Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-11

\ newly udTTleu COupie nave oIteu
been compared 10 a team Of horses
yoked for the first time in double har-
ness. 1t is an excellent comparison.
The start is made when the wedding
journey is over and the couple enter
upon the routine OF ordinary life. Their
expectation usually is that the billing
and cooling will last SO long as they
live. But lovers are elevated upon an
emotional plain that cannot he main
tanned any more than one can listen 10
music or look at beautiful works of
art or read poetry day in and day out
without doing anything else.
On starting upon a united journey
they find that one has been accus-
toned TO go at one pace. the other at
another One has one gait. the other a
different one. But it is the coming
down from the antenuptial roseate
condition that often brings about the
breaking in 10 travelling double on life's
turnpike.
returned from their wedding journey to
enter their Cozy little home. Rosalind
was nineteen and Phil was twenty
eight. Rosalind was at an age wherein
a newly married person. especially 4
woman. is not prepared for sudden
descent from the courtship condition.
Phil was naturally practical and old
for his age. The season of preparation
for the wedding had come upon him
when he was actively engaged in bust
ness. and the two together had worn
upon him. Then came the honeymoon.
and, though at first it brought a de
lightful rest. before it was finished he
desired TO get back to some important
matters which he had left unfinished
The result was that when he found
himself at home he was pleased TO re
turn to n normal condition both in his
private and business life. The first day
on coming home from business he
greeted his wife with just q trifie less
I of a lovers eXuberanCe than he had
/ been in the habit of showing. and
/ throwing himself in an easy chair, tooh
/ up an evening newspaper and began tC
/ look it over.
His wife eyed him aSkance. The!
had entered upon the collapse of tht
/ courtship honeymoon period, the begin
ming of the real matrimonial life. Tn
fortunately both had not reached thu
/ portal of their new Companionship a
the same moment. As in the cas-
of span of newly yoked horses. wher
the one has settled down to a tro
while the other is still caracoling-s
had Phil entered upon the affairs o
ordinary life. while Rosalind had no
left world OF romance.
Phil went on reading his newspaper
He was somewhat tired. but this wa
not the prime course of his disposition
10 glance over the news of the day
He half expected that his young wifi
would say whatever she might have I
say. while he read, but she didn't. F.
nally he looked up There was a clou
on RosalndS face no bigger than
mans hand.
Anything especial happened duriu
the day." he asked.
"A great deal mas happened put Eo
nave been so occupied WIN your new
paper that | supposed you took no il
terest in your home"
What's gone wrong?"
Nothing that would interest you
MY Gear, now can you say Jhat
Anything That concerns you interest
me-
SO | thought, untli you came nom
the hrst evening atter our return IFo'
our wedding Journey ana TOOK more IL
terest In the world news thah III you
own h"uS'h"id.
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