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 We
do not expect this article to appeal to everyone — just those
parents who have “married off” a daughter, or who face that
dreadful day in the future. Vivian and I joined the clan several
years ago — and lived to marvel that “that man” who was so
unworthy of our girl, could father such wonderful grandchildren,
and become such a grand son-in-law. We appreciated the story,
heard in California, right down to the last line.
A
preacher had given his darling daughter in holy wedlock, and
joined the two “‘till death do you part!” and then
witnessed the loading of the honeymoon car — including the
teddy- bear she had kept on her dresser. Mother kissed the young
couple, and collapsed in the living room to cry it out; but
father bravely carried the last item to the car, and then slowly
walked the bride to the side of her waiting husband. Now was the
time for those memorable parting words — the warm fatherly
advice that would sustain her in trying times — words to live
by!! And what did he say? He told me all about it.
“Darling,
your mother and I have watched you grow from our precious baby
to beautiful womanhood. You have brightened our every day, and
spread light into the darkest
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moments of lives. We have never had
reason to doubt you, and although you may not always have
understood our efforts direct your paths, we want you know that
only love, and a since desire to make you happy, have been our
motive.
We
have tried to give you every benefit we could afford — and we
have not regretted a penny spent upon) clothing, shelter,
pleasures. and education. We wish we could have done more for
you, for there is nothing this world we would not have done you,
while you were with us.
But
now the time has come to open the cage, and let our darling fly
away. You have married a man, a family relation is being formed.
much as we love you, and hate to you go, your tie with home is
broken. You must depend upon your husband all those things we
once gave you, to him for love; go to him for money. Settle your
own problems, and learn to live your own life, apart from us.
And
if you ever need anything, anything at all — you know you can
always call us collect!!”
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