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 unfits them for congenial and happy companionship. 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 harmonize. This is the test—the only point—all else is foreign, intrusive. The point I insist upon is this: that bystanders have nothing to do in the case. True, all have an undoubted 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 interested in the matter) when I found her whose heart and happiness, and hopes and destinies, and mine, are one—how self-appointed 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 indissolubly in one.

Had a man a shade darker than Wm. G.