Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-10

broken her engagement TO marry him,
for breach Of promise. has Just won hif
cnsc. and his cx-lady love has been or
dcred 10 pay him fifteen hundred
ddollars for the damage she had
one 10 his young affections.
Thus is the equality Of the sexes
finally established, aud thus, LET ~
fcrvently hope, is n solar plcuIs blow
dealt TO MI peculiarly rcpulsiyc forms Of
blackmail. Tor Il is The shame Of
women that they have been tho chief
hold NJ artists in this line. and 30 whcr
they find out that what Is legal sauce for
the goose IL sauce for the gandcr, the
breach of promise cases will be few and
far between.
How any man or woman can be 70
dead Co all romance, aud sentiment.
and so lost tO all sense Of delicacy a. 60
involx the aid Of the law IN attempting
TO drag an unwilling individual 10 the
altar. haq always been n marvel Still
strnngcr ~ IL that any man or woman
could bc thick skinned enough 20 be
willing 90 exhibit his or her broken heart
i'm public, and assess It's wounds NJ go
much in dollars and cents.
No true lover could possibly do this
No man who had really loved n woman
who had worshippcd her, and believed
IN her as something half divine. and
then had been flouted 10y her, could bear
that strangers should pry into the deco
late spaces OF his soul, nor could he b,
rcconpcnsed by few thousand dollar
for his lost faith IN women.
No woman who had really given hoi
heart 10 a man, and had him play viii
IL. and throw IL away like a broken toy
when he was tired OF a., could bear hci
people 10 know that she had been Tilted
Her impulse IL not 10 parade the TRACED,
of her life before jury. II is 10 hide the
knowledge Of IL away from the world
Nor does she seek 10 sell her blaste'
hopes, and wrecked dreams in tho marke
place.
No. The mon and women who brin
breach Of promise suite, and soek 90 hsv
their broken hearts healed by copiou
poultices Of the long green. arc not thOs
who have been really hurt. They ar
those with faxed wounds whom an,
love specialist would turn down. Thos
, with mortal hurts suffer m silence.
4 Those who sue for breach Of promis
contend that an engagement 20 marry
, Is Just as binding as any other contracl
This is absurd You csnno. deal wit
1 hearts rs II they were so many brick
, that YOU could deliver on demand. 70
. cannot guarantee that you can furnish
given amount ~ affection, up 10 specif
cations no certain date, ~ you could
, tank of gasolinc. Therefore. an engage
, ment IL nothing but a sentimental optic
from which either party should hc abl
10 withdraw NJ pleasure.
, When al is said. tho game ~ hearts
I tho biggest gamble m the world, an
, every ono who takes n hand M y docs =
, ri his or her own peril. n one wins ou
we'll and good. Let him or her sing SINAI
r and return thanks 20 Lady Luck n on
loses, ono should, AZ least be good spot
=, enough not n howl over ones III luol
= and try to recover ones gambling lo'
!, m tho courts
! The theory that the man or wons'
who fails 10 yet an unwilling life partne
has sustained a loss, is one that will M
bear investigation. Instead Of being n
victims of misfortune, they areg N
, darlings 81 the gods who are th,
providcntially saved from the misery of
marriage that would be foredoomed
disaster.
For there can be no happiness IN
marriage which is not entered into wit
love, with enthusiasm, with high hope
and great expectations by both psrtie
Even when a marriage begins under q
most suspicious circumstances, there !
50 much that is dISllusioning in dome
ITCHY; family life calls for such CONT
ual personal sacrifices; the clash
personalities Of those living IN SUI
proximity as husband and wife, IS
wearing on the nerves that not maj
couples reach their silver wedding d'
with a shred OF the romance Of the
bridal hour left 10 them.
What chance. then 81 happins
has the marriage in which either Z
man or woman Is goaded 10 the altar
n sense Of duty. or the fear OF brea
= OF promise suit! Love i already dc
. in his or her heart. lie or she Is alrea
a-wearicd OF the other. The lllusl
. dispclled, the magic gone. and he or :