The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-18

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my mother death I went 10 live will
my aunt She had made IN uufortu'
nate marriage i'm her youth and had
been divorced. Her husband was still
living, and she did not marry again
One matrimonial experience was quite
enough for her. But she possessed u
fortune, and her husband. who was n
lawyer by profession. was on The
watch for any techuicality that would
enable him TO get auy Of H. For in
stance, the laws Of the state in which
she lived required that the husband
should join with tho wife in conveying
real estate My aunt owned the house
in which she lived. and her husband
would not join in deed conveying il
unless she would give him half the
amount of the purchase money
My aunt did not wish TO sell her
house. but the matter opened her eyes
TO what she had 10 fear from her hus.
hand, especially if he outlivcd her I
was 10 he her heir, aud she dreaded
lest he should attempt Ia break any
will she should make i'm my favor with
view TO dcpriyiug me IT my inherit
auce.
Her fears did not end here. Sup
pose | should have The in luck she had
experienced in making marriage.
Tho iIpa yyac b,rrihlo IN bcr Saor,nl,
2 day passed that she did not remind
me Of the dangers incurred in taking n
husband and always ended by advising
me TO lead q life OF spinstcrhood
These constant admonitions served TO
defeat the purpose for which they were
Intended. The quickest way ia get a
young person 10 do anything is 20 warn
him or her against IT, Youngsters wish
TO see the folly of &C. as well a. their
seniors There is another adaec that
works in connection with this ono,
stolen fruit j. the sweetest" not
only wished to marry because my aunt
warned me not To do 50. but was
ready 10 enter upon love affair with
out her knowing it,
! was but seventeen when | met
Charlie Edison. aud he showed predis
position in my favor He was half n
dozen years older than and was con.
sidercd zine young man by all who
knew him.
Nevertheless question il our init
macy would have ripcncd into love had
7 not told him that my aunt was op.
posed to my marrying any one, and
expected to be an old maid. My aunt'sI
action had the same effect on Charlie
that ii had on me- He began to make
love TO rle at once. and I experienced
the delightful sensation OF eating stolen
fruit.
This was cujosnble. only for short
time. Love leads TO matrimopy. and,
the first thing ! knew my delight wasl
turned to worry. My lover. who wasl
more rgisi=bicd than T. Inferred that
II | took step toward marriage with
out my aunt'S consent she might cutl
me off from NY expected Inheritance
! did not think she would do that. butt
me. Charlie was ~ clerk with y salaryi
Of SO n mouth, and he ut least had
Scnsc enough 20 know that marriage
between us Oh such an income meant
hard times ahead.
But when two persons are violently
in love with each other prudcnce hides
her face. After much tribuIation We
did what many Youngsters have done
before us 10 their cost. We weut TO a
parson and got married. he alone know.
ing Of the marriage. Then went home
and Charlie went home. and where
there was worry before there was now
u happened loon after this that my
aunts divorced husband attempted by
process Of law to get possession Of
certain piece Of property she owned by
means cf u paper he had induced her IN
sign when they were living together: |
~, rather, the attempt was. to lcvy
since he Offered to With |
draw the suit if che would nov him = I
stipulated sum This act go infatuated |
'l'i, 80 nll'u N'l WIN Nnlinr ~ Mhat |
she called the iron chains Of matrimony
that sue sent for her attorney and made
r new will, which prevented my get
Ting possession Of her estate after her
death in case | was then married Her
object was 10 save me from the iron
chains, and this was the only way she
could effect that object
No sooner had she made this nov /
Will than she informed nc Of the fact
Imagine my establishment and my cha
grin My first impulse was TO throw
myself into her arms and confess. hut
! remembered that ! had q husband
with whom 10 consult. SO only said.
We'll. aunty. 7 suppose that makes
me an old maid
Rather say " insurcs YOU from the
persecution of some demon of n man
When I told Charlie ~ what had
happened he was sici, nj heart. blam
ing himself for having deprived me oil
\ fortune. Bnt we were hoil, Young
md fun OF vigor aud before the en1
NJ our interview we agreed that wn
would rnther have each other than the
fortune, and since we couldn't have
both we were satisfied our financial
outlook was not pleasing. but there Is
more zest in having world to. cor.
luer tnan having conquered world