The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-06
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1 purpose of protection against these in- conveniences, but in order to use them dexterity and some physical strength are necessary. The lady had been for some 1 time vainiy trying the complicated ma | chinery, when her companion, moved with
 pity, made such changes in the windows Even for this she did not thank him, | but threw herself iil-humoredly into the | corner and said with irritation: 70. what Tt is your own fault. madam" was the answer of the vis-a-vis. To the ejacula- | ton of his beautiful companion he ought
 to have feplied: 70. madam. the ladies, I by means of their weakness, govern us, the strong" Instead of this. however, I was given the above provoking, para
 haps have been rejected by the ladies wftnafurced smile; this attack surprised
 Par Ekshple" This. 1t seems. was her
 "For instance, when a lady of her own | free %xi1 gives up the agreeable situation designed for her by fate, in order to change it for the disagreeable one which IssTnd1afy could not help blushing. This fapffgSrt ehad reference, perhaps only to lthe. EeAts Exchanged in the car; but 1t was ! In6e HnfpbSsible that the stranger knew aJ1msaand hinted at another change of | sfQation. What he meant could not be seen in his face. His beautiful eyes were u played about his lips. The conversation now began to become interesting. Free will was not instituted for wo- men," said the lady; with us the right | of free resolve is only In appearance; we are always bound to somebody who is l stronger than we." But those letters, as soon as they be-
 come intolerable. can be broken. and that ! again, in the case of woman, depends | upon her own will. Not so with man, for he is held by charms"
 "But women do not always bestow their charms upon the men who are entitled to | them, but upon others"
 '"rhat is also their own favlt; why do
 they not? If they know that the heart,
 which by right belongs to them, remains captive only through enchantment. why do they not use their power? If they | know that their influence consists in this
 charm, why are they ashamed to exercise 1t? A beautiful, statue-like face, which | is incapable of smiling, has caused many
 8 misfortune in life. But why did this face leave the charm of merry laughter | to others?'
 At these words the other young lady threw back her veil, in order, perhaps, to see the speaker better, and a charming, statue-like face, incapable of smiling, ap- peared-a face with two large, wondering eyes and immobie lips. But the young l man could not look at her. as he was | engaged in an argument with the lady
 sitting next to him, who had been forced into the debate by his audacious mode of
 reasoning
 "Ah, perhaps you think that the wife must at all times accede to the wishes I.of her husband. however unreasonable
 they may be. Do you demand this of
 The beautiful lldy had became much
 excited. The young man. however. re- | sponded:
 "Indeed, dent see that should com init a crime if you were to demand it. l The only change visible in the face of
 the lady was certain contraction of t,ar fof Aunr ua resolved to wrest the weapon from her
 opponent, and to turn the point upon
 him.
 "Good. But you will admit perhaps
 that the wife Is not only companion, but | mother If inv consequence of this ex-
 alted mission of woman. the luster of her
 countenance is dimmed by care and fore l boding. what then becomes of your, the ory?'
 Upon this unanswerabIe attack, the | young man surrendered internationally.
 "Then, madam, the mutual relation of l right and duty ceases: then, right is cer- | tainly on one side, and duty on the other. | The wife, whom. at the order of the Ro- l man consuls, the lictors saluted, has un- l limited power in her empire, and her hus- | band is her slave, in duty bound to purity | of life to renunciation, to sympathy, to | faithfulness verging upon adoration. | Whoever does not act thus should have
 a millstone about his neck and be cast | into the sea-" The beautiful lady. seemed to be ap- peased by this capItulation. While con | scious of her victory she desired to be | magnanimous. and to allow her van-' | quished opponent, who had laid down his l arms, to retreat honorably and quietly. | She therefore asked him: | Are you going to Rome?' as If the | mention of the Roman consuls and lictors
 had, by association, prompted the ques-
 ton:
 'Yes, madame, I am."
 ITO the world-renowned ceremonies of | the passion week?
 | Those do not concern me-" | What! The sublimest feast of faith | which symbolizes the deity of Christ? | This does not concern you?' asked the
 lady. with an expression of jealous re- proach.
 do not believe in it." But in this re- | sponse there was nothing of the offensive. | blasphemous manner which betrays the | unmistakable intention of the skeptic; | his face was as serene as that of man
 who is satisfied that his words have of
 tended nobody, either on earth or in | Heaven.
 The beautiful lady had an intense de-
 sire to understand the young man.
 'I have been told that the Roman Curia
 Is about to contract a debt until now un- | heard of?'
 ''The young man could ,not help smil- ing. He perceived that his companion desired to ascertain as to whether or not | he was of Semitic descent. | Madame, l am going to Rome, but not | to confer with bankers nor to participate
 in the papal loan. A divorce trial leads
 "A divorce trialv' said the interested | blond lady, and now even the beautiful | statue turned her full face toward him, l and an instant her lovely lips parted like an opening rose.
 ''Yes, the separation from a beloved one who has driven me away, discarded me, | repefied he; one who has united herself ] to another; one whom I must henceforth avoid one whom I can never more pos sess, and from whom, notwithstanding all | this, I can not tear myself away; one | whom I can never exchange for another.
 go to Rome because 1t Is a dead city
 which belongs to everybody and to mo- | body
 The train halted at another station, and | the young man opened the coupe door, stepped out, and began to speak with the | conductor; he then walked away and dis- | appeared from the view of his compan- | ions.
 DO you know that gentleman" asked
 the blond lady of her escort. | 'Yes. very we'll"
 And yet you did not speak to each
 other?'
 "Because we find it difficult to do so." | "You are enemies, then?' | "No, not enemies, but opponents" | "ls the gentleman Jew or an atheist?" 1 Neither, but Unitarian" | What is that?'
 "Unltarianism is a religion recognized | by law in Hungary. It's adherents are Christians who believe in but one God, l and when they swear they raise their l thumb toward Heaven"
 The astonished lady shook her blond l locks.