Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-08-21
ARP ON MARRIAGE.
What Kind of Girl Should a Young
Lead TO the Altar.
LOVE IS THE GIFT OF THE LORD
Evils of Marrying Cousins Profess
sor Connor, of the Institution Fo.
the Deaf, Gives Figures.

Wnen young man falls in love an0
resolves to get married reckon it is
good thing that he is reckless of the
consequences. | was. | know for never
thought of anything except the pretty
girl end how happy | would he to gel
her had no thought of trouble on
poverty or grief or war or death The
time was far. far away when the sill
yer cord would be loosed and the gol-
den bowl be broken. AS for the girl
she is more reckless than her lover,
even though her peril is far greater.
for hers is to be the pain and suffering
the care and anXiety-the night watch.
ing and sometimes the broken heart. II
is mystery TO me how the mother en-
dures it all and holds up her head and
keeps her strength. But love for her
offspring. maternal love. suStains her.
II is the gift of God. There was mar
riage in our town the other day. and
as the crowds gathered at the church
our neighbor. Mrs. FELTON,. stopped in
the veranda to rest and see the battle
from afar. She was. as usual. merry
and say by turns-sCmctimes the tears
were glistening in her eyes and soon
she laughed merrily and showed her
rearly teeth. When the bridal carriage
whispered Poor things. they little
know what is ahead of them" Sudden
ly She branched off into II story about
her little pet mule colt that is now her
daily comfort. 1T watches me at the
window" she said. and when 80 ont
ii runs To me ana lays its head on my
arm and almost nCastles in my bosom.
Mary's lamb was not more loving. 1t
bites and kicks at everybody else. but
runs 10 me fawns upon ne with perfect
alteration" She laughed again. but all
AT once the corners OF her mouth
dropped to m angle of - degrees ana
her voice tremhled as she said: But.
maiov. have at last come down ~
hard pan and misery IN my old age. No
cook. no help OF any sort and though
yesterday was my SiNty-fourth birth
day | had to pull the buggy down to
tho branch and wash it, on. my coun-
try She cried a little. and then
laughed a good dea! more. Pearly t'lrS
and r9arly teeth are attractive features
in Il woman. NcVcrthieSS between pct
ting mule colts and washing buggics
she still finds time to plead for the ed
ucatioa of the poor country girls of
North Georgia.
But what kind of a girl should a
young man marry? OF course. she must
ha horn of rrsnect,bIc porents sho
should be virtuous. she should have a
a,od Ioving disnoeition and = fair odu-
cation. She should be healthy and have
M taipt of her lovers ancestral bload
in her veins. All OF these qualihcl-
tions have been discussed and treated
over and over again. except the last |
am inspired to say something about
that because its Importance has long
been overlooked neither poets nor
philosophers nor scientists have writ
ten upon it nor given any warning. y
letter recently received from young
man in Mississippi asks II there is any
thing wrong in man marrying his
cousi in. Yes; very. very wran1. The an
swcr is found in the records of the asy-
lums for the deaf ana dumb and blind. !
Their CHIEF patronage comes from The
in'crmarriagr of cousins. These lns I-
tutions cost our state about $4,000 a
year ana nan OIL ihe cA-
EehSe cou!d b' aN"'aeu Il 'he
lhtcrinarrldSe Oh cousins was
pronipl'e"' h"E' H"' ''' I'7 "l
lhc nllhu Asy ull nc,o'e me ""l N"o"
oi three Dilhu chl'ureh oI one l'''h''y
VINO were sent l"'''' anu ''cE were
the oHSprlhs oil parents VINO were
cousins. KNOW oI hNe 'hIIu'eh Oh one
family VINO were sent 10 our deaI ana
dumo institute AT 'aNe opiNhsS' lEcIr
parents were oouoIe cousins lhey haG
put one cHlIu VINO 'ouiu near ana
speak. She was soou-ioohlhS conh-
Try SlIl' one iiId'F'cu " c''NeI young
man VINO hduieu Wood lof me. soon AZ
ter his marriage he moved to Texas |