Bingham Bulletin | 1921-02-04 | Page 4 | Does not Marriage, Oftener than not Result in the Triumph of Man ?

Does Not Marriage, Oftener Than Not, Result in the Triumph of Man? By GEORGES CLEMENCEAU, in "Surprises of Life." i 11 The question of love and marriage has manifestly the most obsessing interest for humankind. To protect pro-tect Jhe weak that is to say, the woman and the child against the caprice of the strong, is assuredly the duty of society. But who will claim that marriage, as instituted by law and practiced by custom, performs per-forms that office, and does not oftener than not result in the triumph, whether just or unjust,' of man ? Ther are happy marriages, whatever novelists say. There are married couples Who love each other, and live happily together to the end of their days. There are also unhappy unions. "I alone know where my shoe pinches," said a celebrated American, when congratulated upon his happy home. Men or women, great numbers can say the same. "Life," said the wise Mokoubamba, "is a procession of delights. As soon as one has disappeared, another has started upon, its way. It may be a more or less long time in arriving, but no one will b2grurlge waiting for it, and the waiting is often the best a man gets out of it." I know of no greater error than to suppose that extraordinary a'dven-tures a'dven-tures are what make life interesting. If one looks closely one finds that the truly marvelous things are those that happen to us every day, and that duels, dagger thrusts, even automobile accidents, with accompanying hatred, jealousy, betrayed love, and treachery, are in reality the vulgar incidents in the enormous drama of our common life from birth to death.