Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-01-12
CHAPTER !.

Our tONlIIN LIE.
u I tie nome of the Blanchards
"a cvcrltnln- is tonsy wryy, and
I Y with rcosDD. ThuN Of t.
4 b Hlc. Yyauy 81 q la married
Tuesday. ana today g., Friday.
Callers bonded with ,,.u ANA trade
men bending under prran.,, cour AID
40 in progression. IA" servants
are NJ the cad Of their endurance. IS
for tie fun,ly aud the hrwoth,d, icy
so lougrP have a lie or uT"l al
Their moraiDrs are spent wi,h drr g.
makers, milliucrs, uphr,st"rura. jcwr.-
rrs decorators auc caterers. AZTEC
that comes rush through Offices,
where ono waits n Inc. 4l2ing vague.
~ NJ busy clerks cn-ui0rd in papers.
4 fortunate ding Il tGurc hc time
when this is over 10 rUH home and
dress for The series of ceremonial din.
ncTs - brWutlaI dinners. dinners OF
preaentat ON, ,he settlement dimpr-.rv-
ccpliOns. balls. About rduicht, home
again, h1Tassol and weary. to find the
latest accumulation Of parcels and u
duu-c Of letters -- congratulations, fc-
IloitutUns, HrynptuucyS and regrets
from bridesmaid, and UShcys, excuses
of tardy trldcsmcu. ANA thn contrc-
Temps Of The last minutc-a sudden
death that dlsaTangcs the bridal par
~, n wretrhud cold that prevents a
Gayoritc caHtntrice from singing, and
80 forth. nuI 50 forth. Those poor
Blan,hards. They viii never lC ready
and they thought they had forcsccn
everything,
Such has been their existence Tor Il
month. No longc" possible TO breathe,
10 rest half hour, 10 truulu'li@c ones
thoughts. no this is not lig.ng
Mcrcifuily. There is grandmother
room, Grandmother Is vcrging Oil
eighty, Through many tolls ana much
suffering she has come 10 meet things
with the calm assurance which life
brings 10 men and women Of hiGh
thiutlng ma large haw.s She sits
ahere rs her armchair, enjoying the
silence of lpG% mclituiiyc hours. SO
dhe GDod Of affairs Surging through the
house Gibbs At her door. At the thrcsh-
old Of this retreat voices are hustled
,sInd footballs snitcnod, uud when the
young Hdupos Nupt to hide away for
q ;uomcnt they lice 10 grandmother.
poor children" ID tier greeting.
You SEQ worn out! Rest little and
belong 10 each other. All these things
count for nothing Don't let ism alb
sorh you; it iSu't worth while"
They know il well, these two young
people. How many times in tllo last
weeks has their love had 70 make way
for an sorts Of conventions and fulfill
dies, Pate OF this decisive moment of
fheir lives seems bent upon drawing
lheiY minds away from the one thin%
essential, 10 harry them with a host
Of triyiahiirs, and heartily do they an
prove the opinion of grandmumms
Wileu she says, between a smile and a
earess. "Decidelly, my dear the world
is growing TOO complex, ana it does not
make people happier-quite the ooH-
trary!
also am of grundmnmma's opinion,
From The cradle TO the grave, in his
needs as IN his pleasures, in his con-
aeption OF the world and Of himself,
the man of modern times struggles
through Il maze Of endless compiled.
EieD. Nothing is simple any longer
aeitiser thought nor action; not pleas
ure: net even dying. With our own
hands we have added TO existence q
train OF hardships and Topped Off many
q qualification / believe that thou
ssa,,ds Of our fellow men, suffering the
consequences Of too artificial life
aylH be grateful IL we try to give eX.
preston 20 their discomfort and 10 jus
4ify the regret for naturalness which
gagneiy Expresses them.
Let as Grst speak Of a series Of facts
a1iat put into relief the truth We wish
10 show
The completely Of our life appears In
ale plumber Of our material needs. II
Is fact universally conceded that our
needs jiage grown with our resources
g.hs Il not 40 e,l In itself for the
tJirtb OF certain Eec1z IS often the mark
~ prorress - fei ri.e lfressliy Of
n caring fresh linen. iailab
o.esOms houses, eating health