The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-09-21
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
AMARANTII.

-, "A lh <AlOlAlN II.
finds out how nia,
herited, aud no calcula
ont how long il vii. be bef6ed' with our
will die and whether be car stnnd 4s H.,
fractory temper until lo does die, and ttiii-
ho enters the relation, for he says III
cannot stand Il. then through the divorce
law will back out." That process Is GO
Ing on all tho time, and men onter into tho
relation without any moral principle. with.
oft any Affection and u IL "a mueh u mat.
ter OF st ock speculation as anything that
was transacted yesterday In Union Pacific,
Wabash aud Delaware and Lackawanna
Now, suppose a man understood, ns hc
ought to understand, that tt he goes iutO
that relation there II no possibility uf his
getting cut or no probability. He would
be- more 81 ow TO put his neck In the yoke
He should say to himself. Rather than
Caribbean whlrlwlnd with whole feet OF
shipping in its arms. give me zephyr of
fields oi sun shine and gardens OF peace"
Rigorous divorce law will also hinier
women from the fatal mistake OF marrying
men 10 reform them. II young man by
twenty-five years OF age OF thirty years OF
age, have the habit OF strong drink fixed
on him. he is rs certainly bound for
drupkard's grave as that q train starting
out from the Grand Central depot at $
o'clock Tomorrow morning Ia hound for
Albany. The train may not reach Albany
for II may be thrown from tho track. Ths
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grave, Tor something may throw him OIL
the iron track ot evil habit. But tho proba-
bllitv IL that the train that starts .o-mor.
row morning at 8 o'clock for Albany viii
get there, aud the probability is that tho
young man who has the habit OF strong
drink nxed on him before twenty.nve
or thirty years OF nge will arrive
Mt n drunkurd's grave. She knows
ho drinks, although he tries To hide Il
by chewing cloves. Everybody knows
he drinks. Parents warn; neighbors
and friends warn. She will marry him,
she will reform him. II she Is unsuccess-
ful in the experiment, why, theu, the d.
vorce law will omanclpate her, because
hnbltual drunkenness Is II cause for dt-
vorce in Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Con-
necticut and nearly ali the States. 80 the
poor thing goes to the altar of sacrifice. 1t
you will show mo the poverty strucN
streets in any city, l will show you the
homes OF the women who married mon to
reform them. In one case out OF ten thou.
sand 1t may be successful experiment. [
never saw tue successful experiment. But
have n rigorous divorce INV. and that
woman will say III am affianced to that
man, 1t is for life, and II now, in the ardor
of his young love and l the prize to bo
won he will not give up his cups, when he
has won the prize surely he will not give
up his cups And so that woman will say
to the man: "No. sir you are already mar
ried to the club amt you are married to
that evil habit, and so you are married
twice, and you are bgamist. Coz!
Let me say TO all young people, before
you give your heart and hand in holya'-
lance, use all caution. Inquire outside as
to habits, explore the disposition, scrutin.
ize tho taste, question rhs ancestry and
lfnd ont the ambitions. Do not take the
heroes and herones OF cheap novels fora
model. Do not put your lifetime happi.
ness in the keeping OF Il man who has a
reputation Of being littls loose in morals
or In the keeping OF n woman who dresses
! immOdestly. Remember that while good
looks are II kindly gilt OF GOD, wrinkles or
accident may Gestoil them. Remember
that Byron was no more celebrated for his
beauty than for his depravity. Remember
that Absaloms hair was not moro splendid
than his habis were despicable. Hear III
Hear II! The only foundation for happy
marriage that ever has been or ever will
he is good character Ask the counsel OF
father and mother in this most important
step Of your life. They are good advisers.
They are the best friends you ever had.
They made more sacrifices ;ur you than
any one else ever did.
And let me say TO those Of you who arc
in happy married union. avoid first uiInr-
rels; have no unexplained orrespondence
with former admirers; cultivate no gus
picions; In n moment OF had temper do not
rush out and tell the neighbors; do not let
any OF those Sadahouts OF society unload
III your nousr thelr DuGVhSn OF gao ana
little sattle; do not make 1t an invGriable
rule to stand on your rights: learn how to
apologize; do not ba 80 proud or so stub
born or so devilish that you will not make
up. Remember that thu worst domestic
misfortunes ard most scandalous divorce
cases started from little infcllcltes. The
whole piled up train OF ten rail cars tale
sccped and smashed nj the foot OF nn om-
bankment 100 feet down came to that r,-
tastrophe by getting two or three inches
of tho track. Some os the groatest domes.
tic misfcrtunos and the widest resounding
divorce cases have started from little mis-
understandings that were allowed to 20 on
and go on until home end responsibility
and religion and imm ortal soul went down
In the crash.
Fellow citiscls as we'll % fellow Chris.
tlnns let us have divine rage against
anything that wars on tho marriage ntatc.
Blessed institution! Instead OF two nrns
to iignt the battle of life. four; instead OF
two eyes to scrutinize the path ot lie, four;
instead OF two shoulders to lift she burden
OF life, four; twice tho energy, twice tho
courage, twice the holy ambition twice
the probability OF worldly success twice
the prospects OF heaven. Into that matri-
monial bower God fetches two souls. Out.
side the bower, room for all contentious,
and all chickering's, and all controversies.
but inside that bower thoro is room for
only one guest-.the angel al love. I.o.
that angel stand at the floral DOORWAY Of
this Edenic bower with drawn sword 20
hew down the worst foe of that over.
oasy divorce. And for every paradise lost
may there be Il paradise reGAiucs And
Rfter we quit our home here may we have
n brighter home In heaven; Mt the windows
OF which, this moment, are familiar faces
watching for our arrival and WONDERING
why so long 90 tarry.