The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-02

less holidays. Haven't you noticed tina
hll lle most narrowing domestic scene:
ana all the marital squabbles that ar
rough into the divorce court and thu
ponce court, occur V e S%unday?"
OF, course" acquiesced the Mere
Man, cheerfully ficking a leaf with his
cane But you wouldn't deny then
the1r little diversions and excitements
you'd you? You wouldn't rob them OF
their one relief from the dead, dull
monotony of-of that?" and he nodded
toward the wv people on the bench
opposite, yawning behind separate
newspapers.
Look" cried the Bachelor Girl. as
the couple suddenly rose. They're go
ing to have "a diversion now. They're
arguing about what direction to take,
mats it," she exclaimed, with sudden
conviction. they always want to &c
m opposite directions"
And always end" agreed the Mere
Man as the woman across the way
sailed off with the mar following re-
lu~ctlantly behind her, by both going
the Woman's way"
corrected the Bachelor Girl. did YOU
ever see W. married people who
wanted to do exactly the same thing
at h same time?"
oh. we'll" said the Mere Man toler-
antly, w couldn't expect them to keep
step all through life to the tune Of the
wedding march,"
No" sighed the Bachelor Girl, .but
rs a pity the wedding march gets out
of tune so soon"
Its a greater pity" suggested the
Mere Man, that when they haven't
any tastes in common the wedding
oel!s don't iangle off key right over
.heir heads and stop them at he al
That wouldn't save Them an
nounced the Bachelor Girl, sagely
shaking her head. Having tastes In
common before you're married is no
sign that you'll have tastes in common
aIter you're married. There's some
sort OF twist in h ceremony that
way" 'eA
I've noticed It," remarked the Mere
Man thoughtfully. "A girl VIII enioy
her sweet heart over the goif
INKS until her knees and elbows ache.
VINO wouldn't touch a golf stick after
n was married to him."
And I've noticed" retorted the
Baehelor Girl, that a man will find a
mac excitement in walking twenty
miles a day with a woman with whom
ne IS IN love, who wouldn't bother TO
walk around the corner with her If
she We're his wife. lust because a man
VIII allow a girl to read Browning to
MIN and air her opinions on Ibsen be-
tore marriage is no sign that he is
going to let her read the morning ma
per to him and air her opinions on noli-
Tics afterward; and just because he
VIII spend his time Ind money taking
her TO grand opera during their en-
gagement Is no reason that he won't
drag her to vaudeville shows and er-
travaganzas after the IN the
Q stage N two people can fancy
they nave tastes In common; but. as a
matter or fact. men and women's have
nj any tastes in common whatever.
Wnen they seem %congenial it's merely
9 Hnatter OF n having subdued the
way" ~ -
The Mere Man took off his hat and
gazed at the Bachelor Girl In conster-
nation. SA
D you mean to say" he exclaimed.
III Y married you you wouldn't
eiiIny walking IN the park with me?"
The Bachelor Girl gazed dreamily OFF
through the trees. =
SAnd lnat you are just pretending to
ike rarebits and the smell of nv pfneo',
toes. nei
And that you are really horaa -
aeath When We are discussing art and
tne sex problem, n that you secretly
nate Bohemian tables d'hote and Inc
kuhaiyat.and the way l part nv hair
ana That this minute you are actuaily
annoyed
Oh, not this minute. broke in lie
Baeneior Girl. I'm not married to YOU
Hunphs' g%ruinbisd the Mere Man.
And yet We marry for nshiri
we marry because we are lonesome,
And are always ten times more lone
some a1tsrward." finished the Bachelor
eiiri with a sigh. We marry because
We Mant to live together and imme-
dialeiy proceed To separate our lives
But objected the Mere Man hope