The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-07
BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

You read such funny things in the
papers, said Sal by the window.
There's funnier things OUT of en-
said the cynic, blowing cigarette rings.
What, for example," asked Sal.
You make me feel like l was head
OF the class" replied the cynic.
Well know you're not" said Sal.
That's a mean remark. Sal m dear."
interpolated the cynic. Il had hoped
that you had made new resolutions"
II did" said Sal But it's too hard
to keep them
Which means?
That YOU needn't expect anything
different from me-" erimaced Sal.
Il wish Sal" deployed the cynic
that you didn't have such a stony
heart-maybe if | had little encour-
agement-"
"Oh, cut it out" said the Sal. If
really and honestly thought YOU cared
how l treated you"
Il do do!!" cried the cynic.
Pooh" said Sal You make me
laugh. You don't care for anything ex-
/ cept to be comfortable That's all any
man wants in the end. To be let alone
and to be perfectly comfortable"
Il would that thou didst not enter
tain these horrid views of life" muir
INJURED the cynic. Think how much
happier thou wouldst be"
Don't thee and thou me-" interrupt
ed Sal rudely 1T doesn't have the de-
sired effect"
Yes it does" grinned the cynic 1T
makes you mad"
"Oh, is that what you WANT" cried
Sal satirica]ly." Well I'll disappoint
youth be nice to you some day
real nice-like Maria
There you go and spoil it all ejac-
ulated the cynic. Pull me up to The
seventh heaven and then let me down
like a load of brick,'
All the same you do read funny
things in the papers," said Sal. Now
on Sunday saw the account of mar
rage"
Nothing funny about that" inter
rupted the cynic.
you're right-nothing bit funny"
cried Sal, that's a tragedy, not a COM
edy"
oh, don't know that Id go so far
as to say that
We'll, anyway" went on Sal. this
marriage promised tragedy
They all do" murmured the cynic,
but tell me about this one?"
I've a notion not to tell you at all
you are so perfectly"
"Perfectly-"
well you are, you know said Sal.
But this marriage I'm trying to tell
you about was curious
Both the man and the woman were
siXty-two years old.
They had been going together for
forty-seven years.
During that entire time he had call
ed on her twice a week but could new
er get up courage to ask her TO marry
him-so everybody thought"
Most amazing"
when Intercepted, however" con-
tinued Sal, "as to the reason for his
long courtship, he stated that the re-
lationship was SO ideal that he hated
to run the risk of spelling it,
"Peculiar!" murmured the cynic.
L
he felt this way why take any risks at
that stage of the game.
Men are-er-"
We'll l should say So" said Sal
And therein lies the meat to the
whole question. Men want all the orr
oluments of matrimony without any Of
the drawbacks"
What did she say?" inquired the
cynic.
She wasn't quoted grinned Sal
POSSIBLY wasn't even asked-its no
consequence what a woman may or
may not think after forty-seven years.
Il should say it would make some
difference" deployed the cynic. Still
| it is not always possible to make ora
cular statements"
But why did you tell me this?" he
asked curiously.
oh. no reason" said Sal. that is,
no reason in particular. Merely to IL
lustrate what you term my radical
views on marriage"
"Well-they got married." inquired
the cynic.
"Yes-after forty-seven years" grin
ned Sal. During which time he was
not burdened with any of the draw
backs of matrimony"
It's awfully odd. this marrying bus
I mess" wen on Sal. Now there was
/ Tallyrand-"
| "Tallyrand." calculated the cynic.
Sometimes, my Sal. thou jerkest me
up with too great suddenness-what
/ has Tallyrand got to do with the forty
seven year proposition"
/ Nothing at ALL was just saying
that marrying was curious. That is, it
from what you'd think for sometimes
/ This MAS the case of Tallyrand and II