Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12


travel not to see new people, but to be
laugh how much alike is nature every
where"
"That is a selfish creed"
ooh | think not. In general men
struggle against each other, seeking by
competition to prolong their own lives
at the expense of others. My rule Is
Live and let live'-and as easily as
possible"
"And you are never lonely?"
"What can one do II one is? There
Is my son-an honest, prudent, gener-
GUS man, but he has no sympathy with
my ideas. He thinks ever Of what
things will cost and whether he will
gain money by the business he Is en-
gagged in. II wrote my ideas out
and put them in book and 1t sold he
would have a tremendous respect for
me. He and those like him respect only
what SELLS no matter what 1t Is, good or
bad. If It doesn't sell, in their eyes 1t
has no value. Therefore, II am alone
l must put up with it and not complain.
| never do complain, in fact"
The Conversation prolonged itself and
was removed almost daily. Miss Ken
dali had her own theories Of life and
Mr. Thorp's agreed with them,
ITS no use" he said. This life Of
strained civilization stultilies me. If I
had a small fixed income I'd stay
abroad always"
"You can live cheaper there?"
Infinitely. In the first place you
care less how you live, or whether your
clothes belong to this months fashion
or the last. At home you must do
pretty nearly as others do, Away from
it you are a law to yourself"
ooh, how I should like that" ex-
claimed Miss Kendall
SHOULD you? We'll, why not burst
your bonds? Your money--you told me
you had some--would be fortune
abroad"
81 am a woman. Wherever | am I
must do as others do" said Miss Ken
DALI with some bitterness.
Thorp looked at her thoughtfully.
Even that obstacle could be got
over under certain circumstances" he
answered, and said no more
Really" said Mrs Carr one day, "lt
must be that Thorp thinks you care for
his extrayagances, for he has never
been so companionable at other times
when at home After the first day or
two he would rather avoid meeting his
old friends. They bored him, he said.
But with you he seems to have found
his tongue again. His wife, who has
been dead these eight years, used to
say that he thought it more Of an effort
to talk commonplace than to do hard
days work. | don't think he is lazy,
but he certainly is one who would
never do what he disliked for any mo-
tive. I believe he has no sense Of duty
at ALL"
what do you mean by duty"
w uys pllChluB W OuS Nhlh6 uhu
working at it to make money. He is
smart enough. Why doesn't he buckle
down and use his smartness in getting
rich? If he didn't want the money
himself he could give it away. There
are plenty Of poor people he could help
Gle says the world is full Of worth
less human beings asking for aims
whom it would be mercy to shoot or
drown. He doesn't believe in charity"
Eyes I know he says that, unbeliever
that he ISL
ut seems to me there is much truth
in what he says"
Indeed! Well, you had better marry
him, and see how you get along to-
gether."
HE asked me to- but hesitated till l
had obtained your advice. So you think
| had better accept him."
Mrs. Carr sank back in her chair,
staring. Then she laughed.
"You will never tame him. He will
be wanderer to the end Of his life"
"Why should not wander with
him."
"Why, indeed? Come, let me confess
it, he is nice man except for his prod
lgal ways. He has prudent son, ard
you have money" Then, after a mo-
ment's reflection, 81 believe it would not
be such a bad match 1t is the uneX-
pected that happens, and happiness is a
matter of hazard. | give you my best