New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-26
LOVE IND iSdPPETITR,

Some time ago, we bet00k ourselves TO the
curious and critical reading Of Breach OF
Promise cases, and the more we read of them
the moro fascinating do we find them to be.
All reports of law proceedings contain good
deal of human nature. Suits for divorce,
mournful as they are, rarely bore us,!and will
cases are confessedly amusing to everybody
except the unfortunate legatees; but we in
cline to the belief that your Breach of Promise
case usually contains the largest proportion of
human nature brought out in the boldest and
most various relief Has anybody for in
stance ever philosophically considered the
connection between Love and victuals We
never did, we acknowledge, until we read
this report now before us in an English news
paper. The Plaintiff, Miss Emma Welsh, was
young lady described by her lawyer to the
Jury as "of considerable personal attractions"
which is most unmeaning, and, we should
think, to the feminine mind, most irritating
description. To her Mr.. u. r. Freethy made
desperate and decided love, and so warmly
did he plead that at last she consented to be
his Then commenced tender correspondence.
The main points which this swain desired to i'm
press upon his Emma seems to have been that
his love for her had given him great appetite
For example: "My Dear Emma-We eat an
enormous quantity Of food every day. and
"my friend think nothing of eating three
pounds of bread every day, and how all kinds
"of food vanishes is surprising" Again he
wrote "Dear Emma - The receipt of your
letter this morning made me eat twice
Gas much "a usually do, it was
so refreshing and invigorating." Now
we must confess that we like an epistle full
Of manly and perfect candor as this is. The
receipt of letter from the lady of his love
gave him an appetite, and he was not
ashamed TO say so. When she was away, he
could console himself, after a sensible fashion;
and We advise everybody in similar state %
temporary Bereavement to try the virtues OF
chops and steaks and outlets, with bread at
discretion. So long as lover can WELD o
good knife and fork there is hope for him.
Sly old Major Pendcnnis knew that young
Arthur would not die for the Fotheringay tho
instant "my boy" began to relish his break
fast again. In the case before us, absence,
We are sure, was not insupportable while Mr..
Freethy could make way with so much bread.
The question, however, is whether he did
not 90 little too far, led away by the letter
inspired appetite, 80 that under the malign
influence of an indigestion o reaction took
place. For it must be 'mournfully recorded
that his heart grew cold toward his Emma
mournfally, because it is clear that here was
just the man for those most delightful features
Of domestic life, the breakfasts, the dinners.
the teas, and the suppers. What changed his
intentions and made him false to his Emma,
We are not informed. Perhaps he heard that
she was not good cook-and in the face of
all the poets, we resolutely affirm that man
may do much worse than marry good cook.
IF ever marry wife," merily chanted
Charles Lamb, an marry landlords daugh-
"ter, That may sit in the bar, And drink
"cold brandy and water" In these days
of teetotalism. it would be mo,e moral to be
alimentarily and deipnologicaly aliorous, ard
marry the cook. No love. ho~eSer intensely
hot. can stand q series Of IL .c5.gncd and ILL