The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-09-10
To the Two BrideS-to-Be.

"Brides-to-be" and put a bug in
their ears"
Two of the best among the best,
eh? Well you just stick to that
matters not what comes or goes in
that beautiful, golden after-while'
you just stick to that hard and fast.
When you don the double har-
ness to ''trot down the hills OF
life you will find there's many
rocks, snags and stumps over
! which you must pull. You cant
see them now, but they are there
just the same. Some of them
big ones, too When you meet one,
don't shirk your part of the burden;
don't wait for him to pull the whole
load; don't grow "cold shouldered.
Just pull a little harder on the bits,
lean against the collar little more,
give him an encouraging pat on the
back and say, You're the best old
boy in the world and I'm going to
dig my toes into the ground and help
you oft of this stump" and see that
you do it. Coax him little; he may
lead a lot better than he will drive.
If the load seems to grow heavy, just
you keep a-tuggin'. If he's the "best
man in the world" he will pull the
harder when he sees you are trying
to do your part. He may shy few
times at "bocgers' by the wayside
and kick a little, but you just be
quiet, be as patient as possible, don't
yell and excire him, speak kindly,
and he will trot manfully along.
Don't you try to kick everything
out of the way when things go
wrong, for you are apt to throw your
self, then he might decide to bolt, or
stand to one side and snort" every
time you try to approach him. You
may hide the bride" behind you,
but he is quick to scent danger.
Some work very well till put ION
the road in double harness" then
their feet get tender. So don't drive
too hard at the beginning of your
journey.
You'll find worlds of things along
the way that neither of you ever
dreamed Of; you nn2y have to lead
him by lots of "boogers, but don't
nag, don't jerk him, don't use a
stiff bit" nor a. whip. When he
seems to "fag," just put on your
thinking-cap and locate the cause;
if the collar doesn't fit try another;
if he doesn't relish his oats try an
other brand; examine his teeth; per-
haps something has put them on
makes mistakes (as you both
wilD never magnify them. Never
repeat them; don't be guilty of
repeating things he's told you in
confidence. Never give cause for him
to lose confidence in you. When he
does-goodbye! If he's not exactly
what you thought you were getting,
don't throw it up to him; he may be
equally as disappointed in you. Don't
nag because he does not do things
like the boys did at home. If there's
harder rock to get over than the
man or woman forever saying 80
and so never did such and such at
home,' l don't know what it is.
Don't be contentious. You will
learn that one always gives up to the
other more or less. and you may as
we'll tie rock.to string and try to
throw it over the moon as to think
of having your way about everything
that's another stump in your road.
Be congenial, be patient, be consid
crate; he gave up as much for you
as you did for him. If there's not as
much honey in the honey as you ex-
pected. see if some of the fault was
not yours.
QOu mean lOl SOu oll 10 " oPS-A
your mouths like young mocking-
bird and swallow all Of this. Divide
the doses with the 'grooms-to-be.
May as we'll try to draw the salt from
the sea as for one to try to do right
and the other be Indifferent. Try to
be just the same wiley through the
week as you are on Sunday and I
prophecy a smooth road before you.
Don't look back-look ever toward
that beautiful valley that lies just be-
yond the nils and strive to enter
there hand in hand. May the hap
piest days of your past be the sad
dest days OF your future.
Well. Mother Buchanan, now a
word to you in apology for this
paper. l had started this letter on
my tablet and only had few sheets
laid it down and grabbed ''old
Betsy to shoot a hawk that was
after my chickens. When l came