Cañon City record., 1902-08-07
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PKIVILEGE
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Julia Mears and Aubrey Tislaie wee
very much in love with Cach other
Aubrey was sensible fellow and adj
vocated delaying the marriage. for
Mr.. Mears asked that before marriage
the bridegroom should have got " II
started in the worlds mill and have
some accumulation. Julia thought diff
ferently and proposed an elOpement.
Aubrey confessed that he saw no reu.
son for such course when by the cX-
erclse Of Il little patience all would go
well without the necessity of antaEO-
niziHg her parents. But Julia told him
he had no spunk and If he wanted her
he must show that lie had courase-in
other words. he found himself in po-
sltion TO lose his girl or marry her as
she proposed After considerable de
liberation he consented.
One evening the two went fcI a drive,
and. going to a neighbOring town. Au-
brey left his bride cNpectant at ho-
tel and started on in search of min.
lister While he was gone Julia. being
alone and an easy prey to remorse. be
gan to think Of what she had done
how she would anger her father and
distress her mother. The result WAS
that. yielding to impulse, she went o';t
to the door where the horse and bug y
were standing and. getting into the
buggy. started TO 20 back home.
Presently Aubrey came to the hotel
with minister and was surprised not
to see the horse and buggy in the place
where lie had left them. He FASTENED
into the parlor. intending to tell Julia
OF the disappearance. but found no
Julia there. Instead he was Informed
that she had taken the equipage and
driven back in the direction whence
they had come. Getting horse and
wagon from Il livery stable. he started
after her. Overtakiug her. he asked
her what she meant. Ashamed to ac-
knowledge the truth. she told her lover
that she had forgotten all about
trOusseau and must have one before
the wedding. Aubrey. convinced that
the girl was weak. acqulesced with
surprising readiness.
Il must take this rig back" he said
"You go on home"
NO" replied Julia. 'I'll go back
with you."
Each driving a team. they went slow
ly back In silence. Presently Julia.
pIqued at her lovers Indifference call
ed to him that she had from the first
suspected that he did not love her suttt
ciently to he her husband: that her r.
turn was really TO test him and her
suspicious had been confirmed. Aubrey
said nothing but when they reached
the livery stable and he had returned
his team he got into the buggy with
her and turned the horses head toward
home. Julia said nothing for the first
mile. but before finishing the second
charged Aubrey with making fo1l of
her by running away with her and
then driving her back without n mar
riaGc.
81 want you to have n trousscau."
said Aubrey.
''You mean that you are glad for an
excuse to break with me"
81 would spoil your rest II acted
VERY well: this ends all between US"
"Oh. no! Wen be married after you
get your rousseau"
Aubrey drove to Julia's house where
she aIlghted Without word or look
she went up TO the door and Into the
house Then Aubrey drove AWAY
Aubrey In thinking the mattcr over
concluded that perhaps he had acted
unwiscly and risked losing the girl he
loved. He went to see Julia the next
day and proposed that they forget all
about the unfortunate episode. Julia
scorncd his advances. He left the
house with the very disnEreeahle feel
ing that in interfering with his lady
loves privilege TO change her mlId he
had committed a blunder. However.
there was nothing to do but grin and
bear 1t. and hp tried to satisfy himself
with the reflection that Julia had been
weak and would not make n safe life
companion.
Months passed during which Julia
only hardened and Aubrey grew more
miserable.
whats the matter. Aubrey7" asked
his cousin. an attractive girl OF twenty.
one day
Aubrey confided his trouble.
"Iulia has treated you just as you
deserve. You put great slight on
her by not insisting on the marriage.
When a woman goes Off to be married
II is great modification to her TO re-
turn unmarried"
but il was her own doing"
"NOt after she had had time TO re-
feet and.
"Changc her mind again."
"That was her privilege"
What shall do?"
Tell her you regret having acted so
brutally."
"I've done all that sort OF thing. 1t
hasn't any effect on her"
You can't expect anything else after
the abomiEable''-
aNay.r mind that IInlf ,,,n a,,t