The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-04
Breaches of Promise.

| how prone the heart of woman Is to love,
aud how easy 1t IA for the male possessor
| OF that priceless treasure TO accept the
| gift and then cast 1t away az II 1t were
| dross It H. of such infidelties to the fair
| god that poets sing, and about them ROMAN
GERS weave tales that beguie our hours and
| furnish serials for the magaZiues. When the
| course OF true love runs smooth, II ia Que
prolonged sweetncss-a stream ever rip
ping over smooth-rouuded pebbles, and
never disturbed by other than the zephyrs
which give II joy us they kiss its surface.
| That Is the way with the love of u young
man and girl when she loves him rs much
~ he loves her, and they keep on loving in
just that way, whenno cruel parents inter
fere, when he can afford to marry, and her
| preparing trousseau is nl that a maiden
can desire. The couple only await
the words of the parson tying tho
knot TO complete their bliss. Such is the
| ordinary course of love- fortunately for
the young people. They may weep over
the sorrows of ROMEO and JULIET but
may none who read these sympathetic
lines ever experience the woe Of disas
trous engagement. Still, IL there were not
such-if such were not conceivable by the
fanoy-noyels would not be written.
OF recent shipwrccks in love the example
| OF the Cincinnati maiden who won six thou
sand dollars damages from her reoreant
swans estate, after he was dead, is the most
encouraging. This lady suffered not even
death to be an obstacle to the satisfaction
of her damaged and revengeful heart. She
pursued the despoiler of her affections into
the very grave, and wrung from the dross
he left behind him the six thousand dol
lars damages. The fly in her ointment
must have leen that she failed to make the
dead deceiver himself, with his own living
| hand once plightcd TO her and fathlessly
Withdrawn, convey to her the greenbacks
she got III lieu of his fidelity. But the case
OF the Boston girl, whose sutton took out
three thousand dollar endowment policy
In Hartford life insurance company,
which he made payable to her on his death,
Is dishearteniuP. AZ long ago N in 1860 the
two became engaged she says. Her mother
kept the boardiug-house and naturally this
young thing OF sixteen and the boarder
from Syracuse fell much in company with
each other, and finally in love. SO II often
happens. II was when in the fervor OF his
early affection, according 10 her, that her
swain took out the endowment policy.
But before three years OF the policys nj
lotted ten were over q coolucss arose be-
tween the pair. aud though IN 1871, like
many another lovers quarrel this one was
made up, and the breach bridged over
with kiss. the faithless man at length fell
in love with Maine girl, of whom he made
no mention 10 his Boston charmcr, and
few weeks ago he actually married the
f.tv ii IA. All
due tune OF herself that the cruel deed had
been done. This was too much for the
sighted Boston girl. Her lovers perjury
was as unpTovoked, she says, as it was das-
tar,lly. The ten-year endowment policy
for three thousand dollars IL now lust due,
and she has gone to Hartford to attach the
proceeds OF it, that II may not go to
"a hated and succr ssful rival. Meanwhile
she has begun n suit for breach of promise,
laying her damages Mt $1,000 If the case
is rs she states IT, we hope she will get the
money.
Here we pause to enforce lesson on our
fair young readers. Avoid too long en-
gaGemcnts; refuse secret engagements /;
and unless poverty prevents ms marrying,
always doubt suitor's fidelity to his vows
when he tries to put OF the wedding day.
A man who is worth having is sule to be
eager TO have his allianced name an early
day when the happy knot shall be tied II
he delays and dallIes, he IL either flckle or
timid and he isn't worth loving and mar
rying. Let all girls bear these words in
mind, and 80 guard their hearts against
breaking and their hopes against disap-
pointment.
: For heartless cruelty We find nothing in
the breach Of promise line of late which
equals the conduct of the Rev. JoHN II.
BRoOKs, of JamHica, Long Island Taking
advantage of the glamour OF sanctity
which his sacred calling threw about him,
and the occasion of II camp meeting the
parson won the heart Of Miss MARTHA
Brooks. lie msidiousy drew her afIec-
tons to him, so that he came TO be re-
, gnrdeh by her not merely ms ghostly adj
/ wiser but also rs n desirable and possible
, husband Brother Brooks was both spruce
locking ana piou4, and his spiritual con.
verse delighted the heart aud fed the soul
/ ~ sister MAUTUA. when the camp meet.
% ing was over, Brother BLOCKS began to
grow so'dy in hls dross nnd his linen bore
ctidru'ra II long aud uninterrupted usage
snw.lt 80 happrncd that while hc was q
fDllfcl preacher. MARTHA was "A cOlOTcd
N1sherwotnnu md, taking IN the situation
ai "a rlulcr rho an up' Brother DROOKsi
'hirt wiihout chnrR0 ASA token Of the low,
{ she bore hum. Meantime, he had poured
I into her c1r the tntiriy which il 80 sweet
} to ia" cuauorcd honrt II Wusn settled
thing among the oolnrcl hrothrcn ANA sis
= tiers that Brother liHOOK9 uud Si-tm MAR
l TIA were engaged, aud rs sho mnnipu.
e lated the wash tub her heart was happy IN
the inncicd security that She was 10 be the
I parsons wife and share his ministerial re-
spOnsiblities. But after he had got liz
shirt done up free ami began to feel the
confidence winch clean clothes give man
| Brother Brooks began gradually tC
shake Sister MARTHA. Visiting tho