Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
Trying to Be Blind.


knew what he meant and I felt
myself coloring To the roots of my
hair. But gulping down my shame
recounted the story Of the scene
In Paris and gave a report OF my
maids charges and surmises.
"Humph," said the Bishop, and |
saWi II moment that he was going
TO belittle my proofs
Little or no evidence OF your own
apparently. Chiefly that Of your maid.
And ladies' maids are notorious mis-
But il is true" I said My hus-
band will not deny it. He can not
so far as I am able to observe
what passes IN the world. SAID me
Bishop, men in such circumstances
always can and do deny it
I felt my hands growing moist I'M
der my gloves. I thought the bishop
was trying to be blind to what he
old not wish 20 see.
"But I'm right. I'm sure Pm right.
We'll assuming YOU are right.
what is It. dear lady, that you wish
For some minutes felt Ike a fool.
but | stammered out at length that
had come for his direction and 70
learn what relief the church could
"Hm!" said the bishop. and then
crossing one leg over the other, and
fumbling the silver buckle of his shoe,
he said:
The church. dear lady does indeed
provide alienation is cases of dire
necessity. II provides the relief ot
eparation-always deploring the ne
60 r1iff
ouc.iation. But to sanction the sep
aration of wife from her husband
because pardon me, ] do not say
this Is YOUR Case-she finds that he
does not please her, or because
again do not say this Is your case
she fancies that somebody else pleases
her better.
"Monsignor." | said. feeling hot and
dizzy, I'VE need not discuss separa-
ton. l am thinking OF something
much more serious"
Never shall ! forget the expression
Of the bishops face He looked
aghast
MY good lady. surely YOU are not
thinking of divorce
think my head must have dropped
as In silent assent for in peremp-
tory and condemnatory manner the
did not know that the Catholic
Church did not recognize divorce
under any circumstances. and II |
had forgotten what the Holy Father
himself CpointinE up 10 the portralp
had said to me that when ! entered
into the solemn contract Of holy mat
rimouy was TO do SO in the fun con-
sciousness that II could not be broken
but by death.
The love in which husband and
wife contract to hold each other in
holy wedlock IS typihed by the love
Of Christ for His church. and as the
one can never Ne broken, neither can
the other.
but my husband does not love me
! said. Neither do | love him, and
therefore the contract between us Is
broken already"
The bishop Was very severe with
me for this. telling me that as good
child of the church I must never,
never say that again for though mar
riage was contract IL differed from
all other contracts whatsoever.
When ycu married your husband,
dear lady, YOU were bound TO him not
by your act alone. but by mysterl-
Gus power from which neither of You
can ever free yourself The power
chat united YOU was God, and whom
God has Joined together no man may
put asundor
1T Was Cruel. ~
felt my hand dropping The bishop
was saving what ! had always been
taught. though in the torment OF my
trouble and the fierce fire Of tempta-
ton | had forgotten H.
Tho civil law might divorce YOU"