The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-07-08
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The ChIld Wife.
The child.wifs is the most interesting,
Isas she lis too often the most pathetic,
IIcharacte which We have to study in the,
ldfsmao Of eYeryda life, that is being en-.
Eactad around us. We find her most &C.
protrayed perhaps, in the per-
son Of Dora, the fond and foolish bride
Isofs David; ;Coppe field, and the utter un.
sftnessof this silly creature for the place
|sin which she was installed in her hus-
bands heart and home, is shown by the
great master with a touch that is as
EstroDg as it is tender, and with fidelity
Eofs description that spares neither our
contempt nor our, tears. It is not in the
nature Of things that children should
marry each: other, and it is no whit better
for either; of the ill.mated, unmatched
pair when woman takes to herself 8
boy husband, or q man seeks support and
counsel and comfort in the society Of q
child wife. ss s.
e They say that love is blind, aud the
Eargnment5is used by the Optimists, hold.
ing thatsall things are ordered for the
Ebest, to maintain that twhatSis done is
past recalling and that the special
providence Of the blind god watches
over his tender but misguided yotaries.i
The apollo sts-for they can be nothing
Eelse-for marriage in practical childhood
are very fond of quoting the instance of
somebody in France, who became g bride
lat thirteen; and lived happily forever
Eafterwards.' But the argument is open
TO the fatal 9ohje ection that it proves moth.
ing, for phifosoph do not usually
Ebuild very strong uments on special.
|inHtances. <
There are, Of course, two high con-.
tracing parties to early marriages, and
unfortunately the greater share of the
burden of consequ unhappiness falls
FSwith sdulling force on the school l-girl:
bride Why this should be- SO is appa.s
sfentat the first blush. That the world
lis full Of mis6ts needs no proof. The
lilfmatched are numerous in the land,
and in many cases the wrecked life or
EliSes are easily straceable to that haste to
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ara the more loving will sthisy be. but it is
fima enonch to marry & w,hs1, l,s 4 ,pirl has
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| tion when she can look beneath the =ro.
| mantle exterior OF Prince Charming and
sestimate himSby his practical merits.
There may BE happy marriages as the
resnlt Of Young loves dreams, but it
should alYnsys Be takenns into consideration
lEthats lin the lottery Of love the chances
/ are aeainstt, st. ana that those Who take
the chances must take the consequences.
ia hard mater to draw the line: at
anys piarticnlar place and say. here, YOU
shsli marry and here: Won shall not. for
1.-THE all.suf6cienlt reason that such advice
|unfortunatelys is seldom taken. Too