The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1907-01-18
THE BEGINNING
OF A HONEYMOON

could not see each other except every
few weeks. was net tied down %
business and would have gladly -
moved my residence to be with her OF.
tener, but her hard hearted father sAA
that II d.l he would withdraw mn
consent to our marriage.
We were thus obliged to pAss long
days, weeks, months, apart. and the
separation was we'll nigh unbearable.
In March we fixed the 10th Of June for
the day on wsich to end this agony,
and from the time Of settling upon
at the top Of every letter wrote to
Corinne. morning and evening, gave
the number of days to be passed before
the arrival Of the happy day. The
number decreased with provoking
slowness, as minutes drag to one look
Ing at the face Of watch.
We were in6 uenced by this distress-
ing separation in the selection OF q
place In whics to spend our honey.
moon. owneA or would own on COM
Ing Of age in q few months an island
in the St. Lawrence river. on which
was a nicely furnished country house
There was no way to get to and from
II except by beat and the nearest land
Ing was a mile away. We determined
to spend not only our honeymoon. but
the whole summer. at this place. not
returning till November. There. with
no one to interrupt our continued as
ISOLATION. the happy days would drift
along like the water Of the beautifui
river surrounding Us.
We were ruarried at my father-in'
laws country place on the Atlantic
coant. A suit of rooms was reserved
for us in case we could be later pre-
vailed upon tO spend some time with
the family. but we begged them not to
refrain from inviting other guests on
our eccount. since whole summer
spent alone would not be long enough
to make us forget the cruel separation
we lad endured.
| confess ttEt on reaching the Island
with my bride was somewhat dis
concerted to tlnd there something akin
to tie spirit AZ loneliness. OF course
this was In The place and not In me.
How could feel lonely with Corinnef
Coriline said nothing. but I Judged
from the expression Of her face that
this weird something which hung over
the place had also affected her. We ar
rived at Ii the afternoon and sat
down to dinner at T. There didn't seem
to b" anything to amuse us while walt
ing. ind we were both glad when 1t
was announced. At table Corinne look.
ed sober
"You are thinking Of your mamma,
dearr I said.
mo; I tinnk It is the transition from
so much excitement"
"yhatll wear OF. You will soon be-
come accustomed to q more natural
existence"
She made Do reply to this. but spoon
ed her soup a. though her appetite was
not Of the beat. glanced out through
the window and the river looked sort
Of desolate. rarely drank wine. but
now l concluded to open q bottle Of
claret waa relieved when the maid
brought 1t in And sorry when she left.
had long be>n picturinH how We
would sit after dinner together in the
long twilight in a hammock swung on
| IuC IIuZAus luC oCuuAlAuI oAe la " tNAS y
rolling past ~. the scene occasionally
enlivened by passing boat. l had
thought how delightful It would be not
to have to part at a certain hour. and
was surprised that that spirit Of lone
illness which had pervaded the island
on our Approach overhung the river
For fear my feelings would be com
- municated to Corinne reused myself
to remark enthusiastically:
, "vThat beautiful scene!"
"Beautiful.' came the reply. 1t n
= minded me a an echo, repeating thu
form without the spirit Of the origina
sound.
We were taking our first lesson II
the universal principal that blessing
cannot be appreciated without oppo
sition. or, stfted differently. anticipa
}. ton Ia better than reality.
i At any ratn we had never before II
our lives pasted 80 long an evening to
gethsr.
The next morning a rowboat ap
preached. We were delighted at an.
inter est In III from the outside world
A messenger brought US Telegram
from my matter Of fact father-ln-law
II you find II lonesome. come back.
I read the message aloud to Corlnn
and looked Up at her. There was
= wistiul look In her eyes. which WEI,
gazing at vacancy.
WELL" asked. what do you think r
I'VE might give them the month o
September"
"rhc days begin to shorten In An
gust"
II didn't think of that" repressin
something like a shudder.
y fancy June and July will be al
We'll care to stay here
"It grows hot In July. That's tn
time for cool sea breezes on the coast.
you're right Better make It tn
LIST Of July. Shall I send reply {
that effectT
"Oh. no. l can write"
Al luncheon I saw that my Bird
was preoccupied and asked her for be
thol ghts.
II was thinking how delightful tn
teas bore Is Mt the full moon. That wi
be In a week from now"
I'VE might start In a week"