The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-03-14

pride in slight assaults ami batteries.
These matrimonial contracts are sui
generiS. No grim vi>aGcd lawyer draws
up formal contract Ia Lee executed;
40 notary prizes into the iutentS and
PURPOSES of the parties and certiileS
the same under his official seal; no 20
between Pandaru> i present 10 hold
the hands of Troilus and CresSida and
solcmnly pronounce:
"A bargain made. Seal it. seal it.
I'll be- the witness"
No. In the vine clad arbor or behind
the protecting screens OF parlor walls.
i'm some shady nook ur in the dim moon
light deep down some lonely dell, far
sunken from the healthy breath OF
morn and ewes one star" ;hcre these
engagements are softly whispered ami
the contract sealed with Kiss
For these reasons. Will" the making
of the contract is Il question III proof.
ii need not Ice proved in tutidrm Yer
bis and iS often Inferred from the ac-
tion>. language and conduct If the par
ties and il is difficult 1" tell undrr
what circumstances the court would
Ice justified i'm finding that Il pruIyiSe
had been made. Many Il young man
not fatally bent ON matrimuny would
sometimes Ice surprised 10 iind that
his language. intended only ~ a com
plimcnt To- some charming dsmScl, oT
his conduct. meant solely aS an act of
Ia, Z
the Law Ia support proof of Il promise
To marry.
4 gentleman once concluded that ii
would Ice very elegant ana a very
funny thing to send To his dulcinea Il
newspaper article entitled Love. the
Congucror." marking il. Read this" -
The lady did read this. and when the
funny gentleman declined 10 marry
her She brought suit against him ami
read the article To the jury. VIII" gave
her S4Wn damages The supreme
court of Illinois. sustaining tn" Yer
diet. said: The article may hr regard
ed a> the defendants own letter. Ii
doubtless contained sentiment which
hr sanctioned. couched i'm language
more choice than lie could compose
1t WIS his appeal for marriage. 1t fore
told i'm clear and emphatic language
his object and intent i'm his C"urtShiU
with her. She doubtless placed this
construction upon it. as She we'll might
do. and laid il aside as a rare treas
ure'
In New York case il was shown OF
the trial that widower. a piuuS elder
of fifty-thr,-" years Of age. soon after
the death of his wife visited III" plain
tiff maiden lady of thirty. and. tax
I'M out memorandum book. from
which he read. or pretended 10 read
stated in confidential way that III
had noted down some requests made
10y his wife four days before her death
. that it WAS something he could not
tell her now" but that she ulle maiden
LADY, would know snme day" dark
limiting. - the lady took il. that the
deceased wife had requested the for
horn widower 10 tighten his grief hy
MARVIN the plaintiff. Ii WAS prove,
that after this confidential talk Their,
We're rides and drives together. fire
qupnt visits extending till late i'm tn,
evening. ana. 10 cap the climax. IN,
. widowcr told the plaintiff that after
the lal'Se "f 4 scar from the death oi
his wife tthe widower'S quarantine. i
ScenISl he intended L. marry. ana n,
then entered into Il minute description
l., l., L. 4
description WAS an exact photograph
. of the plaintiff While We cannot bu
admire the Shrcwd diplomacy Of TIL:
Willy widowcr. counting hy dark in>inu
atiunS and covert suggestions ana No.
committing himself 10y an open avow
al. Yet. aS the sequel shows. he raj
amuck NJ the doctrine of ,>toprel.
The SanctimoniouS rrotcu> forgot hi
Julia and found him another sweet
heart. and. knowing that he had tee
come somewhat involved in his atfai
with the plaintiff. he alphabetically un
Gertook - vhrckWate the lady. IL
told her that he did not want .htr pec
pie Ia think that he WAS paying her III
attentions Of a lover - soon after Ia
death ri his wife. ami IN order IL ala,
that suspicion he drew MP note il
which The piaiUIiN WAS made - ~,
that She regarded hl> visits IL ''>impl,
evidences ot fri nisL'p and nothing
More" and Eoy her 10 SiGu IL I'll
jury found in her favor. and the Cour
al appeals ~ New York uphvld Use VET
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