The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-28

I 'AFNitA1 III AAl IL " tNil Nv UNVlNO &l1N
fourteen years OF fge.
CONGRESS NEEDS TO MOVE.
"The Congress Of the United States
needs to move for a change Of the
National constitution, and then tc
appoint committee not made up OF
single gentleman, but of men Of fam
lilies in WashingtOu-who shall pre-
pare good, honest, righteous, com.
prehensive, uniform law that will con.
troll everything from Sandy Hook &c
the Golden Gate. That will set people
agitated for many years on the ques
tion OF how shall they get away from
each other, TO planning how they can
adjust themselves to the more or less
unlavorable circumstances.
Rigorous divorce laws will also
hinder women from the fatal mistake
of marrying men to reform them. II
Il young man of twenty-five years OF
age or thirty years of age have the
habit Of strong drink fixed on him he
is as certainly bound for druukard' s
grave as that train starting out from
Grand Central Station at O'clock to-
morrow morning is bound for Albany.
The train may not reach Albany, for
it may be thrown from the track. The
young man may not reach drunk
ards grave, for something may throw
him off the iron track Of the evil habit
but the probability is that the train
that starts to morrow morning at 8
o'clock for Albany will get there, and
the probability is that the young man
who has the habit Of strong drink fixed
upon him before twenty-five or thirty
years of age will arrive st u drunkard's s
grave. She knows he drinks, although
be tries to hide it by chewing cloves.
Everybody knows he drinks Parents
warn. neighbors and friends warn. She
will marry him, she will reform him
WHEN EXPERIMENT FAILS, DIVORCE.
"If she is unsuccessful in the expert
ment why then the divorce law will
emancipate her, because habitual
drunkenness is a cause for divorce in
Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Connec-
ticut, and nearly all the States So
the poor thing goes to the altar OF
sacrifice. II you will show me the
proverty struck streets in any city,
will show you the homes OF the women
who married men to reform them. Ia
one case out Of 10000 it may be q
successful experiment. But have a
rigorous divorce law, and that woman
will say II am aflisnced to that man
it is for life.
"a rigorous divorce law will also do
much to hinder hasty and inconsider-
ate marriages Under the impression
that one can be easily released people
enter the relation without inquiry, and
without reflection. Romance and
impulse rule the day. Perhaps the
only ground for the marriage compact
is that she likes bis looks, and he ad-
mires the graceful way she crosses the
floor. 1t is all they know about each
other. 1t is all the preparation for
life. A woman that could not make
loaf Of bread to save her life will
swear TO cherish and obey. A Chris
tian will marry an atheist, and that
always makes copjoined wretchedness,
for il man does not believe there is
a God he is neither to be trusted with
a dc liar or with your lifelong happi-
ness. Having read much about love
in cottage, people brought up in ease
will go and starve in a hovel.
APPEAL FOR A UNIFORM LAW.
"By the wreck of 10000 homes, by
the hnlocau of 10000 sacrificed men
and women, by the hearth stone OF the
/ family, which is the cornerstone OF the
State, and in the name OF that sod
who hath set up the family institution
and who hath made the breaking OF
the marital oath the most appalling
OF all perjuries | implore the coming
Congress OF the United States to make
some righteous uniiorm law for all O
the States, and from ocean to OCT an
i on this subject OF marriage aud di
vorce.
"Let me say to the hundreds o.
young people in this house this after
noon, before you give your heart anC
hand in holy alliance, use all caution
inquire outside rs to habits, explore
, the disposition, scrutinize the taste
question the ancestry, and find ouI
, the ambitions. Do not take the he
) rnes and the heroines Of cheap novels
for model. D. not put your life time
t happiness iu the keeping of a mar
. who has the reputation for being {
little loose in morals, or in the keeping
! Of woman who dresses fast. Remem
! Der that while good looks are a kindl!
, gilt OF God. wrinkles or accident ma,
! despoil them. Remember that BJ rol
r was no more celebrated for his beaut,
A than for bis deprsvity. Remembe
fsthat Absalom's hair was not NOR