Married Life

Wbst marrted life needs, lo give it new ODe aud Bweetoess, is more of the manner as well as the spirit of the old ooarting lays. The beautiful attentions, which, x'i'ore niarriage were so picasant, are too often forgotten afterward. The gifts cease or come only with asking; the muño diea out of' the voice ; everything is taken as a natter of course. Then come dull, heavy, ïard days to the unhappy souls that have romised to loye, honor and obey, etc., and the consequeuce is they are not always content with mere wishing. Very much of the pleasure of eourtship s derived from the constant aüention of he partios to eaeh other. Their affeetion br each other's voices evinces itself in eyery possible way. Every sontenee is gilt-edged with compliment spoken in tenIer tones. Every look is a confession of' ove ; every act is a word in the exhaustlcss vocabulary of love. Gifts and personal sacrificcs are the more emphatic expres siona of the spirit no language can articu-' ate, no evideoce declare. It is a faot that devotion declares itself contmually in words and acts. At the touch of cupid's wand the language grows more rapid, the fingers gentier in their touch, and the voices more nusical. Love is like the silver jet of a uuntain that leaps heavotiward ; ifdenied ts natural outlet it ceases to flow altoether. The lovo of eourtship can be kept iright and bcautiful tlirough married life y eiving it utterance or expres.-.ion in word-t ; and the more it is allowed to flow out in delicate attentionsaod noble, helpl'ul services the stronger it will beooiue, and the more satisfyiDg. The bcautiful altentions of the husbtnl nrfrash, brigbten and uake the wif'e strong-hearted and keensiglited in everything pertaining to her 5uband'8 happiness. And the parting wurda of lore from the wif'e pive the hos jand new courege as hegoes forth to meet he trials and diflicultie ei' business. Tlie tornt is home only whon pemÜed with this blessed iuüuciu-e of' U-f, and the marriage vow should not be made once for all at the airar, but should be kept by husband and wite " until dsath do them prt."