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Show THE COURAGE OF MARRIAGE One of our humorists tells how the accepted suitor asked the bride-elect if she had told hr father about their engagement. When she said she had done so, and was asked what father said, her reply was "Brave It has always been supposed to take some courage to ask a girl m marriage, because of the difficulties of supporting a family. In these clays when there are so many divorces there is an added demand for valor because of the chance that the lady may get tired of the union and demand a divorce and alimony Youth not merely has to task himself if he is able to earn enough money to support a family. He also has to search his own mind and be sure that he knows the girl through and through, and that she will not go back on him It takes a lot of penetrating insight to look ahead into the misty future, survey the dusty road over which they will travel, forecast unseen Z sflk ' anfdieel T6 th3t the of his dreams will stick it out through sunshine and storm. |