The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-05
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coURTsHIP AND MARRIAGE.


Whatever else this age of progress;
has attempted, so far the blfssful field
Of courtship remains unmolested. The
hot plow-shares of innovation and re-
form have passed it by and the har.
row of content still smoothes over its
surface.
To most persons there comes a time
when the world is transformed into
Thing OF beauty, when the suns
rays are effulgent, the birds caro-
their sweetest songs and hearts but
echo their glad refrain, when the
puroens $50 calied). of life roll away
as the mists before the morning light
ana All nature is aTtuned to the music
Of the spheres Prince Cha rrnin -
mas come; he saw and conquered. and
ne ds a prince charming, worthy, am
oltlous, energetic and capable. Nc
wonder then that the "'Ioyely prin-
cess awakes to his call, and the
chlmes tell in harmonious meter OF
loves complete surrender.
Inc wedding day is here when with
happy hearts and brightest homes
tney take the VOW which unites for
ueI.er Tor worse-for richer for poorer
SneiF Two hearts hereafter to beat as
one. 80 solemn, it seems A divine
and holy sacrament. The bridal tour
rs ended. How proud he Is. AZ thev
s.ep from the cars, to jostle against
an unfeeling crowd. A little news3,ov
4ssalis them, 'fThe World. The WorlS
BUY World. sir?" 81 have If rieh,
mere on my arm, he answers. So he II
"A hltie house well built a nttIe
eaIah Wen TILED awaits their relt,frI,
NO otner tome was ever so sweet
-. oener mouse so cosy-no other flow
SO fragrant as theirs.
Out one day the wind blows cnId
ohs sun mas hid his face and the
Tha ot une songsters is Irritating.
inc piHceSs aWakes from her dream
ing 10 ma her prince Is of human
mold and therefore snrona ~ !.
Vhe thought comes to him tbs+ t;s
piiHcess IS but bunch of fruit
"n.ch Spots with the handling. The
SSotsage IS too small and crowded. the
oiloei wreath has lost its spell. Ehe
lowers are not blooming and the rose
Tree IS dead. God help them. what
Is TO be done? Shall she rush ~
tnotner with complaints of John. "he
Sues1 love me as he did; it is lust
uaeauIui and 1 wish I was dead" Oh
SJ HuaH she seek solace in con-
an1 talk with her next friend
Ioo9t husbands in general, and hrs-
.o,,,;s s an particular and their short
Solnines! The fates forbid, "For hat
Ter Tor worse remember, Jobn is
human and knows he was "a br11ae',
70 act so, TO treat his little wife So
cruelty, and all day he thinks of n
ana longs for the hour to come when
ne can go home and tell her 50 and
10 take TO her that bunch of hearts
ease he saw at the florists as he game
Gown town; and so when ''the dav is
oohe ana darkness falls from the
wings OF night he hastens to his
castie, Where mot pouting and un-
tluy) put sweet and serene he finds
ms princess again. The lamps are
I8nted. the fire burns brightly and
no royalty ever Toasted as do thew no.
night w.
Months pass and it ds their wedding
anniversary. Sickness has wasted the
beautiful form and paled the ROSY
cheeKS or the princess, but loves old
sweet song soothes the pain and les
sens her trial, for her prince is regal
now in his strength and his sympathy
knows no bounds. He loves her 1868"
times better than the day they were
married, and he tells her so; tells her
that she is the brave little woman.
with q courage born of heroes" til,
one sweet day heaven stoopS under
the caves" and all is well with the
mother and the child. God bless
them,
These are but links In life's chain.
which stronger grow, welded with the
leach for the other which slistens in
the wedding ring
Tomorrow business is dull-;banlSs
are breaking and hundreds are out of
work, and money is scarce Clothes
are worn, the house needs painting,
the windows rattle. No time for day
dreams now; life with it's stern reali-
ties is before them and only the echo
OF the VOW made years ago remains
For richer-for poorer" 1t was. No
tinsel and gauZe ito gid and refine, no
trips to the coast, no luxuries now.
Duty calls-Mary must dismiss her
helps, John must throw away his
cigars; the home must be kept, the
family must be reared, life must be
lived, loves chain must be strength
ened ere it break. This Is the rock
upon which many a matrimonial ship
has been wrecked, but to our voyag-
ers 1t proves a lighthouse, which,
mid storms and tempests stands Sc
cure, shedding its beams upon all
within it's reach, indifferent to the
throw and undermine 1t, and point
ing where the haven of duty well per-
formed awaits them.
When Bishop Simpson was on
trip to foreign lands his
wife died; in youth she had been his
lovely princess-his fairy queen; in
alter years the mother Of his children
and his loyal help-meet, and now in
his old age the light of his life was
gone. Nine years later, when near
ng the other shore, he said when I
get to heaven-before 1 have gazed
lpon the raptures of the golden city
will ask the dear Lord to let me
sit by the side of Mary-clasp her
hand in mine and visit with her for
line years.
The angels chant benediction upon
such a union. NAB.
ogden. April 8.