The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-08-27
MstrimOny.
by ANDY CRUNCH.

Having never tried the thing guess my
views on inatrimony are not as well deVel'
oped as those chaps who have been in the bus
mess forty or fifty years. But generally each
one tells different tale about It, so Its hard
10 come to q conclusion. The only way 10
find out is to let each fellow try II for himself
1t, he may have to keep on the rest OF his life,
whether he likes 1t or not-goes IN for bliss
and catches thunder
Solomon went into the matrimonial busi.
ness about as heavy as any man know OF,
and after he got through, he said his thou.
sand wives were 'all vanity and vexation,'
which leads me to think they made him get
up and dust whenever they had mind 10,
and goodness knows there was enough OF
them.
Matrimony is very aged institution-has
turned out many graduate and will likely
pecally with young folks, but I'm inclined to
think q man oughtn't to get married until he
gets over being child, have heard OF some
trying 1t at sixteen and catching thru shing
from the old man the next day, which Is very
painful and mortifying, and for that reason It
should be put of awhile. Marriage Is SOL
cmn thing and should not be trihed with
nor the old man either.
/ am told that folks 60 into this league on
account OF love. Now love Is thing men
have written about considerable. It Is a kind
OF drawing. .closer-together feeling, and when
out OF his head. He amt at himself, and so
gives away great many presents, and prom
ises o heap that he never would If he was at
| himself.
People should marry for love and not for
money, and ! suppose they do, especially the
women. No woman would marry man for
money-of course not-it Is always for real
down simon-pure love! But then It's natural.
| ly a deal easier to fall In love with fellow
who has got hundred thousand than one
who amt got but fifteen cents. Marry for
| love-its good and proper-but there Is no
harm In letting 1t follow q ricn trail II Its q
mind to. Matrimony may be good thing
and 1t may not be, a sight depends on how
you marry and sight more on who you mar
| ry, It's uncertain, Ike any other business a
man may 90 into, he may get fortune out
Of IT, or he may get floored,-and good many
OF them do. She may look like tame blue
Texas Cyclone In disguise.
And that's what tell Jim, but he shakes
his head same us to say, | don't know any.
thing about It, and pays no attention to me.
AS I've hinted once or twice before, IN has
gone and done himself up for life. He is mar.
| ried, and great change has come over him.
| He aint at all like he used to be. He goes to
town about one-focrth as often as he used to,
and then gets home m hour or two earlier.
He also doesn't do as much work. as he takes
up most Of his time coming in the house ev-
cry hour or so to see how things are getting
on, Ny Ma and Morandy seem terrible proud
that Jim had sense enough to get him wife,
and seem TO think me and Dick can't do the
same thing, but guess we will show them.
| think III beat around this year and soc II I
can't find somebody to 60 halvers with Inc on
the liabilities of life. There is nothing like
going halvers with somebody, especially when
they II do all the work and you can do all the
overseeing.