Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-05-14
A WEDDING RING.

~ -Jlu NdN Dl June 1000, IS the
day Of all days to me, for it was then
that we We're married Rex Mason and
/. Quite solemnly did we pronounce
our vows, and when he placed the
plain gold baud my wedding ring.
upon my finger. ! seemed to think of
the words: For better, for worse" in
a different. far more serious way than
! had ever done before We were
both young, and looking through the
ro>r-colored glasses we then wore, we
saw the future only as a tlower-strewn
path.
For time. reality seemed to verify
our fancies, but by-and-by there came
rNnl inevitable first quarrel, and we
learned that the roses were not entirely
i.re from thoras. That first domestic
eruption was followed by others of
varying Importance and then, two
Years after our wedding day, the final
disagreement came. As | look back
upon ii Ill now, can see how foolish
we both we're, and how easily it could
have been avoided. But with the
waywardneSs and indiscretion of young
people, we refused to be reasonable,
but augrily argued and accused each
other Of various misdemeanors.
The more we talked the greater our
grievances grew, until at length there
were things involved of which can
mot tell Of which | can not bear even
to think
And 50 we parted. Rex went to an
Eastern city to engage in business
iuore, and | stayed in my native town
fora time. partially supporting myself
10y writing at my own home, for ! was
stubborn, and mad angfiiy refused to
accept any assistance from my hus-
band, "A last wrote to friend Of
mine, wuu lived i'm another part of the
State, AND fully explained TO her my
circumstances. She babe me come to
boss. al oGcr. and / made preparations
" aa So. hut ON the eve of my depart
ar"l 0ra r. that had 1ot money to
take me or the journey. | knew not
what to do, for there was no one OF
whom I could borrow it Just then. and
} had nothing to sell for during the
last few months ] had disposed Of
everything that l could possibly do
without
Then | looked at my wedding ring.
Ihe thought Of selling that had never
before entered my mind, and at first
could not tolerate the idea; but stern
Nteessl.t finally overpowered all SEN
unentat objections to the plan, and ]
deposited it with a pawnbroker for
inftF days, and received the amount
OF money required to pay my passage.
Before the thirty days had elapsed !
sent the monN and ticket to friend
al my old home, asking him to re-
ornm the ring for me- Immediately
upon the receipt Of my letter he wrote
?. n... SAYING that be would do 50
N.,a# few days, whenever his work
should call him into that part of the
cI.g.
How many times | asked him during
llr ne - few months either to get my
ring aad send it to me, or To return the
money aud ticket do not know, but
-. my communications were un-
answered for a long time.
At last lie answered, saying Il send
..H taS money and ticket Tor which
lar was all There was not word
ttttLtHN as 10 WY ne itlu~It t'
an had promised, and. more
.ua money was not forthcoming
..."#a-h the ticket was intact.
a.m ii be had forgotten oinclose
money! and he replied that he
SWELL enough that ] had received
a# tHatit was useless 10 Try TO de-
Hm, for he was not So foolish
could not easily understand my
which was TO get him to send
an inIulting letter as it was,
ever / think Of that man, and his
nous conduct, my blood fairly
He was an old man, sand Trad
been a trusted friend of my
'- aud what could have been the
MS treating me in such a con
aaus manner has always been a
eEE t0 me.
the home Of my friend my
-ater my little Margaret was
! knew that ! was welcome tr
@ iaat my homo so long a. ] chose
but as Margaret grew older ]
l more and more to see Rex, fof
eaEsl was SO Ike her father that ]