The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

When neither husband nor wife
take vacation.
When "he" shores the loudest
while she kindles the fire."
When the vacations are taken by
one side of the house only.
When the children are given the
neck and back of the chicken.
When man attempts to tell his
wife what kind of a bonnet she must
wear.
When one of the parties engages
business that is not approved by the
other.
When a mans Christmas presents
to his wife consists of bootjacks, and
shirts and gloves for himself.
When the money that should go
for book goes for what only one
side of the house knows anything
about.
When the lord of creation pays
more for cigars than his better half
does for hosiery, boots and bonnets.
When both parties persist in argu-
ing over subject upon which they
never have nor never can think alike.
When father" takes half of the
pie ana leaves the other half for the
one that made it and her s children.
\ SOUTHERN woMAN's TRIBUTE To He
RoEs BOTH BLUE AND GRAY.
1t was Just bunch of white roses,
but the ribbons thas tied it together
told its history-one was blue and the
other was gray. 1t was tobe placed
on the grave of a boy who had fought
for what he believed was right and the
gentlewoman who was to put it there
believed that all animosity had passed
by, and the blue and the gray might
be firm friends. So the bunch she car
ried for her own boys grave was tied
up in this way and in her hand was
another one tied the same; it was to
be laid upon the grave ofthe stranger.
That stranger whose name was even
unknown to her, had died fighting like
brave man, and therefore deserved
to be remembered and to have tribute
shown to his courage. think it a
beautiful idea-this one of decorating
the graves of all the soldiers, but |
like it better when the custom is car
ried even further, and when not a
grave in the cemetery is overlooked.
1t seems to me goodly and proper
thing for the living to remember the
dead, at least once a year, and it
seems kind and loving thing to mark
this remembrance with sweet flowers.
As a people, we are not very emotion
al, and if there is any way in which
we can bring our kindness to the sur
face, it should be done, and so the
encouragement of the day sacred to
the memory of those who have before
IS worthy ofmuch consideration. Dec
Grafton Day must essentially be one
entirely free from any feeling but
that generosity and loving kindness.
1t doesn't make any difference which
side man fought on-he died for
that reason he deserves to be remem-
bered by those who are living. Dec
Grafton Day ought to mean the union
of the gray and the blue: there ought
to be flag for that purpose for the
colors blend so beautifully that the
result is exactly the tint of heaven
itself. wonder, my friend, if you
feel as l do. l wonder ifyou despise
all the funeral trappinSs-if you wish
more respect shown to yourself dead
than you might possibly demand alive
and when the long years have gone
by. you would not like somebody once
year to place flower on your grave,
to show that you were still in touch
humanity. No matter who it is; if
it is the man whose death was shame
ful, or if it was the soldier who was
fighting for his country, just remem-
Der that not one of them can defend