The Dawson journal., 1885-05-21
ISDlSPOSITION TO MARRY.

The reluctance of young men to
marry is rapidly taking the shape
of one of the most perplexing So
cial problems of our time. In
sections where the women out
number the men by about ten per
cent, the situation presents many
difficulties. But the disinclination
of yoang men to marry seems to
be in The nature of q contagious
epidemic. 1t is spreading all over
the country except in agricultural
regions where people hold fast to
old fashioned ways. The trouble
is, too many of our young men are
determined to marry rich women,
or to accumulate wealth them
selves before entering into the
welded state. This state of affairs
is unhappy and demoralizing. 1t
is difficult to point out a remedy
for this growing evil.-Constitu-
tion.
The Constitution touches upon
a very important subject. The
cause of this trouble our contem-
porary does not point out. We
may be mistaken about it, but our
notion is that it is due to the ex-
pensive way of living now made
necessary by the customs OF the
society into which our lot is cast.
STYLE controls everything. If a
body expects to keep his place in
society he must do as society does:
put on airs, dress beyond his
means, and live miserably artif-
cial life. To rent house, to buy
carpets, hire servants, pay doctors
bills, keep mp life insurance, etc,
etc, involves the expenditure of
larger amount of money than the
average young man in the town
gets for a salary. Ifhe is thought
full and humane, he naturally hes
itates about taking a tender, trust
ing woman from the midst of
pleasant surroundings when he
knows that he will not be able to
supply her with the comforts to
which she has been accustomed
when he knows that her future
condition must be in striking con-
trast with that of the past. He
would not deprive his wife of these
essentials, and yet he is not able
to furnish them. The result is.
the young man does not get mar
ried, and there are two more un-
satisfied, unhappy people in the
world. There is but one way out
of the difficulty that we know and
that is both parties recognize the
fact that they are poor, that they
marry with that understanding,
that they start out to live as poor
people have to live, denying them
selves of comforts, instead of liv-
ing for society" live for one an
other and for God. And by and
by, with the exercises of econmy,
and energy, and good judgment,
they may, if Providence so orders
gather reasonable store of this
worlds goods, and rejoice in old
age over the success which has
attended their efforts. But wheth-
er this shall be so or not, they will
be happy in each others love, and
kept safe from ten thousand snares
which would otherwise beset them.
AS lover of our kind, our advice
to young people is to get married.
Don't wait to get rich, SO as to
put on style, or please society.
Find as your mate somebody that
is worthy of your hearts best af-
fections, and pure love will make
up for all the rest.
Now young man, when you have
read this, take it round and read
it to your adored, and when YOU
have gone over all the ground with
her,necessary to let her know how
poor you are, ask her if she is
ready to start out upon the voy-
age of life with you upon the con-
ditions named herein, and see if
she does not say yes-anJ then
through all the happy years after
life, mark how we'll she keeps hor
part of the contract.-Cuthbert
Enterprise.