The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-05-10

yet to learn why woman should escape
quite free from an engagement to marry, be-
cause it is her pleasure, while man would,
or might have to pay heavily for similar
treachery on his part
But what would the world sayY
Let the world say what it likes. But
what are you complaining of? In your case
the woman is going to pay you for your
blighted Affections
Don't sneer Benz you know very well
that you have an interest in this natter
NO | have not The thousand pounds
you owe me, if paid, will never be added to
my fortune. | shall give it to some hospit
al for decayed governesses, or something Of
that sort
Then why not forego it? Look at the
facts again. | shall be rich some day; and
in the meantime, I am poor. Help yourself
to some curacoa-there it is, ON the side.
board; and the intimidads are in the left
hand drawer. Let me see, what was | say
ing2 All that was wretchedly poor, and
was living from hand to mouth. But, as
am to be rich
Tfyou live
of course, if live; aud if / die, there is
an end to the business As am to be rich,
may be justified in looking after an heiress
for wife
We'll, let us suppose so, Scroby
The Scrobys, you know, are even talked
of by Shakespeare. Anyhow, did fall in
love with, proposed to, and was accepted by
an heiress, and
And |, being an old friend, lent you
cool thousand to carry on your war of court
ship. Finally the lady threw you over for
l another man.
Whom | never saw said Scroby Tath-
D am; and, thank my stars, whose every
name do not know
/ Never mind your sentiment, Scroty. Let
$ us hold to the fact that she accepted you
and Tilted you that you have got her letters
: and that you could get verdict in any
n Court in England,
n But what Il ridiculous thing it would be
to enter such an action !
1T will never be brought The lady will
pay, as hold that she should pay, in com
mon Justice Take my wod for it, yours is
not the only case of this kind, aud which
has been compromised as | maintain yours
:, should be settled. 1t is the only way Of
y pushing an artful. woman. 1 have seen two
or three of her letters
But not the signatures cried the other
mot her namep
lie NO, and very honorable on your part to
e hide it from me. Yes her letters clearly
h prove that she accepted your promise of
y marriage. Surely it is only just that she
e should pay for heartlessness and it is only
poetical justice the money should recoup me
for the sum l advanced you to carry OF
err your courtship all over the country, running
after her, which you never would have re-
quired but for that courtship.'
Just so but look here, Benet Armsgarth
if you wait till come in for some of my tw'
~ or three fortunes, I'll pay you two thousanc
for your one"
a 'Confouhd it man do you take me for
of usurer? No, no want to punish womal
who il-used man by crying off from mar
of riage to which she had committed herself
and for which act she had no just grounds
But you seem especially desirous this morn
ing of forgving the lady, Scroby. Hoy
comes that about"
= Because this very morning she is payin
the thousand pounds you forced me to as
for said Scroby latham, drawing a yer
ne long face
ere lie was weak, kind, easily led, selfindu
gent. yet everlsstingly reproaching himse
lse upon the score of his own luxury.
Then, my dear boy, here is our days pr
ola gramme We will call at your lawyers al
lie get the mouey. You will hand it to m
ga. and will give you an o u for the none
We will then get rid OF the scandalous mo
ey by putting ten hundred pound notes in
Is the alms-b box of the Hospital for Decay
ind Governesses, and then we will 60 home
my place will give you your promisso
note. for the thousand pounds; you sh
return to me my o U and our busin,
mi. being finished, will introduce you to
wife, and we will dine, all three,
N famille'
Very well, if you have quite made
~" your mind that must take the money
should much prefer to hand it back tn t
lady, telling her that her anxiety of mi
'ei- had been sufficient punishment. You $
it seems to me it is like taking the husban
"''S money and, whoever the fellow is; he
'a'e nothing to do with her shameful treatm
of me-
gely, Hadn't he, though 2 said the other,
consider that he is quite as morally cri
Mrs nal as the other, and he ought equal!
very suffer
busi. That ended the colloquy; and Ser
latham reluctantly abandoning his yell
g, covered novel, got himself ready, and
!. ho two gentlemen proceeded to the Office OF
- sufferers solicitors
II ms They had been dull end silent for Il
the minutes, when Scroby broke the omniou
e,'' lence lby saying; And how do you
'o"' married life, Ben ?
Pretty we'll"
1T is strange | never heard anyt
t INC about the lady
well, the facts are that our courtship
horse, very sh ort, and that we were married
mple, great hurry
ed in i see and hence was not invited
crooy the best man
You had just got your quietus from
rough false one Scroby, and had run ov,
ppear. Paris. | thought it was pity to worr
of the with marriages. In fact, | iancied
ng. in all probability, you would find a we
range rather sharp operation so ! said NJ
, for until | returned to town, now some
stove, weeks since but trust to repair my :
mask to-day
with of Il hope shall like her.
etched 'Oue of the hest women with all t
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