The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-09-05

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them canning, tricky, dangerous to
their fellow men, and damaging to the
profession; these are the ones that get
rich off the widow and the orphan"
"What DO yeq think of a university
Of morality, attached to law school,
Train fellows in the higher law; when
one shows tendency 10 tricks, 20 dis
honesty, turn him down; don't arm
him with legal tools with which to
cheat his fellows. But then, by Jovc!
you would not contine this college of
morality to the law alone. That re-
minds. l was riding in a street car
in New York city some time ago. A
country sat beside me who was
interested in the little machine that
registered the fares. Turning to an
intelligent-looking woman, he inquired
what it was for. After she had ex-
planned it he said, Why, how foolish
t" 60 to all that trouble; why don't
they have honest conductors?' Hon
est conductors?' said the old lady.
Why there's not honesty enough in
the city to make a mayor
Thus in their bachelor apartments
the two young men, talked and smoked,
one of them with high ideas of right,
the other somewhat pessimistic in his
views. Tue friend of whom they spoke
,uuk his bride to the home he had
bought, and the young people entered
upon their new life with fair prospects.
MARGARET was girl who had adorned
her home as we'll as society. Her sur
roundings had come to have a harmon
ious relation to the family, which con-
sisted only of herself and father, whose
views and thoughts she shared thor
oughly.
Now, in arranging her rev home
she was happy to carry out her ideas
Of the house beautiful, to make it at.
tractive for her husband, to offer sim
cere, not a snowy. hospitality to her
friends.
But the happiness Of the young wife,
with its pleasant home duties, was of s
short duration. One day strangern
called, lady of middle age. in mournme
ing dress. The young matron reoo
ceived her graciously, as was her won TIL
Looking around the drawing room t sol
lady remarked, "You have made + Nj
home very pretty, my dear. l did t
know it had such possibilities" ha
"You know it, then?" said Marsst.
"Yes, it was my home," the .dy OF
replied. fri
"Oh, then you are the one.rom
whom my husband bought it. How nc
could you sell such pleasantlome? sta
It must have been great sacice to
give it up, exclaimed the youn house ate
Keeper.
ut was. my dear" Then after
IN which she seemi to be
with herself, she 'se to 60, we
aging, at is world of chages, you wa
now. l hope you maybe happy
ere."
Margaret thanked her, ut felt that tai
he object Of her visit hi not been sta
Explained. ine
How could l tell her mused the do
ady, as she went her way. "How wi
ould have thought such thing II
8 going to ask her inercession with sta
er husband in behalff justice to me? me
he is the kind of woman to take it to
cart. Let it go. Twill not spoil her liv
fe.' oe
Not long after tbs the young hus-
and came home in unusual gay spirits. it
t dinner be said: "Well, Margaret,
y pearl, l am rid of a troublesome ide
lit. This house now belongs to me- thi
What do you mean, my dear?' los
'ked the wife. "Did you not buy it Or
'me time ago?"
Yes" he replied; "b,t the widow, an
'e party who owned it, contested the ba
lrchase." ,o
"Oh, was she not satisfied" asked
argaret.
swell, you see, l got it very cheap be,
a nominal price," said the husband, fro
owing confidential. 1T was sold in he
dull season; people were out of town; bis
had it all my own way. To my sur th,
Use the widow-ah, the party-has hu
dlenly Withdrawn the suit; it is now ier
inc. Why, my girl, what is the aft
after! You don't seem to enter into
is. One might think calamity had his
opened" til,
Oh! it is calamity; it is, it is How sol
n We live in home that was taken hu
om widow under such circum-
ances? How can We call it ours?" sal
why, my dear, you look at it too alb
riously. It's all in the line of busi- do
SO. You see, if l had not bought it
olco woulI Rno,pnoo 10 tl,;