The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
CONCERNING THE RIGHTS
OF A POOR MAN TO MARRY
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

window when poverty comes in at the
door, Don't you remember"
ut isn't true" Betty averred. "Why.
can count on my Ten fingers that manv
instances of girls who were indulged with
everything under the sun at home, mar.
rving poor men and living happy ever afl.
erward."
And YOU think" he asked, that II the
several husbands had had something Ia
the bank they would have been propor-
tionately miserable? Are you trying To
say that money is the root OF all marital
unhappiness?
mot ALL" Betty equivocates. 'bu;
whole lot of ii. | think so many people
| exaggerate the value of money"
| but the Pittsburg or Providence min
! ister." the man defended, wasn't exag-
| gerating. lie was simply showing how
| little the money amounts to these days
when converted into provisions. and even
during the honeymoon the most senti-
mental and happy of people must cat.
Mustn't they?"
| Betty said she supposed so, with a sar-
castle shrug of her shoulders.
please" she entreated, don't divert
the conversation into the price of meat
channel I'm sick and tired hearing about
that We were discussing poor mans
| right to marry
But mas ne Sucn IL iisHl. the man
objected HAS any man right to cause
a woman sleepless nights worrying over
where they'll get the price of roast for
| the next days dinner?'
Il wasn't thinking of the dinner" Betty
| renlied. "A great many men who made
their wives happy so long as they were
poor and struggling. make them very un-
! lherpy when they grow to be lieh.'
| What is 1t that Mr.. Kaufman remarks
M bf.p he ,sat
guardian of a mans virtue Is the worst
| enemy of a woman's-an empty pocket
| book? Is that true?" he asked.
you mean what?' Betty questioned
obviously.
"Ohl | hate to make blue prints-dit-
grams" he said Il could count 10 in
stances off on my fingers where man
ard girl have married on very little and
been very happy until he started to max
ing a great deal of money. I've been look
ing up statistics Nine out of 10 divorces
are caused by idleness and too mucn
money. The wife of the poor man is busy
devlsing ways and means to make linz
tied income cover a great many needs,
anG he is busy with the earning. Neither
OF them has time to look around and get
into mischief No affinity business in
their little regime. When man has so
much money that ne doesn't know what
to do with it, and woman so much
money and time that she hasn't anything
10 do but spend il. the first pastlme that
seems to suggest Itself to either of them
is flirting and running about aimiessly.
and finally getting into trouble. The end
lis inevitably the divorce court9,
] Betty paused eloquently
For a person OF your uncertain affec-
tions." the man announced suddenly,
That remark on flirting is-er-er-rather
! confusing. to say the least.
But I'm not married. the gods be
praised" Betty reminded with fervent
naivete. Just wait and see when marry
| a very poor man, who hasn't even 5000
year, what a good and domestic wife l
shall be and"
you don't mean" the mans voice held
painful interrogation, that you are
| thin<ing-of- Of
Nobody in particular, and yet-yet-
maybe," Betty relented ''I say, when
do meet a man | think is nice enough to
marry, that don't intend to let any DOM
lneering. worldly minded minister stand
| in the way!P
| "You used TO say that | was rather
nice" the mere man began, and IL It's
only my money that stands between you
ana me and your happiness, Ill put it all
| in the plate next Sunday and"
| "S-h-h! Betty silenced with uplfted
finger to her pretty lips, there's some
body coming Let's change the SUBJ
! jectl'