Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-05-06

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well. professor" said Reinhard i'm
patiently. 'gO on"
"Iu what wuyi In the case Of Will
helmiue Wpisl,ard there are many sto-
ries. What would you prefer to know
about herr"
Reinhard thought few minutes.
then asked his friend to tell him II the
girl gained or lost by remaining young
and why.
what you ask to know" replied the
professor. "hns In itself many branch
rs will confne myself to one-Wil.
i,elmine's relations to her husband.
She married Max Menzel. She was
then twenty. be thirty. He grew old;
his wife remained young. Her, father
one day came to me with cloud upon
his brow and told me that his son-in-
law. who was getting gray and other
wise showing signs Of age, was max
ing his wife miserable by his jealous
behavior She was still young and
beautiful and attracted younger men
than himself
"Frum time to time Weisbard came
to me to tell me that matters between
his son-in-law and daughter were go
Ing from bad to worse. At last he con.
fessed that he regretted having urged
me to give the latter perpetual youth.
81 have given her perpetual youth.
I replied. only so long as 1t may be de-
sired
"His face lighted with pleasure.
Can you re-establish the ordinary proc
ess of growing oldT he asked.
"'There Is nothing to re-establish.
Let your daughter stop taking the anti
toxin and the natural decay will be re
sumed.'
II did not see Weisbard for week.
ut the end of which time he looked
more lugubrious than ever asked
him what troubled him. He told me
that he had proposed to his daughter
to cease taking my anttoxin and she
had fatty refused Weisbard had very
unwisely told his son-in-law that his
wife could resume the process Of fol
lowing him to old age II she chose, and
he had urged her to do so. She was
obstinate. and q quarrel had ensued
between the two that bid fair to wreck
their happiness forever-that is. all
that was left Of It
"And here. my friend. comes an In
stance Of the unity Of nature. A unity
that IL best for Us always. though
there are numerous instances In which
we believe her DEGREES are misfortuneS.
There was every reason why Frau
MenZel should grow old. And yet
those old fellows like Ponce de Leon
were continually seeking for the elixir
Of life 4 man may be satisfied to
grow old. Il woman never. This one
having perpetual youth would never
give 1t up. though 1t threw her out of
harmony with the rest Of the universe.
AT first it seemed that remaining
young with her children would be n
boon to her 1t did not turn ont So \
melancholy phase OF life Is that we
cannot be of the next generation be
meath us Even young body will not
bridge that gulf
Every year utter this the husband
grew older while the wife remained
young and beautiful. and every year
the gulf between them grew wider
After awhile 1t became case Of De
cember and May. The older Fran
MenZel grew In years the more pleas
ed she was with the attention OF
young men They. while pleased with
her beauty. found In her nn experience
which did not accord with their own
exuberance This led to Il continued
disappointment in her that soured her
disposition. The couples chickering's
wore on Weisbard. who rcproached
himself for being the cause OF theii
troubles.
And yet there was one thing tina,
would have undOne. partly at least.
all the mischief. All that was needed
was for Wilhemine to stop taking the
lntitoxin."
"Thut could scarcely be expected.
remarked Reinhard. How did the
matter end?"
"When Frau MenZel was fifty years
pld-she reached that age year ago
,he was very singular compound.
having n youthful body and an old
mind. One evening. having forced her
husband. who was now sixty. to take
her to a ball. she Insisted on dancing
the turkey trot. which was just ap
pearing In fashionable society. When
the pair reached home there was a
violent quarrel. the result of which
was never known. but the couple were
pever seen out together again Soon
lfter this the husband died. and the
wife discovered that the antitoxin
,eased to affect her. Her youth aud
beauty suddenly collapsed. In night
,he had grown old and ngly."
What WAS the matter with the anti
:oyin!" asked teinhard.
II was making II for her. and after
npr quarrel with her husband over the
lance I censed to put IN the proper
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