The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01

| when Cuthbertson was one of the
most promising and popular chaps in
town. All the girls liked him and lots
of them were crazy about him. Little
did he think in those days that he
would ever come to wheeling a per-
ambulator or sneaking home by back
| streets with a loaf of bread and sack
full of cookies under his arm. He
has withdrawn from his club, he has
sold his horse, he has relinquished
many of his ambitions and amuse-
ments and he rides to business on a
| bicycle to save car fare.
| About his only diversion is an oc-
| casional game of ball on Sunday and
Polly even growls at him about that.
She thinks he ought to stay home with
| the babies on Sunday and give her a
| little rest
Far be it from poor neglected
spinster or grouchy, old bachelor to
| pity either Polly or Cuthbertson
Doubtless, in spite of their worn and
worried expression, their shabby ap-
pearance and the marks of the strug-
| gle which are upon them, neither of
| them would change places with any
| body But If you are going to thrust
upon either of them your gratuitous
| sympathy why not CuthbertSon as well
| as Polly? To an unpreiudiced observ-
| er 1t would seem as if he had as hard
| a time as she. Polly gets an occa-
sional vacation from household cares
| by going over to mothers for a day
the children but there is no vacation
for CuthbertsOn.
And, anyway, whatever troubles
marriage has brought Polly she has
only herself to blame. She was de-
termlned to marry and poor Cuthbert-
son was dragged to the altar in spite
of his screams. OF course he was in
love with her, but is that any reason
why girl should take advantage of
man? Much as he loved Polly, and
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her grace, her simple parIor tricks and
accomplishments Cuthbertson knew
well that he couldn't afford to marry
that his salary which enabled him to
live in comfort and save little every
month was not sufficient for two. But
Polly. meant to get married and no.
body could stop her. Not than any
body-except Cuthbertson, who had a
vague realization of what he was get
ting fnto-tried to. Her family ALL
aided and abetted her in drawing
CuthbertSOn into the net and fool
friends who certainly knew better.
counseled them that 1.-TWO could live
as cheaply as one" There were DAYS
dream, when Cuthbertson was strong
ly tempted to let loose and run and
ne put off the wedding as long as he
could. But he finally had to consent |
and having yielded he went the limit
wedding and all. |
Brides and bridesmaids bouquets as
big as anybody's, a stag dinner the |
night before the wedding, "a diamond |
sunburst, the gift of the groom" and |
gold cuff buttons for the ushers All |
these did Cuthbertson stand for and |
when the wedding trip was over and |
the fiat furnished there was nothing |
left of his savings And somehow, |
what with the expenses of sustaining
the menage, two babies and all those !
little incidentals, he has never been |
able to put anything away in the gray |
sock under the mattress since
As for Polly's family who were so will |
ing, not to say anxious to see her mar |
RED, what have they done to make life |
easier for these young people,, troubled |
by a. thousand serious and unaccus-
toned cares? Polly's father is not
wealthy, but he is well-to-do and no
doubt he helps the young people occa-
stonally since Cuthbertson is certainly
deserving, industrious, economical and /
has shown more ability than the aver
age? On the contrary, except for the
rousseau and a dozen silver knives and
forks given her when she married,
Polly's dad has never since come
through" OF course there is the usual
of Christmas gifts ami invi-
-ationS for Sunday dinners but that is
4 give and take sort Of Arrangement.
It must be confessed that far from
worrying because care and illness have
beauty and have made tired, old man
Of CuthbertsOn before he is 80 her
family experience no sensation but re-
lief when they think of Polly's mar
rage. Polly herself looks at her sis
-ers' pretty new gowns and hats with
I dissatisfied sigh and drops a few
ears on the trOusSeau fnery that she
makes over for the children but even
ented, useful. Independent and self
old maid comes up she as
;umes a complacent expression and
'ays pityingly, Poor girl! Isn't it a
shame she has never married."
Lawrence World: DR.. and Mrs w. A.
yarruth and Prof, and Mrs. Elmer Nc
Jullom, will leave on Tuesday for Eur
,pe. They will go Montreal and sail !
rom there next Saturday.
Miss Aileen Weaver is expected home ,
he middle of next week from New
York city, where she has been attend
ng Barnard university all winter.
The following girls will attend the I
Kappa Alpha Theta convention which :
axes place in Chicago. next week: !
Hiss Rebecca Moody, Miss Alvena Will :
lelmi, Miss Georgia Smart of Ottawa :
nd Miss Anna Harrison of Topeka.
The friends of Miss Mary Copley, :
Who have been expecting to see her in
lawrence soon, will be disappointed to
1opley has written friends here. saying l
hat she will probably remain in Pitts
,urg with her aunt Mrs. William
7haw, for about two months.
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Ann Ryan of Leavenworth !
anne today to visit her sister, Mrs.
V. E. Drechsel
Mrs. Hugh Ewing and her family
ave returned from a visit to DR.. and
Irs. Ewing in Ottawa. O
Mr.. William Gardner will leave soon | f
Or New York and go from there TO Il
alifornia for an extended vacation. Y
Mrs. Frederick r. jolly of Baxter h
prings and her son Philander Chase r
oily are the guests of the P. c. Cham Z
erlain family. +
Mrs n. h ADAMS VIII leave tomor- f;
DIV for a two months visit with her a