Evening journal., 1899-03-04
~sPosT MARRIAGE VIEW.
An Instance which shows now
Welded Life Changes Many y,
Ideas and Ideals. 2


The point of view Of husband and
wife after marriage differs frequently
and radically from the horizon that
bounded the sky of the engagement
season. The first year Of married life
Is the most difficult year 10 live, for il
takes infinite patience as well as in
finite love 10 adjust ones self and
tastes to another, even II the other is
the beloved companion OF life. The fol-
loving story illustrates the tiny speek
that mars the blue sky or the little rift
within the lutte that makes discord out
Of domestic harmony:
"rhe wedding day Of this young
couple was far enough in the distance
TO show a decided linear perspective,
and the husband had come to know his
wife sufficiently well TO feel that,
though she might be very good little
wife, she was not the wingless angel he
had at first supposed her, and he was
not always exactly pleased with everv-
thing she did. Only little things. Of
course, but, knowing that great oaks
from little aeorns grow, he felt II his
duty 70 comment occasionally upon
these little shortcomings.
Jennie, he said one day, coming
into the parlor, where the little wife
was warbling love song at the piano
and exhibiting an altogether care-free
enjoyment Of life, which grated upon
the feelings at that moment, Jennie,
he repeated, there's hole in one of my
socks, and / don't believe that you
mended them at ALL 'No?' queried
Jennie in an enigmatical tone, and con-
tinued her music, apparently without
further thought upon the subject. But
inwardly she was angry, and very an
/ CRY. She had been well brought up by
a housekeeperly mother, and TO be told
that she did not darn her husbands
stockings was gall and wormwood.
"Tll let him know whether mend
HIS socks or not she said 10 herself
the next morning, the insult still rank
ling, though she had kissed her hus-
band good-by with wifely affection
Then she put on her hat and coat and
hied herself TO the nearest dry goods
shop, and there she purchased a goodly
! quantity of bright, scarlet dnrning cot
ton. 4 won't miss n hole, either SHE
murmured to herself, vindictively, al
she sat down that afternoon TO attenC
to the small family mending. Sh'
| didn't. II there was a suspicion of {
break in a thread IL was a sufficient ex
cuse TO put in a stitch of the brigh
scarlet. His feet will look like a pal
of paroquets,' she said smiling wicked
| " as she completed her task.
Whether the young husband had no
an eye for color, or whether his con
science smote him for his former harsh
ness will never be known, for he neve
said a word concerning this bright en-
broidery, and it might have been cor
tinued indefinitely if his mother-ir
3 law had not made her appearance o
E the scene. She felt 81 her duty TO sc
straight any little matters that wer
I going wrong, and one Of the first thing
. / her sharp eyes espied was the rec
, specllled black socks that came frol
. the family wash.
Is IL possible, Jennie she said, i
. grieved tones. that, after all the il
struction have given you, and all m
efforts to make you q good hous
keeper, you should go and darn yor
husbands socks with red cotton2 Gil
them TO me. That must be all take
. out and they must be darned over, eac
with the color of the sock 'Mamm
ln-law heaved deep sigh as she 81
= down TO her selfimposed task. whi
= her daughter, with a wicked twinkle
: her eyes, went to the piano to sing car
]. | lessly the chorus OF an old song; An
z Adam, the very first man, the very fir
J. woman obeyed.' '"-Chicago Chronicl
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