Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-22
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r. Some one said so recently, and
a few days afterward. Baltimore
doctor led to the altar woman wear
ing a veil. After the ceremony, when
she lifted it, for the first time I'D he
behold the woman he had married.
Romance dead?
Whoever reads the papers knows
that romance lives joyous and un-
bounded. triumphing over space, over
convention, over bigoted prejudices.
1t is the very age of romance. A
dark day it is that fails 1o record
some new invention, some ffesh story
of success achieved over insurmount-
able difficulties; the victory of some
bold lover who has snatched his lass
from parents deaf to the appeal OF
youth that must be served.
Today romance has the courage OF
its convictions. Romance has its
rights. Judges, juries, public opinion
bow before it, rejoice in it. Romance
is the pearl in the oyster, the half 3D.
liberated masterpiece in the second
hand store. the yellow tint in the pros
pector's pan, the golden note In the
amateurs voice. In every phase OF
human activity romance has its place
and it's turn. And the best and most
gracious Of its qualities is that you
never know when or where it may
manifest itself.
Take the story of the doctor and his
yelled bride.
Doubtless he is known to thousands
of people in Baltimore. An English
man, by birth, as James w. Hellyer
he oficiates and does business as the
agent of a Cuban land company. But
having an active and aspiring mind ne
took up medicine some time ago,
passed his examinations and practices
under the name of DR.. Francis w.
Hartley. He is twice widower and
is fifty-six years of age.
Not Beyond Age of Romance.
Stop! You thing that twice wild
over of fifty-six and romance are in
compatible?
You do not know life, then.
If you have lived right and your
veins are young, you begin at fifty to
realize the possibilities of the splendid
and wonderful game that life is. Just
remember, please, that Hartman was
over. fifty before he saw the Promised
Land of the Union Pacific. And was
not that perennial youth, Andrew Car
negie. we'll over the meridian before
he entered fully into the kingdom OF
steel?
Our DR.. Hartley is just fifty-six and
has faith. Faith Is far more necessary
than bread, for one never needs bread
who has faith. He is vital, this DR..
Hartley, genial and generous, exuber-
ant. Over-zealous, perhaps, if you
don't understand that he has rather
more vividness of imagination than
the average person.
There came, to visit him in Balti-
more friend of his, an officer of the
Cuban land company. He is good
fellow and a proper man, but it's a
lonely life off there among Cubans.
So he confided to the Doctor.
The Doctor prescribed wife. Fine.
But how is one to get wife out OF
land like that-a wife means cam
paign. How is one to prosecute a
campaign living far off in Cuba?
There's a woman, your woman,
your soul-mate in the world" says
the Doctor. Advertise for her-ad-
vertising is good. Only foolish, mar
row-minded people object to it. Ad
vertise, mani"
Sometimes Well to Take Advice.
There are others of DIR. Hartley &
type, and when one of them gives you
advice you might as we'll succumb, be-
cause they'll take it themselves if you
don't.
In this instance deponent does not
say what the Cuban responded. The
doctor took the burden on his own
shoulders. In his vivid way he adver
tised. He explains The facts of his
friends case and the kind of woman
his friend chez should have to make
him happy. Zone is prone here to re
membc certain Miles Standish and
John Alden.)
1t appeared-this Hateful advertise
ment--in a matrimonial paper that Is
published in Boston.
There were replies. Unsatisfactory
The Cuban intendant having finished
his leave of absence. returned to Cuba
More replies came.
At last letter.
1t was guarded-inquiring-yet in
terested-a personality, rare. different
to the Doctor, compelling, pierced
thrcr gh the traced signs on the white
paper
Now, DR.. Hartley has imagination
which includes intuition-perhapt
clairvoyance-a great many things we
all use some time or other and know
nothing about. Commonly, the feeling
he. had is called a 'hunch"
When DR.. Hartley read this particu
lar letter he realized that the woman
who wrote it was not meant for hiE
Cuban friend, but for him. She wai
his soul mate. II you had found hin
at that particular moment and hac
asked him to explain just why 9