The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-31

residence Of clergyman, and were united
in the bands of matri'nony. The honey
moon had scarcely passed away, when the
two seamen, who considered their marriage
only Ms part of the spree, took French leave
of their wives, went of to sea, and never
returned.
| The young man now complained of, how
ever, regarded marriage in more serious
light, and having taken wife for better or
worse, he determined to do his duty AS a
husband. Shortly after his marriage he
went on a voyage to Liverpool. but before
he went he took lodgings for his wife, fur
nished them comfortably, and left her
means to support her. On his return from
Liverpool he found that during his absence
his wife had sold off oil his furniture, aban-
doned her lodgings, and returned to her
former infamous way of life. He deter
mined, therefore, never to live with her n
gain, but The lady SO coaxed aud whee,lled
him with promises Of amendment, that he
took her back, again furnished lodgings for
her, and went on another voyage, aud on
his return found that she had again sold all
his furniture, and was living In bro,hel.
Again did the lady apply to her husband
to receive her, again did she cry, coax aud
threaten, bu. IN VAN, he leti her aud went
to Charleston, and in three days after his
arrival there, his loving life made her np-
pearance and summoned him before mag
istrate. So ar,fully did she tell her story
that in the absence Of any evidence to con-
tradict her, she was fully believed, aud he
was obliged to make compromise with
her, and pay her a sum of money on con-
dltion of her separating from him for ever.
His next trip was to New Orleans, where
he had not arrived more than ten days,
when To his no little establishment his wife
came to his boarding. house, demanded II
restitution Of copjugal rights, and on being
refused, summoned him before II magistrate.
Being just on the eve of sailing, he contriv-
ed to give the lady the slip aud sailed for
New York, where he arrived n few days
back. His faithful spouse was not how
ever to he bulked So easily, for she came
of IN the next vessel for New York, and
was yesterday morning on the deck of his
ship before he was out of bed. After solac-
ing him with morning lecture in such
dulcet strains that it attracted crowd of
people around the ship, she came to the
Police Office aud obtained warrant for
him. As the unfortunate husband had tes-
timony to fully corroborate his statement,
the magistrate told the lady that she he'd
no claim on her husbands protection, and
that she might 60 about her business.
Up to this part Of the scene, the lady had
behaved herself in the mildest aud most la
dy-like manner imaginable, but the trick
ling tear showed her anguish. and every
now and then she interrupted her husbands
story with "Oh how can you say SO !"
" how cruel :" how unkind !" But when
she found that she could obtain nothing but
strict inexorable justice, and was told she
nigh, go about her business, her tears sud
denly dried up, she placed her arms n kim
bo, sworc like trooper, said that the Jus
,ice, her husband, and all concerned, might
90 to the d, and stru,ted on, of the office
yowing that if her husband went to the END
of the earth, she would follow him aud tor
, meut him.-JOur. of Com.