The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-25
rouHo MEN AND MATRlMoNY
A Newspaper Sage InduIGss In sen.
Timeiy Reflections.

A Newspaper Sage InduIGss in son.
Timely Reflections.
A month or two ago, says the Chicae.
Times Herald, editorially. Mrs. Kat,
Gannett Wells, In the North Americas
Review. asked the question: why DE-
not young men marry" and answered
IL, probably TO her own satisfaction
that it was largely due to their selfish
ness.
or course. the ma Jority of young men
taking the country over, do marry. n,
license Office and the divorce courts "a
sure US. but Mrs Wells has in mind a
class of young men Of 80 years and up
ward, whose means or incomes would
abundantly justify their marriage, bur
who refuse 10 enter the bonds. Doubt.
less her indictment against them "a
well laid. But what is to be done about
tit
Men at so have lost some at least OF
their illusions. Love In a cottage ia
one Of them. A dinner OF herbs, even
with contentment, has no charms for
them. They prefer the stalled OK and 4
liberal dowry, other name not so i'm.
portant. As these do not always com.
bine in way to suit, the young men
stay unmarried, aud live a life of more
or less wretchedness In boarding
houses, hotels and clubs. Not being
aware of what they miss by remaining
bachelors. their ignorance 10 bliss.
That some men do not marry when
they are at the impressionable age and
still see plenty of rainbows In the fu.
ture is not altogether their own fault.
The young women who compete with
them for the ordinary clerkly positions
do two things. They reduce the rate of
wages and they prevent young men
from obtaining employment where they
would ultimately grow into salaries ON
which they could marry There are, of
course, thousands of young men vino
take the chances and get married on
ten or fifteen dollars week, but there
are thousands of others who will not.
and who by the time they are In receipt
OF what they consider n sufficient To-
come have lost their inclination to
marry.
We are not saying that the social con.
ditlon that compels SO many young
women to seek employment Is not in
eyitable. All we mean Is that it is one
OF the causes that prevent many young
men from seeking the married state.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith also has Ideas
on this subject and would cure The
evils of bachelorhood by having Con-
gress pass a law compelling men to
marry. She would have national COM
mission appointed TO make the matches
and pick out men and women who
would be suitable for each other.
There is much to be said for this plan.
apart from its practicability. 1t was
the law of Sparta, as laid down by Ly.
curgus, and we all know what virtu-
Gus, robust and courageous people the
| Spartans were. Not only So but the
plan had the high sanction of DR.. John.
son, for that sturdy moralist believed
not only in marriage but in early mar.
rlage.
Talking on this subject one day Bos.
well inquired of him:
1 B.-Pray, sir, do you not suppose that
there are fifty women in the world.
with any one of whom a man NAV be
shappy as with any one woman in
particular
Jay, sir, fifty thousand
B.-Then, sir, you are not of opinion
with some who imagine that certain
men and certain women are made for
each other, and that they cannot be
happy II they miss their counterpartsi
! ITO be sure not, sir. | believe mar.
riages would in general be as happy,
and often more so, II they were made
by the Lord Chancellor, upon due con.
slderatlon of the characters and cir,
cumatances, without the parties having
any chance in the matter.
There is great deal of sound sense
In these observations. and the time
may come in the development OF the
human race when some such law will
be adopted.
Meantime we will whisper to Mrs.
Smith that she is only losing her time
In applying to Congress. Marriage
comes under the laws of the States
only. Let her try her hand on Massa.
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