The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-08-25
ny MAn1AnEr 4, sANosTER,

BY MARGARET Il. sASGsTER.
Copyright. ispS. by Joseph D. DowiesD
In q little hamlet by the sea. never
mind where, there dwells q family 10
the members OF which exceptional good
fortune has been granted. Several
years ago the father and mother ccle-
brated their golden wedding surround
ed BY their children and grandchildren,
al uabioken circle. No death had In
vaded their ranks. There was no va
cant chair at any table. Such continu-
ity OF blessing Is exceptional and de.
llghtful. but most families undergo loss
and change. and not all who love one
another are privileged to live together
to the very end OF their days.
When husband or wife IL taken away.
there 10 an uphoaval In tho home. as II
Rn earthquake Or a cyclone had swept
the house from It's foundation. The
survivor f,ols At first as II .sc world
had come TO an end. IL does not seem
~ though ever again there al be JOY
and gladncss In the universe. or AIRY
chance Of rDlng on. Things have col
lapsed for the hour.
Outsiders afr very apt TO gauge the
fidelity To an ideal Of man or woman
BY the length " time that passes DO.
fore there 4. an effort 10 M the empty
place n T.. however. only IN accord
ancc with a law of nature that there
shall be-. after a time. cessation of grief
and the effort To 20 on again under
sA.asH ...U.N|HU.uH uV.l ulHA "a VAW mari.
her.
Nature always hastcns TO repair her
waste place. Flowers spring up aud
bloom In the track that has been swept
by IRE. The Ercenest spota are those
where battles have been fought
NJ grief should last forever. 1t I'M
plies not the slightest dIsrcspect. hard
ly forgetfulncss OF the past. In begin
ning agaln a new chapter of lifc. In
new circumstance. with some one else.
In most cases II Is inevitable that a
dcsolaio heart should snatch at some
probability ~ renewed comfort and
that there should he once again the en-.
!oymeut of home lie which Is incom-
plcte To the widowed.
1t Is the outsider VIM has nothing 10
do with u who generally feels and "a.
presses most jealousy Of a second mar
riage Of nclghbor or friend. II hap
pens. too. that often there IL apparent
iy good cause for this impefsonal lcsl'
ousy For Instance. a husband whc
WAS sufficiently devoted 10 a first wife
yet who made no fuss about her, who
surrounded her with few dcucatc attcn.
lions. and took for GRANTED oil tho sac
fiuccs she made, IN often mOat gallant
nnd lovor-llkc tn hi. attitude to his sec.
uud vile. She omo To him after the
Lrat difficult strife u youth. TO acquire
"a competence. d owe In a way. she
inhcrli8 the sclf.dcnlal aud sacrifice OF
her predecessor. The wife OF the man
youth did her own work, saved and
thimpOd. had few outings. and seldom
4 long holiday. 4 handsome rown was
perhaps nm event 10 her. She was sat
ialcd with few luXurics. She was help.
iuf her husband To get n firm footaold.
aud make hls money. by ana by. 1t
may be-. worn out with inocssaat labor
she slipped away Into the graye.
The woman who. after a decent In
tcrynl of mourning. has taken her place
l. prettier. and mucn less in
rilned to strenuous domestlclty than
sine was. she wears dainty gowns
lnd hats. and has plenty OF changes in
her wardrobe. Her stcp-children do moi
weigh heavily on her hands. the Older
ones being promptly sent to school
aud the younger ones put under the
care OF a nurse or roycrness. This
vito mas leisure. retains her good looks
Is her husbands comradc and com
panlon everywhere. aud has the JOY
always priced by a woman OF knowing
that he Is proud OF her. Not infre,
luently the lot OF q second wife Is far
o enylable aud desirable h tina,
II her who was wooed and won In the
freshness OF early pirlhood.