The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-26
WHAT SAN THOUGHT
Ry BILLY BACHELOR.

Billy?" Sam Martin exclaimed, as b,
handed me the evening paper. point
ing to a paragraph under the head
ing. Social Gleanings." which read
mfr. and Mrs. J. T. Hamilton IN
nounce the marriage of their daugh
ter. Ethel. and Oscar Newman, a
Grace church. Oakburn. Tuesday
October l.
What do you think Of II. Sam?'
inquired AZ tossed the paper basl
to him.
TITS an outrage. . BANKED outrage!
What right has o. Newman to marry
anybody but Beatrice Price! Don't
all her friends. all his friends, know
he 10 wildly In love with her! Haven't
they known It for ever . year! Hasn't
he followed Beatrice about like q
hungry dog chasing bone ever sincs
be first met her? I repeat what
right has hs to marry Ethel Hamil.
ton! Why. she's . child. . silly little
butterfly Of fashion. o. never can
love that type Of woman. and you
know II. Bill"
Yes, know 1t. What do you sup.
pose poor old Oscar did 1t for?"
Sam hitched his chair up closer to
mine. lighted his pipe and took few
slow inhalations before he replied by
shaking his head slowly and pro-
nouncing the one word, "Pique."
1T looks like 1t, I must admit" said
l. And yet l gave Oscar credit for
too much common sense to ever let
him do fool trick like that"
beatrice turned him down, and he
swore he would get even"
well. Of all the! It's a mighty
queer thing. Sam. how men-and
women-try to prove how little they
really care for the person they once
professed to love SO deeply by turn.
ing around and marrying some one
else. How the proving of themselves
fickle.minded should give them one
moments pleasure. or how, under
such circumstances. they can hope
for happiness passes my understand.
ing.
1T just goes to show. I think, that
the love such people have is very
small, not the grand passion, the over.
towering devotion Of a great soul, as
they like to imagine it is Hurt vain.
lily, smarting pride and the fendish
desire to hurt in return are more re.
sponsible for the marriage from pique
than any heart wounds either man or
woman may feel.
THE man who has tried his best to
win the one woman in the world and
failed; the woman who has given her
best to a man who proves himself
false. will not be in any hurry to bind
themselves by marriage vows to an.
other person.
Such fatal steps-and they nearly
always are fatal-show suffering self.
conceit rather than a broken heart
an error into which those who are
only half in love ever fall.
THE man squares up his shoulders
and says. Well, maybe won't show
that girl a thing or two!' The girl
losses her pretty head. pins on
saucy little bow of ribbon or dons
new frock and fares forth, vowins
that she'll just show that man how
little she really cared.
This Is far more dangerous for a
man, especially a man Of Oscars tenn.
permanent. than for a woman. The
woman may come to love her husband
II he Is kind and good to her, but as
you know. Sam. no man ever gives
MS heart to woman after marriage"
You are right about that, old man. |
1t hurts, though. to think that Oscar
could display so much innate mean.
ness. | can't understand how any
honorable man could allow himself to
commit such fraud. It is a fraud.
a lie. cheat! Do you suppose even
silly little Ethel Hamilton would con.
sent to marry man who frankly ad.
mitted he only asked her to be his
wife In order to get even with nm.
other woman?
Us has committed not only one Of
the greatest pieces Of folly in his life
out has acted in a shameful manner
toward the girl who is now his wife
ny George! feel like"
But here laid OBTAINING hand m
Sans arm and told him II didnt mat.
ter what he felt like doing he mn.t
not DO anything. IF Oscar has been
iool enough to marry out Of pioue
then his life will be punishment
enough. without any one else buttinv
IN and making things more miserah,e
for the girl"
You're right. old man! We'll =. Z
long; it's about time to turn In .nS
I'm tired" "nu
Good night. Sam. Don't wor-v :
ABOUT other peoples troubles. We ali ,
nave enough of our own" ,