Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-01-07
LEWIS VS.. LEWIS.
Opinion OF a Judge and It's Com
sequences.

An elegantly-dressed young woman
left the law ONCE Of Judge Sharpe just
as Walter Losing was about to onter
It
As she swept by him the young man
caught q momentary glimpse Of her
face which told him as plainly Is words
could have done that she was un-
happy. He wondered what trouble
could have come TO one who was 50
evidently in want Of nothing that money
could provide.
Walter Losing was what is commonly
called, in euphemistic newspaper
phraseology, "a rising young lawyer"
In other words, he had been recently
admitted to practice, was as poor ~ the
law allowed-and, as Is well known.
the law is very liberal in this respect
and had hard work to rise" high
enough to keep his head above water.
This, too in spite of the fact that his
ability was above the average.
Just now he had come to got the old
judges opinion on q knotty point which
had como up in one of the few cases
which he had succeeded In securing.
Judge Sharpe had taken . kindly inter
est in him, and had already given him
valuable advice and otherwise be-
{riended him on several occasions. In
fact, it is highly improbable that the
knotty point that was puzzling him
would have troubled him at all II 1t
hadn't been for the Judge. who had
thrown the case In which IL occurred In
his way.
Judge Sharpe had just tied together .
bundle Of legal papers and thrust them
into Q pigeon-hole when the young man
came in.
"How are you, my boy9 Sit down.
What can do for you to-day? I've just
got to the end of case that ought to be .
lesson to all you young fellows, said the
Judge, all in one breath, as was his
manner.
what case was that. judge2" asked
Losing, as he dropped into chair.
Lewis versus Lewis, action for lin
tied divorce on the ground Of incom.
patibility, cruel treatment and so forth.
You saw the young woman who just
won't outP"
Losing nodded.
'"That was the plaintiff. Nice sort Of
RiHL Well-educated, refined, hand
some, and all that but not the right
sort of q wife for the man she married.
You see she is the only daughter of
wealthy people, who had naturally
gratifled every within that came into her
head. She fell in love with . young
man whose responsibility was his chief
recommendation"
well. wasn't that the principal thing
to be censideredP exclaimed Losing.
"Other things being equal, yes; but
in this case it was Only one Of the prin-
cipal considerations, as yeq will see
The young man was as poor Rs could
be; he had only q modest salary to de-
pend on and nothing in the way Of pros
poets The girls parents objected 1t
first, but finally consented TO the match.
They probably knew that she would
have her way in spite OF all objections
they might interpose. You hear and
read great deal about the tyranny Of
parents who refuse to sanction mar
riages which they believe will end in
nnhapSiness, but i tell you, my boy,
that what Is called tyranny Is in many
cases hard, honest common sense and
good Judgment bssed on experience
and observation
well, they were msSEied, and for .
short time they were happy. Then the
young wife began 70 Be diScOntsnteA
She missed the luxuries she haA been
accustomed to enjoy. The modest home
her husband could provide for her was
70 different from the elegance with
which she had formerly been sur
rounded. she began to fret HaF dis,
Dontent soon found expression In words.
Naturally her husband became anRered
1T what he considered hsr lack OF devo-
ton. When she suggested that her
parents would lend financial aid he be-
came indignant and insisted that ahe
should Be content with her lot until by
mis- own efforts he could better their
nonditio2. You can imagine that this
state OF Affairs soon led 10 something
worse Quarrsls SecAme frequent; love
SaA thing Of the past No douis