Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-12

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One winter thses sane u Iruntnn, New Jsr :
ssy, ewe nen, numeo smieh - I0nsU, Who
bad heth q then dssisns . - iIsrislstuse.
Jonss bad bad VII. 90 wD 8 1osu NH 4
his bad uilb, - fhst ~ taieAs narsy ~ prsSsy.
womsn, Nho, ~ 6e<uaY, uss 1idox, Rith1
black eyes, and sucA . fsfn! xAsnlsrp Jo1eo|
came % Ifseton foe divorce 4
smith had geod wife good - sn ss6sl,.
and the mother a ten children, and Smith Gid
not wsat 10 Be Divorced, but did Went - kst 8
hom Pigs Run 10 Tsrspin Hollow. ~
: ell, they, with thsre diGsfsn3 s6R1ut1s,
came 10 Trenton, and addroosed - ans.mhaed
wisdom with the nsaal arguments- FifsG sap
Psu mainly .eompossd q sysssts with rich
ssss grDSsS e ys.ison; sssend, ligru T. great
kind Of locomotive 'at full 'spsed. reduced 8
liquor shape, 10 Newark sksmpaene. q I =
TO spesk in plain pros, 10 d1Qsrssd man.
gave champagne supper, and Bnith, the
turnpike NAN, followed Nth q shampaxne
b:eakftst, under the moilifying innasnee of
which the sssenbled si:dom posed both the
Smith, copy Of each bin IN their pockets-
went rejoicing home, over miles Of sand, and
through the tFibalation Of many staes ooaches.
smith arrived homo In the evening, and %
he sat down in his parlor, his pretty wife be-
sa4e hin--how pretty she did leok--and I've Of
her enildrsa everhearing the otAsr I've stady-,
Ing the1r lessons In the corner Of the room.
Smith wss induced 10 expatiats upon TIE FOOD
results Of his nission 10 Trenton. -
tnrnpike my dear; I am one Of the direc.
tors and viii be President. It will set me- nm.
love; We can send our children to the boarding.
:cseoh and hvs N style oat Of the toll. Hers
ssLet me zee II, !" said the pretty iitsle vif,.,
who was one Of the nioest Of wives, with plump.
ness and goodness dimpling al over hs1 face.
let me see it." ssshe leaned ovsr Mr.. Smiths
But ali :. once smiths vis.ss. grew losneE:
Smiths wife vissge grew black. Smith wss
nos Protane, oat now ne ripped out an awful
8. Blast NJ, wife, those infsrnel scoundrels NJ
Trenton have gone and divorced us 30 = :.
Ii was too true; the parchment which he held
was bill Of divorce, in which. the names of
smisn smith and Smiths wife appeared in frightfally
Mrs Smith wiped her eyes with the corner
Here's . turnpike" she said sadly. g and
with the whole ef our ten children staring me
in. 10 q: 81 face I amt yoar wife Here's . ton
Blast the pike and the Lsgislsturs snd-p
Well, the fact is that Smith, reduced to sim
gle blessedness, enacted into . stranger TO his
own wife, swore awfuIly. Although the night
vas dark, and most Of the denizsns of Smiths
town had gone to bed, Smith bid his late wife
to put on her bonnet and arm in arm they pro-
ceeded to the clergyman Of their church.
= Goodness bless me-" exclaimed the good
man, as he saw them enter-Smith looking like
the Last Of June shad, Smiths wife wiping her
eyes with the corner Of her apron-ssGoodnsss
bless me, what's the matter2" - - J q
The matter is, want you to marry us two.
right OF, - replied Smith. So
Marry youv' ejsculsted the clergyman.
wtn expanded fingers and awful eyes; /" are
yon drunk, or what is the matter with you?n
However, he finally married them over.
straightwsy, and would not take fee: the fssf
rs, grave As be was, he was dying to be alone.
that he might give vent to . suppressed laupb
that was shaking him all over; and Smith and
smiths wife vent joyfuily home and kissed
never knew that their father and mother had
ever been made strangers to each other by leg
islatiye snaetment 20
Meaashiie, and on the same night, Jones
returned to his native town-Buriineton, L be-
heve-and sought at once the fne Black ewes
Ehich ne had hoped shortIy TO call his own
chief tied carelessIy about her round white
throat, her black hair laid in silky waves on
each roey cheek. -
Divorce, Is the word" cried Jones, play
ally patting her double chin; "ths fact, is
Biisa, Pm rid Of that cursed woman, and You
and 4 II Se married tonight: I knew how to
manage those scoundrels at Trenton. A cham,
PAgne supper-or was it breakfast! did the
business fer them. Put on your bonnet and
let rs 60 to the preachers at once, dearest. %
The widow, who was among widows M
peaches among apples, bat on her bonnet and
took Jones' arm, and s-.. =, = -
, just look how handsome il is put on parch-
ment % cried Jones, pulling out the document
before her; "here's the Law that says that Jacob
Jones and Ann Caroline Jones are tvo.',
PUTTING her plump gioved hand on his shoul-
der, she did look at II.
90 dear !" she said, With her rosy lips, and
sank back, half fainting, on the sofa.
80 blaIes" cried Jones, and sank beside
her, rustling the fatal parchment in his hand:
" heres lot OF happiness and champagne
Itwas hard case Instead Of being rdivoreed.
ana at liberty to marry the widow, Jacob
Jones Was simply, By the Legislature. Of New
Jersey, incorporated into turnpike com pany.
and what made 1t worse, authorized to run from
Burlington to Bristol. When you reflect that
Burlington and Bristol are located iusf 4 m;Is
apart on opposite sides Of the Delaware river.
you will observe the extreme hopelessness Of
Jones case. - : - :.
It's all the fault Of that turnpike man Who
gave them the champagne sgpper-or was il
tne oIeskfastsp cried Jones in agony. eff
they'd chartered me 10 turnpike from Pir's
Run to ferrapin Hollow, / might have borne
IL bat the very idea Of building turnpike
on the face Of il. -
So it did. to
"And you ain't divorced, y said e ia. a tear
running down each cheek - So ~
mo. Numbered Jones, crushing his hat b.
tween nis knees, ..and What is worse, the iegis-
,.sais ois Is sdJ9urned, and gone home drunk, ana
won be back to Trenton till next year,''
It ". hard case
The mistake % had occurred on the last A av
o. me ssss'on, when legislators and transcrib.
ag clerks were laboring under chsunsgn.