The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-04-14
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Failed so Tstey tsae Play.
saw the-a 81 slsn ihss~tay the other
evening and ] pasvts. taat he dlsis4';
seem 10 eE51r the I. vF4s com
uaoa place plot. sse Ice old stories.
Aii1dIea gei t1a1 f..il l.. lTe with yoaag
woman: bees bis f-sse. -y~.yhliref AID
/, along ia years like h5sas.E - leave hiia
70 lac caa lslz11r t:.e ii, she refuses
Wrgtched1ess follows gsTptc.1esIue=s. un-
I'll ~ last, he4rlse~ .lea auf deSYsasring
I she ends her life i. leaves him to wed
I her youthful rival 81 course there was
! proper ret-ibatioa f5iiogjEg upoa this
/ wrong and every thing WIS adjusted to
/ suit the Eice moral sense Of the ordinary
+ theaser audience.
i II WIS tine wora plot, you rec. but
slillfully treated. and i he'd the large
audience closely. al ezcep< tsiis one
man. He ran his fingers through his
wiatened hair neryo1ssiy and looked IN
easily n the piqGant. youthful brunette
I by his side. aud then | remembered
their Story.
That man Isl successful business man
in this city-wen say 2 merchant. lie
commenced his business career in another
part Of the state, IN = very humble way.
many years ago. He married, while set
struggling, almost paaniless clerk.
widow with two children. That mar
riage was his salvation.
His wife was a person OF wonderful
business ability "a slender, delicate
woman, with mans head on her Shout
ders. 4 woman who was capable of do
ing anything, from drawing up m iron
clad business contract - managing the
financial affairs of every store in that
town.
She got him into business for himself:
she enlarged upon that beginning until
they owned four-weIl, Wen say stores
in the city in which they lived Then
she sent him and her son to New York
to branch out III the METROPOLIS They
succeeded in making themselves well
known here, and today they control two
large establishments on Broadway She
remained behind to manage affairs at
home, with the usual result
lie fell III love with an actress in New
York. lie begged his wife to divorce
him so he could marry her. She de-
clined Matters went from bad to worse
At last IN despair she acceded to lis re-
quest and procured divorce from him
lie Immediately went out Of the state
and married the girl with whom he was
infatuated.
His former wife still manages his
affairs in their native city. Her
sou lives under the same roof with
him here and helps to manage the
business interests in this city. He
cannot sign paper or transact a busl-
ness deal without his first wife's consent
and signature. He dare not dismiss a
servant without her approval. SO i'm
plcit Is his faith ii her Judgment.
And yet he has ruined her life, which
was approaching SO full and satisfactory
completion. and viii send her down tC
her grave Il brokenhearted woman. all
for the sake of the black eyed girl who
sat beside him and wept until he1
retrousse nose was quite red at the sor-
rows Of the stage heroine.
Did something whisper to her. won,
der, OF that unhappy wife whom she
had supplanted: Was that what made
her weep? Was it an uneasy conscience (
which made him move so restl essIy il
his orchestra chair: OF was it dread OF ;
the same retribution which was meas.
ured out SO relentlessly il the play he. {
fore hlm:-New York Recorder