Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-01-15
KEEPING THE MARRIAGE: A ~
SECRET. y..'s

MY true love hath my heart, ana nave
+ his, =" " ~
BY just exchange one to the other s.ven
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss:
- There never was better bargain
driven. y r,' -. 2"tEr i.
My true love hath my heart and I have
his. E,s "t,.'
The neighborhoods of large cities
and country towns are pretty much
alike after all. II girl catches q
beau, a score or more Of Mrs. Grun-
dys, peeping from behind closed
blinds, watch how often he calls. They
begin to speculate forthwith as to
how long 1t will be ere they make q
match. Should he call for year, or
longer, and there's no sign Of the en-
gagement being announced, some OF
the Mrs. Grundys declare she is I'M
able to land him. -.
i If he goes to her home to board, the
gossips nod to each other, declaring
it to be the end of the affair. Seeing
her when she's not tidivated up and
about her work In the morning will
disenchant him. The knowit-alls Will
at last grow holder and ask the girl
Outright when she's going to give
their wedding? II she evades tho
question, they settle the matter in
their own minds that it's a case OF
wasting her time on man who 10
content to court. but marriage Is far
and away from his intentions.
Love affairs generally turn out quite
the opposite from peoples prediction.
If he moves his trunk out, they throw
up their hands, wink. knowingly to
each other declaring they knew well
how 1t would end. They are surprised
that she still sings as blithely ~ q
bird about the house. The girl knows
of the gossip Of the neighbofs, but
holds her peace. It 10 only when the
Mrs. Grundys become too inquisitive
In pryin,: into her afRairs that the sirl
dons her wedding ring and laughs
in their faces, declaring she
has been = wife nearly twelve months
and she did mot know It was any:
body's business but her own and Her
husbands. She adds amusedly that
he will give them any information
they desire when he returns from his
business trip. =. ~ ,74:. I'll Il
s There: . :often . good and sgua Gent
reason Why secret marriages are not
all to be censured. II the young PEG,
pie are quite popular and have dear
five hundred friends. any one Of whom
1t would not do to slight they think
it wisest to be united while they are
of summering. He may have q
crochety, aged uncle. who forswears
the friendship of women, because he
was Tilted in his youth. He has vowed
that II his favorite nephew weds he
will make new will, cutting him on
without q dollar. ~, ], -
/. Love laughs at 9locksmiths. as B 1t
does ut threats and Wills. The young
man would declare his marriage open.
" and at once. But his bride prevails
upon him to keep their marriage .
secret and give q chance to her to win
the uncle's heart; then spring the
news upon him. His homo folks may
have different plans for him. and he
concludes not to inform them Of his
marriage until they find it out for
themselves. As long q the girls folks
make no objection to the secret mar
rage, no one else need concern him
self. The marriage bell will ring just
as happily for them, 40 though the
whole world were invited to help them
celebrate. "All is we'll that ends we'll.