The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-26


well. they were married. ami for .
snort 'imr they were happy. Then the
young wife began 70 lie disconnected.
Shc missed the Injuries she had been
accustomed to-njoy. The modest home
her husband could provide for her was
80 different from the elegance with
which she had formerly been sur
rounded. She began 70 fret Her dis
content soon found expression In words.
Naturally her husband became angcrcd
AZ what he considered her lack Of devo-
tion. When she suggested that her
parents would lend financial aid he be-.
came indignant and insisted that she
should he content with her lot until by
his own efforts he could better their
condition. You can imagine that this
state OF affairs soon led 10 something
worse. Vuarrcls 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 a separation was made
All efforts 70 effect reconciliation
were Ruthless Well. this il 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 20 10 the
devil. for his unfortunate marriage has
taken All ambition out OF him
AIM the lesson" suggested LOSING
Don't marry woman who Is beyond
your station, financially; don, take 4
wife from mansion unless you have a
mar N in readiness for her."
~. surely. all marriages OF this
kind don't result as this one has done Z
NO, probably rot; there are excep-
lions 70 every rule. | am speaking Of
the rule. You will find as you grow
older that it holds good in nine eases
out Of ten. Marriage is too serious a
matter 70 enter into IL lightly. and hap
qiness too valuable 10 stake ii on a
chance. lleircsscs are content with love
in a cottage only in novcls:in real life you
seldom find love that is strong enough
70 conquer all the Weaknesses Of human
nature specially 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 70 state the purpose o. 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 rad
come to PROFOUND; received reply that
made the ma ter clear to him. thank ed
his adviser, and was about TO leave when
the Judge remarked:
Fly the way. my boy. IL you want
any further points on that case come to
nv house this evening and ! will show
you what authorities 70 consult"
Thank you. I shall do So replied
Tossing. lie 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 availed 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. Instead OF busying himself with
the papers that lay strewn upon his
desk, he paced 70 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 {nst
then he would have been surprised at
the change that had come over IL.
There was hopeless. dcspairing ex-
preston there which would have
seemed quite incxpiicablc 10 any Of
those who knew him best.
There's no other way: III have TO do
IT. he suddenly exclaimed. at the same
time rising abruptly. Then he put on
his hat and coat. went out and walked
rapidly away.
The evening OF that a az found him at
the house OF Judge Sharpe. sitting in
the library. apparently engsossed in a
legal volume. But as he had been
staring at the same page for the past
ten minutes. and that page happened 10
contain merely portion o. the index.
ii Is doubtful that he was as deeply en-
crossed as he seemed to be.
A light step fell upon the carpeted
floor behind him. A young girl had
tutti'A tHt t'tA n WY IAtttN JUNK
girl she was. and the glad smile that
lighted up her face when she saw the
young man made her all the prettier.
Walter Losing had evidently not con.
fined himself 70 Judge Shapes library
on his previous visits. II he had the
judges daughter would not have been
so pleased 10 see him.
Porting over dry legal volumes. as
usual. see; what pcrplexing case rests
heavily on your mind now. Walter?
Why what ais you? You look as rlum
as II you had lost your last friend"
Losing had turned and risen as the
young girl spoke. and the light, stream
ing upon his face. showed il TO be in
decd mirror OF every thing gloomy and
dishcartening.
1T isn't a law case that Is troubling
me: | would IL we're only that he re-
Piled. with sigh that was almost a
groan.
what Is II. then? Has any misfort-
une lcfallcn you?"
..Ycs. misfortune indeed; or al
least ii seems TO be now. Doubtless IL
Is all for the best"
s.What are you talking abouts Why
don't you tell me what troubles you?"
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