The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-05-01

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a gentleman of great possessions, "ly
her thrift, prudence and cheerfulness
when was just beginning And
mine has lost my fortune, answered his
companion, bitterly. "by useless ex-
travagance and repining when l was
doing WELL The girl who brings to
her husband large dowry may also
bring habits of luxury, learned in rich
home. She may be almost as lncap-
able of understanding strsitened Cir
cumstances as was the lady of the court
OF Louis XVI, who, on hearing of peo-
pie starving, exclaimed, Poor Great
ures No bread to eat Let them eat
cakes p
Nor is it wise to marry for beauty
alone; as even the finest landscape
seen daily becomes monotonous, so
does the beautiful face, unless beau
tiful nature shines through it. The
beauty of today becomes commonplace
tomorrow whereas goodness, displayed
through the most ordinary features, is
perennially lovely.
In their haste to marry many men
ana women are too easily satisfied, or
too careless. only dear said a father
to his daughter, 81 intend that you
should be married, but not that you
should throw yourself away on any
wild, worthless boy. You must marry
man of sober and mature age. What
do you think of fine intelligent hus
band of fiftyo' II think two Of twenty
five would be better, papa was the
reply.
"Never marry genius was the adj
Vice of Mrs. Carlyle. 81 married for
ambition. Carlyle has exceeded all
that my widest hopes ever imagined Of
him, and | am miserable
There is good deal of human ma
ture in the account which Artemus
Ward gives of the many affecting ties
which made him banker after Betsy
Jane. "Her fathers farm jined ou.'n !;
their COWS and our'n quencht their
thirst at the same spring our old
mares both had stars in their for heads !;
the meesels broke out in both frmilies
at nearly the same period. Our par
ents (Betsy's and mine) slept reglarly
every Sunday in the same meetin'
house, and it was a sublime sight to
see our several mothers (Betsy's and
mine) bilin' sope together and aboozin
the nabers.
We have heard of the stiff English
man who would not attempt to save a
fellow creature from drowning because
he had never been introduced to him.
In the same way unmarried ladies are
allowed to remain in the slough of de-
spond, because the valiant young gen.
tlemen who would rescue them, though
they be almost, are not altogether in
their social set.
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that II one will not, two cannot quarrel.
If one of the heads of a house has a
bad temper, there is all the more rea-
son for the other to be cool and col
lected and capable of keeping domestic
peace. Think of Socrates, who, when
his wife Zanthippe concluded fit Of
scolding by throwing at him bucket
Of water, quietly remarked, CATER the
thunder comes the rain
"Ven you're married man, Sam
ivel,' says Mr.. Weller to his son Sam,
you'll understand a good many things
as you don't understand now but
vether it's worth while going through
so much to learn so little, as the charity
boy said ven he got to the end of the
alphabet, is a matter O. taste. | raythel
think it isn't Strange that a philoso-
pher of the senior MIR. Weller's pro.
fundity should underestimate in this
way the value of matrimony as {
teacher. We have it on the authority
of a widower who was thrice married
that his first wife cured his romance,
the second taught him humility, anC
the third made him a philosopher.
| The ruling passion is not more
strongly felt in death than in marriage
DR.. Johnson displayed the sturdines:
of his character as he journeyed witt
the lady of his choice from Blrming
ham to Derby, at which last place they
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ride thither, which we give in the
bridegroom's own words, is an amusing
bit of literary history. "Sir, she haC
read the old romances, and had go
into her head the tantastical motor
that woman of spirit should use hel
lover like dog. So, sir, at first sht
told me that l rode too fast and SHIT
could not keep up with me, and whe1
rode a little slower she passed mt
and complained that | Jagged behind
| was not to be made the slave of cap
rice, and | resolved to begin as nigh
end. | therefore pushed on brskl,
till was fairly out of her sight. Th'
road lay between two lodges, SO | wa
sure that she could not miss it, and
contrived that she should come VI
with me. When she did | observed
that she was in tears
On the wedding day of the cele
brated NJ. Pasteur the hour appointed
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