The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-07-21

QellDefatlOn: With man 1t is largely
a matter of digestion, moonlight and
propinquity" The similarity of adj
vice and results are narrated in the
beautiful book of Ruth. There would
be but few old bachelors if they were
all Ruthlessly Na-omi-ized.
Editor National Magazine,
Boston, Mass.
There was an article in one of the
magazines for October, 1908, which
suggests this communication. In
fact, it was written then, but never
published. The article was entitled,
An Epistolary Anachronism." In this
story, an experienced married woman,
one three times married, was instruct
Sing an inexperienced maiden of TWEEN
ty-seven summers in the ways of Sc
curing that which is often a valuable
accessory in the life of woman, to
wit, husband. l quote some of the
passages. They are from the three
times married woman's standpoint. I
dwell upon this three times married
because it indicates that the applica-
ton of her ideas had met with sue
cess
Marriage is a matter of sense, not
sentiment"
mo woman of your stamp ever
got desirable husband without max
ing some effort"
Il am not suggesting that you
throw yourself vulgarly at some
mans head Put yourself in his way,
delicately keep yourself in his mind"
Marriage is with woman matter
of much planning and careful DELHI
Grafton. With man, it is largely a
matter of digestion, moonlight and
propinquity."
These are given as the sentiments
and the results of the experience of
successful, many times married
woman. They. of course, were not
intended to apply to any young girl,
or to those cases in which marriages
were made in heaven. In the little
story mentioned in that magazine,
the advice was followed and the re-
suits were satisfactory.
| would invite attention to the SINH
rated in the beautiful book of Ruth,
written 1922 years before the birth
of Christ. 1t will be remembered that
Naomi was a widow, living in
strange land, the land of the Moabites.
She was a Jewess from the land of
Judah. Her two sons had married
Moabitish women Both sons had
died Their widows were Orpah and
Ruth. Orpah decided not to return
with her mother-in-law to judah.
When approached on the subject, the
lovely and gentle Ruth said, "Entreat
me not to leave thee, or to return
from following after thee, for whittier
thou goest I will go, and where thou
lodgest 1 will lodge, thy people shall
be my people, and thy God. my God"
$50 Naomi returned and Ruth, the
Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with
her, which returned out of the coun-
try of Moab. And they came to Beth
lehem.
"And Naomi had a kindsman, a
mighty man of wealth, of the family
of Elimelech, and his name was
Boaz" Boaz was mighty man of
wealth, was a kinsman and therefore
had the right to marry the widow of
a kinsman, so as, ito raise up tine
same of the dead upon his inherit
ance"
So Ruth cleaned in the fields of
Boaz. Boaz saw her and was pleased.
He invited her to eat with his hand
maidens. He commanded his young
men ito let her CLEAN even among
the sheayes and reproach her not :"
.And let fall also some of the hand
sflls of purpose for her. and leave
.hem that she may giean them, and
.repraach her not"
"a ApG Ruth carried the gleaIings 10
hee mother-in-law AMI told her that
ekha rane of the man in whose fields
she had CLEANED was Boaz. And
Naomi told her again that the man
"is o. I ear kin unto US. one of Cur
next kinsman." That is Boaz had a
RICH tn marry her. Naomi advised
her /" continue cleaning with his
maidens. $50 she kept fast by the
maidens of Boaz to CLEAN unto the end
of barley and of wheat harvest"
Then Naomi, her mother-in4aW,
said unto her, my daughter, shall
not seek rest for thee. that it may De
of our kindred, with whose maideHs
thou vast Behold, he wiunoWeFn
barley tonight in the threshing fooi.
Wash myself, therefore, and anoint
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