With us in America, marriages are generally in the morning of life; our children are therefore educated and settled in the world by noon; and thus, our business being done, we have an afternoon and evening of cheerful leisure to ourselves, such as our friend at present enjoys.
Franklin describes the American practice of early marriage, which allows for a life of leisure after children are settled.
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