New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-18

ing. in company With friend called on the fanil,
and found them in truly pitiable coalition. He
gave them more money but his affection for the
daughter did not return
A tes days aiterwsrd Mr.. Potter again called on
BIN AZ said b. had offer Of good situation IN De-
/ iToii Mich. which be was ing to accept, and re-
move there with hi family. Mr.. D,op heard n)'ho-
Of item till three weeks sfrer this Interview, whe III.
an Mrs Potter entered hi, store and conmenc Il -
weep bitterly. Upon inquiry ny the youug msn a to
the cause Of then soTOw be was told tbs. they S-re
Prosperous in Detroit bat that they concerned
tor ther daughter uho compelled them By tears and
eitr-aiies 10 remove back 10 Nes-f0rk She nad al
several offers Of marriage al Detroit, all OF Which she
refused. Some grief w4s on her mind, which seemed
incapable Of beng removed. la CONCLUSION, they
asked him to all and see them. Anxious q know the
cause Of her grief be went TO their residence shorty
after bis arrival, Mr.. Poter let The room. saying that
he had an engagement dOwa town. Shortly after
his bis departure Mrs. Plotter told DOop that
her daughter had an attachment for him, which
bad been the cause OF her greet. Doop askei
Miss PlOter if such was the case and she mod
estly replied in the affirmative. While he WAS de-
batting in his mind what answer 10 make, Mrs.
PiOt.r arose, aud turning TO her husband and sou,
said allow 10 introduce to you our Intended son IN
law. The father uttered an ejaculation OF thanks,
and the brother embraced Dcop the spot. Several
neighbors in and Introduced 10 the sans
ner, and before the young man could cay word IA
reply, be was pressed all sides with congratulations.
Believing there was DO escape, he determined to make
pretty end loved him. he concladei that if he married
Ter he would lead happy life. Three weeks after.
ward they were married and the honey moon lasted
but three days when the young husband learned to his
sorrOw, the truth of the saying, marry in haste,
repent At leisure" having found tina, his better half
WAS a virhgo inclined to be eN'ravsgsnt aud deter
mined To have her own way. lie also found that he
expected to provide for the whole family for every
article Of dress purchased by for Mr.. Diop cor
responding had to be obtained for Mrs. Plotter.
Weeks rolled on and the young husbands life was
Continued source Of misery, aud he learned that she
never had loved him, but married him merely TO get
home and support When at lat matters became ia.up-
potable, he proposed a separation. He absented hun
se from Il house for days at time aud finally during
oi hi period Of absence she Jeff the house, taking
with her jewelIy, sc. II said th1t she had gone
away with u stranger a friend from the South, whom
he lad seen previously at the house. few weeks
subsequently be saw bis wife in the street dressed IN
mourning, ard upon nquiriDg why she had donned this
sable attire 81 replied ha, II WAS for mis- desth-tna
lie was dead to her. He eXpostulsted with her, when
she threatened to call for he if he did not i'm netiey
leave her. Not desiring 10 create dl'tub ,nce in the
street, he passed on Aier few days searching he
discovered that the Potter family, with his wife were
keeping quasi hotel the ouly boarder being Mr.
Douovau, the black whi.kercd gentleman from the
South who bad been seen in his wifes company on
several previous occasious The house was So closely
watched thai the inmates concluded that they could
not keep hotel with safety any longer, and suddenly
hey decsmped About * weeks ago Mr. Doop again
oisoyered hls recreant wife and her family keep
ing millinery store up town. On several
occasions he noticed that Mr.. Donovan, the
whskcred man from the sunny South, entered the
prem ises and stayed several hours at time. Oae
hight he determined TO give them surprise party,
snd takiog several Of his friends they waited until Mr.
Donovan bad entered the prem-es and then they
rushed in and found him-tbe whissered Donovan
from the South-in rather close proximity to Mr..
Doop. M. Donovan was en- d,ska5We; in fact his
neither garment his only covering. Hastily
gathering his clothes together he beat sudden and
igtouirious retreat out of the back window.
Mr.. Dcop demonstrated with the gentlemen for COM
hitting such al outrage to enter the house by force
IL appears that Mr.. Donovan, the whlskered man,
is a down town merchant and very we4lthy. M
doom has commenced a suit against him for crig. conn.,
claiming damages in the sum of SlO,OOO ami that IS
way tue case viii come before tne public. II is ex-
peCted that additional facts will be developed on
The trial, which will form interesting features IN the