The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-13

expensive drinks to c@cry fool who
clap, him on the back A.nl calls linn
sold man, he cannot dior, to marry
because he would not 'lcny himself
small but not very clcyl,ing luxuries
for the sake Of gaining hat greatest
of all luXurics, good wifc. Then if
man have Il small income he must
select a girl with slender waist, not
one who has made her waist slender
by health destroying cor,e,s, but one
who can manage small income and
make both ends meet with the least
possible amount Of waste
Mothers have much to DO with this
matter. They are always on the look
out for rich husbands for their daugh-
ter>; would it not be bettcrif they fit
ted their daughters to be the wives of
men who are not millionairc5? If they
did this more men would think that it
was time to marry.
A certain philosopher said that we
should marry carly and Of IN. This
advice cannot be followed if we wait
Till all the prcliminarics that have
been enumerated in reference to char
actcr, health, money, age and SO forth
are quite satisfactory Rather we shall
have to enroll ourselves the disciples Of
another philosopher who said, "If
young do not marry yet, if old do not
marry at all.
The advice of the second pliloso-
Just quoted, about marrying early and
often, suggests the question when Il
person should marry again whose first
or second partner has died Hamlet
has said some very hard things against
q rapid succession in this matter, and
certainly there ought to be decent
intcrrcgnun between the queens Of
man 5 hearth If man replace his
wife too soon it looks as if he had
been in love with her successor before
his first wife died. On the other
hand, if he never marry again people
may say Of him "Oncc bitten, twice
shy" Here, as in other cases, the
happy cdium is best, and | would
plead for little more sentiment than
was shown by a certain Irish small
farmer. Asked by his landlord if the
report of his second marriage was true,
he replied: "It is, yer homer" "But
your first has only been dead week,
Pat can shurc she's as dead now
as she ever will be, yer homer"
A famous American author inscrib-
ed upon the gravcstonc of his wife,
''The light has gone from my life.
Time not only modified his distress,
but suggested a renewal of conjugal
bliss. A neighbor had the bad taste
to banter him on his engagement, and
to express surprise that he had so
soon forgotten his words of lamenta-
tion. lie replied: $50 far from for
getting them, remember and repeat
them now, as originating and confirm
ing the intention that you are pleased
to criticisc. I declared that the light
was gone from my life, and it is for
this reason that I propose to strike an
other match.
Near Valentine Day in February
is favorite time for marrying. So is
April, in spite of the fear few must
have Of making April fools Of them
selves. For some reason or another
May is considered unlucky, though
one would think that time when cv-
cry bud in nature speaks Of hope
should be rcassuring. June is COM
Portable time for honeymooning, for
hotels are not full and trippers have
not yet started on their wild career.
Any time, however, will do for marry
ing, aud should be taken advan-
tage of when the right person turns
up.