The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
tBy walt Mason

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There is no DOUBT that Dame Ma
/ ture intended men and women to NV
, together as husbands and wives, Re
? marked the wiia man Of the woods
Taking thsSfor granted It may oc
cur to the thoughtful observer that
Dame Nature got her wires crossed
wien she planned human beings
Otherwise men and women would be
SC adapted to each other that there
would be no misunderstanding and
elderly gentlemen like myself would
not be driven to tall timber in search
Of white winged peace.
When was courting the magnifi-
icent whoman who became my wife /
did as other lovers do the world over.
assured her that my love would be
vital thing til the sun grows cold
and the stars are old and the leaves
Of the judgment cook unfold. / com
mitted a great deal OF poetry to mem
ory and recited it to her with great
emphasis when occasion served. !
even vent 50 far as to learn to play a
guitar, and with that weapon in my
hands / stood under the window OF
her bower in the cleaning and war
bed songs that made her weep with
happiness
= have no doubt that legions Of
young men are doing the same thing
this moment They have perfect con
fidence in their own sincerity and
ye they are storing up trouble for
themselves. It would be better, far
better, If all lovers would adopt con
serYative course, make no pledges
that they can't redeem. But they
must so as nature directs, and nature
insists that young men in love shall
quote poetry and play mandolins and
make VOWS that no man could live up
TO and earn living at the same time
We'll, in the fuilness Of time the
superb woman had been counting
consented to be my bride, and upon a
sunny day in June we walked together
to the kirk with a goodly company and
the clergyman performed the last sad
rites which made us one. Then there
was the honeymoon, a season Of roses
and wine, and after that we went to
housekeeping in a vine-covered cot
tage, such as you read about in books
Il was in business in small way,
running corner grocery, and times
were so hard it was about all | could
do tc break sven Consequently had
great deal or worry on my mind.
One morning about three months after
we were married, ate my breakfast
and walked down to my store with a
heart bowed down by weight OF woe.
It was the first of the month, and
there were an kinds OF bills to pay.
and I didn't see how | was going to
pay them. / had disquieting visions
OF the sheriff and his deputies visiting
my trade palace and placing large red
seals on everything. All day toiled
and sweated blood, and along toward
evening when things were looking
desperate, the village banker blew in
and gave me an order that took my
breath away.
1t was my salvation, and ! knew it.
Tho news that the banker had begun
to patronize me would be all over The
neighborhood before morning, and I'd
ge. lot Of trade ] never expected.
when the day was ever ! went
home on iubilant feet. | stepped off
about a block at time, was SO anx-
ious to tell my wife OF my good for
tune. When reached home the house
was all dark. | went in and found my
wife lying on a lounge smelling Of
camphor, and With her head tied UP
in towl, She had been weeping all
day She had wept herself into a
sicl. headache. It took me two hours
to find out what was the matter Fin
alls she explained She realized at
last, she said, that didn't love her
any more | had actually left the
house without kissing her that morn
ingl
Il told her Of the trouble was in,
how my mind was fully occupied with
the disasters that threatened my bus
mess, but all this made no impression
upon her II ! really loved her I
wouldn't forget to kiss her before
leaving the house.
"That was a long time ago and mil
lions of gallons OF water have run