The Punta Gorda herald., 1902-06-06
PARTED BY TUTFLES.
Honeymoon Quarrels Sometimes
End In Separation.

Trivial Things That Have strewn
the Sea of Matrimony with the
WRECKS of Married Lives before
tho Voyage Was FairIy Begun.
"Tho 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 aphorlsm contains at
least nn elementary truth. II Is n cu-
rlous fact that while some matrimonial
b0rks survive Gfty or more years OF
voyaglng and come safely into harbor
at last others are wrecked before they
leave the still waters os the honey
moon.
This was the fate Of n couple known
TO the writer who were married a few
years ago under the brightest OF aus
plces and for whom their friends pre-
dlctod nothing but happiness. The very
first day OF the honeymoon their we'd
dcd lives came to un abrupt and tragic
termination from the simplest OF
| causes.
The bride had brought with her ON
the honeymoon a paraso Of Il vivid, ag-
gresslve red color, TO which her bus
band objected. lie 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 sunsh0de out OF his wlfe's
hands aud threw II into the sea.
Thus ended their life together, for
the indignant young wife took the next
! train 20 her mothers home, and from
that day to this the foolish people have
never met.
In another case, known professional
| ly TO the writer, dispute as TO tho
pronunciation OF word completely
wrecked the married life OF a young
couple and brought their little tragedy
into the light OF the law courts.
II came out IN evidence that during
the honeymoon the bridegroom had
yentured TO correct the bride, who had
mlspronounced word at the breakfast
table. She resented the correction,
maintaining that she was right and her
lord aud 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 unsald, with the result
that the silly couple separated, each re-
fuslng to yield to the other.
Efforts were made by their friends
aud relatives to heal the breach, but 10
no purpose, and the little tragedy end
ed In n judicial separation.
1t seems almost incredible that peo-
pie should allow their lives to be wreck
cd by such trivial causes. but In both
these cases actual fact proves stranger
even than fiction.
More udcrous, II not more trivial.
was the cause that separated a couple
who were united less than year ago.
In suit by u husband for the restitu-
tlon OF conJugal rights the wife do
clared TINT II was impossible to i've
with the plaintiff because ho snored 80
drendfully"
"Dut. surely" the Judge remarked,
'thls Is not sufficient reason for stay
Ing away from your husbandT "yon
would think It was my lord" the lady
replied, III you lived with him. I
couldn't get wink OF sleep In any part
OF the house, and even the neighbors
complained OF his snoring. II Will Kill
me II have to 80 back"
Unreasonable suspicious have con-
ALI N tim
undolng of husbands aud wives In one
domestic tragedy which was unfolded
In the law courts q few years ago q
newly married wife had received a let
ter addressed In masculine hand. Tho
husband. who was OF jealous temper
nnicnt, demanded to SEQ the letter.
which the wife refused to show him.
High words ensued, and In moment
OF uncomfortable passion the husband
struck his wife, with the result that she
went home to 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 a rustic couple whose
matrimonial life terminated at the
church door at the conclusion OF the
wedding ceremony.
II appears that the bridegroom had
discovered that his bride had sold her
mangle, which had been one OF tho
chief Inducements 10 marry her, and
she had made an equally disappointing
discovery that her swain had sold n
handsome clock on which she had set
her heart. Thus were two lives wreck
ed by mangle and clock. however
strange aud foolish II may seem.
In another case young widow who
had married an elderly bachelor who
was reputed TO be wealthy found
after her marriage that her false lover
had parted with every penny OF his
fortune In purchasing an annuity for
his own life aud was 30 disgustccs
with his meanness that she LEFT bin
to the undlsturbed enjoyment Of his
annuity.
One recreant husband gave as rem
son for declining to live with his wlfo
the discovery that the hair which had
constituted her chief charm In his eyes
was false and that he could no longer
either love or respect wife who bad
no deceived hln.-London Tit-Bits
Hard Luck.
Hewltt-Its sad about Gruet losing
his leg In that railroad accident