The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-11-09
MARRIAGE IMPROVED

I'll tell you what the trouble is
marriage is too easy"
He had just finished reading the arti-
Gle on divorce outrages in Lincoln and
elsewhere in last weeks Courier.
There were three of them altogether.
The first the one who had just spoken.
was a short man of athletic build. The
second was a tallish fellow. The third
was a medium-siZed, fair man, with a
beautiful mustache. The short man and
the medium-sized man were members
of profession that sometimes imparts
an arrogance to its followers. The tall
ish man belonged to another profession
not so well grounded scientifically as
the other, but if anything more AFRO
CANT. They were all young. The first
was bachelor So was the second So
was the third. They were seated in the
den of the short man and they We're
passing a couple of hours as three men
will. reading, smoking, talking.
Nobody paid any particular attention
to the short man. He finished his CT
gazette, lighted fresh one, and con-
tinued:
so far as I am concerned / would
have the law make il impossible for the
divorced person ever to marry again"
This remark seemed to challenge re-
ply.
The medium-sized man said:
Il would like to know what you know
about 1t, anyway. Here you are, a
man who has never been married, pre-
Stunning to air your views about divorce
If, by any possibility, you should ever
succeed in working a confidence game
on some trusting young girl and get
married, imagine that you are just the
kind of a fellow to want a change af-
ter awhile. You might find the sort of
a divorce you advocate mighty incon-
venient. When you once get started
there's no telling where you might
stop, and If l were you / wouldn't build
any walls till l could be certain / would
not want to jump over them
The tallish man maintained an able
silence.
The short man smiled amusedly. He
was used to the medium-sized mans
chaff. He gave no heed to it.
Il have an idea in this connection"
he said after some reflection. Whereat
the medium-sized man and the tallish
man started. The medium-sized man
dropped book on the floor and crossed
his legs. The tallish man picked up
a large piece of paper. made a funnel
of it and placed it to his ear, trum-
pet-wise
The short man puffed twice and con-
tinued:
1T has really been a pet hobby of
mine for years. Sometimes l have
thought it impracticable; / have at last
hannv,a hot &c nnri ra1N
feasible. Science i'm these days is taking
hold of everything. 1t has lent its as
sistance to almost every part of life ex-
cept the one which most vitality affects
the race, which is, after all, the most
important
The medium-sized man asked him if
he meant eating.
The tallish man asked him if he meant
sleeping
The short man smiled serenely.
Il mean matrimony. or more proper
ly speaking, marriage. Nearly every
thing we do nowadays is done with some
regard for the fitness of things. We ap-
ply the scientific knowledge we have to
these things and the result is that we
are getting more out of life than we
ever did before. But in this one direc-
ton, marriage. the condition in which
there is so much at stake. there is an in
difference to all scientific and ethical
considerations, that amounts almost TO
depravity. Instead of men and women
proceeding upon a rational basis, they
rush in like so many fools. propelled by
emotions. sinister purposes, spite. con-
venience and the Lord only knows
what"
How would you have them rush IN
you who know so much about II! IN