The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-02
OCCASIONALS.
ScandalOus.
BY FoaY.


lengths. All people of common sense
can but be daily only more firmly con-
vinced that it should never have been
begun. The result must surely be 80
cially and morally if not rehgiously,
most damaging TO all concerned, unless
we may properly except the legal gen
tleman acting as council on either side,
and his honor before whom the suit is
being held. Those who hear, and also
those who read, the foul reekings from
the witness stand and the attorneys
desk, will necessarily have less faith in
womanly purity and manly honor, as
day after day shall slowly yet irrevoca-
bly, pass. During the progress of the
trial great stress seems to be put upon
blackening individual and hitherto
measurably reputable character, and in
the outcome though the rashly inconsid-
crate plaintiff be sadly smirched, the
cool and stoical defendant cannot Who'll
ly escape. When the verdict of the
wearied and exhausted jury shall be
given, if they all live to make one, or if
living they agree, it will be seen that
old friends are forever estranged, at
least one home is destroyed, vulgarity is
banded about in obscene by-words, a
brilliant light has forever set, at least
one pulpit is robbed of its bewitching
power for good, mans hitherto waning
confidence in the efficacy Of litigation TO
secure justice is even more weakened,
and the entire moral and religious world
is filed with sorrowful, weak and ap-
palling dismay.
ON AND OFF THE RAIL-
A telegram summoned me nearly three
hundred miles away. A lady decided
to accompany me-it was my wife, read
er-and her wishes must be consulted
as to travelling by day or by night. We
decided upon the latter, and duly ac-
coutered, if that is the word, or pro-
vided with wraps, sachels and lunch,
we took an eastern train about sundown
and were soon rolling rapidly through
the yelling darkness of moonless night
in early March. In these hard times it
becomes one to practice economy. II
learned that the cost of round trip for
both of us, to and from Suspension
bridge would be less than 500, but then
the ferry at Detroit was unreliable and
that direction was thus out of the ques-
ton. The Lake Shore route alone re-
mained. We would go by rail to Lock
port, N. Y, and thence few miles by
other conveyance. found curious
state of things; we could get through
tickets for something over SO each but
return tickets only to Cleveland, and
thence to Erie, thence to Buffalo, and
thence to Lockport, paying hack fare
between the two depots in Buffalo, or
going from one to the other on foot. II
decided to purchase return tickets and
procured two, to and from Cleveland.
Wife and I appropriated two seats dis
posed of our luggage and busted our
selves watching fellow passengers about
us, and those who came or went at the {
various stations at which our iron horse
stopped. There is no better place than i
a railroad Car for the study Of human
nature, and for one delight to observe q
and reflect as the steam charger rushes
snorting along, 1t is rare thing to t
ride far, without having newly mar J
ried couple aboard, and it is equally Ie
rare to find such pair apparently CON is
scious that they are not alone. Such lc
billing and cooling, and straining, and
squeezing, and ogling, and tasting-but r
then all we married folks know how it Q
used to be ourselves. In my hurry to n
come I had not accurately Counted the
cost, " and a more careful estimate pain O
fully convinced me that there was alarm G
ing room for doubt that 1 had enough
money. When in the midst of my quan- n
Diary, who should come up but the CON o.
ductor to take our tickets. 1t was an
old friend, at least I had once been well o.
acquainted with him, but of late we sci E
dom met. He passed on collecting fare IL
Or the equivalent" and studied. On CT
his return, stopped him and asked if m
any other man from my place was
aboard. He mused moment and re-
Piled, 'No," and then he continued o
I'WhyF" told him my impecunious b
and after thinking moment ca
10 promptly said, 'I can lend you some to
money" Iapologized for asking the he
avor and told him how would repay la,
iim. As well as was acquainted with co
lim though, could not have presumed at
IN that alone-we are both Masonsl "C
Cleveland, 1 bought two re- tn
urn tickets for Erie. II was now after pa
P. NJ, and the steady Eumbling and VI
ocling Of the car made US dtowsy. Wello,
iad been amused by the mulhtudinoas ee