The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-08

that the difference between their ages might
doom her To life Of misery" with hus-
band who would grow weary of his prize
lie had just passed the age at which the law
gave him a right TO vote, and she, If women
were allowed the suffrage. might have eX-
crcscd that privilege several years ago. 50
conscientious was our fair correspondent
that she sought devices to break of the en-
gagcmcnt, and under the prctcXt uf certain
stories she had heard regarding the charac-
ter of her betrothcd, she did break it off.
These stories he strcnuously denied. and re-
fused to accept his liberty, the rather beg
cling that he might wear his chains. Mean
time. her love for him, instead Of cooling.
grew warmer, 50 that now, in her words, "
could not bear to give him up" Yet she saw
that there was something wrong with him;
that secret trouble overshadowed his
brow. Still to her alone he gave his attcn-
tions. 81 never saw him in company with
another young lady," she confcsscs to us:
land he always scoldcd me when | let other
Young gentlemen wait ON me-" That cor
tainly looks like love-
But one evening he told her that he had
been thinking for some time that we both
might do better than to marry each other.
Like proud and sell-rcspccting maiden she
at once released him from his engagement.
though to do 80 NEARLY killed her. He
then asked her II they might not love each
| other without marrying, Il prcpoStoruus
| idea. and vowed that ON her alone his heart
was fixed. A few weeks Of absence from his
/ girl were enough to show him that hc could
not get along without her. He returned,
sued for mercy. which she too readily
| granted, and made preparations for the mar
riagc. Yet few weeks ago she heard he
had said he never intended to marry me!'
! She resented these reported words. and told
him t. go his ways and leave her alone H.
profcsscd that he was cut to the quick, and
went away, and SO pinned that his family iclt
obliged to send for our fair and courageous
correspondent TO save him from an untimcly
death. lie even took to drink. and was try
ing TO kill himself OF by inches. lIc got
strength enough, however, to call on her ono
evening, to renew his VOWS of eternal hdcl-
ty. These visits he has since repeated daily.
But. though he says he loves her "a no other
human being, he docs not breach the imports
ant subject of marriage. "Nhat shall do
to win him backf" she asks THE SUN. why
does be act SOP she further inquiries.
We cannot say unless he is mean
fellow, which he may be- or a tinid youth
who il ovcrpuwered by the pcrsuasion- of
friends and relatives who object to the
match A. 10 her ways of winning him
back let her take no steps I'm that direction.
We fancy from her simple confession that
he will come any way, since we have No.
doubt our ~rondcnt l. a worthy aud
lovely girl and IT he docs NOT come. SOME
one else will. Tell him frankly and Square
ly that you wish no more NONSENSE, bat that
if he means business he must say 50.
We trust 1t will Ice our pleasure 10 record
in THE Sun the marriage of the "Schoui-
mistress in Trouble with her enamor~i
swain, though a. n rule it Is not we'll ion
men to marry women who are their seniors