The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-12-21

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As4Nff9 cases NA ANN s1N'@+f fef''t 80
bahly would be- tcBr or five mors
presented last ihiuk n t. forty
aisafca raitA 10 isennlngton County
MIA, Is she principal cause OF reason
why there have been 10 many illas-
aaried mAithesf Is one reason that
iH i 70 easy 70 obtain divorce or,
ara the people II Vermont deeenera,
ling. perhaps soma would say are
becoming enllshlcnoal IN that they
hold our marriage VOWS ~ no con
aequcufc compared to peace n the
homeg Whist can be done to les
les ibis iroahls7
People young and old viii marry
iio We spend AZ much study Of tho
habits aud principles Of those We
desire FOR helpmates as our tore-par-
eitts did, Does that have anything
ts 40 with Il. II my views are cor
rect there never WAS time when
Young people hesitated 50 much, or
aeilaeraicd 20 long IN selecting
mates as they do nowadays. certain
is not among my acquaintance. !
believe one potent reason for the con
aaion 81 matters lies IN the fact
that families are much smaller than
Years ago. often one son or one
daughter.
our people are. as rule. much
better off, that is. they 0 not feel
Il ~ the expense Of clio ...ie hhfd
ing and schooling one or two child
ren. "a fac' most parents really
would prefer their children in the
home rather than have them go
out and SGT up for themselves. par
iicularly so IN case OF the mother,
Any Of us older ones know the moth
er Is loath 10 see another woman
take her place IN the boys heart
aud affections. and ! have heard
fathers say they didn't want the
daughter to marry This ! speak Of
because Il Is clear that often this
Wlll hold the Young people from mar
ryng especially when they would
rot be able to live In quite the style
II they depended entirely on them
selves 10 maintain an establishment
az their own From observation !
know III many Instances that young
women do not care TO assume the
cares Of maternity. and am posi-
two Of the fact that mothers tshame
10 the.lj IN many cases encourage
this reluctance 10 wed for this rea-
son.
/ can see another doplorabIe ten
dency in our young pcoule of today,
that ID 10 use an and every dollar
f0r ans other but laying II by for
ne purpose Of acquiring a home
Right hero let me digroas
ii comes to my mind often these
days o. what Judge Ranney Howard.
Who wae a resident Of Manchester
4 yerai years since. and was promi-
nent In town matters, told me in one
gf die talks | had with him After
forty years / cannot give his exa
4ulds bn; this Is what he meant and
tho way he explained to ne, that
FL tho proper age young people
should marry for various reasons
0Ao reason was. when young man
eas married aud had a home estab-
lished you might know where to find
him IL he was in business Of any
sort that was TO his credit, Among
my acqualntnnces know many who
have hoyhood homes OF course, but
unless you take especial pains TO
keep track II them, soor you arc
uaable to locate them AT once. An
ether of the Judges declarations was
tlat when young couple had be-
gun 70 have things in common, es-
poclally II they were working PEG
niB. tand that applies TO the larger
part Of the people Of vermonU they
TOOK a greater interest IN all mat
iers that would affect their after
lives, and would be more impor-
taht part Of the community and
would feel more the dignity and bles
sings Of citizenship. that until then.
had but little meaning for them.
A good woman declares boys and
eirlH Of today are too uncertain who
and what they want for husband or
vie. II fairly pleasant young
nan comes 20 town. former snitorR
are quite likely 10 be snubbed, which
ii bad practice. as no sensible
yong man cares Ter Eifc inclined
ID fiirt for as sure as the sun
shines. more than fifty per cent OF
divorce suits get start and head
way because Of such foolishness, IL
seems al times trouble o. this ma
tute Was almost like an epidemic
AZ immoral. scandalized family VIII
eontamlnate q dozen upright home
loving ones. While we are anyliz-
lng this subject. what better ideal
a community than sedatc. middle
aged people with young married
couples rearing children and thereby
getting Ell the blessings possible
IN booking forward 70 the time when
lie children ~ their lives are spar
Is shall grow into useful and mod
Il citizens our nature demands
that we Indulge sometimes IN senil-
meut. il orr youth, but We must
oHsrow thar so that when married
people come 20 realize the fact trou-
bio commences sometimes won-
DIR II divorced people were prohibit
~ Ny las ever 20 marry again, II
ii would be wise. We all understand
III many instances. future bus
haEd OF wife - selected before a
divorce y secured No Lawyer woGl
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