The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
"FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE.''

.FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE"
"He is the worst of all character
for a husband--an idle man--Hattie
and / fear, he adds to it the baseness o
u fortune-hunter."
"You shall not speak so Of him!
will not listen to the SANDER! He loves
me--of that / am convinced. / have
not been heiress so long not to have
learned when main lies and feigns q
passion for interest, and when" and
her voice grew richer and lower, che
speaks to me from his heart. I have
tested him, weighed him WE'LL he has
faults, many of them, but deceit is not
one. He loves mep
Mr.. Stewart looked sadly at the agi-
tated girl as, carried away with her
own generous warmth, she left her seat
and stood erect before him.
''Uncle Lewis, trust me, trust him.
Let me be his wife with your consent"
"Of what avail will it be for me to
refuse it, Hattie? You are eighteen to-
morrow, and, by your fathers will,
free to choose your husband; your
property becomes your own, and my
Office as your guardian ceases"
s'But not your position as my friend,
my uncle, my second father. Can you
think was bound to obey you by
none but legalties; that my love, re-
spect and submission we're paid only
to my guardian? You wronged me,
uncle, and in nothing more than this
question of my marriage. come to
you, not as the guardian, whose power
expires tomorrow but as the friend,
who. | trust, will stand by me through
life; come for counsel, affection and
advice Do not tell me, coldly, that I
am free to choose my own lot. Speak
to me as YOU have always done-as if
were your child"
Hattie, Hattie, how can speak? II
truly. shall grieve you. But you are
right; you comcto a friend for counsel
and he will speak as friend should
Review Edward Du Rands life, and sec
if / am not justified in my fears
Brought up by parents whose meanl
were just sufficient to give him a liber
al education andsupport him independ
ent of business. Their small fortuna
he inherited on their death, and lost
in his first speculation, leaving him
mere pittance. He had studied law, an
with energy and industry could hav
carved out q fortune and nam,
What did he do? Absolutely nothinj
With q fascinating manner and splei
49,, c,yov,,
ed taste INDUCED in every extravaganza
and lives q life Of complete idlenes
with means barely to support him. HI
Office is u lounging place for men
stiso..si.E he repay his hospits,,::..s !
inviting hin. to the opera, rides
drives. To crown all he woes an hei
ess, that her purse may supply hi
with perfumes, kid gloves and ia
horses.
You are severe"
81 fear / am just"
Take the reverse Of that pictur
Edward was an only child, of fine ia
erts, and the pride Of both parent
From his birth every whim was indul
ed, every caprice met compliance;
profession was studied merely rs r
fuge in case Of necessity, and he w
launched an orphan upon the wor
with cultivated mind, refined taste
extravagant desires and an easy forum
The roguery Of friend persuaded hi
to the speculations which ruined hin
He stood alone. His income was 81
ficient for a single man: he was populs
in society, courted by the men for h
wit, his good humor and his proficiel
.cy in athletic exercises; by ladies Il
his talent in conversation, music an
gallAntry. Without any stimulus
cxertion, he suffered his time to pass
floating laxily down the tide of tim
content to let each day find its ow
occupation and resources.
Then he met me, and his whole vie
Ut life was changed. For my sake
viii renew his studies, open his ofiit
for business and begin q new life. Don
shake your head 10 nournfully; tru
to = woman heart aud instinct. Thei
is mine Of good in this spoiled child
heart; let me be the agent by which
n worked +, produce u kood fruit. h
stands now in perliOus position: n,
refusal will throw him back on his o
life. with heart ready to dare mue
evil, reckless and hard, to be wrecke
in dissipation, or sour in misanthfoph
my love will win him to nobler ain
and higher aspirations. ?
Il Is : dangerous experiment. Ha
tie
Only one more argument and
leave the decision in your hands:
love himl For his sake could be
SORROW, poverty, ANYTHING but inco
stancy. With him life will be gli
through any suffering. without him, d
future looks mournfnl and dreary.
ron will decide will dismiss him, b
my heart will break in doing ii, for
lore himlD