The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-01-10

There has Deen no qHeetsVn mOis
thoroughly discussed by both
European and American writer's
than the subject Of Mrs. Mona
Cards article. sis Marriage Q Fail
ure Unpublished last August In the
westm mister Reriew. Since that
time thousands Of articles have been
written by male and female, all In
terested In the momentOus question,
ais Marriage . Failure?" From the
records Of the probate court for the
past two months, we must have faith
10 believe that Mrs. Cards article
cannot be tTue-at least In central
Kansas. n we look on marriage a.
a sacred tie, binding two loving
hearts-for veal or for woe-sharing
each ether's burdens, not forgetting
that life IL not all brightness, then
mutual love will conquer all do
nestle troubles and q wOman's true
nature has In 80 such q fund Of sym
pathy and Kindness, that II her hus-
band needs her help II will never be
refused. Many writer's claim thai
Intemperance II the cause Of many
unhappy marriages. Alas; IL IL too
true: but, IN many cases, what
causes drunkenness? II IL not always
the inherent love for Intoxicating
liquors, but many . wife has driven
her husband TO the saloon or
gutter, [sOme Of my suffrage
sisters will say, II don't
believe that,") but Il IL q fact.
There sre women born into the world
who go through life with a twisted
face and are forever cross. Scold,
scold from morning till night, or.
what Is worse, fret and pout until the
husband nj last takes refuge In the
temporary excitement Of the liquid
poison, which IL not always bought
al u drug store even In Prohibition
Kansas These men, Il II said, ~ q
class, do not appreciate women,
while women generally Overesiimate
men and feel lonely and sad when
they are left FIVE flights out Of six
alone until the midnight hour, for
the lodge must he attended, though
the heavens fall. Have they forgot
ten the sacred vows uttered a year
ago, or maybe ten? But alas! alas
there IL no one on Gods footstOOl
needing loving kindness and sympa-
thy more than q neglected wife; no
matte how much wealth they msy
possess. MARRY Ia haste and repent
at leisure" il an oft repeated
prOveTb. and, II smItten lovers
would stop and calmly think that
the golden chain OF matTimOny was
for life, and not for q few months,
las our divorce courts seem to have
H. marriage would not so often be
miserable failure. IL IL said that
persons should marry in their own
social station. Though a man may
elevate his wife to his own level, q
woman never. Where there II true
love there must be respect, and
husband must either be equal or SUI
peril TO his wife or there II no pure
affection existing between them.
Why IL marriage a failure? Well,
there are men made, ! regret 10 say,
la Gods own image, who marry
some pure, afIectiOnate girl, and
then prove to be that most con-
temptible specimen Of the human
race-a male fiirt. lie will take his
wife TO a reception, bail, theater, or
even TO church, aud then she IL left
~ n all-flOVeT, while he bows and
smiles first At one girl then at All
other, and perhaps finishes with
confidential chat with some other
mans wife. Then when he gets
home he IL cross aud illnatured, and
the poor, timid wife must bear IL all.
Talk about old maids and widows;
their lives are heavenly, compared
with the wife Of n male fiirt.
We have also extTavagant wives,
and this has wrecked the happiness
Of many loving husband. Ameri-
can women are prOverbialIy fond Of
dress, and the clerks or mechanics
wife cOvet the gay attire Of their
wealthier sisters. This Is also a
fruitful source of trouble in married
life. But we have faith to believe
that n brighter day will dawn, and,
as a romantic author says, MAR
riage will become an exquisite union
Of unalloyed pleasure, sparkling and
ripping with joy, as 10 flows on
toward the sunset Of it, close, when
its evening sereneiy goes out, as de-
parts a summer day In the purple
twilight beneath the tinted clouds,
soothed with words made eloquent
by devotion, Gained with caresses
that coax the morning OF love To
tarry with the evening Of death, and
wreathe pulseless lips with smiles
a love that can look beyond the
mist of doubt and shadow Of fear,
and see in the dim distance the
union renewed. Those who love
hast haFf. love heat hprnaftRrr