Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-01
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MAN OF EIGHTY IS SUED FOR
BREACH OF PROMISE.
he Says Fact Is Complimentary, but
Denies Having Promised to
Wed Widow.

EightyyeaI-old Samuel K. Myers uf
SIS Lincoln place, Brooklyn. hadn't re-
covered from his surprise at being sued
for breach Of promise BY 4S-year-old
Mrs. Charlotte f. Law, good-looking
widow, when he was seen at his home
Bat after good nights sleep and a few
hours committing with himself in the
springike sunshine of his Sunday morn
ing walk, he mad begun t. see some sill
very lining to the sudden ciSud that de-
seconded on him. Mr. Myers is estImat-
ed TO be worth 100000. He married
his second wife i'll 1906.
Nv hen a man of SO is sued for breach
Of promise. no matter how innocent he
is. there is still some spice in life for
him. Anyway, he knows he isn't dead
yet" Myers said as he came into the
coy parior decorated by his artist wife 5
pictures. "Of course / never promised
To marry Mrs. Law. / never made love
TO her. | was just nice to her. But it
is Il compliment to man OF so to be
sued By a woman for breach of promise
Fat McCarren ana Tom Ilatt both
amounted to something. They got
sued.
Mrs. Law. who Is very successful
real estate dealer at 12G4 BusnWlck
avenue. says thai Mr. Myers not only
was engaged to marry her in 1908, but
that he wrote her 200 letters. in one OF
which appeared an original poem en-
titled the Wisdom of Widower. Six
lines of the verses read, with litle
editing:
These youthful marriages are bubbles;
From first to last they make you troubles
/ seek Tor nothing of the sort
You bet your life IN not thus caught.
Experienced people just like you
Are of TIE kind that're good and true.
Mrs. Law says he took her 10 the
alters, bought her dinners, entertained
her and her children at Rockaway beach
and set the day for the marriage. Then
he Went off and married school teacher
from Massachusetts.
Mr. Myers blusliad rosly when coil-
fr0nted with the above poem. He said
he really wasn't guilty of such genius.
lie could make a clam chOwder that was
an epic poem. could serve a bluetSh that
had in it the delights of many perfect
days, and in his time had talked con
yinclng politics, but writing poetry had
never been within the scope OF his posi-
bilities.
Il didn't write that poetry he said
Il admit that | aaye known Mrs. Law.
and that once when | was eating dinner
in restaurant, and she came in and
commenced to talk real estate to me,
invited her to dinner Yes. [ paid for
then, and | never thought 10 find out
whether Mrs. Law WAS married or not.
My rule of life has always. been to
he nice to everybody and don't do any
one a wrong. | have made little
money in my time, but ! won't pay five
cents TO Mrs. Law.
My first wife was a fine woman, Il
New Highlander, and after she died and
| became bit lonely what was more
natural than that | should marry am
other New England woman when
found that she really loved me for what
| was, aud not for my houses?
Never ask w0man's advice about
buying house unless she is your wife.
| asked Mrs. Laws advice about house
and she said, L wouldn't marry II man
unless he bought me a detached house.
! wasn't asking her about marriage.
was talking real estate.
My advice 10 any yonng man would
| he to keep on working in the business
that be is in, always trying 10 advance
himself of course. Any honest business
| is good IL yOu work hard enough. And
| when you are 50 perhaps you can read
without glasses.
Mrs. Law told me one day that Size
| had cold and | advised her to take
/ some QUiuine. | wouldn't call that a
/ love lettcr-not in the years back there
| when | was of the love letter age. But
| perhaps times have changed, Somebody
| says Don't WNrFy. Probably the worst
! isn't true. 1t won't help matters any if
| the worst is true If You take care OF
/ your health when you are Young you
won't know how . worry when you arc
/ old. Health l., matter Of the mind rs
much as Of the stomach"
! Mrs, Law is Il member of Plymouth
/ church and says she is prosecuting this
case more for vindication than with :
! desire ~ collect the money. She ask.
/ $4,000 damages.-New York World.