New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-02
BLONDE AND BPUNE TIE.
CHANGING HUSBANDS FOR LIFE.
Frc~ The Cizeinadti Iasuiysy, May ..

Evening before last, Just before the $3.50 p. m ST.
Louis train left the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad De-
pot, aweldrrssed and honestooking man, in company
with fair-hsred woman, arrived at the station, and
wished bis baggage checked to the Mound City. While
the bsegage-master was picking out the strangers
trunks another couple, masculine and feminine, the
latter dark haired and blackeyed, went up for the
same purpose, ,and were waiting patiently, when the
brunette stared at the twain and said: why, you are
my husband; what you doing here, and with this
hussy, too r. applying terms to the blonde more re-
maIsabe for intensity than their .polreness 50
rounJly did she abuse her that the blonde could not
withhold a very provoking reply, whereupon the bru-
nette eaped at her throat like tiger and would have
strangled her, perhaps had not her adversary pro-
tected herself resOlutey.
Then followed grand scene. The two femses
onght after their peculiar fashion energeticaly tear
ing each others clothes and hair ard scratching each
Others faces most industriously Their protectors
made effort 10 separate them, seeming rather to en-
Joy the sport; but at last, two three Of the railway
attaches lner red and caused cessation Of hostites
TIE brunette by this time crying violently and
gan to upbrad her husband for desertng her. prov
ing the truth OF what Montague says of the SEX The
husband remarked that he doing more than she
that he WAS running of with another mans wife, and
she with another womsns husband, and wished 70
know the difference in their moral depravity.
This was a puzzle to the dark-eyed Xaptppe, who,
by way of answer said she had always hated her egc
lord, and always would hate him.
The blonde then spoke to her husband the bru-
ns,tes companion, of his fsithessness but excused IL
in consequence Of her own, assuring him he need not
endeavor to change her purpose for she would never
live with him again.
When the party became cool, they appeared well
Satisfied with the exchange of wives and were in favor
of COZ timing the arrangement although at loss for
son time determine how they had uie at the depot
The couples negbbors, and the men had for
months been ensmored of each others spousea dis
liking their accordingly. The consequence was
an topement ON certain hight, when both happened
10 choose ignorant Of the intention of the other until
they had met we have related.
Sir euar it may appear, il is actually true, and
shows the strspgeness OF condolences in many in
which 1t seems predetermined.
The women liked their lovers, but abhorred their
husbands, ard therefore concuded-not unusualy, il
may be-that they would take what was agreeable 10
them, and leave the unpleasant part behind
The husbands satisfied and the wives were de-
lighted and the quartet agreed to go to st. Louis,
ana live there in the relation they had assumed.
They had found their affinity" and were inclined to
adhere thereto spite of their husbands law and fate.
The two couples got two different cars The To-
comotive whistled the train started, and the droll
party passed through the shadows Of the night beyond
the reach Of vision.