The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-27
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voted To science, and interested in the
STUDY oil the hopclessness OF the average
human being in Central Europe-thesc
fools. or heroes, / say not which-thcy
decided 10 do something In the Interest
OF science They were OF the belief that
human beings were becoming poor IN
type: So they determined to marry
Naturally, said 7, seeking TO relieve
a delicate' situation-"they scorned the
marriage OF convenicnce-they came to
our American way OF thinking. that thcy
would marry for love"
You do them too much credit" said
sne. slowly That would have meant
no sacrifice on either side. They married
IN me interest of science! They married
with The deliberate intention of irnproy-
ing ing INDIVIDUALS OF the human species
some speech stumbled on his tongue
put she raised her hand, Listen To me
VIII ne lair to you. father falrer than
mother any
Eyes, these six concluded to Improve
| inc grade 'ot human anlmals They re-
SSoiveu Snn, 10 marry among the peasantry-
because thus they could select finer
specimens OF womankind younger,
stronger, more fit to bring children into
inc me world. Is not that the truth. my
it wass the way VIC thought" he
Whispered 1T wass the way we thought
And perhaps it was wise. II was Sc
iectlon SO now they selected. Two OF
them married German working girls. and
those two are dead, but there is no
ch,la i OF them alive. Two married in
other is In a madhouse. Ono married a
young Galic'an GIRL and so fond OF her
dld he become that she took him down
ioot'' ioot ms ms, statlon 10 hers, and he was
Yes; Il was my father" she said. at
Iengtn' I I6yn J. -, There he sits. my father; Yes.
hlm now would lay it down gladly
for him. Better had done so But in
my y,1d Time | have hated him.
a. lie, the last one. searched long for
fhls htting animal TO lead to the altar.
ne was tall and young and handsome
ana rlch, do YOU sec? lie could have
CHOSEN among his own people any wom-
the Galicians the lower Austrians, the
Prussians. He examined Bavaria and
SaXony Many he found, but still none
TO suit his scientific ideas. lie be-
thought him then of searching among
the Hungarians. where. II is said the
most beautiful women OF the world arc
1onna noaea,t SO at last he found her that
! The silence in the room was broken
at last by her low. even hopeless voice
| as She went on:
austria They do as they are bid. those
VINO live on the great estates. They
nave no hope. II they rebel, they are
cut down They are not a people. They
selves"
My God" said ], a sigh breaking
my hand as though to beseech her not
10 80 on. But she persisted.
Yes. we, too. called upon our gods!
SO. now. my father came among that
people and found there a young girl, one
much younger than himself. She was
| the most beautiful. go they say. Of all
those people, many of whom are very
! beautiful"
''Yes-proof OF that said l. She
| knew l meant no idle nattery
| Yes, she was beautiful. But at first
she did not fancy TO marry this Aus
! trian student nobleman. She said no to
| him, even when she found who he was
| and what was his Station-cvcn when
| she found that he meant her no dis
/ honor. But our ruler heard of II. and
being displeased at this mockery of the
| traditions Of the court. and wishing in
! his sardonic mind to teach these fanatt-
! cal young mobiles to rue we'll their bar
gain, he sent word 10 the girl that she
| must marry this NANNY father. II
was made an imperial order!
And so now. al last. since he was half
crazed by her beauty, as men are some
! times by the beauty OF women. and
| since q last this had It's effect With her
| as sometimes il does with women, and
| since II was perhaps death or some Sc
we're punishment II she ala not obey, she
| married him-my father"
And loved me al her life!" The old
ike Ike hers % viii haf ii said. viii lii haC Il
said that she loved me. always and al
| ways; and | loved her always. with all
| my heart,'
! "Yes." said Helena Won Ritz. they two
| loved each other. even as they were. So
/ here am I, born OF that love"
Now we all sat silent for n time
| THAT birth was at my fathers estates.
| resumed the same even. merciless voice.
| After some short time OF travels. they
returned to the estates; and. yes. there
I was born, half noble, half peasant. and
| then there began the most cruel thing
| the world has ever known.
! "Thc mobiles of the court and OF the
| country all around began 10 make cN-
| lsteucc hideous for my mother. The aris-
| tocracy. insulted by the repUblicanism OF
! these young nobomen. made life hell
| for the most gentle woman OF Hungary.
| All they found now ways Ia make her
| suffer. They allowed her 10 share IN my