Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-05-06
MA1RIMONY AND DIVORCE.
with u Few Hints for the I'm.
married.

with II Few Hints for the I'm.
married.
Two lovers come together at the marriage
altar; their vows are heartily made. The
II wills" and II dos" are SO firmly spoken
that you are sure whatever life has in store
for them of love or loss today their hearts
are true their motives pure, all their path
seems straight. Next month the intrca-
cies of life together are entered and the
great question comes to them, "Was our
marriage made in heaven, or did We have it
all our own way?' Now, really, all awry
as married lives may sometimes 60, sup
>pose there are comparatively few who would
be willing to exchange their other selves for
new companions. Probably in pet man
nd often say, What fool I was to marry
such womanr' But before the day is oyer
he will say as heartily, What a fool | should
have been to marry any one else!'
The president of western college, a most
cultivated, delightful, cosy sort of man,
when sitting down to familiar talk, told
me that he could not get we'll enough &C
uuainted with woman to know whether
he really wanted to live with her or not,
without so compromising himself that he
must either marty her or be looked upon as
a hesltlcss flrt. This opened up to me
great room for pity for the over thirlies, who
have none of the cosy little ways of getting
thoroughly acquainted that the younger pco.
pie have.
WHAT MAKES MARRIAGE UNHAPPY.
asked good candid man this question,
and he thoughtfully said, II think in nine
cases out of ten it is the fault of the woman.
OF course" he said, cher duty is to make the
home pleasant. The husband comes home
tired with his business all he needs to make
him agreeable is pleasant welcome, an ap
petizing supper, wife with tact" "Yes,'
said, II think all the men would enjoy 60
ing up to heaven to spend the evening and
having nectar and ambrosia for supper You
see ambrosia was never known to be over
done nor undone; and as for nectar. 1t never
sours and is neither too strong nor too weak,
as the angels have not been up with
teelhing babies the better part of the night,
nor have been wrestling during the day with
ignorant servants whose fire persistently
went back on them, whose reckoning Of time
was entirely unmathematical, l imagine they
can be as full of tact as the most exacting
husband might wish" Tact Can the
&c yont 1I1,y NIT
tretful baby in arms, make dinner seem at
six when it is half an hour late, or impress
obtuse men that the pudding is done brown
VIXEN it is as pale as BanQuos ghost? You
can't even make yourself, a hopeful woman,
believe the things which are not; how much
less pessmistic man. "Well," he said, "a
woman has always one resource, tears. She
can generally fetch man by crying" Yes,
her necessity for tact is only equalled by her
cause for tears; but, unfortunately, tears do
not fetch" all men; they drive some away.
Probably most men would say, "Ceriainly,
the woman is generally at fault" These
men inherit Adams idea. The woman-she
made me do it. But, unfortunately, when
the serpent enters their paradise they walk
out alone, while he took Eve for better-tor
worse
The courts generally give divorces for
adultery, cruelty, neglect to provide, dese-
ton, idocy and insanity-bcfolc marriage as
such are not fit to make any contract fraud
or force in securing marriage crime, or a
certain number of years in the penitentiary.
In Tennessee i: was at one time allowed for
Using language that no gentleman would
use to slave, threatening to drive her from
the house, slappipg and choking her, praying
to God in family worship in her presence, to
deliver him from her"
A surface look leads US to think these
causes for divorce must be through man's
error rather than woman's, but we must
search for ourselves, as often the cause given
in the court is not the primal cause.
THE PREVAILING CAUSE OF DIVORCE.
This leads us to incompatibillty of tenn,
permanent, which is frequent cause for part,
ings.
In a Boston paper last week there was q
marriage service given. have not the pa
per, and may not quote correctly, but what
! lack in my memory will make up in i'm
aginat,on. Indeed, this is mostly para
phrase:
John, will you take this woman to be
your lawful and welded wfe?"
II will"
"Ann, will you take this man to be your
husbandp"
81 will"
John, do you like much air in your sleep
ing roomY'
II do not. sneeze on the slightest pro-
vocation. I never have window Open"
"Ann, do you like air In the nlghl?'
II do. must have two windows open or
I sutfocate."
"John, do you like to retire early?"
II do. / must get my sleep the first part
of the night"
"Ann, do you like to retire early?"
81 do not. must sit up until midnight
and lie as late as please in the morning, or
am wretched."
John, do you like your beef well done?"
II do. will not touch rare beefsteak or
an under done roast"
Gam, do you like well done beef?"
81 do not. Mine must simply be warmed.
scorn over done meat
John, do YOU like siencep"