The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-04-23
SHALL OUR GIRLS" MARRY

A certain woman went into the woods
to pray for husband. Being greatly
in earnest, the fervor of her supplica-
tions reused an owl at roost in neigh
boring tree. The bird, after the man.
ner Of its kind when disturbed, called
out, "Hoo, hoo, hoo" ..Thereupon the
woman, having the faith which expects
to move mountains believed that the
Lord had come in person to answer
her prayer and was inquiring whom
she sought in marriage.
"Anybody, good Lord, anybody"
she made haste to reply. But the owl.
by no means quieted, continued to hoot:
"Hoo, hoo," and the woman responded:
"Anybody, Lord, anybody, jes' so ''tis
man." .es....
This absurd little story was es-
teemed choice bit of wit by our grand
parents, and courtly gentlemen were
wont to tell it with relish seventy-fve
or a hundred years ago. The state of
society which esteemed it fine bit of
pleasantly that an unmarried woman
should dance in her stockings, without
shoes, at the wedding of a younger
sister, held it to be the chief end of wo-
man to marry.
"Get married as soon as you can,"
was the precept taught girls in those
days; "marry we'll if possible, but at
any rate get'married." The emancipa-
tion of women is in nothing more mani
fest than in the attitude of the new wo-
man toward matrimony. With. so
many resources for pleasure and profit
at her command ,rshe is in nohurry to
barter her liberty for i5: J: ;:i''
The sweet, safe corner of the household fire
Behind the heads Of children,
and Bridget in the kitchen and Pris-
ella in the parlor alike think not twice
but many times. whether they will be
wise to change their condition for the
''holy state Of matrimony."
Wise mothers nowadays teach their
daughters that it is far better to remain
single than to marry badly; and wise
fathers strive to equip their, girls, no
less than their boys, tc fight the battle
Of life single,handed, if need be,
IL would like to marry some day"
said young society woman, past
twenty-five, charming enough to have
many men at her feet, and the posses
sor of an income which allowed. her
comfort hedged about with economy.
Eyes, should like to get married,
really. A husband of the right sort
adds immensely to a woman's comfort
and social Importance, and is good
thing. ,- Then, you know, l adore child
rem But there seems to be so few
men worth while All ever met who
were interesting happened to be- poor,
and should have to be idiotically in
love to marry any one with less. than
s. 900 year. In factI think ought
to ask more. Where did YOU meet
your husband?" She spoke in sud
den burst of confidence to married
friend a few years. older than herself.
The friend laughed. my husband?
My dear, you would not have looked
at him twice. '-WtrerI met him he was
a drummer with a salary Of 81 200 a
year. That is where you girl" make
your great mistake: you won't under
stand that a man WHO has; brains and
energy enough to earn $4,000 year is
far more likely Ito double that income
over and overland over again thar the
man who inliefits $4,000 a year is to
keep it." ' ''''''' ,'''' -
The question in a. nutshell is, not
what man has,. but what he is. There
are men for whose sake poverty may
be cheerfully borne; men who when the
wolf howls at the door, like the old ne
gro in tile .,,,i Wilds ofMiehiggan go forth
zen kill dat wolf, sub, bonn to have
! fresh meat anyhow" and bring back
the wolfskin as trophy. .n'..s--
When "A brahain Hincoln went 7a,woo-
ing he met with scant welcome from
I the aristocratic relative of the wife