Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-08-26
A wte's Devotion.


A Wlte's Devotion.
II took him TO my home. nursed
him, saw that he had the best med.
ical service and did everything In my
power for him. There were even then
friends who told me that | was fool
ish.-that should not take on myself
the responsibility OF looking after the
man who had treated me as he had
done. But | had felt that II was all
part of Big Scheme. bigger than we
could arrange, and against the work
ings of which nohp of us should rebel
But. as my husband lay dying in
my apartments, II sbecame evident
that, while was doing everything in
my power for him, I was not supply.
ing him with the one thing that he
needed more than all else to ease his
last hours He must have the pres
ence of the other woman | deter
mined that he should
MY friends were aghast when
told them that was going to send
for her. II was outrageous. they de.
clared. for me TO allow myself to be
80 humbled as to permit her to come.
They would not permit me to let her
| come to my home. Very well, then.
thought, there are other ways of &c.
complishing the sacrifice that felt
bound to make. would take my
dying husband elsewhere, and there
send for the woman whose presence
he craved.
IL did so. | removed him to Allan
tic City, and then | sent for her, and
she came. ! brought her myself into
his dying bedchamber and | saw them
clasping hands. II did not make me
unhappy--that Is, any unhappier than
\ / already was. In fact, II rather
cheered me to think that had done
something which. while It hurt my
pride little, perhaps. was making
others less miserable.
"Mr. Romans died in Atlantic City
She was with him at the time and
she was very, very unhappy | think
that her presence in his last hours
made II easier for him, but at the
same time know that when he passed
away II was with last look toward
me. and not to her--there was love
and there was gratitude to repay me
for everything In that look
And then, but not until then, did |
feel that l had earned the right to
think of that other love which was
awaiting me and which | craved so. [
had no false sentiments about the
length OF time l should wait before
allowing myself to become happy In
the possession OF this love. had
been mourning, you must remember,
and had been practically a widow
for many, many years. There was no
reason why l should prolong 1t more
Entering Into Joy.
my actual widowhood after Mr.
Homans's death lasted for only a
month My marriage to Doctor Par
ker was FASTENED by his belief, which
shared, that tradition and conven
tion amount to little when the heart
dictates that one should go against
their tenets; and when he insisted
on an immediate marriage ! yielded
| Besides, his vacation was about 10
begin, and he wished to spend II, as
he had arranged, in the British Isles
So we were married on June % by
Rev. George Clarke Houghton In the
Little Church Around the Corner, with
my dearest friend, Mrs. Mabel Barnes
as matron OF honor, and only a few
intimate associates in attendance. We
sail soon for England, and to me now
life is one glow of bright sunshine!
my meeting with Doctor Parker
was, of course, unconventional. My
wooing by him was equally uncon
ventional. Everything has been un
conventional perhaps. Why. then,
have been asked, did so wait on con
, vention as to refuse to obtain a di
vorce and marry my present husband
when | might have done so months
and months ago? reply, because q
did not seem right. am governed
in everything by that sense of right
and II never fails to make me happy
In the long run.
81 believe that there is great hap
: piness in store for me and my hus
! band. / believe so firmly In his fu
ture. He will never be very rich, per
/ haps, because he is above all thing
a student, but | shall have reason u
be proud of his work He has done
some admirable literary work and Il
r now writing a serious volume which
will challenge attention. And, afte
: all. faith and love will bring the hap
piness which money has never beer
known TO purchase"
Mrs. Parker is still under forty
/ possessing more than ordinary beaut!
, and rare gifts, including a delightful
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