Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-01-26

union lasts the more evident viii be the fact
that she might better never have been born.
| Yet you and Ihave been at brilliant weddings,
where, before the feast was over the bride
| groom's tongue was thick and his eyes CLASSY,
and his step a stagger as he clicked glasses
with Jolly comrades. all going with lightning
! limited express train to the fatal crash over
the embanlmsnt OF a ruined life and a lost
eternity.
Woman, join not your right hand with
such Alright hand Accept from such a one
no Jewel for finger or ear lest the sparkle Of
precious stone turn out to be the eye OF a
basilisk, and let not the ring come on the
finger Of your right hand lest that ring turn
out to be one LINK Of a chain that shall bind
you in never ending captivity. In the name
Of God and heaven and home, in the name Of
all time and all eternity / forbid the bansl
Consent not to join one Of the many regi-
ments Of women who have married for
worldly success without regard to moral
character.
II you are ambitions, oh woman, for noble
affiancing, why not marry Kingl And to
that honor you are invited by the monarch
of heaven and earth, and this day voice
from the skies sounds forth: "As the bride
groom reioiceth over the bride so shall thy
God rejoice over thee" Let Him put upon
thee the ring Of his royal marriage. Here IS
an honor worth reaching after. By repent
ance and faith you may come into marriage
with the emperor Of universal dominion, and
you may be an empress unto 3od forever,
and reign with him in palaces that the CEN
turies cannot crumble nor cannonades de-
molish-
High worldly marriage is not necessary Tor
woman. or marriage OF any KIND IN order 20
your happiness. Celibacy has been honored
by the BEST Deing tnat ever 1Veo ana H1,I MS
greatest apostle, Cnris1 ana rauL Wnae
higher honor could single IlIe on eartn nave'
But what you need, on woman Is 70 pc am,
anced forever and forever. ana tne Danos Q,
that marriage l am tnls moMenD mere ano
ho;,d sro1,, tha;, ,aIIer;as Of i;Sbt 20
,.s;t,,es. whi1a nroronnce Won one-a iovino,
ca nCa sn5 ! foroiven sonI One ~ tbe most
H, st;r,.;nr, neses ges in historv With which am
scana ;7,tad T tails us how Cleonatra, the exied
omasn os Eovnt won the svmI. .atbies of Julins
Gasar the connueror. until he became the
br;dag,rnom and she the bride Driven from
her throne she sailed away on the Mediter
ransan eaa in a storm and when the large
shin ancborad She nnt ont with one woman1v
fr;and in a small boat untiI she arrived AZ
Aiexsndria where was Caesar. the great gem
eraI knowing that she would not be per
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"a S " iHnu oioop sha iei3 mon tha hottom
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uyeo uPnols'e. an .,.n.~,,o5 S.or he, IN tbar,
Sneni, anu @ nei .d,rs;ttad asbpre in th;s vvra,,-
anu sue VS. was aA.. .1L;oI. ,1os annnrnca5 as a
ping oi goous, mniTM ~; L,,,sin ,as ,,a,r,;.
Presen' n . lor osr ~ ,,.Is S of ths oatsa Of tha
Ced W PiSs Sne ~ dn-s,, 81 +ha Sfsst If the
paiace anu was puG uown o' ono .uoo =. S..e
roman dsneraL Hen Otl9 punulo "aS ur
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