The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-13
ALAWYER'S LOVE STORY
by /. MCDONALD.

ny /. MCDONALD.
it must have been after midnight when
l heard my chum softly getting into bed
He evidently supposed | was asleep
and being of kindly disposition, did not
wish to disturb my slumbers Appreci.
atinr his kind intent | did not wish him
to know that he had taken such precau
ton for my sake for nothing, and there
fore | feigncd deep sleep. | WAS fool
ish enough TO begin to snorei but not re-
mcmbering Of ever having snored white
asleep, and fearing that 1t might betray
nv wakefulness, rs in the case Of the ia
nous Yusef, broughtit to Il sudden con,
clusion.
| was soon convinced that he was in
trouble. First half suppressed sob was
audible. Then, another and another, til
finally they eliminated in Il low but dis
tressinS groan.
1t was evident that my chum was eth
or mourning over his sins, or else in love
and therefore. of course, in trouble
Pretty soon he blurted out:
ooh. Julia, how could you" which
was convincing proof that some iair
charmer had given him trouble.
When he uttered that wall il was with
great difficulty that | kept from shaking
The bed with laughter. 1t is always
wrong. no doubt, to feel merry over an
others sorrows, but it should be remem-
bcred that there are two classes OF indi-
viduals who think lightly of the troubles
of lovers-those who have never been IN
love. aud those who have loved and got
bravelv over it. Belonging to the form
er class | had but little sympathy for the
sutfcrings OF my chum.
The next morning | carelcssly asked
him what Julia had been saying the night
before. Then, seeing that the subject
was not AN agreeable one to him, l let il
drop after informing him that
"Faint heart never won fair lady
and. There's as good fish in the sea as
we're ever caught, &c; thereby doing
nv best to heal the wound that my first
carelc-, words might have caused.
"You remind me of Jobs comtorterS,
he tersely remarked, and that was all he
said.
Some one has said that time passes
along even when our hearts are iuli oi
sorrow, and suppose it Is true. Al least
il WAS true in my chum's case. Somehow
he did r ct take his disappointment very
much to heart. He did not look sad, IA
a person usually does who has made snip
wreck of his dearest hopes In fact, he
went right on studying law, just a
though nothing had happened.
II WIS true he did not make much pro-
gress in his studies, but that might have
resulted from other very evident reasons
He had no taste for the profession he
had chosen. In fact he dislikcd 1t.
If he could have chosen the career suit
able to his tastes he would have been
writing books and articles for the press,
instead of reading law. But a literary
career does not promise wealth IN great
abundance, and so James, like many 9th
er promising Young men, could see nc
road to responsibility. honor and wealth
combined, except through the study o.
the law.
one night there was party at Judge
Lanes.
care YOU going, James | asked.
II think | shall" he replied.
We'll, James, let me give you warn,
inc. Being torewarued is torearmed,
50 let me warn you concerning th'
Judges niece. She IS somewhat OF hIrt
they say, aud if you get your heart SMASH
ed a second time 1t might result IN seri'
Gus consequences
Il can never love any one but JuIia,
said my chum, while smile PIayeu
around the corner of ms mouth.
"Julia Brown Is nice girl" remark
ed by way of dispensing that smile.
"She is that replied my chum. no
If were YOU I'd 90 for her. Old Brown
hin srlf, is partial to rising young law
yers, ard he Says you are the most prom
ising young lawyer he knows Of
To say that | was catering would be
putting it very mi dly. The truth was
had taken a sort OF fancy to Julia myself
and such talk rs this sounded very en-
couraging. But there were two thing
that were not very pleasant TO think Of
One was that 1t would be several year:
before could think of marrying, and Tho
other was that James loved julia hImSel
with an unwaverng devotion.
had no doubt but that James intend
cd to tell the truth when he affirmed IN
devotion to Julia. But my experience
had proved that he might IN time &c
over his foolish fancy. | had never beer
desperately in love, but the light attacks
to which was subject proved that " mar
might love several girls at the same tine
! >uppo<ed that james low" for Juli'
was the same kind intensified. bclnS q
the same Kind | argued that 1t was gov
crned by the same laws, and that "chanso
was written upon it rs well as all thlhS'
else
But this chain of reasoning was OF No
comfort to me. For if It proved that my
chum might forget Julia, it proved thai
| might also, which was not just then
pleasant thought.
The party was success. ihere W"
plcnty of small talk, and eyes looked love
TO eyes that spaEc again.
Dolly Lane was the object OF marked
attention from the gentlemen. She look
cd So merry and light-heartcd. 50 free
from envy and malace, ana Inc tones O
her voice sounded so like hewitchng mu
sic that to be near her Must have beer
Ike balm to troubled heart. 50 at Le"S'
thought James.
\ wear of gentle woo;ng passed. i
somehow happened that Dolly grew iohC
of visiting her uncle, the Judge. AhC
James took liking for the country, es
pecially that part of it where Dolly
father lived. And when Dolly was II,
home and James Mt his studies, | noticed
that my chum posted a good many letter
and received several directed in the dell'
cate handwriting o. lady.
Another year passed, and | was invl'
ted to wedding at Mr. Lanes. Dolly
was the bride and my chum the happy