The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28
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rod-hot anathoma Of parontA and all tho
noghbors but God approved, aud the homes
established have boon beautiful aud positively
Edenlc
But whIlo wo have admitted thoro ara real
cases Of lualidabo rebellion, In nlnoty-nino
cases out Of lOO-yoa, In 900 oasos out Of 900
these unlicensed departures and dooamp-
monts by moonlight arc ruin, temporal and
eternal II h safor for woman 10 lump or
tho docks Of the East River aud depend on bo-
Ing able 10 swim 10 tho other shore or got
picked up by o forTy-boat Tho p0sslblhtles
arc that she may bo rescued but tho proba-
bility is that sho will not Road tho story Of
tho oacapadoa In tho newspapers for tho last
/ ton years, and tlnd mo half dol0n that do not
mean poverty Disgrace, aud abandonment
I police court divorces, death, andhol, Tsoon
waters are swcot and broad eaton In secret Is
pleasant But he lnowoth not that tho dead arc
horo." Satan prosidos over tho osoipado. Ho
Introduces tho two parties 10 each other. Ho
gets thom IN pledge their troth, lI0 appoints
whore they shall meet llo shows them whoro
they can iind officiating minister or squire.
/ llo points ont to them the ticket olloo for tho
rail train, lie puts them aboard, and when they
are going ut forty miles an hour, ho Jumps OF
and leaves thom IN the lurch for, while Satan
has genius In getting people into trouble, no
has no genius for getting people out lIo in-
dncod Jonah to take ship for 1arahiah, whom
God told him to 50 to Ninoyoh, but provided
for the rooroant prophet no botlor landing
place than tho middle Of tho Mediterranean
sea
Tho modern novel Ia responsible for many
OF those abscopdings Do you think that
young women would VII up half night road
lngnoyola In which tho horo and horolne got
acquainted In the usual way and carry on
tholr increased friondlinOaa until with tho con-
sent Of paronts the day Of marriage IL ap-
pointed, and amId tho surrounding group OF
kindred the VOWS are takouy o mol There
must bo flight and pursuit, and narrow escape
and drawa dagger all ending In sunshine aud
parental forgiveness aud bliss unaoyOd and
gorgooua In many Of the cnaoa Of Oaoapado
the Idea was implanted IN tho hot brain Of tho
woman by choap novel, 10 oonta' worth OF un-
adultoratod pordit.on
These oyOsonS Of tho ordinary modes OF
marriage are to be doplorod for the reason that
noarly oil Of thom arc proposed by bad mon
lfho man behave we'll h0 has character 10
which he can rOfor and ho can anyi NJ you
want 10 inquire about mo there h list OF
names Of people In the town or nOlghborhood
whore | live" No; tho horooa Of oaoapadon
are nearly all bIgRmiata or lIbOrtInoa, or drunk
ards, or dofraudorB, or llrstolasa aoOundrola
OF eomo sort lhoy have no character 10 loao.
ThOy may DO rorsod In tho hoight Of fashion,
may DO coloRuod aud pomatunod and padded
and diamond. rlngod aud nambOyantouyattod
until tloy bowIioh tho oyo aud inloSIcalo tho
oliOctoros but thoy are doublo-diatIllod OK
tracts Of yIllainy moral dirt, aud blasphomy
Beware Of lhom "Stolon watom aro HwooL,
and broad eaton In secret h pleasant hut no
mowoth not that the dead are th0ro"
Fugitive marriage is to bo doplorcd because
Il amoat always implies woman'a d,a'on from
q higher social piano to lowor II tho man
was not Of u higher plane, or tho marriage on
m equality lhoro would bo no objections, and
honeo no inducomont 10 Olaudostiniy In al
most all casoe L means the lowering of woman
hood Observe this law A man
marrying woman bonoath him In
society may raise her 10 any omncnco
that no himself may reach; hut ia
woman marry man bcnoath her In society
Oho always gooa down 10 his level That iaA
law inoSorablo pnd thoro arc no cxocpHona
In any woman 40 high up that aho can afford
10 plot for hor own dobaaomonlS 1'horo In not
q State In tho American Union that Inns not for
tho last twonty years furnished an instance Of
the sudden departure Of aomo Intelligent wo-
M nUt H.. H.g
with someone who can mako 81 day provided
ho koopa very busy We'll, many q man has
lyod on 81 day and boon happy, but ho un-
dortnkoH big contract when with sB day ho
attomph 10 support someone who has lyod ina
homo that cost 10000 por annum, This hn
been about tho history Of most Of such con-
functions Of simplicity anl extravaganza, tho
marriage Of OK aud oaglo Tho first year thoy
got on tolorObly we'll for tm odd and romantic,
ana assisted by applause Of poopc who nd
miro outlOwry. Tho second year tho couple
ecttlc down into complete dislike for each
othor Tho third year they separate and sock
for divorce, or, IN IL more probable, tho man
becomes drunhard aud the woman n black
onod waif Of tho street 'Stolon waloia aro
sweet, aud bread eaten In secret Ia pleasant
But hc lnowolh not that the doOd arc lhoro-
Those truant marriages. aro also " bo do
plorod because In most instances they arc OK
ocutod In defiance Of parental wisdom and
Rndnoua, Most paronB are anxious for tho
bost welfare Of child II thoy mako voho-
mont aud determined opposition II In largely
because II " q match unfit 10 bo made, and
they can sec for thor daughter nothing but
wrotchodnoes In that direction, They havo
koonor and Wiser appreciation, for instance, u
the certain domestic demolition that oomoe from
alcoholism In young man. Thcy realize
what nm idiot 10 woman In who marrioa man
who has not brains or industry enough 10 earn
livelihood for n family No bureau OF utA-
tlptios can toll MI tho number Of women who,
after marriage have 10 support themselves and
hoir husbands II tho husband becomes m
invalid, II Ia beautiful thing 10 400 n wife un-
complainingly, by noOdlo or pom or yard.etick
or washing machine, support the home but
these groat lazy masculine louts that stand
around with tholr hands IN their pockets, nj.
lowing the wifo with her woak arm W fight
Tho battle Of bread, need 10 DO regurgitatcd
from society, Thoro arc innumorablo In
stances IA those cities whore tho wife pays the
ront meets all The family expenses, and fur
nishes The tobacco and the bcer for tho lord Of
the household No wonder parons pu, on all
tho brakes 10 atop such train Of Disaster
They have too often seen The gold ring put on
tho finger at The altar turning out 10 be The
iron link Of chain Of domestic servituda
What farce II 10 for man who cannot cup
port himself and not worth cont In Tho world,
10 tako q ring which ho purchased by money
stolen from hIs grandmother's cupboard, and
put II on The finger Of Tho bride, saying,
swith this ring thoe we'd, and with all my
worldly goods thoo opdow"
II In amazing 10 400 how pomo women will