The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-07-13

make full returns to true wife f0
| all that she gives up for love Of him.
but for goodness sake, let the, maa
keep on trying! Now this isn't u
all an unpleasant thought for eithcs
party; instead it is source of hap.
piness. The man is grateful to wife
for her all-encompasinS care and
love of him; and gratitude bringe
out human natures best attributes,
The wife is also grateful for his ap.
probation and is pleased to knoe
THAT, altho' she is 1.-the weaker vessel
she is permitted to realized how
much sit is more blessed to give
than to receive" y mans life isn's
changed u ripplc's width when he
marries, but when woman marrics
her life is revolutionizcd For pity's
sake, Tom, remember this.
"Man's love is OF mans lite,
thing apart; 'Tis woman's whole cx.
istcnce;;" 50 make yourself all that
an ideal existence can be, and then
be sure that you don't become .
"wholc existence" for any woman
who cannot do full honor to it. Done
marry for beauty; for tho it's to 10
much desired and gladS the eyes, 10
cannot ease IA HEADACHE caused by in
digestiblc food, or smooth care wrink.
les from brow that needs sym-pa.
thy. Don't marry for wit, or fog
humor, or brightness of conversation.
for tho they are much to be admired
and sought for, tho they provoke q
good laugh" which we are told 10
''ihe best Of sauces." still even this
chest Of sauces" loses its efficacy if
heavy cake, under-donc dumplins.
or "pasty" roll prcccde it Ergo,
see the necessity of knowledge cook
ing with all other accomplishments
Don't marry for anything except
sympathy Of sentiment in every par
ticuar. Never mind about the love
which makes you fell like you
could eat her up" for if yon marry
for that alone, you'll wish sometime
you had "catcn her up" Marry
woman whose soul is pure, white and
strong enough in Gods strength to
meet and bear all that marriage may
mean. Marry a woman whose lifo
will make yours better; whose
thoughts will be to yours as the sill
very crest to the waves, lighter 'tia
true, but perfectly fitting and bright
or and higher-ncarer to heaven; q
woman into whose eyes you may
look and feel rested, Knowing that
You arc looking into wells of purity:
one whose mouth speaks only such
things as spring "out of the abunl-
ancc Of the heart" where Gods light
drives out all lurking shadows Of
evil, one whose whole face is fair
page Of clean life, aud be shc dark
or fair, plain or pretty she'll he
beautiful to you; and if honor and
respect be present, love will come
perforcc. And, Tom, don't forget
that your wife has always had her
own pocket book for her own little
wants; don't let it get empty. In
such Il case, if she should happen to
want spool of thread while you're
off with a patient, it would be so
awkward to have to await your re-
turn before she could get it. And be
sure, too, to tell her just how much
YOU can afford for her to spend in
dress. She will take pride in show
ing you how stylish she can be and
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still keep within the limits you made.
Now these are my "idcas;" the ones
I've had all my life, and marriage
has only strengthened them; but
none of my experience is here. The
romance begun the year after my
school life closed and ended in my
wedding which is entirely distinct
from this; tho if you want, I'll give
it to you entire, with my married ro-
nance also.
Now don't think, please, that
"pure souled woman" means an an
gel, for it does mt. She'll have
temper and show it, but her soul is
too pure for the black mark of anger
to remain long on it. She'll have
u;)l If Enr own on,1 lof vo,, kpow II