St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-16

prosperity.
MONEY AND MARRIAGE.
New York Herald.l
AR. Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen has
an interesting article in the Forum
on Types Of American Women"
Mr.. Boyesen has been in this
country a good many years and is
in general fair critic. bat the girl
"f tue period has slipped out from
under his microscope and played a
practical joke on tire author by sub
shutting u dragon in her steal. Mr..
Boyesen proceeds to examine the
dragon. to watch its various antics.
aud then to declare with all possi-
ble gravity that tho differences be-
tween the Amesican aud the Euro
pean girl are very marked.
For example. Mr.. Boyeeen refers
~ what he is pleased to call per-
sonal experience. He tells nv that
he once had the honor Of dancing u
waltz with an aspiring young wo-
man." and when they were whirl-
ing III the dizzy mazss she sai to
him. Snow. won't you be kind
enough to give me just in . few
words tue gist Of Spiuoza's Ethic.7"
How in the world Mr.. Boyesen
kept himself from dropping in .
swOon is something beyond the
reach OF orr imagination. Had he
fallen dead from sudden shock or
heart failure. it would have been a
fitting end to the adventure. He
is probably the only mau in the
solar system who has successfully
passed through such AZ ordsal, and
that Young woman is undoubtedly
The only specimen of the kind which
the Lord ever condescsuded to Gre
ate. While We offer him our most
sincere condolences We must insist
hat bis partner in that memorable
waltz is not the representative Of a
;liiss. but phenomenon who
should bs carefully watched during
ife aud dissected immediately after
icath.
lie further insinuates that the
;hief object Of the American girl il
% c,jole the stsrner sex with h
new to matrimony. That she has
admirable success in making her
'elf attractive is . TACT Of which we
nave u right to Le proud. She il in (
many respects the most adorable
ON the globe at the pres
mt moment. a prize 30 we'll worth
that even foreign prime "a.
cunts aud other nobls,nsn have
ntersd the race for her smile and !
land.
But may it hot be said Of the
'o!'lsn American boy. also. that he
njoys popularity. is glad to be the ;
Deserved of all observers. and Nv
is dress. bis conversation and b In i
caring shows u willingness to bs
'orsbipped? And shall We be Z
bought hsterUlox il we add that
. is not always nexlsctful Of bis 9
pportunitiss to contract an sd.
AntageOus alliance, or that he o
eeps in mind the fact that this in
marrying world. and that Il ia &
OF criminal offsnse il the girl lie
sppsns to want has q few house q
is or a bundle Of bonds and mort
ages? Ia
Tint either women or men T.,
us country are 0vsrm UGH selfish II
their marriages is not true.
here are plenty OF men Who want u
snds aud hearts. preferring them 81
mere money bags. and plenty of i.
omen who are willing to he IN. d
ated. but not willing to b. mis-
xted. The average American is 81
nbitioas for home, not an es- q
bIisLment. aud The grand sweep
public opinion approves q match p'
which dollars are . secondary ~
'nsideration.
In n'nc cases out Of ten il a young tl'
'ntlsiaan who aspirss to tue hand IT
. girl should visit the father aud
innate that his readiness to 90 in
the altar depends on the amount ~
money the child will represent.
would 90 home on crutcLes. if is
ere was enough Ut him left to 90 Ut
ms at all. The American father.
. general rule. regards his all
ogLtsr AS . gem Of pursst ray bu
rene. aud looks on the man who
9 attracted her attention as the
ss'est fellows Oh the planet. 8.
'ere is no jingle OF coin in his af- Al.
'tion for his offspring, aud il he N,
lects y jingle VI coiu in the sffsc- nj
o OF th. suitor. 1t ia apt to raise al
blizzard which tears him ~ by ~,
roots and hnrls him into inter- ~,
ereal space. wh-re there IL weep in
aud wailing aud guasLiuy of .,s,
til.
We may come to all that by and We,
when We are three or four hun IA
ID years older, but in the mean. e.
- We shall preserve our old con- -,
vstivs mOtinns that cash and . /,
tfimony had better be ken, AZ,
Irt ~ far as possible. '