they must be themselves the sole judges in
the case, and if they are in the wrong, they
and their children must bear the curse. It
is certain that a marked dissimilarity in the
mental organization of two individuals un-
fits them for congenial and happy compan-
ionship. It is true, also, that a marked phy-
sical dissimilarity (whether for form, size,
features or complexion) is unfavorable; and
it is highly probable, to say the least, that
the one will accompany the other. Be this
as it may, where there is a mutual attraction
and affinity, all else will be sure to harmon-
ize. This is the test—the only point—all
else is foreign, intrusive. The point I in-
sist upon is this: that bystanders have noth-
ing to do in the case. True, all have an un-
doubted right to lay down general principles,
and defend them according to ability, as they
have a right to express an opinion, in a
proper manner, on any subject.

Well do I remember (for I was deeply in-
terested in the matter) when I found her
whose heart and happiness, and hopes and
destinies, and mine, are one—how self-ap-
pointed counsellors and dictators sought to
intimidate us into a sacrifice of principle and
self-respect, by submitting to an unmeaning
ceremonial mockery. Poor fools! They
thought they were meddling with their own
business, and that forms and mummeries
would add strength to the law of the eternal
God, whose decree had bound our souls in-
dissolubly in one.

Had a man a shade darker than Wm. G.