The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-27
WEDDED TO YOUNG
 LOOKING HUSBANDS

''The bright eyes govern better than
 the sun,
 For with thy favor was my life begun. Still reckon on, from smiles to smiles,
 And not by summers; for I, thrive on = none
 But those thy cheerful countenance
 complies.
 An! if it be, to choose and call thee
 mine." A.
 There are thousands of young wo- men of the ages of 20 and over who are l leaving the blooming country and l picturesque village and are coming to l live in the cities to better themselves. Some are young' appearing, with the l bloom of nature on their cheeks, un- small room to save expenses and make used to boarding and taking up with a the money in the purse go as long ways as possible. Usually. they are l looking for something to do; expecting g to be brought in contact at any time with city young men who are different from the sturdy, plodding young farm owners, whose lives of toil,. day in and day out, the same, they turned away from.
 | They might not have told it in so many words, but deep down in their restless souls they resolved that their charms had destined them to wed some city Apollo; to live like lady in comfort and to see the world of life, going about to brilliant places to their hearts content, with nothing to do but 1 listen to a husbands compliments, dress stylishly and be looked up to by visitors. And they would entertain lavishly.
 l All these delusions are quickly dis pe11ed when one unused to hardShips and different turns comes to the city. Hard work faces them in one capacity  does not take a great while for them to weary of the monotony which sur rounds them. Their chances of be- coming acquainted with desirable young prosperous men dwindle down 1alarmingly. Where do they meet them? l is question of vital interest to girl strangers who have become somewhat discouraged over their lonely sur Iroundings.
 It is then that they know the value 1 of some kind heart; that the yearning comes upon them for the mate they imagined was seeking them. Letters from home end with the words T hope you are having a good time! There's so much to be seen in the bright, beau tifuI city. You< see. something that's going. on constantly 's se#
 How could she ackno wfedgeg in her answer that she was obliged to be shut Up in her solitary room because she had no one to take her here and there :? They simply wouldn't believe it. A few short years spent in just that sort of a dull way make her decide that she would come down in her ideas and not limit her Judgment to any particular single man. Just, one she might hap pen to come across would be consid-s cred impartially. Of course, she must try to find that he had no bad habits Marriage being said to be lottery. she must take her chance. Each of the few suitors. whom she had, was entirely opposite from the man Of her ina agination
 The city has brought changes in her appearance, as we'll as in her manners Her cheeks lack roundness and rosi- ness. But her eyes are brighter, her smile sweeter and her disposition more unselffsh and more attractive Young men, not as old as she was f1ocked .ee' esout her. while older ones passed her
 At last the opportunity was hers to gain young mans heart and hand The onlyR drawback to their love match was the youthful appearance or the husband who was to wed her. She thought this over by night and by day.
 Finally a wise solution came to her. she would never allow the knowledge mat she had wed young looking nus band to bother her Rather she'd re9o1ce over it, From the hour that she becomes his bride she would keen Up her own appearance not getting. m the habit of careless neglect His en1oyInent shc.lld be hers. Brightness. Rlndness would make them both sap- pear young-and the hearts of eac, would be joyful and satisfied when wed. ~