, 1889-06-13
as MARRIAGE A FAILURE?"

There is going the rounds of the press
great variety or views under the above
caption. With the best OF feelings for
his felowman some dear lover of the quill
will start ia to analyse. classify and digest
this much agitated question. They start
out under a clear sky, banners unfurled to
IA cheering breeza, until they search the
reefs of disappointment or the rocks of
despair and then, yes then, they leave
them where Mark Twain left his lovers,
Just where they found them leaving the
interested reader to hold the basket or
Imagine some way to get the unfortu-
mates out of their dilemma, And with
the exception of good advice given from a
pure loving heart interested In the peace,
happiness and progress Of the human fam
iy, it is about the only course left. The
fault lies not In the marriage rite which
has received the sanction OF inspiration
and been handed down through the flights
of time, but In those who enter thought.
lessly into the solemn and what should be
the sweetest vow under the blue canopy Of
heaven. II love was the guiding star to
all marriages, this question would never
have arisen. We are aware of the divine
injunction Wives obey your husbands"
also one just IA divinely sstamped, Illus.
bands love your wives" II all requests
were given only through the
medium OF love the number of obedient
wives in America to-day would be many
thousand more than there ate. Those
who enter into matrimony for wealth or
position will not, cannot be happy. While
revehng LII the enj ments riches can give,
in which the heart does not respond. they
will exclaim with one of OLD, Vanity, all
| il vanitvi" and add, Marriage Ia a fail
ure." We do not eschew money, no in
deed.
Ills well TO nave enough OF shining stuff
For charity is cold"
But when used as buying and selling in
the marriage lottery they will find when
too late that those who bought paid dearly
for the prize and those who sold received
mere pittance. The rapiditv with which
women are gaining lofty heighty
in the social and literary
fields proving herself iIan's equal intel
lectuully, with the increased facilities of
| learning, Improvement and adOrpln9 the
bone we see no need of this vexed ques.
tiun being repeated, but it will be. IL
must he like many other undesirable things
owing 10 the enlightened age" in which
VIZ live. we live too fast, we do not take
time to enjoy the few pleasures in our
path. we let the roses lie and grasp the
thorns We need to cast aside all trouble
as our ancestors did, while living ia their
rude out happy homes surrounded with
their old fashioned family. consisting of
ten or dozen children. playing around
their door. They never die lmed of such a
thing as marriage being failure.
There will always be many TO take
the negative, and it's we'll there
should be for on the enobline influence
exerted in he happy homes depend the
prosperity Of all nations. And within the
walls of home the mothers can exert
more potent power than in the halls of
congress. Oyer the little ones iu the dear
home nest, let the light of love unceas-
inRly cast its rays al d the language Of the
past will he verified in saying, The hand
that rocks the cradle is the hand that rocks
the world.
Is marriage a failureP
Let echo answer, IL Is no new
spring style to be laid aside
in autumn. IL originated in the leafy
bowers Of Eden and will bear the test of
time until time shall be no more. IL has
been as truly expressed in the following as
we can expect it will be:
'Tis well TO WOO. 'ts we'll to wed,
For so the world has done
| Since myrtles grew and roses bleu,
And morning brought the sun.
But have a care, We youuR and fair.
BE sure ye pledge with truth,
| Be ccItaiu that your love will wear
| bey0nd tho days of youth.
For IL you give not heart Tor hesr,.
As well rs hant for hand.
YOu'li hud you've played the unwise part
| Anu built upon the ga d,
MRS. L. L. SHIELDS.
Medical Lake, June 3.
A Sad Case.
A very distressing case was reported tC
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