The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-01
THE LADY'S RUSE.
A NOvelist's Overwhelming
Troubles.

"From my wife, Of course You don't |
suppose that want divorce iron, my father
or mother do you? 1 thought not. l have
enough legal grounds to make a field of li,i
CATION. l am an outraged man. come to
ask your advice and get you to recommend
lawyer. All Judges know which lawyer
can give them the hardest pull. Just n2lne
the man and ii employ him. No? Well,
III relate the case and get your opinion.
One morning, about two months ago, while
| reading newspaper, WAS attracted by
startling headlines that beautiful young
lady had attempted to commit suicide. A
letter written by the young lady was con-
| tanned in the article. Here it is. III read
it," and the man took printed slip from his
pocket, and read as follows:
"Yes, have determined te commit sui.
eide. have worked with all the ardor OF a
young heart, but 10 no purpose. lave
summed every temptatien; have washed the'
clothes Of the gay and happy; have done all
kinds Of honest labor, but am not respected
any more than the festhery painted agents
OF iniquitous dens. am too honest to live.
l am too sensitive TO meet the lcentious eyes
of those who call themselves Christians. Ny
heart i. As pure as the first buds OF spring,
and my life has bsen as spotless as the wind
ing-sheet OF St. Paul. Then who can blame
Inc for ending life in It's purity? What
minister of the abused Gospel can look upon
my coffin and say she who has taken her own
life cannot enter the Kingdom Of heaven? |
have not taken try life, bnt have returnediit.
Now, judge" saId the VISITOR whom he
had flashed reading, ''itls letter that would
caGch auy old bachelor. read it twice and
said to myselr THAT i. the kind OF woman
who vsuld suit me- | read ths close OF the
article again. Here it is. have kept 1t
When found the young lady wss lying in a
bed in boarding house. She was uncon'
sciuus. Her face bore ne traces OF pain, bnt
wore a sweet smile Of resignation. The at
tending physician said she had taken la,da
mum, but that he hoped with skllHEi treat
nent to resuscitate her--to fan iuto name
the smolderirg embers OF a life so pnrs anf
eminsuty useful was so struck, JUICE
bv the whole affair, that next day called a
, the boarding house and Learned That tn
youus lady wa. much better. | sent Ill m.
card with = message that | would call Tin
next dsy. called and found the youRg lad,
sitting up She received me with Sot smile
was yery much impressed with Esr. lie
voice was as sweet as an orchestra Wien I'll
musicians ,een to be leScnlns back soily L
childhord memories, aud her face was as Sc
| rene as the waters n summer TAeH ne
seem for q mement tC lie under the shade G
Il beuLns trce before resumins their co'ls
in the su1--'
..Sts,s your case" said the Judge, eth
vatsrs Of metaphor and law glide togethe
but a short distance, and then they sp''l
the wedge shaped rock Of practicsoll'sy'
81 am stating the case, bat | must uae III
owl, ln~uace. am a novelist. wrote Ii
-"
Never mind what you wrote; go on a.
Interested in your case"
81 loved the girl. | worshpped her 81
when, after lew weeks aT4uaiht@Ncc' ~
INV arm around her and drew her pure II
o;os.to. nfe that has seen many ruGSt
4 storms, | felt that electricity Wl"ch on
come, from batteries "leEAleu oy a"Se'
She ronld malry me, and lac anS'nc Ni'S'
1t f,l, in pearly showers on tie elsc1fIe III
l. chine. Size would marry me im'ned'<ttl
as ,nd srajn shower OF pearly hnGa.o leI' VI
married, TOOK her t. my home--lh' ma
to s;on--vhere we lived joyOus!y, q dWect coz
municat.o wiih the wire iro"l Iho h4sc'
~ last rianL The clrlui. o,"u nnh Tie elee'ri
iiy ceased.
s.DarIinc.'I said, 'Aow fortunate for u
that YOU attempted t" Kill yourself
uSe., .he SAID, anu how successful W.
for had tried it several times beis'e IL !!
East aud failed
Tried what y | ssked eagerly.
.. Tried the dodge. Why, bi!l, ha'e'
0 YOU got sense enough to know Ihst 1t "
only an advertisement Catch me A'"
myself, will YOU? paid that doctor %lo
IN. mart in the game, aud together we play
off on the newspaper
urve related the facts" continued the ht
ar at.r = short ,ausc, '.and | want a
1oIce rapidly.
.An, mere facts ." asked the judge.
None, only that my wife TOOK al my '"'
ey and ran away this morning with ga
bier. "Can get djvoIce?'
ife oYou can," replied the Judge with emu
.he siastic sympathy.
in The novelist, with sigh drawn from
bottomess pit of trouble Die" ''','''
ir- had cold from his nose and depaft'o'
od