The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02
THE CASE or LEWIS VS.. LEWIS.

40 elegantly. dreksed youne woman lei
The lsv oiflce OF Judge Sharpe jus, - W,
ter Losing uas about 10 eater H.
As che svep, by him the youog ma
caught momenisry glimpse of her face
which told him ss plainly ~ words coul
have done that shs vs unhappy. II
wondered what trouble could have com
10 one who was 80 evidently 10 want Of no
thing that n oney could provide.
Walter Lossing 10 wbst ia comment,
called, in euphemisiic newspaper phrase
olosy. - rising young lawyer" 10 othe
words. b had been recently admitted i
practice. wss - poor - the lss allowed :
and. a. 10 we'll known. the Law 10 very lib
ersl 10 this respect and bad hard work I,
rise" high enough to keep his bead abov
water This. too. in spite Of the fact tba
bis ability wss above the average.
just nov be had come to get the ol.
judges opinion on kuotty point whicl
had come up 10 one Of the few cases which
be had succeeded in securing Judg,
Sharpe bad taken kindly interest in him
aud bad already given him valuable sdyic,
and otherwise beirieuded him on severa
occasions In fact, it is highly improbable
thai the knoiiy point that wss przzline
him would have troubled him at oil il |,
hadn't been for the judge, who had thrown
the case in which 1t occurred in hi,
way.
Judge Sharpe bad just tied together 9
bundle OF legal papers and thrust them
into pigeon hole when the young man
came in.
How are you. my boy2 Sit down. Whist
can ! do for You odayf I've inst got 70
the end OF case that ought to be . lesson
TO any young fellows. said the Judge. oil
10 one breath, ~ was his manner.
What case was that. judaef asked Loss
ing as he dropped into chair.
Lewis versus Lewis, action for limited
divorce on the ground Of incompstibility.
cruel treatment and so forth. You saw the
young woman who just went out2
Losing nodded.
That was the plaintiff. Nice sort OF girl,
we'll educated. refined. handsome and ell
that. but not the right sort OF wife for
Al. ka ssaA aba 20 h.
only daughter Of wealthy people, who had
naturally gratified every whim that came
into her head. She fell in love with q
young man whose responsibility was bis
chief recommendation.
Well. wasn't that the principal thing to
be considered? exclaimed Lossing.
Other things being equal. yes, but in
this case 1t was only one Of the principal
Considerations, as you will see The young
man Was ss poor as could be; he had only
. modest salary 10 depend on and nothing
in the way Of prospects, The girls par
ents objected at first, but 6ually CONSENT
ed to the match. They probably knew
that she would have her own way in spite
Of ell objections they might interpose.
You hear and read great deal about the
tyranny Of parents who refuse to sanction
which they believe will end in
nnhsppiness: but ! tell you, my boy, that
what is called tyrauny is in many cases
bard. honest. common sense and good
judgement. based on experience and obser
vation.
Well they vera married. and for . short
line they were happy. Then the young |
wife began TO be discontented. She miss.
ID the luxuries she had been accustomed
70 enjoy. The modest homo her husband
'ould provide for her WAS 10 different from
be elegance with which she had been for.
nerly surrounded. she began to fret. Her
liscontent soon found expression 10 words
Naturally her husband became angered ut
gbat be considered her lack OF devotion.
When she suggested that her parents
would lend financial aid he became indig
Iant and Insisted that she should be con-
ent with her lot until by his own efforts
lie conld better their condition. You can
imagine that this state OF affairs soon led
o something worse. Qusrrels became fre
Inen,; love was q thing OF the past. No
Ioubt thinking herself much abused she
eff him and returned to her parents. Then
pplica.ion for separation WAS made. All
fiorts TO effect . reconciliation we're fruit
ess. Well. this il the end. The law has
the separation that already ex.
sted in fact; the young woman remains
nth her parents, the young man will pro-
ably 60 TO the devil, for his unfortunate
marriage has taken ell ambition ont Of
i'm. He
And the lesson? suggested Lossing.
Don't marry . woman who is beyond
our station. financially. don't take . wife
'om mansion unless you have q mansion
readiness for her.
But surely. all marriages OF this kind
ont result % this one has done
No. probably not; there are exceptions
, every rule. lam speaking Of the rule. .
on will fud ~ you grow older that II q
olds good 10 niue cases out OF ten. Mar I
age 10 too serious . matter 10 enter into I
ghtly, and happiness too valuable to !
ske 1t on chance. Heiresseb are con
ut with love 10 . cottage only 10 novels;
real lite you seldom hnd love that 10 4
rong enough TO conquer oil the weakness
OF human na,nre--especislly OF female q
lmsn nature.
Having evidently reached the end Of bis
,psomptu lecture the old lawyer leaned
,ck 10 his chair aud waited for the other /,