Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-01-20
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SCHmIDT,S sUrFERyNGS.

SCHMIDTsS SUFFERINGS.
The suit brought against the Adams Ex-
press company by Mr.. Louis Schmidt has
elements of human interest In 1t. Mr..
Schmidt was engaged to be married to a
girl in New York, and felt so comfortable
over his predicament that he sent the girl
gold watch, or, at least, tried to send her
one by means of the unsurpassed facili-
ties" of the express company. Somehow
or other the watch didn't get to the girl on
time, or at any time. The girl got tired
watching for it and then got mad. She
made Schmidt tired, and he gave friend
500 to 60 to New York and see If she
couldn't be Modified. The mission wasn't
successful and now he wants 81, 900 from
the express company for "the expense,
anxiety of mind, annoyance, humiliation
and likelihood of the loss of the girl"
Schmidt will have the warm sympathy
of all who have ever been bowed down
by the likelihood of the loss of girl, but
they will wonder why he was so modest in
bis claim sgainst the company. The like
lihood of the loss of girl is not a woe
that can be accurately measured In dollars
and cents, but certainly 81. 900 don't cover
it. That likelihood is often, and usually,
worse to bear than either the certainty
that she is lost, or that she isn't.
When a man is In such a state
of mind that he doesn't know
whether girl is or is not his'n
he Is in about the most hsrrassing
condition that ever overtakes him. When,
after giving himself away, there is likeli-
hood that the girl will not appreciate and
accept bis sacrifice he squirms indeed. Mr..
Schmidt hasn't charged anywhere near
enough for his squirming, and he has added
by bis inadequate claim to the likelihood
that he will lose the girl. She is evideatly
q girl of spirit, and she showed very
proper and just appreciation of herself
when she got mad with Schmidt because
the express company didn't deliver the
watch he sent her. When she sees that
Schmidt has cbucked in with other
dsmsges the likelihood that he will
lose her and only asked $4,000 for
all he has suffered she will get
madder than ever and will prob
ably make the likelihood which is
now paining him certainty. man who
can't suffer but 81 900 worth when his girl
ia down on him is a rather poor creature,
and cannot be very attractive to her who
makes him suffer. What q girl wants Is
somebody that can suffer SO about her that
she will feel obliged to bs his'n on account
of her pity for him. But no girl of spirit
will let up on a man for only 1000 worth
of 50 uffering. Schmidt ought to have made
his elsim against the company at least
500, 900 and then he might possibly have
won the girl. Now the chances are that
he will lose the girl and that he will not
got anything from the express company.
The company will have good defence in
the fact that man who considers $4,000
enough for the likelihood of the loss of
his girl and some other euffeIings too
hasn't had real trouble. It may also set
up the claim that q man of such a nature
as would permit him to consider $4,000
sufficient compensation for the likelihood
of the loss of his girl would be entirely
capable of making bluff and trying to
lay upon an express company the blame
for not delivering a watch which he had
not sufficient appreciation of the ikeli-
hood of losing his girl to really send.