San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-24
LEWIS VS.. LEWIS.

Dundle OF legal papers ana thrust them into
a pigeon hole when the young man came in.
"How are you, my boyp Sit down. What
can ! do for you today? I've just got the
end of case which ought to be lesson to
all young fellows" said the judge, all il
one breath, as was his manner
What case was that, judge?" asked
LOSING as he dropped into chair.
Lewis vs. Lewis, action for a limited d.
vorce on the ground of incompatibility,
cruel treatment, and so forth. You saw the
young woman who just went outs"
Losing nodded.
THAT was the plaintiff. Nice sort of a
| girl, well educated, refined, handsome, and
all that; but not the right sort of wife
| for the man she married. You see she is
the only daughter of wealthy people who
had naturally gratified every within that
came into her head. She fell in love with
| young man whose respectability was his
| chief recommendation"
well, wasn't that the principal thing to
| be considered?" exclaimed Losing
"Other things being equal yes; but in
| this case it WAS only one of the principal
| considerations, as you see. The young man
was as poor as he could be; he had only
modest salary to depend on, and nothing
| in the way of prospects. 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 ob,ec-
| tions they might interpose. You hear and
read great deal about the tyranny of pa
rents who refuse to sanction marriages
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"
| .Well they were married and for short
time they were happy. Then the young
| wife began to be disconnected. She missed
| the luxuries 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 been formerly
| surrounded, she began to fret. Her discon-
tent soon found expression in words. Nat
| urally her husband became angered at
what he considered her lack of devotion.
When she suggested that her parents would
lend financial aid he became 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 some
thing 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 appli-
cation for a separation was made. All
efforts to effect reconciliation were fruit
less Well, this Is the end. The law has
sanctioned the separation that already ex-
listed in fact; the young woman remains
with her parents; the young man will
probably go to the devil, for his unfortun-
ate marriage has taken all ambition out
of him.
"And the lesson" suggested LOSING
Don't marry a woman who is beyond
your station financially; don't take wife
from mansion unless you have a man.
sion in readiness for her."
"But surely all marriages of this kind
don't result rs this one has done"
"No, probably not; there are exceptions
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. Mar
riage is too serious matter to enter into it
lightly, and happiness too valuable to stake
it on a chance. Heiresses are content with
love in a cottage only in novels; in real life
you seldom find love that is strong enough
to conquer all the weaknesses of human
nature. especially of female human nat
ure."
LOSING sat in silence for minute or
more. The old mans words seemed to
have impressed him deeply.
At length he asked question he had
come to PROFOUND, received a 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"
"Thank you; ! 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 awaited himself of the permits
sion.
| LOSING, after leaving the judges office,
went directly to his own, which was in an
other part of the same building. Instead
of busying himself with the papers that
lay strewn about upon the 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 per-
haps at the wall. Could he have seen his
| own face Just then he would have been sur
| prised at the change that had come over it,
| There was a hopeless, despairing express
sion there which would have seemed quite
inexplicable to any of those who knew him
| best.
"Theres no other way; I'll 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 day found him at