The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02
SUNDAY WAS BUSY
DAY FOR CUPID
Rumor Has it Many
Asked the Men of
Their Choice to
Marry EN-
OH WEDDING BELLS
Local Preachers Have
Brushed Up the Old
Prince Albert


Rumors and rumors have been
floating around since Sunday in this
thriving little city. Rumors of fail
maidens asking handsome young men
to become heir hubbys have been
passed from corner to corner. Its a
fact. The words out that number
of young ladies of this community
have taken advantage of the twenty
ninth Lucky girls they are. In the
future, when things go wrong they
can have the satisfaction of saying
well, it's my own fault picked
him out"
There was confirmed bachelor
strolled into The Republican office
the other day and he put out some
of his ideas on welded life. He was
one of those real bachelors you read
about. One of those birds who
thinks a woman's place is in her
homeland alone. One of those guys
who thinks the woman was entirely
to blame when Adam and Eve got
Kicked out of the garden of Eden.
Because we quote him Is no sign
that we fully agree with him, but
there are one or two pretty fair ideas
that he advances. Read it and learn,
you married folks; and you unmar-
ried people, read it and see If it is
true.
Marriage makes striking
change in young people, says this
bachelor man. "They may have been
the finest of friends before taking the
step, but afterwards they are not
congenial company to the unblessed
single ones. The whole change is
one of attitude.
Zone of the chiefest of siren quail
tiles in human nature is humility. 1t
is the friend who listens to your tale
of woe that you cling to and enjoy
After marriage a man, or woman,
either, becomes an oracle, bore,
giver of vague and unnecessary ad-
vice. They get the domination dis
ease.
"They are of two kinds, the gush-
ing optimist and the disillusioned
pessimist. One tells you that never
in this wide world, no matter how
far you roam, will you know the JOY
of the fulness of life until you are
comfortably married to the right and
proper mate The other says, Never
do it," and Stay on the safe side
marriage is insufferable bondage
''Only one married person in mil
lion, evidently, has any least re-
membrance of the other side, the pre-
marriage days. The fact that lovers
in general, themselves included, have
always an ironbound idea of what
they want and no thought of taking
less, that they hate advice and want
to find out for themselves, does not
stick with them thru the ceremony
which seems to divide past from
future as utterly as re-birth.
"As regards single persons who
were friends these newly married
folks believe in two methods of treat
ment: To demonstrate the blissful
exquisite fondness that matrimony
generates and to pose as expert ad-
visers on the subject. AS rule the
woman chooses the first method and
the man eXcels in the latter.
'It comes about that one who long
escapes the perfect happiness or
the unfortunate bonds" whichever
it happens to be- gets to be human
storehouse of advice received, or ex-
spared either side of the question,
and seems to be the object of great
solicitation whether in company of
the optimists or the pessimists. 1t is
like being candidate for office with
two opposing constituencies striving
to form ones platform. 1t is
eternally Look on this picture and
then on that
"Of course, we must all admit that
matrimony is a great, big step to
take, and that it changes life once
and for all 1t is but natural that in
the eXuberance of knowing so much
about these married youngsters
should gush and flow with harangues
explaining their unified views. The
unmarried person finds it quite pos
sibe to put up with it all much as one
puts up with any tiresome friend or
half-witted acquaintance. And yet
thOoo HlhIcloSIiH6 pal IlsdHS Sooh
find themselves alone in the world
"For their own good, they should
be told how it is that they ALLEVIATE
their friends affections and restrict
their associations to the married
kind"
Far be it from us to make any
catty remarks, but we can't help but
mention that if this confirmed bach