Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-09-04
LAPORTE PA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER f.. 1891.
"Because I cannot afford it. 1 am

"BecauSe L cannot anOrQ 1t. L am
'"st one of those women who would be
.,kely to make mesalliance-in money
matters-and repeat, cannot afford it
Just yet. ] have at present another ex-
travagance before me, great deal nicer
than husband"
al should like to know what it is."
ga long European tour, with, per-
haps, peep at the Pyramids and RAM
BILE about old Jerusalem"
"Oh, dear!" said julius, in a tone half
serious and half mocking. ''I should
have no chance, I suppose, against such
a temptation9"
'None at all" she said, positively;
and though she kept up the bantering
tone, it was quite evident to Julius that
if he asked her in sober earnest she would
answer Just the same with slightly diff
ferent accent.
But Nora, with woman's ready tact,
turned the conversation, and gradually
led it into very unusual and practical
channel-the nobility and the necessity
of labor. The glowing thoughts, tho
plain yet hopeful truths that fair young
woman uttered, julius heard for the first
time in his life that night. Never be-
fore had he realized the profit and the
deep delight which might spring-and
only spring-from an honest career, no
matter how humble or laborious, if it
was steadily pursued until success
crowned it. She hid none of her own
early mistakes and struggles, and then
abiding to her assured position and COM
fort, asked Julius show he supposed she
had won it2"
"By your genius" he said, admir-
ingly.
"Not so, sir; but by simple, persever-
ing, conscientious labor in the path had
marked out for myself. Therefore" she
said, with bright, imperative face, ego
home tonight, Mr.. May, choose what
particular form of law you will study,
throw yourself with all your capacities
into that one subject, and success is sure
to come. Depend upon it, the world is
not far wrong in making success the test
of merit"
"You have made new man of me,
Miss st. Clair" said Julius, enthusiast
cally. "When have proved this, may
come in to see you again9"
He had risen to GO, and they stood
with clasped hanis-"Then you may
come again" Nothing more was said,
but they quite understood each other,
and Julius went out into the clear starlit
night, determined to make himself
worthy of good woman's acceptance,
before he offered himself again.
Next evening, Bessie and Nora sat in
the fireligat, slipping their after S'iuaer
coffee; it was an hour for confidence, and
Bessie said, rather sadly:
''Poor Julius Maybe asked me to
marry him last night"
Nora turned quickly, but said nothing.
"That is, he wanted to marry my
money; everybody knows that if he loves
anybody really, it is you, Nora"
"He called on me, too, last night"
said Nora, sand l saw he was in trouble,
so gave him something to do. Nothing
like that old, old gospel of Work when
you re in trouble. When he had done
it, l told him he might come and see
me again"
"Surely you would never marry him
Ou WI JioI AdNC ulLli " NICSS uuQ tuhC
care of"
"All men need women to care for
them; else why were women made2
But think Julius will do very we'll yet.
These elegant carpet-knights sometimes
don armor and take the world by sur
prise"
"We shall see."
eyes, we shall see. Time proves all
things"
Time proved in this case what has
often been asserted, "that every woman
influences every man she comes in con-
tact with, either for good or bad"
Julius went steadily to work, used with
economy the remains of his patrimony,
became known among lawyers as hard
reading, clear headed, steady young
man and ia little more than two years
he ventured to call again on Nora st.
Clair and ask her certain question, to
which she answered, with pride and con-
tidence: ayes"
Another evening Bessie and Nora sat
slipping their coffee together in the gloam-
ing of an early summer evening.
''Bessie," said Nora, "Julius May
asked me last night to marry him."
"Going to do so, Nora9"
"Yes, dear, am going to take care of
him, and he is going to take care of
me-"
"That is 'all right I suppose"
eyes. am quite sure it couldn't be
better"
Both girls sat silent while, and then
Nora said, sadly:
81 bave been wondering how many bad
husbands might have been good ones,
did women always use their influence for
noble ends. There ought to be a saving
power IN love-if it is true love-and
there is, for have proved it; and what
have done other women can do also"
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