The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-28
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Trivial Things That Have StreWn
the Sea of 1Iatrimony With the
Wrecks of Married Lives Before
the Voyage Was EuirIy Begun.
The only reliable thing in marriage
is its uncertainty" Douglas Jerrold
once remarked in cynical moment.
and. like many sayings to which one
may object, this aphorism contains at
least an elementary truth. 1t is q Gu
rious fact that while some matrimonial
barks survive fifty or more years of
yoyaging and come safely into harbor
at last others are wrecked before they
leave the still waters of the honey
moon.
This was the fate of couple known
to the writer who were married few
years ago under the brightest OF aus
pices and for whom their friends pre-
-dicted nothing but happiness. The very
first day Of the honeymoon their we'd
ded lives came to an abrupt and tragic
termination from the simplest OF
causes.
The bride had brought with her on !.
the honeymoon u parasol of 4 vivid, ag-
gressive red color, to which her hus-
band objected. He begged her not to
use it, but she persisted. The dispute
grew warmer and warmer. heated
words were exchanged, until at last IN
an impulse Of anger the bridegroom
snatched the sunshade out Of his wife's
hands and threw it into the sea.
Thus ended their life together. for
the indignant young wife took the next
train to her mothers home. and from
that day to this the foolish people have
never met.
In another case, known professional
" to the writer, dispute as to the
pronunciation Of word completely
wrecked the married life of yc'mg
couple and brought their little traseuy
into the light of the law courts.
1t came out in evidence that during
the honeymoon the bridegroom had
ventured to correct the bride. who had
mispronounced word at the breakfast
table. She resented the correction.
maintaining that she was right and her
lord and master wrong. The argument
thus begun ended in bitter quarrel.
during which each disputant no doubt
said things which had much better
have been left unsaid. with the result
that the silly couple separated. each re-
fusing to yield to the other.
Efforts were made by their friends
and relatives to heal the breach. but to
no purpose. and the little tragedy end
ed ina judicial separation.
It seems almost incredible that peo-
pie should allow their lives to be wreck
ed by such trivial causes. but in both
these cases actual fact proves stranger
even than fiction.
More ludicrous. if not more trivial,
was the cause that separated couple
who were united less than year ago.
In suit by u husband for the restitu-
ton of conjugat rights the wife de-
clared that it was impossible to live
with the plaintiff because he snored so
dreadfully."
But. surely" the judge remarked.
'this is not sufficient reason for stay
ing away from your husband:' You
would think it was my lord" the lady
replied, ''if you lived with him.
couldn't get wink of sleep in any part
Of the house. and even the neighbors
complained of his snoring. 1t will Kill
me if have to 90 back
Unrea aSonable suspicious have con-
tributed as much as any cause to the
undoing of husbands and wives. In one
domestic tragedy which was unfolded
in the law courts Il few years ago
newly married wife had received let
ter addressed in masculine hand. The
husband, who was of jealous temper
ament. demanded to see the letter.
which the wife refused to show him.
High words ensued. and in Il moment
of uncomfortable passion the husband
struck bis wife, with the result that she
went home 10 her parents and refused
to live with him again.
: The most tragic and dramatic part
of the story was the lady's statement
in court that the letter which had
caused all the trouble had been writ
ten by her brother.
A clergyman told the writer that he
once married rustic couple whose
matrimonial. life terminated at the
church. door mt the conclusion of the
wedding ceremony.
1t appears that the bridegroom had
discovered that his bride had sold her
mangle, which had been one of the
chief inducements to marry her. and
she had made an equally disappointing
discovery that her swain had sold
handsome clock on which she had set
her heart. Thus were two lives wreck
ed by Il mangle and q clock. however
strange and foolish it may seem.
In another case ! young widow who
had married an elderly bachelor who
was reputed to be wealthy found
sfter her marriage that her false lover
had parted with every penny OF his
fortune in purchasing an annuity for
his own life and was so disguised