The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-01-31

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it seems that am not considered at all. =
"You will soon forget; you will be hap
pier than l could ever make you
"Oh ! certainly, we women forget 81
easily; it's only the men that remember
only the hearts of men that are broken
However, since you wish it so, it is not 70
me to object
1T is not what wish; it is what mus
do.
"But suppose l shonld refuse to accep
your decision; suppose I should insist a
least on your trying for term of years t,
bring your financial condition to what you
consider the proper standing.
SIT would be wrong to keep you bound
by promise to one who would have tc
struggle perhaps for years and might fai
at last
IL see it is vain to reason with one who
is unreasonable; it shall be as you wish.
Just then Judge Sharpe entered the room
and the painful meeting was abruptly
ended.
A few months later, Judge Sharpe
clerk came into Walter Lossing's office on,
day and told him that the Judge wanted tt
see him.
1t seemed to Walter that the judg,
looked unusually stern, when he responded
to the latter's summons few minutes later
"Come in here, want TO talk TO you,
said the Judge, as he motioned to Waltei
to follow him into his private office
''Sit down. | will come to the point a
once. am instructed by client of mint
to bring suit against you. We have the
clearest kind of case and should certainly
win in courts; but We desire to give you al
opportunity to compromise the matter
You may wish to escape the notoriety,'
"a suit? Why, who could want to sut
me? owe nothing; there is no cause, mt
ground-yOu must be joking
''Never was more serious. There is +;
cause, and good one as you will learn
presently. My clients case is hawless
She"
"She All! l see, some matchmaking
scheme; some advent"
'"There, there, don't get excited; it i:
nothing of the kind The plaintiff in thi,
case is eminently respectable, as you your
self will admit
"Who is she? What is the cause oi
action? Why don't you tell me at one,
instead of beating about the bush p
"The cause of action is breach of prom
Use, sad the old Judge, impressively.
'Breach of promise! Why, | never
Perhaps Walter suddenly remembered
something; perhaps he detected peculiar
expression about the old gentleman's eyes
perhaps sort of revelation came to him.
at any rate he checked himself very sud
denly, and looked remarkably sheepish.
perhaps you can guess the plaintiff
name now" suggested the judge.
"You see, continued he, as Walter sa
like one stricken dumb, ''the young lady
thinks that you have been influenced BY
something that was said to you in genera
way by one who intended to make no spe
ciic application of his remarks; and sh
believes that if the matter is presented t,
you in the proper light, no extreme meas
ures will be necessary to make you see tina
you were altogether wrong in arriving at
certain decision based on the case of Levi
versus Lewis "
Walter grasped the judges hand; he saio
nothing; he couldn't have said any thing
just then, for there was great, big luml
in his throat.
''I need partner" resumed the judge
II have more work than [ can manag
alone; l think you are just the kind of
man l want; and then, you know, being
partners we could easily compromise thi
matter which | mentioned. You woult
have no objection to such an arrangement
l suppose p
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