The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
NO RULE To GOVERN
The GAME OF LOVE

The man who wrote the article. "A
Cure for Elopements," commencing a
five day limit for marriage licensees.
is certainly norant on the hubject
OF lovely we I. He is either "a cross
grabbed oil We" or his experience
and observa..Ul is SO limited or mar
row that it is not worth considering.
IN the first place, the dear girls are
so apt TO take advantage of wOman's
privilege TO change her mind that if
a fellow wants her badly he must take
advantage of her impulse and grab
her quick, before she changes her
mlnd-Ss five hours is taking chances
on woman's changing her mind. TO
say nothing of five whole days.
Again, marriage is a lottery any,
way. 1t makes little difference how
long you have known each other pre-
Vlousiy. You don't begin to know
each other until afterwards 1 knew
man and woman, both sensible and
intelligent people, who were the most
| devoted lovers for fifteen years before
they were married, and did not live
together year after marriage, al
lnough the man was in good Circum-
stances then and nice man. too
| L courted my first wife three wears
ana knew her and the family init
| mately alwayS-and she was the
sweetest tempered and most amiable
girl Imaginable apparently and We
| were like turtle doves for a while GU
nnally developed such a nasty nagginp
disposition. l flew the coop and let
/ her get divorce, and she subse-
quently married a Baptist minister.
MY second venture was "A lady /
met IN chicago, who converted me to
| CHRISTIAN science" and 1 found her
sympathetic and admired her greatly.
6ut when we were "spliced'-why. /
FOUND her so cold. chilly and indif-
terent that l just could not stand such
IN lclcle, and with her consent. we
| we're divorced, too.
My last and most fortunate mar
mage was upon the impulse of the
m"nent. l was in Milwaukee and
'hrec irienGs and myself were enter
aiming some S.rlS, members of "A bur
!esque show, az that. One or the
young ladies and yours truly uot in
terested in each other ~ first sight aod
got married the next day. and she has
certainly been ali that a man could
expect in wife. Six years we've been
married now, and love each other
more every year. l never drink or
ever smoke, because she don't think
IT'S good for me, and she objects to
poth on principle, anyway.
would not be away from her now.
only 1 had &c come South on business.
with her sister in Michigan. We write
love letter every day-and / have
Just finished one to her / am inst
writing this TO you for amusement and
10 put YOU wise" to things Won are
not qualified to pass on.
Just let the boys and girls alone in
thelr love affairs, as they will get in
wrong or right, according to luck and
temperament Don't bother over such
matters; tackle something of more
importance-some subject you under
stand better and can impress your
cultivated ideas upon your readers.
This boy and girl, or man and wo-
man game of marriage-why. man
alive! there is no rule" to govern e.
Nature Just has to take its course.
Don't be lobster and forget il or
apologize to your readers.
Yours fraternally.
A MAN OF EXPERIENCE
p. S.-There is.-G girl in the vorld
for us all, and I nave mine O. X.