KEEP YOUR TROUBLES SACRED.
By Editor
A worthy wife of forty years’ standing, and whose life was made up of sunshine and peace, gave the following sensible and impressive advice to a married pair of her acquaintance. The advice is so good and so well suited to all married people, as well as those who intend entering that state, that we here publish it for the benefit of such persons:— Preserve sacredly the privacies of your own house, your married state, and your heart. Let no father or mother, sister or brother, ever presume to come between you two, or to share the joys or sorrows that belong to you two alone. With God’s help build your own quiet world, not allowing your dearest earthly friend to be the confidant of aught that concerns your domestic peace; let moments of alienation, if they occur, be healed at once. Never, no never, speak of it outside, but to each other confess, and all will come out right. Never let the morrow’s sun find you at variance. Review and renew your vow; it will do you good, and thereby your souls will grow together, cemented in that love which is stronger than death, and you will become truly one.—Golden Censer