The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-09-24
WOMAN Goes FREE.
Should She Shoot 4 Man PART
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Paris-Woman has n rights q ~
In Paris. but she has the glorious PRIV.
Asgs Of shooting up the object Of hss
affections. II she gets Into trouble
with the law over q peanut she. may Be
sent away for the nsxts thirty OF, forty
years. But II her lover 10 is minutes
late for lunohe no Paris jury would
even reprimand her for stabbing him
In the back. 1t II quits impossible fol
the Anglo-saxon male to comprshsnd
these Inconsistencies. The only sxplar
nation 10 that love excuses all things
In Paris, says Herbert Corey In Chi
cago Daily News.
Where Is the stsnographer who
takes English dictation7" asked the
president of q great bank. It appeared
the young lady was at lunch.
Il shall wait Ter her return" said
the president II wish to dictate let
ters in English which must get away
by the early. trains"
So the president sat there, his sx-
oellent digestion bowling hungrily ct
him, while the s~tenographer was ct
lunch. At two o'clock she had not re
turned. At a quarter past three o'clock
she drifted dreamily In. smiling in ten.
der "reminiscences.
How ID this, mademoiselle2" de-
manded. the outraged president. you
are permitted but two hours for lunch
con. Here you have taken three-and
/, the president, have been Aiscommod-
ed by your hardness
Mile. the stenographer regarded
him from the slanguid corners Of her
eyes.
"M'sieu will comprehend" she said,
patiently, that when q young lady
goes to meet her lover. and they have
dejeuner together, and afterward sip
their coffee upon the boulevard. three
hours ia none too MUCH
The reasonableness Of that view ap-
pseled to the president. and he
dropped the matter 1t was to this
same president that an American lady
went recently. She has long been mar.
ried to a Frenchman. Last summer
their home was robbed while they
were. at the shore, and she wished to
guard against a repetition.
n would put my silverware In your
safe deposit vault said she to the
bank president
Delighted. madame, said the bank
president. But where is M'sisu the
husbandi We mustshave his authors
cation before WI accept the silver"
But it is my silver" said she. an.
sr1ly. ct was all given. to me. He
hasn't paid for. even q teaspoon"
I'm the. eyes Of French law,
madame" said the bank president. ut
Is your husbands silver"
Not very long ago a young woman
sued a young man for breach Of prom.
Use. She alleged heavy damages. mas
much as she had purchased a hand.
some t%rousseau. Also. her feelings
were hurt when Alphonse gave her
the gate. The court heard her testi-
mony. wrinkling visibly as the extent
of the outrage became apparent. The
young man admitted everything. At
the end the7judge rendered judgment
in something like these words:
This woman has sustained no dam.
ages whatever. The purchase OF q
%trousseau was merely the stake which
she played in the lottery. If che had
won the capital prize-a husband who
would have supported her-she, would
have been most content.
"She must not expect the court to
help her get back the money she paid
for her lottery ticket. As for the man,
1t may be that he acted with. some.
thing less than consideration, but he
was strictly within his legal rights. It
L. the privilege Of the man to change
his mind at any moment before the
marriage has actually taken place"
SO the young woman's suit was
thrown out Of court, and she wal
sternly reprimanded for bringing it.
Also. Just to make 1t clear to other
Tilted young women that such actions
would not be tolerated the court fined
her 500 francs.
"In bringing this suit she was clear.
ly in contempt Of COURT, ruled the
Judge.
Who're she made the mistake was In
not purchasing one of the excellent
old.fashioned six.shooters that so com.
pletely ruin the At Of ones pants, and
after. giving him q chance to return to
the grand old party shoot him full Of
] little blue holes. The very worst that
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