Bisbee daily review., 1913-02-19

This. the more especially as regards
that monogamic idea of marriage
Hhich the government at Washington
harshly seeks 10 exteHd over our en-
tire domain. AS to the idea of poly
gamy, much may be said in its favor
Thus. If one be tired of one wife, OF
bored by another, in polygamy il Is
easy to shift the domestic scene to q
third, and that in wholly good-humored
fashion. The idea of divorce has
about it something almost personal, as
though one were displeased over some
matter, as though one held in ones
heart something actually of criticism
or dissatisfaction, or mayhap con
domination OF ones own earlier judg
ment il the selection of a helpmeet.
Again, even after divorce has beer
consummated, there are so many small
habits to be broken, heritage and hold
over Of relations but recently sun
dered. For instance, if one has beer
accustomed to pork and boiled CAB
bage at table, and if only one woman
has evinced ability to prepare shout
der OF pork and cabbage in the proper
manner, and il that woman has
CHANGED to be ones lately current
wife, it is. let US repeat, an annoying
thing to find that that particular WON
an, after deliberately forming and fos-
tering in one a craving for shoulder OF
pork and cabbage-after having estab-
lfgbad IN addition nc 70 ,,-oro T., 49,
soul for that viand-has with shame
less disregard of wifely duty and do
nestle decency obliged one to divorce
her. perhaps ex vinculo, or ut least alb
mensa ct thoro
And again there may be yet other
habits upon the one hand or the other
which must be broken or readiusted.
II ones wife-or one of ones wives
has been in the habit of leaving her
tatting each afternoon on the top of
the table near the best view out Of the
bow window, and If one sees contin-
ually this abandoned tatting perma-
nently left there in the confusion OF
her permanent departure-it is annoy
ing, let US repeat, 10 be reminded OF a
habit to whose creator we have said
farewell. 1t causes a mental ennui
constantly tc be removing tatting or
embroidery.
Or, if ones current wife has had the
old-fashioned and not wholly Well-bred
habit OF meeting one at the door OF an
evening. at the close Of the days la
bors-iust as in the evening the cave
woman greeted her man at the mouth
Of the cave to ask him what had been
the fortune Of the days hunt-and If
now that football. ill-bred. vet after ali
hsbitual-and was II wholly unwel-
come, after all-shaH have ceased for
ever. with what equiniinity. let US ask,
can We regard tne memory OF the
woman who formed that habit and
handed down an annoying expectation
to her husband. impossible OF fulfill
ment after her departure?
IL is, as John Rawn wisely has said.
true that much may be said in favor
Of the idea of marriage; yet upon the
other hand. how very much there is
that could be said against it. or at
least against il as implying an unre-
stricted continuance. Offering no
change in association. The which is
by way OF saying something to prove
John Rawn's excellently philosophical
course in life to have been quite cor
rect There could have been no doubt
as to the wisdom of his marrying Lau-
"a. his wife. in the first place, no doubt
as TO the wisdom of continuing the
relation with her for many
years; but. upon the other hand. it. is