Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-07-31
MRS. SINCLAIR'S SELF-DENIAL

w hat IS this you Tell me-hoDert
Sinclair going under? L thought he
was a sound business man. lie Ger
tainly is promising and upright
'YeS-that is what makes il seem so
hard. If it were his fault L should not
feel so much pity for him; but it isn't.
Ii is the extravaganza of that silly doll
wife of his
Then Sinclair isn't well marriedP'
No, far from Il. His marriage was
the only foolish move ever knew him
to make. His wife is a frivolous,
heartless, but beautiful, woman. l
suppose it must have been her beauty
that attracted Robert, for l don't be-
lieve she has any other quality that
could have won him. But she is very
lovely creature. am great admirer
of beauty myself, but when L marry,
give me wife with heart and brains
Yes, yes, beauty charms us all; yet
il avails 4 man but little in times of
trouble. / never vet knew an instance
when it took the place of common sense
and sympathy. Whom did Sinclair
nSarryP'
Nellie Lawrence. You remember
John Lawrence, the iron manufacturer?
Robert married his daughter
Didn't he leave fortune. He was
supposed to be very wealthy when l
left here
so he was at one time, but reverses,
speculate ons and extravaganza stripped
him, and he died poor man. In fact,
II was poverty that killed him.
Did he die before his daughters
marriagef'
No, lie lived just long enough 10 send
her OFF in the most magnificent style,
with no end of Jewels and fine clothes;
but aside from these she was pennileSs.
Lawrence died about six months after
the marriage, not worth a dollar.
Everything went under the hammer
And his wife?'
she soon followed her husband. She
was much after Nellie's style, or rather
Nellie is the prototype of her mother
'IIow does Mrs. Sinclair bear her
misfortune?'
The reaction hasn't come yet. Rob
ert has managed, so far, TO maintain
considerable style, and as to the loss of
her parents, she hasn't feeling enough
to care much for anything outside her
self-although l will give her credit for
considerable affection for Eer husband
But a woman must be devo of every
human quality who could know Robert
Sinclair and not love him; he has very
few equals
Poor Sinclairl al am much more
Sorry-yes, much more sorry for his
domestic misfortune than for his finan-
cial embarrassment. Young men are
not half careful enough in the selection
Of wives. Too much glitter, too little
reality. Too much impulse, too little
Judgment
Yes, that is so Robert made a ter
rible mistake. How different it would
have been with him if lie had only mar
ried Agnes Fielding! There is a young
lady worth her weight in gold
TO what extent is Sinclair involved!'
That L do not know, but L should
say it could not be very heavy
amount, probably not more than 1--WE
or SIX thousand
How long do you think he will hold
out?'
Il hardly see how lie can keep on his
feet more than six months at the long
est; and he may 90 under at any day.
OF course he is aware of his situa-
tion?'
His looks show that lie is. He is
dreadfully careworn and haggard.'
Are Mr.. and Mrs. Sinclair keeping
house?'
No, they board herein this hotel
have two suits of rooms, and pay fifty
dollars week for the luxury
'Whew: no wonder Sinclair can't
stand the drainl'
Nellie Sinclair, sitting in her room
at the Arlington Hotel, heard every
word of the above conversation, which
took place upon the balcony directly
under her window. The speakers were
George Lathrop, her husbands Inti-
mate friend, and an acquaintance just
now on visit TO his native city.
The flush OF Indignation which had
risen to her cheek while listening to the
conversation was still there, and her
beau iful eyes flashed angrily at what
she consider ed unjust calumny.
Tile wretch My husbands friend.
and TO use such language about me.