The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-28
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1t ended today where it began a few
years ago, in the court house. Inter-
spersed during the changes of time
we're a church a preacher, a ceremony.
Vows were made. and eternal fealty
promised a happy home was builded,
where love reigned supreme, where
the star of hope cleaned brightly on
the horizon for two who had chosen
to walk life's pathway together
Dreams of a discordant ending to their
life of bliss were dismissed as too
vague to consider. Others might quar-
rel and in after years elect to wend
their separate ways by diverging
paths, but not they; theirs was
happiness supreme not to be broken,
or even interrupted, by changing
events, they even pitied those whom
rumor stated were not getting along
well together"
Then one day, without warning, the
first quarrel occurred, it was not much
of a quarrel, this first one, its incep-
ton was trivial, and the events lead
ing up to it were of little moment
but it revealed one fact it revealed
the truth that they were both pos
sessed of temper" and it also demon
strated that they could be stubborn
when fancied wrong existed, it failed
however, to reveal to them the dan
ger of these quarrels, and so, after a
few hours of "pouting" upon her part
and sullen silence on his part, the
storm clouds were swept away and
they fancied they were much happier
after having "kissed and made up
again"
The second quarrel was not so hard
to start as the first one had been.
BY this time they had begun to learn
each others faults, and from this dis
covery it was but a step to comment
upon them. At first they did so gent
! ". but gradually the temper" with
in them began to assert itself and
| from gentleness their remarks We're
tinged with acrimony that like a dag
ger was slowly, painfully assassinat-
ing the love they had so ferventIy
promised to cherish at the altar where
according to the laws of God and man
they were made one. Life under such
circumstances could not, in the very
nature of things long continue, the
uuarrels became more frequent, their
language toward each other more Viru-
lent, until at last the breaking point
was reached and they agreed to go
their separate ways. This decision,
when once reached, seemed to remove
great load from their minds, they
fondly imagined that all their troubles
were at an end.
4 few months apart, and now comes
| the next act of the tragedy, because
| it is no less than a tragedy y petition
is filed in the courth for a permanent
separation, a divorce. She it was
who filed that instrument, or perhaps
it was he, at any rate, the action was
recorded, and the case set down in the
regular docket for hearing along with
other cases of like character.
When the day for the trial arrived,
they were both there If either eyinced
a knowledge of the others presence,
the Judge. lawyers and court attend
ants failed to discern the fact. Each
in turn told their story. She demurely
as if the very publicity Of the whole
affair was distatesful to her, he a
trihe more arrogant, but at the same
time evincing a quiet condescendence
that told of finer feelings struggling
Within 81 shall grant the decree said
the Judge, and while his was the YER
dict they both expected and hoped
for. yet for one brief moment they
seemed startled, and the swift glances
darting from one to the other spoke
more eloquently than tongue could
have done.
From the court house they wend
their separate ways. They do not care
they are free, they are happy, or fan
cy they are, and believe they are
ready to begin life over again, avoid
ing if possible the mistakes of youth
But is it possible is it true that they
really do not care?
Let us 90 with them into the night
let us gaze upon them as they seek re
pose. and as with noiseless step swee
memory comes and leads them gentl!
through her twilight realms to the en-
chanted shadowy land where memor!
dwels. and there they find clustered
Joys serene of other days, where tn,
heavens that bend above are hum