South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24
LEWIS vs, LEWIS.

An elegantly dressed young wo-
man left the law office OF Judge
Sharp. just as Walter Tossing was
about TO en- Ter it.
As she swept by him the Young
man caught momen'sry glimpse of
her face which told him as plainly q.
words could have done that she was
unhappy. He wondered VIVA. trouble
cou' d have come to one who was so
evidently in want Of po:hing tha.
money c9uhi provi'e g.
Walter Losing was AHA. is com
monty Gale in cuphemistic newspa
per phraseiogy. "a rising young la9-
yer. In other words, he had hcer
recently admitted to practice, was "a
poor as he law allowed-an1, ss is
well known, the law is very liberal in
this respect-and had hard work to
rise high enough to keep his head
! above ya:er.
just. he had cone 10 get the
old Judges opinion on a knotty point
which had come up in ono of tue few
cases which be hal succeede in SO
curing. judge Sharp had taken a
kindly interest in him, ans. bad al
rea y given him vaiaable advice and
othernise Offended him on several
occasions. La fact. it is highly in
probable that the knot,y point that
; was puzzling him would hive troubled
him at oil If IL hadn't been for the
Judge, who had thrown the case id
which it occurred in his way.
judge Sharpe had just tiei together
a bundle of legal papers and thrust
Them in pigscnhole when the young
man came in.
How are you my boyp Sit down.
What can l DO for you to.dayp I'v9
just got TO the end of q case that
ought 10 be lesson TO all of you
young fellows, said the Judge ali in
/ one breath as was his manner.
What case was hat, JUICE +? asked
Losing, as he dropped iuto a CHAIR.
Lewis versus Lewis, action for lin.
tied divorce on the ground of incom .
patibiliiv. cruel treatment AMI so
forth. You saw the woman VIII, Just
went out.
Losing nod led.
That was the plaintiff. Nice sor'
OF girl. Well educated, refined, hand
some, ard all that. hut not the right
sort Of wife for the m,n she mar
ried. You see she is the only da1gh
ter Of wealthy people, who had natu-
rally gratIfied every wh.m that came
into her head. She fell in love with
a young man whose respectabiity
was bis chief recommendation.
Well, wasn't that tue principal
thing TO be considered, exclaimed
Losing.
Other thinea being equal, yes; bat
in this case i is O1ly one OF the prin-
cipat considerations, as you will see
The young man was as poor as poor
could be; h. had only a moderate
salary To depend on anil nothing 10
the way OF prospects. TIE gir's pa
rents objecte at FIRST, bat fDaIly con-
sen'ed TO the match. They probabFy
knew that she would have her own
way in spite Of ell objections hey
might iu'erpose. You bear and read
a great deal abou, tyranny Of parents
who refuse 90 saBCti.n marriages
which they believe will end In IN.
happiness, but tell you, my boy
hat what is called tyranny is in ma
ny cases bord, honest common sense
and observation.
Well, they were married. aai for 9
short time they were happy. Then
the young vile was disconLented
She missed the luxor es she bad been
accustomed TO enjoy. The modest
home hoi husband could provide for
her was SO 0ideren from IL e elegance
with which sbe had formerly been
surrounded, she began 20 fret. Her
discomfort soon found expression in
6hst be considered lack Of devo ion.
Whel she suggested thet her plfents
" Iuli len financial aid he became
indignsEt aud insiste that che should
he content with her lot until By HE
own efforts lac could better their oun-
| dillon. You can imagine that this
sort OF affairs soon led to something
worse. Q1afrels became frequent
love was thing Of The pact. N
doubt thidking herself much abused
she le't bin aud returned TO her pa
rents. Then application for sopa-
ration was made. All efforts 70 el.
iect a reconciliation we're fruiJless
We'll, this is The end. The law has
sane toned the separation that al.
ready existe in fact the young wo-
man remains wi b her pare0ts the
Young maa will probably go To tbs
devil, tor his unfortunate narfi lQe
nSs taken oil smbitiJo out Of him.