WHEN SHOULD OUR YOUNG WOMEN MARRY.
Nut whon a suitor, with boast of hli gold. At Iho rnuldin'S fuet lnya ha wealth mHoM. And for money hor linnrt would baiter ; Though tho base and lho worldly urgo her to wed, Lc-t hor laugh and scorn toliho wore's that are said, And decline to bu mado a martyr. Not whenatltloislaid atlurfcetThough rank and a ation to women aro s woot— Ir 'tig only un einp y glory ; Unli as there is worth with a ooionot, Let her bido her tlmo. and her true loco yet Will toll her the " old, Bwect story." A Tot when thn pralsa of boaul yls Bung Hy deceitful lips and a (littering tonguo— Ah I 'Us danpurous long '0 listen— Let hor wait awhile, and 'twill b > no loss, Till she can dls: over tho god from tho dross. However the drcsi uiuy glisten. When she c in freoly Rivn hand and heart To the ooe Bho loves, till death thoai part, Then no more lot tha mui'lon tarry, Be it sunny or da. pk in tho sky above. The path of her lifo will be lit with love, And not until then let her marry. —Wiice,
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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 247, 20 October 1886, Page 4
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