Show THE TH TROUBLES OF MARRIED LIFE Grandma and Grandpa Hancy Haney camo came to court in Cleveland the oth other er day praying a 0 divorce After Arter four forty forty four years ears of married life lIe years ears in which they had bad seen their own offspring bring into loto tho the world a third generation things had gone fearfully Throng Hong with Grandma Gra dma and Grandpa Hancy Haney and they wanted to walk the rest of the tIle trail apart Grandfather Hancy haney had not pro pro- provided provided provided vided for tor her adequately and be ho housed used rough language and nagged her Grandma complained Grand Grand- Grandpa Grandpa pa countered with the charge that Grandma refused to get his meals that she slid went out nights without saying where re she was going and that she once threatened him with witha a butcher knife Wo We know judges who ho would have ha heard the evidence e pondered it and perhaps granted tho the old couple a 11 divorce We e know judges whose balance between tragedy and hu bu humor mor Isn't one ono bit better than that But Dut this judge ju ge happened to have bate what man many lack lack lack-a a sense of kind kind- kindly ly 1 humor and a quick feeling of sympathy He lie called an extra eitra ses session session sion slon of court and called in the all all of them the them Grandma Grandma and Grandpa and the nine children they reared on Grandpas Grandpa's meager wage age They've They both bolh put up with a lot lot lot- Grandma and Grandpa There have been days das well we'll bet when that old man was so crotchety that a aden den of ot tigers would have hue fled led horn from him We dont don't doubt a bit either cither that Grandma had her little mo moments ments meats of fire Ire Maybe she did tell the old fellow that shed she'd slap him with a butcher knife if It he didn't mind his business and quit shout shouting ing log at her There are times when pride wells right up and wont won't let jet us go on That's Thais all eli it la is after all pride pride our refusal to bend a lit little tie tic our unwillingness to let any anyone anyone I one else get the tha better belter of us Probably both Grandma Grandm and Grandpa swallowed their pride so often otten that they finally rebelled at atthe atthe atthe the diet It Il got too steady Why put up with it any longer especial especial- especially ly when Its It's so easy to get a di dl- divorce divorce vorce So off of to 10 court With all the children there In that quiet little room and the Judge however their pride didn't seem so 50 much after oCter all The little troubles that brought them there seemed more trivial even more humorous as the telling ot of them hem continued Finally well we'll venture a n little flush Hush of if tf shame came over both Grandpa and nd Grandma Hancy Haney and ond well we'll bet they wished they were out of ot there and at home on the front porch watching the world pass The judge who refused the di divorce di- di diVorce vorce Torce and arranged a little family conference to Iron fron out tho the troubles was as as a wise Ise judge More than that he was merciful Let Grandma and Grandpa Han lIan- Hancy Hancy cy walk the rest of ot the way w y to to- together gether We wish with them a a. happy golden wedding day |