Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-05

enough. do not know who was the
most to blame. God knows, I'm will
ing to take my full share.
Time passed on. You know the
world soon forgets such things or over
looks them. especially in professional
man with an assured position.
In my practice and in society | met
many women-pretty handsome. fasci-
mating and all that. but never
thought of falling in love with any OF
them. Possibly | was on my guard"
"Or, perhaps, doctor, you did not feel
at liberty to fall in love"
"Bosh! Few men are good enough
to question liberty when strongly in
clined to make love or be loved"
Doctor" warningly, you do not
mean what you say"
Yes do. You yet Judge the world
ideally. There's lot Of talk about
mems unselishness and nobleness CT
purpose. Well. in the abstract it's all
right. We mean to do right We often
think right, but | tell you few men re-
main perfectly unselfsh when 1t comes
TO dealing with weak woman, who n
he loves but should not. Not often does
he sacrifice himself and show her the
stern path OF duty. II does happen, OF
course, but not one-half so often as
women lead men toward the straight
and narrow way. Every day we find
women uplifting and helping some
poor devil through his trouble, even
though she knows she must thus lose
him forever"
I'm not able 10 argue the matter
with you now, but how did your case
turn out? The grand finale, doctor.
Proceed"
One morning | was called to see q
patient. a widow, they told me, who
had to teach for a living. She was AN
insignificant little person, dressed in
black. and suffering acutely from a
neuralgia attack. She anxiously In
CURED II II would keep her from her
work long, and remember she had a
very sweet voice, and felt pity that
one SO frail should have 10 battle with
the world all alone"
And PHYS akin to love-"
Don't interrupt my story. I called
the next day and found her much i'm
proved. but palmer in looks than the
previous evening. | was called to the
house again several times profession.
ally. and grew to like her quiet ways
and 10 hear her talk. Rut as far as
being seriously affected. that never en-.
tered my head. felt perfectly safe.
All. there's where men make mistakes.
They will laugh and enjoy themselves
In the company OF the popular beauty
or the fascinating coqnette but they
are always on the watch so TO speak.
and leave ii to some young, ineXperi-
enced fool to get singed because he
doesn't know the world we'll enough 20
keep at a respectful distance from the
alluring flame The man OF the world
Will pass through the galaxy of wit and
beauty without a scar only to fall
hopelessly in love with some insignia
cant person who cannot boast Of good
looks or wit It's her way. her man
~
his life ere he is half aware of it. lie
does not realize to what extent ne is
ensllvel until he attempts to break the
chain. But she usually breaks it for
him. Duty is stronger than love with
such women"
oh, doctor. you are moralizing
again. What about your case?"
Well. | called there nonprofession
ally afterward. She never seemed TO
realize liked her or ii was her was
interested in. We were seldom alone
but one night, o We gods; how we'll
remember it all She was looking so
sweet. but fragile and tired. Well.
Just couldn't keep still any longer. So
told her my life, told her all. and
asked her to let me love and take care
OF her during the rest OF M !!te."