Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-12-06
! QUIET HOUR A
Ry Laura lean Libbev.
AT Welded LIFEs BEGINNING.
HOW RICH SHOULD YOUNG PAIR
BE?

That depends entirely upon the po-
sition the young mar and the young
woman occupy social1y-and how they
expect to live?
matter than an answer is difficult. If a
young man who is receiving but a very
sSdende salary is to be one of the con-
tracing parties, I would say: Delay
Ehe marriage until you have the ready
money to purchase the furniture of a
4ittle fiat, be it ever SO hunble
! Two hundred dollars will probably
eem a very large sum to many worthy
add striving young men. But indeed it
TS a modest sum with which to purchase
al the little necessities, and even at
%aat you will fall shor of many needful
articles. No young mar should marry
until he has proven cOncluSlvely to the
young woman that he la the DISPOSE
tion and ability to save up money, and
to AXE her to a home whose furnish
dngs he has earned dollar by dollar.
The young couple who are madly in
love with each other and marry on the
spGT OF the with scarcely a
dollar in the pocket Of either) are to be
-ooanmiserated for their folly. Aye, they
are more to be pitied than laughed at.
They can board" they tell you. land
that is a deal better than spending
money on furniture"
Not SO, my dears. No young married
couples are as well of in a boarding
house as in a cosy fat Of their own.
The young wife, hav1ng nothing to do
all day long but lounge around her room
and come down to meals already cooked,
is learning a lesson which she will rue
in after years Incidence is the natural
EeSult Of 1t.
The young husband, too, will find it
te1fold more difficult to saw that $500
after marriage. with another to con-
Ekanrly provide for. and many unlocked
Cor n for money to take flight
from.
The never know the freedom OF do
ing just what they please in their own
d0Inain-in having just what they wish
to eat-and having a place where they
a enjoy the privilege Of inviting their
frfends to come as often as they like.
and remain as long as they like. with
out a landlady's interference.
/ would say this earnestly to the
young people of moderate circum-
stances who contemplate matrimony:
After the betrothal ring has been
= given and accepted consult each other
at once concerning the starting of a lit
tie home of your own. Sit down quietly
and reckon the cost. First find out how
much you can stand for rent Of rooms
from your small salary, how many
rooms you are to have, and then so
carefully through the cost of furnishing
each room minutely, not extravagantly,
but plainly, trusting to times kindness
to be able to add luxurieS.
Even less none than the sum named
might be found to answer the
These evenings of anxious reckoning
will De prO1taply spent Oy DoIn OF you,
for the subject under discussion is of
h greatest Importance to each.
You will find that many changes on
your list of prices and articles to be
purchased will have to be made con-
stantIy ere you settle at last the eco
nomical manner in which the $500
(Which, no doubt, cost the lover many
an extra hour of told is to be expended.
But if you want a happy married life
start in from the outset by having q
place of your own, with every piece OF
furniture-aye, everytbing-paid for.
And my earnest word for it, you will
neve regret it.
That is the only true way to begin
the career outWard of 1.-TWO souls with
but a singl bought, two hearts thai
peat as one"
LAURA JEAN LIBBEY.