. How to be happy though married. Being a handbook to marriage . CHAPTiiTR XI. DRIVE GENTLY OVER 1 HE STOKES! It were better to meet some dangers half-way, though they comenothing near.—Bacon, Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wrcckd.—I\Iilton. RIVE gently over the stones ! This piece ofadvice, which is frequently given to inexperiencedwhips, may be suggested metaphorically to thenewly-married. On the road upon which theyhave entered there are stony places, which, ifnot carefully driven over, will almost certainly upset thedomestic coach. To accompany ones wife harmoniously onan Irish car
. How to be happy though married. Being a handbook to marriage . CHAPTiiTR XI. DRIVE GENTLY OVER 1 HE STOKES! It were better to meet some dangers half-way, though they comenothing near.—Bacon, Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wrcckd.—I\Iilton. RIVE gently over the stones ! This piece ofadvice, which is frequently given to inexperiencedwhips, may be suggested metaphorically to thenewly-married. On the road upon which theyhave entered there are stony places, which, ifnot carefully driven over, will almost certainly upset thedomestic coach. To accompany ones wife harmoniously onan Irish car is easy compared to the task of accompanying herover these stones on the domestic car. The first rock ahead which should be signalled dangerousis the first year of married life. As a rule the first year eithermars or makes a marriage. During this period errors maybe committed which will cast a shadow over every year thz^follows. We agree with Mrs. Jameson in thinking that tiie. I02 HOW TO BE HAPPY TPIOUGH MARRIED first year of married life is not as happy as the second. Peoplehave to get into the habit of being married, and there aredifficult lessons to be learned in the apprenticeship. A lady once asked Dr. Johnson how in his dictionary hecame to define pastern the knee of a horse; he immediatelyanswered, Ignorance, madam, pure ignorance, This is thesimple explanation of many an accident that takes place at thecommencement of the matrimonial journey. The young couplehave not yet learned the dangerous places of the road, and, asa consequence, they drive carelessly over them. How many people starting in married life throw happinessout of their grasp, and create troubles for the rest of their days \The cause may be generally traced to selfishness, their conceittaking everything that goes amiss as meant for a personalaffront, and their wounded self-esteem making life a burdenhard to bear, for themselves and others. We can all recognizein every circle such cases
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