The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-15

head at first and say that he was too
feeble 70 make the race. She had 20 he
persuaded, and when she az last consented
he merely observed. 'All right. it's Just
as Mary saws If she had not yielded
he would have declined the honor. feeling
sure that such a step WIS Ia every respect
tho best one He could not have thought
Of disappointing her. There has never been
a time. IL is safe TO say, when a petition
Of all the rest OF the world would have
caused him to disregard her preference.
That has been his method OF tesi!tying his
esteem for her and filing her heart with
delight. A man with less ability and vir-
tue might have made II weakness 10
Concede SO much 10 any woman, but IL has
not appeared 80 In Judge Thurman. tie
has never forfeited any Of his greatness
by reason OF mis- reverence for his wife.
we may be sure that he never stopped TO
consider what others would think Of his
loyalty to Mary ard his unseltsh anxiety
70 promote her welfare and happiness.
His own felicity has been increased by tue
sigh OF her enjoyment. He has not cared
10 win any victory or 20 espouse any cause
against hcr Judgment OF her conscience.
At every step Of his career he has kept
hold Of her hand so 10 speak. and her
love has been 70 him an Inspiration ana a
bened.ct.on
Now that she is about % pass away,
this capablc and faithful hclpmafr. the
of its deep and fcrvid admiration She
represents the nobility Of American NO
manhood. The story Of her life is a ser
mon OF radiant and salutary meaning, ana
SITS chief lesson IS the assurance that life Us
worth living She IS bit oid-fashioued.
TO be sure. In some of her views AM hab-
its bat her husband does not so regard
her IN his eyes she has not lost any ~
her relation 20 the current order Of things.
She il Mary 10 him now JUST as she was ln
the long ago. and the moonlight sleeps soft
for her upon messy banks JUST as 10 did
when be first wooe1 her Others may see
wrinkles on her brow. hut they are invis-
ible 10 him. The wan hands folded I'd rene
Is across her breast are as bfAutful as
ever for all that he can see His magma
tion transHgures her. and She is envaioped
in a light that softeus all marks cf axe
ard decay. They have lived side hy side
for 90 many years and IN such a happy
way that death boTrows from their sunny
experiences smile % hide its uUliness.
Their relations have 50 cudeared them 81
each other that there is no room for any
kind OF darkness They are Mary and Al
ion az the close as they were at the begin
ming. 30 g sense that implies an there is ~
honest and steadfast and imper.shabLe
goodness IN She scheme ~ society Tire
cvuic stands silent where dr.side virtue F.
so well declared She inddel enrouufers
here a form ~ religion that he is bound go
pres@ivc picture of tao better side Of hu-
mar nature. The pity ~ 70 lies On The fact
trat Mary must be taken and Alien left.
her as matter ~ dfnaes ard Kindness.
thc paIe messenger wifh tne inverted torch
should beckDu he TWO away together"
Tist5Es a Thurman's homc IN recent
years nave been surprised - f1f me OH
ststesuan ir he library en loving p gar
and q French novel with as much kaea-
ness as college student H.s focdness f1r
French authors. q iose works he read
the original dates 0ark Almost % ais nov-
hood When bis Family fret moved 20 ONO.
there same n Call.eotns tne Oh French
gentleman sn1 MS ttt.e daughter Thev
wfre ex.ies from Europe and had d~tfteI
~ tHs ueH Wesf- TIE lt-fe girl was aa4nt
CHE Same age az EnurE Thurman Sae dlt
not suoR a vor1 ~ English or ne a word
a. FFen~a. YET they became close CONF
ranicrs from the STAR. tuve1tIns .ne-r oN.
lsnE8sze. rs children WIl! iu SUCH cases.
The mother observed fhat Httie EiTsiuie
CrsEsire. the French Kvi. SPOKE her oxn
langusge with remarkable purity--hsT
father was a hgnly edu-ated Blan-an1 80
sae wss made sn inmate % the family ans
taught Allen oer language. Though he rad
lizzie occasion % speak l., ae maintained