Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-15
Early Marriages.

ried. To marry early is discreet and
wise. And when men and women
are Of marriageable age, think II to
be, in general, true, that 1t is whole
some for them TO be married. Ii is
not necessary that they should re-
main single because they stand in
poverty; for two can live cheaper
than one, il they live with discretion,
il they live with cooperative zeal, II
they live as they ought TO live. III
the young man is willing 10 seem
poor when he is poor; IL the young
woman, being poor, is willing TO live
poorly; il they are willing TO plant
their lives together like two seeds,
and wait for their growth, and look
for their abundance by -and-by, when
they have fairly earned into this
partnership. For characters adapt
themselves 10 each other in the early
periods OF life far more easily than
they do afterwards. They who marry
early are like vines growing together,
and twining round and round each
other; whereas, multitudes OF those
who marry late in life stand side by
side like two iron columns, which,
being separated at the beginning.
never come any nearer TO each other.
Many young men feel that they can
not marry until they can support
house; yes until they can live in
house that benefits them; until they
can make show; until they can live
as their kind OF people, the class 10
which they belong, live--for every
body belongs TO a class, a set. When
they can do these things they will
marry, but not before. And the re-
suit is that they are corrupting life in
the very fountain.
And when they marry, they make
great mistake II they say, I'VE will
not undertake TO keep house, let us
board. Then we can have all the
comforts OF life, we will have all the
appearances provided for us, and We
shall be relieved from a thousand
oares.n
There is no school which God ever
opened or permitted to be opened,
which young people can so III AFFORD
to avoid as the school OF care and re-
sponsibility and labor in the house
hold; and young man and a young
woman, marrying, no matter how
high their fathers have stood, one OF
the most wholesome things that they
can do, is to be willing to begin at
the bottom, and bear the burdens oil
household life, so that they shall
have its education. tell you that
there are pleasures which young mar
ried people miss. | would not give
up my first two years OF married HE
for all have now. | live in big
house, with brown stone front, and
very fairly furnished; but after all,
among the choicest experiences OF my
life were those which passed through
in Indiana, when hired two cham
bers up stairs; when all my furniture
was given to me, and was second
handed at that; and when the very
clothes which had on my back had
been worn by others before me.
We were not able TO hire servant
We had to serve ourselves. 1t was a
study every day how to get along
with our small means-and 1t was a
study never to be forgotten. owe
many OF the pleasures which have
run through my life to begin where
had to begin and TO fight poverty
with love, and overcome Ii, and to
learn how to live in service and hope
fulncss and in all the thousand ings-
nuities which love sweetens and
makes more and more delightful.
| cannot bear TO hear a rich father,
whose son has married the daughter
OF rich man, but where the riches
are not ample enough to set them up,
say. I'VE will keep the young folks
at home;" or They had better board
until they are In better circumstances,
so that they can keep house in a re
spectacle way would say to such
a Young couple, $50 out where the
buildings are cheap and take a cot
tage; or go where you can find apart
ments that you can afford, and begin
in one room, and begin anywhere,
almost, rather than not keep house.
Do not be ashamed OF yourself, young
man. II you have married, you have
married one who will be even brayer
than you are, and will be willing to
commence with you and build from
the foundation, truly and genuinely,
to the very top.
Ny advice TO every young man or
woman Is, marry for love; love for
life; take life at just the point where
Gods providence has put you; stand
there with fidelity and truth; work
your way up; and do not 20 a step
farther than you are warranted la
going by that which you have earned
Be proud OF every spot; and when,
God having spared your life and pros
pered you, you become rich and
strong, do not be ashamed to say: Il
began life with no property, and
have worked for all i have" Be
proud TO look into the pit FROM which
you have dug your way.