The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-04
THE GULF

When The Man and The Woman were
married she was willing enough to
bear her share of the worlds work.
In fact it was her idea that those who
love and marry should pull together
in double harness, accomplishing sue
cess through combined energy, and,
when they made the path OF life some
what smoother through their common
labor, grow old together.
But The Mans conception of mar
riage was quite another matter.
why" said he to his bride, what
is mans love for if not to protect
the woman he loves! Besides / value
your loveliness too much to run the
risk of losing It, Hardship and work
make one old and ugly early in life
l shall protect your beauty--your won
derful, wonderful beauty"
Whereupon The Woman's laughter
rippled like a sweet song in his ears
even while she told him that she had
rather be true helpmate to him than
a dressed-up doll to adorn his home,
and The Man kissed her rapturously,
insisting that his was the right to bear
the greater share of all the burdens
marriage entailed.
During the first few years OF their
life together The Woman often pro-
tested to The Man that he was work
ing too hard, end more often COM
planned that she would prefer fewer
servants and less costly frocks to his
continued absence from home.
81 want you, dear" she told him ten
derly, Il want our marriage to mean
something deeper than show. l want
to work with you; to be your true
companion"
Whereupon The Man took her soft
hands within his own and kissed each
rose-tinted finger, telling her how
proud he was of her beauty, of the
admiration in which his friends all
held her, and insisted that she had no
business in the world of work and
usefulness.
But" protested The Woman, aside
from the fact that I am of no service
in your scheme of living, am lonely.
OF what good is my beauty to you
when you are never at home to see it. 2
"That will not be for always"
laughed The Man. Il am coming on
splendidly. Before many years have
gone by / hope to have my business
in such shape that it will take little Of
my time. Then, dear one, we will en-
10y life together. In the meantime
amuse yourself as you please-only
see that you keep your youth"
The Woman obeyed the wish of The
Man. She knew the art of keeping
her youth and beauty and pursued it
with diligence worthy better cause.
AS the years went by The Man
worked like slave. He was seldom
with The Woman, and long since she
learned the futility Of protests and
complaints. His business interests
grew bigger and bigger. and absorbed
more of his time as they grew. He
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to look at The Woman, but when he
did it was always with supreme pleas.
ure and satisfaction, and If ever he
had stopped in his mad pursuit OF
financial power to thank the good God
for anything it would have been for
the success Of his work which had
enabled him to protect his wife from
every hardship every ugly thing
in life that helps to bring the lines OF
Fret and worry to q woman's face and
the stoop Of age to her shoulders.
The Woman. from the high pedestal
upon which The Man had set her
looked out over the valley in which
he worked. She saw him giving Of bis
misht t. the scliisvsmeDi Of wealth