Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-02

- itself, no grounds for divorce,
Notwithstanding the fact that the de
sire of both husband and wife is to
sever the marriage bonds"
He was speaking to William Sprigs-
bee, a tall, handsome man of 30.
Sprigsbee had attained fame and for
tune as an inventor.
The scene was the divorce court, and
there were but four other persons IN
the room. One was woman, plainly
though neatly dressed. Her pale race
at times was lighted by a ray of sweet
ness as she smiled upon the two little
boys who nestled closely to her as II
in fear of the strange solemnity OF
their surroundings Each of the tots
took turns putting a chubby fist to his
mouth, yawning, and then looking up
at the woman with pretty smile. An
attorney-the womans attorney-oc-
cuDied a seat near her.
When the judge ceased speaking,
Sprigsbee sank back into his scat with
a sigh of disappointment 1t was not
as he had expected. A silence follow
ed broken only by the regular tick!
tock!' of the big clock over the stain
ed glass window.
The Judge continued: I'm nature
there are a few things Incompatible.
This so-called incompadbility in the
domestic life of man and woman is
more often the inconsistency or the
incongruity of one or the other, or
mayhap, both. 1t is easily remeD1ed,
though not in the divorce court. In
truth. the thing. the very thing, that
makes man and woman Incompatible
is the divorce court itself. You come
here seeking divorce-what grounds
have l for granting such decree for
untying the sacred bonds and aiding
YOU in breaking the VOW you swore
before God to keep? None, absolutely
none! Incompatibility, you say? But
why that? Has not this woman, the
mother of your children, been a good
and loving wife, fulfilling her duties
: as wife and mother? No, on the
: strength, or rather the weakness, of
5 your argument, sir, l could not grant
r a divorced" And Sprigsbee sank deep
9 er into his seat his head bowed.
torney arose. IF your honor please
said he quietly, as if anything but
softly spoken words would again dis
: turb the lion that slumbered in the old
Judges breast, Il wish to present a
few words in behalf of my client. You
said moment ago that this woman
> had been a loving wife and a devoted
mother; that is true. But has the man
. whom she promised to cherish and love
reciprocated with equal affection? Has
he been a loving husband and devot
d ed father? | dare say, if you question
. ed him, he would tell you there have
/ been weeks and months that he has
II not spoken a kind word to this patient
Il forbearing woman.
when these two were married sew
:. en- years ago they were neighbors, anC
:, had grown up together. They attend
! ed the same school, and studied from
the same books. The first months, tn,
first years of their married life, wer,
> one delightful harmony. for they wer,
Il yet, as they had been in childhood, OF
n the same level; they understood eacl
= other perfectly. Then a change came
y Success and fortune smiled on the hus
L band His name became househol,
T. word the nation over. The press wer,
Is loud in Their praises of him; he wa
Is lauded and adored, and everywher
he went he was received with POM
N and ceremony. He was no longer tn
n loving husband he had been a shor
IN time before The fine ladies, the tai
n ented ladies, the women who bestowe
II, their praises upon him in the world OF
Ill cupide higher social level than tn
I'd simple, plain little woman who ha,
he walked with him to the marriage altar
ne He grew to loathe her, to avoid her. t
lie despise her. He could no longer cares
hit and love her as of old. Her very pre-
or ence is now obnoxious to him, and til
to woman, though ever patient, loving an
rh devoted. must live her life in miser,
m You say, your honor, there is no il
20 compatibility in the domestic life
ST. Why, If you please, this is the yer
To- extreme of incompatibility. Notwo sui
ne stances, no two things in the univer:
nd could react with greater force, coul
,Ie be more repellant, more disagreeab
II. one to the other than this one case (
the world-renowned, ambitious, thong
conceited husband, and the plain, sin
n. pie, loving and devoted wife and mot
err. To keep them Joined as man an