Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-09-06

thrown down and seriously injured.
Suit was brought against the robust
Individual who had caused the injuries
and substantial Judgment for dam.
ages was obtained. From this judg.
ment an appeal was taken. It was
claimed by the rough but kindly de.
PENDANT that he had meant no harm;
that he was friend Of the man whom
he had injured; that II was his hnbitunl
way Of treating his friends and that
the bad result was mere accident for
which he ought not to he held pecunl.
nrily responsible. The appellate Judge
In reviewing the case did not SEQ Il
In that way. lie said: "'rhc facts
shown are sufficient to condemn the
habit of so.called horse play between
grown men. The defense relied upon
has teen many times tcrscly expressed
by younger people In the phrase. I
didn't mean to- Plaintiff WIS injured
through no fault Of his own. His right
to he secure In person was violated.
The appellant WINS responsible therefor.
His net was the primary cause Of the
plaintiffs injury" 1t was further said
that the recklessness ana total dlsre.
gard Of consequences displayed by the
defendant implied legal malice and n
determination to infiict the injuries for
which the suit Ind been brought.
There wns constructive intent to com.
init injury. The injured person had
right to he ON the street In peace and
safety. This right was violated nnd
there was no excuse In view Of the
minor morals involved this case Ii Of
great interest. It should be n warning
against the Overstrenu0usness Of vio.
lent friendship
What an amount Of sorrow there q
bound up In the word ingratitude!
Twenty years ago "puddler" In New
York lost his wife. He mourned and
gave to his child, girl. double guam.
tity Of love. lie toiled and saved. All
the tenderness Of his nature was poured
out Oh his baby. II was almost wor.
ship. The feel Of her arms about his
neck took the tired from his bones.
drove sadness from his heart ana made
him realize that God had indeed been
good to him. He wanted her to have
more education, greater advantages.
than he had. That Ii the way OF par.
ents. Some Of them IRE too good tn
their children. They carry kindness
beyond the bounds Of appreciation.
Twelve years ng0 he sold his property
and sent his girl to Europe to study
music. She did study. She gained
fame, and her beauty appealed to the
artists Of the Old World. One day she
came back to New York a polished
woman. worldly, proud and heartless.
She didn't 20 to the old man and throw
her arms about his neck. He was starry.
Ing for kind word, for one kiss. even
look and She disowned him. She
would have been kinder had she killed
him. He skunk away to a howell on
the East Side and there lives on a pit.
lance In order that he can each week
send to her $50. She accepts It ana
spends 1t. He Ii proud aud sad and
miserable and happy by 'turns-the
most wretched man In New YOrk-whO
has left only a great love that ILLS his
good heart and the memory OF the little
girl who kissed him In those old days
and was not ashamed Of her father.
And there IL Maurice Bernhardt, son
OF the greatest actress In the world.
How did he repay the woman who gave
I'm o1N
ana dis0wned his mother. He would
not forget what the world has forgiven.
He was less charitable than strangers.
Love for children! 1t Ii the best thing
that life contains. 1t Is the happiness
that no words can tell. Bring them up
to honor and respect rs well rs love
their parents, to the end that the sOr-
row Of the puddler ana the actress
shall never be yours.
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The report that recently deceased
New York woman left her husband by
will to another woman has been pub
lished, and has attracted no little at
tention. 1t will be interesting to note
the result of this testamentary dispO.
sition of a peculiar kind OF personal
property by one who has been sup
posed to have only life interest In the
premises. For the sake Of establish
ing a precedent We should like to see
the gentleman who was thus disposed
of enter demurrer to the carrying
out of that particular provision of the
will with which he Is most concerned.
1t may be. of course. that he was thus
devised to another OF his own free will
and with his consent. Still. the indi'
vidual owes 1t to his sex to have the
legality OF the devisement either es.
IN hlishod mr. 6oniad NV the nrOnorlv CON.