The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-11-29
OF AUTUMN MARRIAGES.
Early Marriages..The Consequences
What Brings COntentment - The
Secret of Happy Lives.
Burlington News.i

OtHST SSdSOl, ali tCSCtdtiOu uiSS vi tuS
frost and brings US the ripened yield
of tree and mother earth, and while !
nature dies, man, the greatest of crea-
ticn takes on 10 new lte-the dou |
BILE life-while the press and neigh
borhood news gatherers tell of the
Joining in that holy estate of wedlock
of our young men and maidens.
May and June have often reached
and are still reaching out to deth-one
autumn as the hymeneal season, but
autumn yet reigns supreme as queen of
that glad time.
Why should it not? Why should
not the season of plenty be the great
season of matrimonial bliss?
But, we did not intend to follow
that strain far, but to write about the
beauty, happiness and peace of the
better estate, and show if possible
wherein it is better that young folks
should find life partners early.
Too many make marrying too
much of a business transaction, and
any business enterprise that proves
failure is of course unpleasant, and un-
pleasant marriages are no doubt the
hardest to be endured of all Calamities
| which betall the human race volun
tarily.
The higher the state of civilization
the more love is made the handspring
of welded life, and that is no doubt
the great and only safe guide not to
follow blindly, but with eyes open
beholding not one side only of loves
character, but all sides, and if possible
the home character, the everyday
character-clear of starch, powder
and kindred things-for it is this part
of ones accomplishments that you
must be nearest to, and see the most
of, after the joining of hands. We
said love should be the guiding hand
properly modified. If that is followed
and partners for life select first on that
account, and secondly on account of
other accomplishments, the battle is
won.
Then why advocate young and early
marriages?
We answer, for several reasons:
When young people reach maturity
and the body and characters are
developed, their love is more sacred
and more earnest than it is if years
are spent in filtration and abuse OF
that tie which binds all men together
hence to be bound in wedlock to a
lover while young and pure, the con
fdence in humanity is stronger and
the tie is more sacred than it is posi-
bic FOR it to be after years in trlfllng
with human love and affection.
The early and wellmatched wed
r lock tie makes men out of what would
be sewers of wild oats and perhaps
: wreck in the end it makes women o
| what would be tickle, flirting girls, ant
S in the end old maids devoid of conf
2 denCe N man or woman.
S The entering into the estate Q
f matrimony creates new ambitions ant
awakens in the minds of worthy youni
S people purpose to reach certain ends
i thus garnering tor usefulness the ener
d gies that would. otherwise be wasted
y 1t tones down the widest of mer
IS softens their natures, giving purpos
e to the mos, almless of beings.
4 Thus it might be run on an
st enlarged upon for pages, but enoug
d has been said.
The day one marries we'll is tn
a happiest, the greatest day of his,
is her life, and in the future all thing
a date back to that day-the day OF
at days.
N Let wisdom guide in the selection
he let love govern all movements
y, common sense and adaptabllty
each others natures be the foundatlc
i'll on which the altar is built, and y(
e, will never live to be old enough
)" regret when you exchanged almles
IS ness for a purpose, and reStlessness +
&c contentment. These happy condltlo
lie, can be best obtained when young al
| pure, before sin and dissipation blu
the finer senses.
of Marry young, marry well, al
g, whether fortune smiles or adverse
:" overtakes, there will be nothing
ne regret