Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-13


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ina' woman oi III! WIZ "ia'uie seaI'
s'f"''" w l''''> ~ ''.' vi NV '"oHs I'm ,
r'"t i''>-'"''h' maj '''e itcoiIs OF maui
i,"iy can ltoa'''e Is 10 say 'i'e ieaSt o' IT.
dScouraeinG circumstance man 'orgels
tAat virtue Is lis own reward ana asks what
is the use of conJuSal hdelity.
However, the motto of married life is Tor
ought TO be) Peace at any price. / have
been this day relieved from the condition of
secrecy that has been imposed on me- lou
insisted on an explanation some time since.
Here il is at last.
For the ten tbousandth time. nv dear. in
onr Joint lives YOU ar, again right. That
letter marked private. which | received at
the domestic tea.table. was what YOU posi-
tivelv declared il 10 he. letter from a lady
a charniu., Iadv-plunre,i in the deepest
nern;.xi:,. W.. had been well known to
eacl, other for msm wears as lawyer and
client she wanted advice on this occasion
also. and wanted it in the s,rictest confidence.
Was il consistent with M, professional duty
IN show her letter To m, wife, Mrs Sara.
Yin saysyes. Mrs. Sarr..;n's husband ,tys
no
Let me- add that ,bc I, ~ was a nerson of
,mblemished reputation. and that she was
placed in A false position through no fault OF
her own. In Main Erylish. she was di-
yorced. All. nv ,;..ar 90 speak the strong
lanoll~ye o: Inc people, TO YOU smell a rat?
Yes; my client was Mrs. Onnond; and to
her pretty cottage In the country | betook
myself the next day. There found my ex-
cellcnt friend, Randall Lnlcy, present by
special invitation.
Stop minute. WAY do | write all this
instead of explaining lii, self by word of
mom'k" Il, dear, you are member of an
Dad and illistrious family; you honOred Inc
when you married me; and you have (as
your father told me on our weddingday) the
high and naughty temper OF your race.
for'see an explosion OF this temper, and
would rather have my writing paper blown
up IMAM De blown up myself. Is this cow
ardiy confession on my part? All courage,
MIS-. oafrazin' IS relative; the bravest man
living mas cowardly side to his character.
though umay not always be found out Some
years ago. at public dinner, sat next to an
0nicer III u" British army. At one time In
ms NE he iiad led a forlorn hope. At an
other time he had picked up wounded SOL
oler ana had carried him to the care OF the
surgeons through hailstorm of the enemy's
bullets. Hot courage and cool courage, this
true hero possessed both. I saw the cow.
ardly side Of his character. lie lost his
color; perspiration broke out on his fore
head; he trembled; he talked nonsense; he
was frightened out of his wits. And all for
what? Because he had to get on his legs
and make speech!
Well; Mrs. OrmOnd and Randall Linley
and sat down to our consultation at the
cottage.
What did my fair client want?
She contemplated marrying for the second
time, and she wanted my advice as lawyer,
and my encouragement as an old friend. T
was quite ready; l only waited for the par-
ticulars. Mrs. OrmOnd became dreadfully
embarrassed, and said: 81 refer you to nv
brother-in law"
looked at Randall "Once her brother
in-law, no doubt" / said; "but after the di.
vorce-" My friend stopped me there.
AFTER the divorce" he remarked. II NAV
be her brother-in-law again."
If this meant anything, Il meant that she
was actually going to marry Herbert Linlev
again. told him plainly that / could mt
believe it.
"Why nOt?' Randall asked.
Saying do want YOU In one breath. ard
don't want you in another. seems to be a
little hard on divorce" l yentured to sue-
gest
Don't expect me to svmnathize with Al.
vorce," Randall said.
l answered that smartlv. mo, I'll wait
till you are married"
He took it seriously. Don't misunder-
stand nle, ne replied. Where there is alb
soiute cruelty, OF where there Is deliberate
aesei.on on tne nusoanas part see the
S use ANU In sl'o ,eason lot divorce; II tne ua-
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.ra ros,,crs;n,e ~ ;sst;. LII ."~, "naCn
r;oge 90 I'o,,nd 80 .,io,., 49, -. A ~.
ragged under the shelter of their institution to
marry again. But where the husbands fault
Is sexual frailty. say the English law which
refuses divorce on that ground alone Is right,
and the Scotch law which grants 1t is wrong.
Religion which rightly condemns the sin,
parj0ns 1t on the condition Of true penitence.
Why Is wife not to pardon 1t for the same
reason? Why are the lives OF father, .
mother, and child to be wrecked, when
those lives may be saved by the exercise of
the first OF Christian virtues-f0rgiveness Of
injuries? In such case as this regret that
divorce exists; and rejoice when husband
and wife and child are one flesh again, re-
united by the law of nature, which is the law
Of God"
1 might have disputed with him: but l
thought he was right and wanted to make
sure Of the facts.
IAN | really to understand I asked
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nsnuH' SAINT ae.uouiy se
NY good wiie. IN all your experience you
. never saw your nusoana STARE as ne Stared :!
mat moment Here was lady divorced
Irom her nusoand, oy her own lawful des1s
and at her own personal expense thinking
better of It after no very long interval. And
proposing TO marry the man again. Some
thing to wonder at surelvI How did n endp
II ended In INV ADMITTING INV ignorance A
q LAWYER. and Offering INV announcement AZ
4 friend. The case heinz without rracedant
in NV experience dronned INV nrofessionaI
character At the out,et Sneaking next as =
friend. had only to saw to Mrs Ormond:
ssrhe law has declared Won and Ar Harhart