Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-10

their place and do not interfere. II they
did IL would avail little. The lovers seize
their maiden opportunity IN some mo.
mentary mood of fond illusion, an i'm.
mediate marriage is proposed, and the
nuptial knot is quickly tied. Men say
they do not marry because they can not
support wife in luxury, and the nine
teenth century woman expects that, and
can not live on moderate income. This
is undoubtedly true of many women.
They could not possibly understand the
love of Romeo and Juliet; they can SYM
pathize fully with the Lady of Lyons.
looking iongingly toward the palace of
the Lake of Como. Then some men want
wives who will be n mere echo of them
selves; who will regard them as a sort of
god on wheels. forgetting that the rela-
ton Is the truest which recognizes the
worth and dignity of each mem ber, and
does not demand the suppression, con
traction or effacement of the Individual
lty. What n petty tyrant a man becomes
when he marries woman who mergCS
her selfhood in his! But that view of the
case would never occur to him. He does
not want a hclp.meet he merely wishes
to add a wife to his possessions, and Will
give her excellent care, as he does the
rest.
But all honor to those of whom it can
be said that real love mo spurious imi-
tation) is the foundation stone of mar
riagc. Look at the young man or the man
in his prime upon whom descends the di-
vine insanity His love seems to spring
up in single day, expanding within his
heart to perfect flower. All that has
gone before recedes INTO lmmeasurable
distance and darkness. In his doubts
and fears, his Watching of the beloved
one to see whether sheshares his feelings,
he thrills with the fever foretaste of the
fervor of love He would not miss any
of IT; "all other pleasures are not worth
its pains" Above the fume and foam of
passion is the serene sun of love. And
the malden-she has struck the Keynote
of life's melody, and is like bird singing
its glad song all the day. Her senses are
fed full of felicity; his heart is elatc and
triumphant; his passion rises to rapture,
and he finds heaven in the heart of his
loved one. Now he is reused to effort and
achievement for her; and she feels 1t Is n
worthy destiny to give purpose and
breadth to his life. Virtues are recog-
nized bonds of union; faults and weak
ncsses are tcnderly dealt with, and their
cure sought. The lovers grow together,
and the traits of each are modified. A
nature should never be entirely disclosed,
even to the nearest and dearest; still hold
inviolatc the inner chambers of the self
hood still keep beyond reach the hollest
and best. The lovers resp, ct and rever
ence these qualities in. each other; truth
and trust are the certalnties upon which
they rest. AT last comes the crowning
hour which is the seal and the signet of
union, and life is set to measureless
music.
The early years of welded life are the
decduous spring, which bring Il summer
of the bloom, blossom and frutage OF af-
fection. and an autumn of perfect con
tent All! because we are so frivolous
ana false, do not let us say that this gift
divine, from God to men, no longer
bleSses the earth Love is the only SOW
ereign, his the only reign that endures;
and to him we say: Hail King! live for
ever