
IT IS greatly tn be feared that with
the proverbial thsugh tlessness Of youth,
the young people will not stop to con-
slider the question Of ways and means,
nor calmly calculate whether they shall
ba able to gather sticks in sufficient
quantity to keep the matrimonial pot
boiling Tom, with a lovers ardor,
will probably forget to inquire, before
marriage. whether Janirna is capable
OF cooking dinner, while Jernilna, on
her part, is just as likely to he left in
blissful ignorance whether Tom has Il
bank account, outside Of his salary,
which will ensure there being o dinner
to cook as well as Kitchen wherein to
cook il. SD+ H.. = :. 5i' Es..t
It is oil a mistake to say that two
people can live as cheapiy as one;; for
proof eontroyertive you have only to ask
for rates at any boarding house. 4, 4.
"a For example, Augustus manages to
support life quite endurably on his sal
airy Of $40 OF SIS per week perhaps
even maintains O certain position iii So
ciety thereon, but lie would never dream
ofasking Augusta to shareit il heidi
Augusta, with her worldly wisdom,
would think him den,ented on tipsy. Six
dollars week pays for his bedroom on
the fourth floor Of the respectable board
ing house, which he ratronizes, or, per
haps he rentsa small furnished room,
and trusting to occasional invitations
to dinner, takes his meals on the Euro
pean plan. The rest OF his salary, with
close economy, Keeps him in clothes,
gloves and cigars, with an occasional
theatre ticket and admission to the OPP
era on gala nights. His well-kept dress
suit does not often need renewal, and
dancing men are always i'll request at
parties. -. -LT. =
But what CD earth could he do with
o wife? Angels and ministers Of grace
defend us. Where are Augustus
dresses to come from? How is even
the board bill for two, instead Of one.
to ba paid? How could they expect
people" to visit them? So he dances
Oh, hoping vainly to find q rich wife,
! while she, on her part knows that her
duty to herself requires that her hus-
band shall be able to give her at least
the lux uries to which she has been ac-
c.1stomed and keeps detrimentals at a
safe distance. %@
Or If they forget themselves 50 far as
to marry.in all probability both OF them
arc miserable, since neither can help
looking back with longing eyes
to the world whence they have shut
themselves by their wedding.
To insure happiness ii married life
there must be perfect support, thorough
sympathy as we'll as sincere affection
between the twain who have been made
zone flesh" When there is wealth and
80 spare, less may answer, but for the
welded pair who, while two in heart,
must bear the privations Of poverty as
one, life is hard indeed. While love
may not actually "sweeten sugarless
tea" it undoubtedly does much TO rem
derthe cup less i1anseous. That woman
can not be altogether unhappy who
knows that she is the light Of her hus-
bands eyes-that man cannot be utterly
discouraged who knows that, come what
may, his wife believes in him thoroughly.
While it is not always a safe expert
.ment. /. man, if he be worthy the name,
will often work the harder, and win sue
cess in the face of apparently insur
1nountable obstacles because he has CIV
en- hostages to fortune. More than one
man has won his larlels chiefly because
he could nos bear to disappoint the
woman whose faith in him might have
moved mountains, when left to himself,
he had probably sat down content with
Il little success. ;$Et* E&
a good wife is seldom, if ever, q hind
rancs to q man. and 1t has passed into q
proverb that marriage either makes or
mars a man. 1T is. not goot, for man
tstill less woman TO be alone," and,
however willingl sInglo blessedness may
have been chosen, there ere few who IN
such case do not sometimes feel how
hard . thing it's to look at happiness
through other peoples eyes" Still
marriage is by no means to be lightly
entered. into. AS q wise old lady used
to say, never marry anybody until you
are quite sure that yen cannot be com
Portable without them. Il S5sl !, .s8s.
3 BntH two people betof sound health
in mind and body love each other
truly. and havea reasonable certainty
OF an income sufficient to keep the wolf
from the door, let them not fear to
marry, provided always that they are
willing to give up all attempt at fash
rionable display, and without dread Of
Mrs Grundv, steadily to live within
thsir income and for each other.
The famous. speech Of Micawba.. on
i domestic finance should be framed I'M
gold IS = welding gift to every young
couple it centlins the whole secret IN
anntsltell. II; WI Ell " n 4. 35s
In marrying under any circumstances
do not hope to- happiness pure and
simpl ut is NOT TO BE found on earth,
4 Married or sin gle, ypII will have trou-
BE, and the troubles Of married life,
Il being less sel tiisn. are usually easier to
hear. w hea two people love each
other truly troubles serve only to bind
Them eloser together certain it is that
gold Tried ii the ire can never more
Be doubted. S855s