The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-12-06

TO the man who gives me s,,cb %
Vlceas | have received, who tells m,
never to marry a woman who is ho
yo"u y: my station financially, and asl
MN 10 give to me his daughter VIII,
10 oeafer TO him than all else I an
poor; l have none but tbe mos
pFoolematical prospects ; while yo,
well / l.. need rot say more; yo,
can readily see my position.
But can't see it in the light il
', ~h,ch you place it, I thought Vol
n mad sufficient faith in me not to be
IleVe that | would do as that dreadfn
woman did Of whom my father to,,
you. Your prospects are certai,I,
better than you represent them
Furthermore, my father would v,eIC
to my wishes.
l did not lack faith in vou
ie"'eil Knows how strong that laitl
IS; 1t Is because I would feel that
mad ac ed treacherously toward one
VINO has been my best friend if | held
you 10 your-your promise, that
nave decided to do that which will
take all happiness out OF NV life.
| Probably it never occurred to vo,
that the happiness of any one else
might suffer ; it seems that | am NOT
considered at all.
Yon will soon forget you will be
happier than l cou d ever make YOU.
Oh certainly, we women forget SO
easily its only the men that remem-
Der; only the hearts of men that are
broken. However, since you wish
1t So 1t is not for me to object.
1t is not what l wish ; it is what l
must dc.
But suppose | should refuse to ac-
ceptyour decision suppose should
insist at least on your trying Tor a
term of years to bring your financial
condition to what you consider the
proper standing.
1t would be wrong to keep YOU
bound by promise to one who
would have to struggle perhaps for
years and might TAIL at last.
l see 1t is vain to reason with one who
Is unreasonable; it shall be as You wish.
Just then Judge Sharpe entered the
room, and the painful meeting was alb
ruptly euded
A few moments later, Judge Suarpo's
clerk came into Walter Lossing's office
one DAY and told him that tie Judge
wanted to see him.
1t seemed to Walter that the Judge
looked usually stern, when he responded
To the latter's summons y few minutes
later. Come III here, | want TO talk to
you, said the judge, as he moLioned to
Walter to follow him into his private
office.
Sit down. | will come to the point at
once. am instructed by client OF
mine to bring suit against you. We
have tie clearest kind of case and
should certainly win in clur5 but We
desire to give you an opportunity to COM
promise the matter. You may wish to
escape the uotorlety.
A suit? Why, who could want to sue
me? owe nothing there is no cause,
no ground-you must be joking.
Never was more serious There is
cause, and good one as you will learn
presently. My clients case is fawless
she
She Ah . see, some bIackmailing
scheme some advent
There, there, don't get excited it is
nothing of the kind, The plaintiff in
this case is emiueDt!y respectable, as you
yourself will admit.
Who is she? What is the cause Of ac-
tion? Why don't you tell ME at once in
stead of beating about the bush?
The cause of action is breach of prom
Use, said the old judge, impressively.
Breach of promise Why, 1 never
Perhaps Walter suddenly remembered
something perhaps he detected Il pecu-
liar expression about the old geutleman's !
eyes perhaps a sort of revelation came
to him; at any rate he checked himself
very suddenly, and looked remarkably |
sheepish.
Perhaps you can guess the plaintiffs
name now, suggested the judge.
You see, continued he, rs Walter sat
like one stricken dumb the young lady |
thinks that you have been infuencad by |
something that was said TO you in gen
eral way by one who Intended to make |
no specific application of his remarks;
aud she believes that if the matter is
presented to you in the proper light, no
extreme measures will be necessary to
make you see that you were altogether |
wrong in arriving at certain decision
based on the case of Lewis versus Lewis.
Walter grasped the judges hand he
said nothing he couldn't have said any
thing just then, for there was great,
big lump in his throat.
I need partner, resumed the judge
have more work than l can manage
alone l think you are just The kind of
man want and then, yon know, being
mariners we could easily compromise this
oaatter which l have mentioned. You
wouId have no objection to such an ar
raugement I suppose?