The Detroit times., 1917-03-19
- Are Old Enough,
luke, and So Are You,
Elmira, To Know Better

49, k>kNth q a<Na ~
u1tention.
What do you two mean by going to
court and asking for divorce after living
tpxether 40 years?
Shame on the both Of you, after work
inr together, side by side, on that same
farm whole half century.
Yes, we know all about it, Jules. we
understand you blame a son-in-law Tor
interfering in your business affairs on
the side Of Elmira. but the fact OF the
matter is you and Elmira got into this
row Just like nations get into war--the
both OF you forgot all about your obhga-
lions to one another in the sight OF Cod
md the consideration that made you
both forget was PROPERTY.
Let's be reasonable about this thing,
Jules; let's go back to the beginning.
We want to give you your just dues
every one, but we want Elmira to have
her just dues, too. You'll have 10 ad-
nit that is no more than fair.
When you two were married, back there
A 1858, and were just starting out on
The Journey, you went to live, you and
E1mira. on Elmira's mothers farm.
Now wait a minute, Jules; please don't
I interrupt us. We know you claim the
uaace wasn't worth over $500 at that
line, and that it is worth $l7, 900 today,
ut II il wasn't worth more than nickel,
3 snye you your start That is to say, the
$3.50. Elmira and Elmira's mother gave
you your start, because Elmira and
NJ mother pitched in and worked as
Md - you did.
You certainly appreciate what Eimfrss
uother did And you certainly VIII allow
TIT II Elmira's mother. upon her death,
wanted 10 leave the farm TO Elmira, all
r. Eluira's name, she had right to. You
mow how mothers are, Jules, and you
ow blood is thicker than water.
You know, too, Jules. that II II wasn't
% ths start you got from Elmira's
rnctAar. you wouldn't own that other
r1oeo Of pruperty that is all in YOUR
- with no objections raised by FL
1nEa. That's pretty fair on Elmirs's
- dcat you think7
X6n worlnsd and saved and bought the
111w plecs Of property, of course, but
G& Int want you 10 lose sight of the fact
80 & was Elmira's mother who gave
n NJ fnxm and start IN life, and we
~ vanH you to lose sight of the fact
80 ylmira's mother wouldn't have done
- " II hadn't been for Elmira.
Nov this whole thing started when
- wanted Elmira TO make you joint
6unsr Of the property her mother left.
Her mother didn't want it that way
3ulss, or she would have left it that way
II stands just as Elmira's mother
wanted IL 10 stand and you ought mo-
- butt In, good as Elmiras mother wss
20 you
Besides, Jules, what's property b I
nan who has turned 70 as you have?
There isn't piece of property on th'
face of the earth that sensible MAJ
would swap good wife for, and yoV
have admitted that Elmira has made I
good wife. Forty-nine years with thu
same husband is about as good recon
mend as a wife need have these days.
Why, say, Jules, they don't live to
gether more than few MONTHS in this
aGe, unless it happens couple of angels
get hooked up, and in that case, we i'm
ogine, the monotony is cruelty under ouI
divorce laws.
You and Elmira were establishing |
record and setting an example for som,
Of the silly young people, and some silly
older people, of the present time, and ther
you up, all of sudden, and kicked ovei
the traces and put yourself in the silly
class.
The trouble with you, Jules, In JUS
pure builheadedness.
You are waiting for Elmira to come t
you.
We hope you haven't forgotten how b
patch up little difficulties like this.
They can be patched up today just tn,
same as you and Elmira patched then
up way back there in the '50s-you mus
recall how IL was done.