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Show Iaitantansom Marriage, The story of the young bridegroom who had got married after knowing a girl thirteen hours and trho couldn't -remember her maiden name the next day was laughable and entertaining, but there is a serious side to such incidents. It usually becomes apparent in. the divorce court within a few months. It is out of the question that a happy life can follow a marriage contracted upon such short acquaintance. ac-quaintance. There used to be an adage, "Marry in haste and repent at leisure," but that is out of date now. There is no repentance. The divorce takes its . place. . Men and women who have so little sense as to marry before they have known each other a year at least are not apt to be sensible enough to live together in happiness. Very long engagements are not to be advised, but they are better than very short ones. A man nd a woman should know something of each other's fharacter and disposition before rushing into marriage. mar-riage. It may seem romantic' to get married upon theimpulse of love at first sight, bat the romance, is usually short-lived. A girl should make up her mind that a man who will propose marriage within a day after meeting her is a man who will not make' a good husband. He is not likely to succeed in his occupation and he is very apt to be fickle. |