Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1909 — CONSIDER WELL THE MARITAL TIE. [ARTICLE]

CONSIDER WELL THE MARITAL TIE.

Some girls worry their lives out over some fellows not worth two hurrahs in a back yard. Life with such a companion would be one of continual regret. Marrying a man to give him stability, reform him, or brace him up, is one of the exploded fallacies of the age. Better a life of single blessedness a thousand times over. It is playing with a fire that nine cases of ten consumes all happiness, inviting misery and woe. * The world no longer looks askance at the single lady. She is making her way in many ways far preferable to an unhappy connubial condition. l This article may seem strong but a look around on present day conditions will convince one of the evil of hasty or ill considered marital ties. Divorce proceedings of the present day are simply appalling. The causes for seeking separation are numerous but lack of due consideration by the contracting parties of usual fitness for responsibilities of and sancity of the marital state is one of the most prolific causes. Wedding bells too often peal forth a knell, instead of joy, if future results are considered. Some young couples enter the marital state as if it were sknply a picnic excursion instead of a life journey fraught with great responsibilities. Those of us who are older, can see a great change. In former days the marital state was approached with a solemnity and a regard for its sanctity that is in direct contrast to the apparent heedlessness and thoughtlessness and haste of a large number of the marriages of today. Many a girl gets married just for.the sake of being married and thinks no more about it than in the selection of a dress pattern. While the subject is before one, one cannot but help saying that parents often connive and marriages are contracted by couples physically unfit. Look before you leap. Consider well and weigh all conditions thoughtfully—its a matter of life, death and eternity.