Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
STORY OF THE Old jUGDE

enCS, receive d SOOu ouuCdt1On and
graduate with honors from the law
school when one is %.
For some years one has to live by
the eloquence that flows from ones
lips like honey, for the famous law.
yer who has been kind enough to take
you into his office pays no salary.
tried to exist on the least possible
amount. | rubbed more ink on the
edges of my old Prince Albert coats
than | used in writing briefs.
The end of all these hardships came
at last. / rented an office and began
to become quite well known.
Everything was all right now if ]
could only find some rich girl tc
marry-money enough to settle neal
the Church of ST. Madeline.
Every evening dressed up and
went into society," A bachelor is al
ways a welcome guest, and | played
bridge with old ladies, played games
with the younger, fattered the faith
ers, patted the uncles on the back an(
complimented the old aunts.
People began to gossip about mo
and connect my name with those o,
several families and it really looked
as if Fortune smiled upon me.
Then | was foolish enough to do !;
charitable deed In case in which !
was sitting as a judge, | saved youns
girl from my own part of the country
from a very painful experience
Like so many other young girls
fresh from the country, she had beer
unfortunate enough to get a position
in gambling house. She knew one
of my aunts, who came to see me
and who warmly pleaded her cause
She said the girl was fond of working
absolutely honest, a splendid cook ane
a very economical housekeeper.
1t happened that | was in need of {
woman to keep my apartment in or
der
My income bad allowed me to keel
woman to clean, but no servant, blu
| was forced by my dear aunt to hire
a room for Anna Marie Bechard anC
give her three square meals day, SC
| was compelled to dismiss kind O.
groom who had come for two hours
every afternoon to impress my clients
with his livery and bright brass but
tons.
Now the maid had to open the doo
and it was who had to pay the laun
dry bill for her white caps and aprons
Anna Maria was neither pretty no,
ugly. She was one Of these stupit
creatures whose brains remain unaf
fected by everything that happens
around them, and if she. ever had {
bright idea she was sure to carry i
out in the most awkward manner. Be
sides, her feelings were always hurt
At least a hundred times | had gooi
reason to discharge her, and [ ough
to have done it, but l was young ant
inexperienced and felt a certain re
sponsibility now that she had come t.
me. She was anything but a goot
housekeeper.
Being young, I stood all this with
it was not to last forever.
Occasionally she would write enthu
siastic letters to my aunt, who con
graduated me on having found sucl
precious pearl and told me to be
sure to treat her WELL
When I saw her walk around me
with languishing eyes, l patted hel
on the shoulder and advised her tt
cheer up and get a STEADY" She
was indeed always hoping to get {
steady
This did not trouble me very much,
but what pleased me infinitely was
that Mile Germaine Laguile had fall
len in love with me. too.
She was young and pretty, had a
fortune Of nine hundred thousand ir
her own right, pearly teeth, sweet
red lips, deep blue eyes-and was the
sole heiress of three very old ano
very rich uncles.
All this at last made me fall in love
with her, too. Germaine was indeed
a charming girl; she loved me, al
though she knew | was poor. 1t cost
many hard struggle before she go'
her parents consent to marry me-
Our engagement was mentioned in
all the papers. They were very nice
to me and mentioned several cases
had won
| remembered how radiantly happ
I was On that day. I was more am.
able to Anna Marie than usual, br
she did not answer my pleasant
marks and at last burst into tear
I thought this was because she VIZ
afraid of losing her position, and trie>
to cheer her up by promising hel
that | would keep her and that she
should have much less to do when
was married.
Never. Never." she cried, rushing
out of the room and slamming the
door behind her.
Ten minutes later | had complete
ly forgotten Anna Marie and her an
ger, but in the evening, as | was
walking along the boulevard with
Germaine we heard the neWSbOvs