Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-12-12
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1t is quito certain. despite the storm
OF disapprobation that such nm eliet
would call forth from tho parties inter.
ested, that wore it possible to prohibit
peopio from marrying unless thoy had
an assured income sufficient to support
homo in comfort, great benefit would
accrue from the restraint imposed. 1t
Is fact that must never be lost SIGHT OF
that IN the married state young man
Oh limited income must give up some OF
ms former expensive habits, Cor oil.
though young folks arc apt to think
that two can live rs oheaply as ono"
they begin to find out before many
weeks aro past that this impression is a
wrong one. For young couple pos
sessed OF an average amount of common
sense, and having some knowledge of
tho true value Of money, thousand
dollars year is perhaps sufficient TO
begin with, but unless they have these
requisites, twice that sum will hardly
carry thom through. Before the mar
riage is decided upon, each party to il
should carefully consider the position,
what sort of living he or she has beon
accustomed to, and whether tho Income
OF tho bread winner is sufficient to pro.
vide for them tho samo comforts. We
have no sympathy whatever with those
who marry without first counting tho
cost OF course thousands Of people
marry every year on an income of muchS
loss than n thousand dollars, but in
those cnses tho husband has not good
position to keep up in business, mud is
not required to dross so woll as those
We had in view. Hosts of books have
hnOn writton orf,nln,
to periodicals, showing how to keop
house on ton or twelve dollars week,
but though good many of these con-
tributions look feasible on paper, tho
compilers of them would look worry blue
should they, rs n punishment for their
sins, BIO condemned to 1.-Two according to
their written statement for three
months. Tho very essence of the mat
rimonial estate is tho mutual comfort of
tho husband aud wife in their home.
thcm if they are haunted day and night
by the thought That the gas bill must
be paid tomorrow, tho rent il overdue,
while the exchequor is already so low
that only by dint of severe economy can
both ends DO made to moot till next pay
day! Should starvation ever become
."""oio, ihutlluHoS iihc tHcSO mlBnG
DO excused; but. so long MS people ro-
quiro three meals n day some caro-
should be exercised to see that tho whore,
withal is forthcoming to provide them.
In course OF timo the original number
Of tho occupants of tho homo is npt to
expand to thrco, four. six, oight and
even moro, 50 that unloss proportion
ate increase of income takes place tho
family IL engaged in continual strug-
gle for existence. Bread and cheese
and kisses may sound we'll in shady
lanes, or at garden gatos in the gloam-
ing, but with tho wedding ring on hor
finger young bride has tendency 10
icel hungry unless somo moro substan-
tial ropast is provided. II these facts
can only DO firmly impressed upon tho
rising generation. md littlo moro
common sense is exercised to tho OK
clusion of part of tho romnnce-wo do
not say the whole of it-livcs of strng-
Cling discomfort muy 10 in largo
measure avoided.