Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-09-20

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cip&l considerations, as you will 500.
The young man was as poor as could
be; he had only modest salary to de-
pend on and nothing in the way OF pros
poets. The girls parents objected at
first, but finally consented to the match.
They probably knew that she would
have her way in spite OF all objections
they might interpose. You hear and
read great deal about the tyranny Of
parents who refuse to sanction mar
riages which they believe will end in
unhappiness, but tell you, my boy,
that what Is called tyranny is In many
cases hard, honest, common sense and
good Judgment, based on experience
and observation.
swell, they were married, and for q
short time they were happy. Then the
young wife began to be discontonted.
She missed the luxurics she had been
accustomed to enjoy. The modest home
her husband could provide for her was
so different from the elegance with
which she had formerly been sur
rounded, she began to fret Her dis
content soon found expression in words
Naturally her husband became angered
at what he considered her lack OF devo-
ton. When she suggested that her
parents would lend financial aid he be-
came indignant and insisted that she
should be content with her lot until by
his own efforts he could better their
condition. You can imagine that this
state of affairs soon led to something
worse. Quarrels became frequent; love
was thing Of the past No doubt
thinking herself much abused she left
him and returned to her parents. Then
application for separation was made.
All efforts to effect reconciliation
were fruitless. WE'LL. this is the end.
The law has sanctioned the separation
that already existed in fact; the young
woman remains with her parents, the
young man will probably 60 to the
devil, for his unfortunate marriage has
talreh all mbition out of him"
"And the lesson?" suggested Losing.
"Don't marry woman who is beyond
your station, financially; don't take \
wife from mansion unless you have q
mansion in readiness for her."
"But surely, all marriages Of this
kind don't result as this one has DONE"
mo, probably not; there are excep-
tions to every rule. am speaking of
the rule. You will find as you grow
older that it holds good in nine cases
out of ten Marriage is too serious
matter to enter into it lightly, and hap
piness too valuable-to stake 1t on a
chance. Heiresses are content with love
in cottage only in noyels;in real life you
seldom find love that is strong enough
to conquer all'the weaknesses of human
nature-especially of female human
nature" -"
Having evidently reached the end Of
his impromptu lecture the old lawyer
leaned back in his chair and waited for.
the other to state the purpose Of his err
rand.
Losing sat in silence for minute or
more. The old mans words seemed to
have impressed him deeply.
;Atlength he asked the question he had
come to PROFOUND; received reply that
made the matter clear to him, thanked
his adviser, and was about to leave when
the Judge remarked:
by the way, my boy, If you want
any further points on that case come to
my house this evening and will show
you what authorities to consult"
''Rhank you; I shall do So" replied
LOSING. He took the kind offer rather
as a matter OF course, for Judge Sharpe
had long ago told him to make use Of
his library whenever he wished, and he
had frequently ayailed himself Of the
permission.
LOSING after leaving the judges,
Office. went directly to his own, which,
was in another part of the same build:
ing. SInstpad ot'busying himself with
the papers that lay strewn upon his
desk, he paced to and fro excitedly for
several minutes. Then he sat down and
for at least half an hour stared very
hard at nothing, or perhaps at the wall. !.
Could he have seen his own face just
then he would have been surprised ut
the change that had come over, it. |
There was o hopeless, despairing. ex-
preston there which would $haye
seemed quite inexplicable TO any of
those who knew him best.
There's no other way; I'll have to do
it, Z hi. Suddenly exclaimed, at the same
time, rising ahfuptlys Then he put on,
his hat and coat. WENT outsand walked
rapidly away.
The evening Of that day found him at
the house of, Judge Sharpe, sitting in
the library, apparently engrOssed in a
legal volume But as he = had been
staring at the same page for the past
ten minutes and thai page happened to
contain merely portion of the index,
it isdoubtfuf that'he was as deeply en-
Orossed as he seemed to be. Il