Garland Globe | 1906-12-29 | Page 6 | Unhappy Love Affairs

Unhappy Love Affairs. A clergyman discussing unhappy love affairs said: "Many a lovo tragedy Is caused by a husband's promlso to a dying wife that ho will not mnrry again. Ho thinks when ho makes this promlso that It will bo easy to keep. Whether It is easy or hard to keep it Is a promlso prom-lso rarely. It ovor, broken. "Tlmo and again widowers havo sought mo out for advice on this subject. sub-ject. Thuy aro in lovo, but thoy promised prom-ised tholr dead wives not to marry again. Shall they nreak or keep this promise? I can only advise them to I do as their consclouco dictates. 1 "At the samo tliux I think It Is so',- ( flali for dying wives to extract such promises from tholr broken-hearted husbands. Such promises, by thu way, aro rarely extracted by dying husbands hus-bands from broken-hearted wives. Hut then when tho dend husband's will Is 1 read It is usually found that If thu widow marries again tho money Is all taken from her. So It comes to thu samo thing In tho end, doosn't it?"