The Case of Kate 



stop to reason by analogy we might 

 be quite inclined to question an asser- 

 tion so entirely at variance with our 

 own experience. In our hearts, how- 

 ever, we can but marvel that an All- 

 wise Providence should thus discrim- 

 inate as between mankind and our 

 obscure brothers of the bush. I am 

 perfectly willing to let these teachings 

 therefore go unchallenged, because I 

 must admit I have no lens powerful 

 enough, and have as yet found no day 

 or night long enough, to enable me to 

 file any demurrer based on actual 

 personal investigations in this case of 

 Kate. But for this admitted fact, I 

 should be inclined to reason thus: 



It is a fair assumption that in such 

 a long and acrimonious contention as 

 that concerning which we write, the 

 female is morally certain to have the 

 last word, the closing word, the word 

 which finally prevails and is not an- 

 swered. The one fact we have upon 

 which this verdict in Kate's case is 



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