The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-11-22

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m.n.u tlla iatn. :nl -r!i.o arr mani
.o,fl. sn.,r.ar. it hchoo.c- tie wise
mluio il.41i- q iudicinu- election.
Nj wonen 10 no, max good wivcy
and i,i~ rp,,ibic for a man to marry
aud nakc the create, hundcr Of hi I
lfo
some women can make you >uprcap
ly happy, and other, can makc >ril
very sad. BE careful, then. a. to the
kind Of woman you ask to >harr your
lot.
In seeking wife, claim man
should act in businc- like manner,
and not be carried away Is his emo
tions.
The step he propn,rs to take is Of
paramount importance, and will affect
his veal or woe more than anything in
life.
Marriage ought to be something
more than grab bag, into which a
man thrusts his hand and takes out
an unknown quantity.
\ sensible woocr is like IL good
shopper, who goes from store to store
and examines the goods on all the
counters, inquirng into their quality
and price before he makes pur-
chase
lie selects wife after duly invcst
getting that portion of the market
which is available to man in his
station, and comes to the plcasurablc
conclusion that he has exactly what
he wants.
There is little romance, | admit,
about such prosaic method of choos
ing partner, and some may criticisc
this as pretty cold bloodcd way Of
making love. But in answer to these
criticisms it may be said that this is a
workaday world, with very little ro-
nance about it, and it is better to be
gin as We can hold out.
Such things have occurred, and will
occur again, but they are the cxccp-
tions that prov. the rule that the best
love arises between those who are ac
quainted with one another's antccc
dents and have similar tastes and
sympathics.
To marry we'll man must marry Il
woman who he knows will suit him,
and such knowledge comes only by
careful thought and observation.
There are certain qualifications
which every woman should possess
who proposes to become a wife, and
which every lover should demand.
These shall mention, and to them
fastidious individuals may add as
many more as they please.
hope they will not require as
much, however, as man once heard
of, who said all he would demand in
wife was ca good temper, health, in
telligencc, beautiful face, comcly
figure, good family connection, domcs-
tic habits, resources Of amusement,
conversational talent, good spirits,
elegant manners and money.
There was nothing narrow about
that man.
Fortunately, all men do not have
such exalted ideals, and arc willing to
put up with smaller number cf de-
sirablc qualities.
The first qualification that | shall
mention is that she who is to be
wife must be woman Of character,
and thus command the respect and
admiration Of the man who seeks her
hand
y pleasant disposition is an indis-
pensablc quality.
1t must be remembered that women
are born actrcsscs-that they can play
their oparts most skillfully during
their counting days, and deceive their
lovers as to various weak points in
their characters, if they are 50 dis
posed.
Many man has been completely
fooled by the woman he was counting
and lived to regret his lack Of in
sight.
If she was a slattern and too lazy to
dress herself neatly, she was shrcwd
enough never to let her young man
find her in an unbecoming costume.
She was trinity dressed and her hair
was combed when he was around
While the rest of the family were
laughing in their sleeves, she made
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