The Brookhaven leader., 1884-04-17
Matrimony and Match.makin.~

II is recorded of an ancient sage thai
on being asked at what period of his
life man ought TO NARY, he repl Ell,
when ie Is young, il is too soon;
when old, il is too 10 e. Discouragi ng
as such an answer may he cons dercd.
it still leaves the quest on open "a far az
m ddle-aged persons are concerned;
whereas the matrimonial aspirations ol
these, as vel "a of iuven lie and "hurI
Page' would be Beuedcks are sum
marily and uncumpromisingly CHI ckcd
by the oft-Guotcd prohibitory munosyl-
Liable, "Hon'tn' That marriage is q
lot cry more Sug -cst.ve of blanks than
prizes, is, we bel eve, generally allowed:
and the 20 ,sibilit, of ia drawb ok be.
ing admitted, il would he unreasonable
10 blame the candidate for the happy
state if he looks before lie leaps an
weighs well the pros and cons OF the
Undertaking e.e he irrcvo ably com
mits h IN elf Every one is not 50
fortunate in his choice a. the painter
! Chaflet, who tells us that on his first
/ interview with the woman destined TO
/ become his wife, he found her in the
homely Tut practical employment of
! darn ng stockings. "Mine are always
in holes he re &c ed, and this rem MIS-
cen of bachelor dis, omtiturc decided
the matter He proposed, wa. accept
ed, and as he cOn>c;ent;eusly al ls,
"neIer had cause to regret it,"
! 1t is moreover, n melancholy fact that
Young men of the present day are less
impulsive and more calculating than
| II traditional reports are 10 be credited
- they formerly were, and are rarely in
clined to barter their liberty for pro.
port onat" "qu.d pro quo Lo,e in q
cottage has long been an exploded
myth, and the pleasant ia lacy, that
where one can dine two can, only re-
Quires a few mon rs trial To be at once
and forever disproyed We are grad
ually although not perhaps without
protcs the usage in vogue
among our neighbors across tie chan
mel, and accustoming ourselves to re-
gard matrimony as an "allair" not to
be entered upon lightly but demanding
the :u,le t and mature delibera,ion: like
Talleyrand, we are inclined To distruSt
first impre $ ons, though not precisely
for the reasons a>cribcd 10y that astute
diplomat.st Many Young men who
willingly succumb to the attractions OF
pretty face, ard plunge unhes tatingly
into Il Irritation on every available OPP
portunitv. yet, however, closely they
may iutter around the candle, take
especial care not to burn their wings
VIII le on their side, the fair 'adics. we
may be sure, are es,uaIly cautious as to
the amount encouragement they may
safely Venture to beStuw.
When we read in the Morning PSi
or CO'Ir' J)ar0al that marriage has
been arranged between Lord ti!z Ara
rat and Miss Pamc'a Gtldwcrhscl. only
daughter and heiress OF Era Geld
Wechscl, Esqu Re, of L0thbury and
Mayfair, we may be morally certain
that some match making duenna has
had Il finger in tie pie; and nv her per
suaSiye reasoning has Induced he noto-
! riOusly impecun Gus patric an TO regard
with 4 favorable eye. the somewhat
shadi y-acquired dowry of his aft anc"d
br de. Without her aid he would. in
all probability, have cont nued to vege-
Ia on an income barely sufficient for
his button holes - and cigarettes;
while Miss Pamela, notwithsr anding
her half-m Hon, would in equal keli-
hood have forever remained outside the
social pa e, beyond which for an I'M
accredited | aryenae there is no passing.
! ill tic IcuT IOuHF.