Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-08

der long. He msy not Tet8liate on the
instant, but he never ioTgives
or forgets supposed sfff6ht.
His sense Ct injury is like the laughter on
Olympus, "ineXtinguishsble Instead Of
answering back" he answers not at all,
but while he muses. mutely The fire burns,
The old sdage: "Beware o! the wrath Of
spatient man," is pitSy, bat the ermity
OF an smiable, slow naiuIei one is more
deadly. The tortoise creeps surely to the
goal OF vengeance; the sensitive, mer-
curial hare falls asleep half way and for
gets thst he ever meant to run the unholy
race. Your quietly obssrysnt, implacs-
BILE husband will wear out his Wife's life
by inches, file sway her heart, rasp her
inner nature raw.
Let cur girl lock to It that her chosen
partner has his temper cleyerly IN hand,
whstever may be it's cslibre. II he can
not or will not control It before marriage,
he will not try TO do it aiterwsrd.
That truism should be written In italics
here; Illuminated in brilIisnt hues and
hung up in the bcudoir Of ey. ~ girl who
meditntes ms rimony. There is nothing
in the married state that will work Sn
eariy cure Of violent or sullen dis
position. and much that msy sggravate
OOlAs 4AS L4hA VIZ S2AhOb A40A1sfS AAD
temper and bride his tongue when he
hiss OF dress cost will not attempt the
task when allowed TO don smoking jscket
and slippers.
Steadiness Of purpose, definite OBJ
iect in life and the dihgent pursuit Of it,
are essentlsl to success ia any age or
place. Our girl cannot be- too TaCily OBJ
servant Of he1 lovers habits OF keeping
engagements and fulfilling obligations.
Instead Of tempting him for her dear
sake, to neglect Of business claims, as is
the manner Of soAe foolish virgins, she
should applaud his strict attention to
these, although il may occasionally inter-
fare with her pleasures. When he
gives SIS reason for not escort
ing here TO matinee or reception
that he "caunot get sway from the
Office" or for leaving her earlier than
ususl in the evening thst he has hard
days work On the morrow and must be
in trim to do it Justice, he should be hon.
ored, not censured. Few more pregnant
lines were ever penned than those IN
which the lover declares,
could not love thee. Gear, SO well,
Loved nos honor norel
In her levers stern fidelity to the right,
In his heroic submission to the restric-
tions of duty, In what she so far torgets
herself now ard then IS to term petu-
lantly "his obstinate devotion TO that
Getestsble busIness!" our girl has guar
antee OF his fealty to her in the days ard
the years 10 come.
This is the unrOmantic side OF court
ship, but in q country where there is no
privileged leisure class, business energy,
properly directed, is prime factor in the
sum OF welded happiness. Wise CON-
mon sense epi 0ius the necessity OF care
In this respect, and no woman need incur
the suspicion Of mercenary motives in
making sure that the m4n she thinks OF
marrying is TX ly to support her decent
". Rose leaves and sU.brjsia command
high prices in our dsge0eTa,e DAYS, how
ever cheap they may hsve been in the times
of Strephon and Cnloe, and the flowing
nuslin5 Of AmsrTlliS must be exchanged
for tailor made cloth gowns and furs
when the blizzard Is tbrOad IN the land.
1t costs money to exist, and II the hus-
band be incompetent 70 esrn i, beggsry
or slsvish dIu gerry closes up the brides
vista OF life. Poverty thus entailed is q
the sort that, setting its hoof upon the
the cottage Threshold, scares love from
his perch in the window. Welded bliss
is not q ComeStible, nor the rapture Of re-
ciprocsl devotion substantial aliment for
the human body, as at present constilu-
ted.
To compatibility of temper we might
add sympathy Of taste, community OF in
terest, similar bias CT intellect and spirit
u.l desires, were It not that "Llke likes
unlike" might be accepted IS the rule Of
matrimonial selection we're we to Judge
by Whist we see every day. Love Wsnders
and rests whi!bersoeVer 1t listeth, and st
some miracles of corgruous incongruity,
referabls TO no laws known te parents and
friends, We may well stand amazed and
dumb.
With the traditions Ct generations Of
wi5escres ct her back, and the accumu-
lated treasures of IaoInl2ing well-Wlgh-
ers at her commsud--yur g,rl must, in
this most solemn issue of her mortal ca
reer, make or msr for herself. Upon her
pretty, + pta'ipg palm lies the miilet-
seed Of possibility mat may not hold
Prince Ahmed and his stately pavilion, or
may, when opened, choke her " tn bit.er
dus:. MAEION HARLAND.