Beaver County News | 1926-08-27 | Page 7 | Marriage Wrecked on Rock of Discourtesy

Marriage Wrecked cn Rock of Discourtesy i There is nothing on earth that so grinds one as to be met with discourtesy dis-courtesy and rudeness in daily life. I have watched for fifty years and I have found that the nasty little cancer that eats the deepest and hurts the worst In married life is lack of courtesy, just common. everyday politeness in the way you address each other and in the attention you pay each oilier, in the way yon en; your food, in the way ji.u conduct yourself in the prij'-y of your bed-chamber. bed-chamber. Po gracious! More men rod women have lost themselves to e:;ch other by i,(;t!g rough and carc'e"-s and siek.-n- , j ins each other conceniii:- Uo :'. I niceties i f life, when m. ,! to !;! up tilings ir. the way they b. g- n wou! I ; ! have sav-d the whole s!": 11 ' At this minute if I should be asked to name the hiest rock on which matrimony stands. I would put my fingers on the thing that starts discontent dis-content aud unhappiness. as lad; ot courtesy between men and wives whit-h very shortly culminates in dis irust and disrespect. Gene Stratton-Porter Stratton-Porter in a posthumous article In Mc Call's Magazine.