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 'Money rules the world;" she would try to rule you; there would be breakers ahead in the sea of life.

5. Whom, therefore, ought you to marry? A person endowed with those qualities which will enable you to attain, in common with her, the end for which God has intended you, in your particular state of life. Therefore seek a bride who, as has already been explained, is truly pious, modest, intelligent, and sensible; who, moreover, thoroughly understands housekeeping, and takes pleasure in it; one who is thrifty, economical, neat, and careful; one who sees that everything is properly done, and who does not shirk taking part in household duties herself.

Finally, see that your betrothed is about on the same level with yourself in regard ta age and education. Remember the well known lines of Schiller:

Heart with heart together meeting, See they are in concord beating; Life is long, and passion fleeting.

ou are aware that it behooves you at all times to watch and pray, and keep strict guard over your innocence, but never is this so necessary as during the time of courtship. That is the most dangerous time for young people. If they forget God, the period