"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

CHAPTER VI.

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SOCIETY’S FOUNDATION-STONE.

Marriage Customs in the United States--Shiploads of women disposed of as wives to the earlier Virginia Planters--The Marriage Relation should be closely guarded--Divorced people, have they _moral_ right to remarry?--A rich man and a stupid wife--Drifting apart--Duty of the Church--Views of a happy wife--Novels, love and marriage--“Beauty and the Beast”--An insulting imputation--_Is it_ the “best match?”--Marriage blunders.....247