The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-05-09 00:00:00

MODERN SOCIErY.

A cause in the Divorce Court, heard last week would
hardly be read by the most thoughtleu or mat insen,ibla
without a momentary shudder. It bad not even the
redeeming feature of infatuation, or of blind paasion, or
of a decisive conclusion. Two young people, very foolish
Indeed in their different ways, but not without claim, tg
our pity, have evidently wrecked the happiness of their
lives at the vary outset Captain Ripping&ll, of the slth
Dragoon Guards, a gentleman of a very good fortune aid
about 25, stationed at Hampton Court little more it
year no, had the ill-luck to become acquaint.' with a
lady, barely 10, posseseing great personal attractions, and
seemingly conscious of them. After waking a settletuest
which proved the ardour of his affection, he performed the
ceremony of marriage with her in October. 11{14. Among
their acquaintances was Mr. Delaoours, lute in the
Hussars. He appeared on the scene any shortly afterthe
marriage, and the husband very soon had to forbid his
visits and remonstrate with his wife upon her levity.
They were now in Greenatreet, with all the surroundinp
of Loudon life, at once no pleasant and so capable of being
wisely and innocently enjoyed. Remonstrance was in
vain, and the husband saw nothing for them both let
misery and humiliation so long as they remained within
reach of the present danger. He gave up his house, and
named the day when they were to leave town. He had to
leave home and his wife, at least he did leave them for
the day before the intended departure ; but the lady's
account of the way in which she meant to stead the day
was no lama, and her memory no much at fault, that he
suspected mischief, and employed a detective to
watch her, She made her own arrangement., spent the
evening with the forbidden gentleman, and, on being
challenged next day by her husband on the report of the
detective, gave an account of the day which she had to
confess untrue. Both respondent and coxeapostient
declare that they were guilty of no impropriety, and that
there was nothing but old friendship in the meeting; and
the lady afforded the most convincing proof that the
assignation had been in a certain sense as unreal as the
marriage itself, Three doctors were put into the
witness box who swore that she `was still a sieve
intsete. The lady was a flirt, and nothing more.
I It was her game, and she wee content with it. Ti
develops into a matron was alien from her nature. We
can hardly suppose her a solitary instance. It is also ton
true that she belongs to a state of society. We are not K.
outrageously wicked as people used to be, but thee
rather more of that which just stops short of act and deed.
We do not dare to be very bed, hut, on the other hand, we
are equally afraid or unwilling to be good. Between the
two, a good many manage to be good. Between the two,
a good many manage to become very contemptible Lod
very good for nothing. We had &Imola forgotten to add
that VA the jury could not return that an act of adultery
had been committed, the husband remains saddled foe
life with a most useless and disagreeable encumbrance.

EPPII.S COCOA. —ONATTYUL AND COMFORTING. —" By a
thoreugh knowledge of the natural laws which govern the
operetions of digestion and
.nutrition, and by careful ap-
plication of the fine propenen of well-selected cocoa, Nr.
Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a .lelhaltch
devoured beverage which may save us tunny twaiy
doctors' bills. It is by the judicious use of such articled of
diet that a constitution may be gradually built ay unti
song enough to midst every tendency to disease
Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around u, ready
to attack wherever there is • weak point. We may mom
many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with
pure blood and • properly nourished franic."—Cisa Se 'via
Gessus.

Tim OILLAT Soccicas that has attended the introduction
li of Reckites Paris Blue in Squares has in red ionic 4,..
honest tradesmen, for the sake of extra or fit to su h4ti mix
inferior Blue in the same form. A. e Paris Blue in
Squares., only genuine when packet in Dint wrappers
Waring I. Reckites & Some name and trade mark, refuse
all Blue which is not so wrapped.