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a farm upon shares, as mentioned by Mr. Col burn, that has 

 not been the case with those of my acquaintance. The ex 

 penses in such cases with such a couple will be light, and 

 they will save from $3 to -$5 in such a situation, where but 

 $1 would have been saved by the working-out system. 



u Now, I do not deny that many young persons will fail 

 to accomplish the results I have stated ; but such would fail 

 if single, not having the required qualifications. I could 

 mention cases where, when single, not a dollar was saved, 

 when as soon .as the same young men were married their 

 earnings were saved, and a competence was the result in a 

 short time. 



; The expenses of a family are never so light as at the 

 commencement, and any young woman with the qualifica 

 tions to match the young man, as given by Mr. Colburn, 

 will, instead of adding to his burdens, lighten them in very 

 many ways, which I need not mention at this time ; besides, 

 he will doubtless have the blessings bestowed on him, de 

 signed by his Creator, when he said, it is not good for man 

 to be alone, who also created an help-meet for him. There 

 is no doubt but the same injunction is now resting on the 

 human family as in the earliest stages of the world, and we 

 shall do no wrong by heeding the injunction. 



&quot;In conclusion, I would advise all such young men as 

 mentioned by Mr. Colburn, and all others that think they 

 have the qualifications mentioned, that the sooner they get 

 married after they arrive at the age of twenty-one years, 

 and a suitable situation offers to take a desirable farm, the 

 sooner they will become the owners of such a farm for them 

 selves; and that, instead of a young woman being an incum- 

 brance, as Mr. Colburn intimates, she will be a real help, 

 and they will save from their united earnings in the ratio I 

 have mentioned ; besides, she will be a sharer in his joys, 

 and grief, if he has any, which he doubtless will, as trials 



