Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-09-07
"TILL DEATH Us DO PART.

It'll death us do part, " rang ont the
low, clear voice of the officiating minis.
Ter throughout the quiet church. And
It'll death us do part spoke the man
who knelt before him; and It'll death
us do part in her turn repeated the
woman.
Thus they plighted their troth in the
face of the world and before Heaven,
that man and woman, Humphrey Car
bonel and Emma Crane. They had
promised to love and cherish and honor
each other, and he TO comfort her and
she to obey him in sickness and in
health, for better for worse, for risher
for poorer, until deaih dUt them part
May breezes stole softly in through
the open porch; May violets filled the
ilir with perfumes May birds were sing
ing; May dews yet sparkled on the
jeweled grass. II was true bridal
morning; and, amid the almost Sabbath
stiffness and the spring-tide lovelness,
the VOWS were exchanged that made
them one.
Until DEATH The loyer-husband
glanced down upon the timid girl
whose hand lay in his, feeling suddenly
how terrible was TINT word DEATH 7
Why should the thought have come to
him? He clasped the trembling hand
closer, as If he felt already the chilling
Of those warm pulses. Even in the
midst Of the solemn servite, his imagin-
alton travelled forward to q day when
those solemn promises would have been
fulfilled, and death had ended all-her
death. 1t did not occur to Captain
Carbonel to think that ii might be his
own.
The young girl, happy and smiling in
her bridal robes, never once thought of
death at all How should she? And
how-still less, how--could either of
them call up a picture of something
worse than death to break the marriage
vow?
A young couple they, supremely
happy on that May morning. Sun
shine, and glistening dew, and opening
flowers, and the Joyous song Of birds =
uey do not put forth notions of winter
chill and gloom. No, nor portend it.
"What God hath joined together, let
not man put asunderl"
The tremulous voice Of the clergy
man, for he was agitated pronounced
those words very solemnly. The smile
upon the bridegroom lip echoed but
that Of his heart Who should have
power to put asunder two who loved so
well? And Emma2 She thought only
of the strong, manly form by her side.
1t was the old, old story of the oak and
the vine. The present happiness was
perfect, and the future would be like
unto il; nay. much more abundant.
SO reason we in our blindness, in the
inexperienced youth Of our early morn
ing, when the glamour Of hope is upon
us, and all looks radiant. Later, stand
ing before the calm-faced teacher,
whose name Is Life, we learn that no
earthly existence is perfect; that the
sunniest life hath shadows. and that
the sweet spring-time. the brightest
summer, must give place 10 faded
flowers, to dying leaves.
"You cannot have Emma unless YOU
retire altogether from the army. or get
put upon half-pay,n had said Emma
Cranes stern old guardian 90 Captain
CAr5onel; for she had neither father
nor mother. brother nor sister And
Humphrey Carbonel. tired perhaps Of
a soldiers Idle life. for all the world
seemed 70 have been at peace for ages
and likely to remain 50. got put upon
hslf-pay.
Sure never did a couple begin life un-
der more promising auspices They
had pretty homestead OF their own
1t was Emma's, not his-amid a small
colony Of other pretty home,tcads. and
they had between them a handsome
competency, and there was pleasant 90
cieiy around; and life was a. delightful
as q morning dream.
A child was born 10 them. but Il
died. That brought sorrow. No other
child came. and time went on. And
here come lines that met with In q pc
riodical in youthful DAYS occur 20 me.
I don't know whose they are. II I
knew then have forgotten.
Alas. that early love slou|d ~.
Thaf friendships Eelf should fade and Die.
Ans rIai hearts pine with cankerinr fcars,
And starry eg1s rroe Din VITA iearsi
Fer years arr sa1 and wifhcred fhirFa
And sorrow llnEers and Joy hns wings.
And faIsehaud steals into sunny bowers
And TImr' fuH I1rtsIrr frnals On towers
And the uafrrs Of lfe now deep and fasf.
And they bear 10 the H1rfoufui grave e. last.
Nhv should The lines b. put in here;
Because they just express the altered
condition nf things that fell upon
Humphrey snd Emma C4rboneL They
grew esiranged from one anoher hard
" knowing h5e. or uhT. He said she
n longer cared % please him. Der has
iand. she snil be- liked other rivss BET
ftr than her-fhai he gave them aIl Biz
sfteniion snd gave her rons. And
arain time Ue1t On.
seven times had the Nay ri1lcis
opened thar bine cres in The mossr
dels since ftai lovely daT r1en b n1l
shs had roref fo lore and cttTIsf erth
oltrr nnIiI de1th 1'i them r1lI. setsn
Iirsss fte N1r der-ir1ps ta1 made i1e
green meadows sI aeIoT wl'A srtrtIe.'