Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-07

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In the city Of Cambuace. which II con
uecled with she Club by a beif-ml's
bridge, and which is noted because Of its
Harvard College. there resides n couple.
whose history furnishes raors material for
novel than the Developments Of any The IN
cago divorce eases ever did or ever Will.
The said history is q such peculiar na-
ture that am constrained TO give II as .
bit Of gossip, though BY request compelled
to omit the names OF the parties interested.
Five aud twenty years ago this couple
were living together IN cheerful, happy
and contented manner, and seemed to love
each other so truly and fondly, that /, was
generally . cause Of remark among their
friends. They we're blessed with health,
wealth and contentment; and but for .
young gentleman who resided with them,
the events sm about to relate would never
have transpired. This young gentleman
proving altogether too attentive TO the lady
her husband became exceedingly Jealous,
and he considered that the intimacy had
reached point which necessitsted an ap-
pllcasion for divorce. Nothing Of Grim
inal nature was proved against the wife, but
1t was clear she had been imprulent, and
had given too much encouragement to the
young g.ntleman in question. HeF hus-
band applied for divorce, ard engaged
| Daniel Webster A. his counsel; white his
wife was fortunate IN securing tue services
| OF Rufus Choale.
| The trial was n measurable one, aud will
never be forgotten by those who Witnessed
| ii. Daniel Webster in a brilliant and hu-
morous argument, kept the Jurors convuls-
eli with laughter for an hour or more, but
Choate had not been arguing on the other
side fifteen minutes ere the same jurors
were all weeping vigorously, and the lalter's
argument had such . potent effect that the
case was decided against the husband, and
he failed TO secure the divorce.
Notwithstanding the law still allowed him
a wife, and made the marriage vows bind
ing upon him, he refused to live with her
whom he had vowed to Glove and cherish, I"
and moved to Philadelphia. Having lived
in Quakssdom long enough TO gain . rosi-
dsncs." no tried to obtain divorce. but the
attempt Was . signal failure; aud he came
back 10 Boston Disguised with Quakers ID
general and those in Pennsylvania in par
tcular.
After residing here for some time, il &C.
cured TO him that the loose iointsd laws Of
Iowa would soon free him of his letters,
and to that State he hastsned After lin
gering in that beautiful land for one month,
some humane jury. or judge, or both, pre-
scnted him with tho long sought divorce.
and once moro he dres the breath Of free
| dom. The success he met with doubtless
gave him IN exalted idea of Iowa and her
| people, A. he not only decided to per,na
nenily locate there, but took unto himself a
wife in the shape Of 100 pounds Of Iowa
female, which, by the way, WAS not the
growth Of Io~s, but was Of Massachusetts
extinction, ana had only been matured in
Iowa. She was widow, and after taking
her on tour to Europe, and returning to
Iowa, he was not At all surprised that she
had survived her first liege lord, since i,
Was evident her temper would soon return
10 dust the most p,ilect picture Of Adam
tat ever existed. IA fact, b. concluded
that II she h.d been Eve, Adam would no,
only have tas ed the forbidden fruit, bu-
would have "gon- a bushel. and taken q
,ummcr complaint out Of Eden with him,
Which would have finished hum inside OF u
month.
While revolving these facts In his mind
in a philosophical manner, one day, he de-
c ded 10 return TO his old haunts, and he
accordingly took an early train for lone,
eiylng iaif Iowa and her iairer daughter
behind hia. Arriving here, lie became
COW need that he Ind misludeed his l,st
Wit md that she had been lar me,c faith
tai Than the green-ey ed monster hal Undue
~ him % believe. lilo visited her. recon
citation wEs effected. and they commenced
TO live together MS Of yore and there Was
no IMPEDING mt in this proneedn g. because
the Iowa divorce was illegal in judicial
minds here, and the subsequent marriage
was placed IN tine same category. A one
might. easily conceive. the vlrsgo left hus-
band sss IN Iowa could not easily reconcile
herself 20 tins most undesirable state Of af-
fairs. as they involved the loss Of ealth, 10
say nothing Of the opportunities TO poster
and annoy one of the lords Of creation. Her
fertile brain was equal to the emergency,
however, and she hired a couple of Iowa
cons,ables 10 come en- here and k,dnap the
second son of Adam, who had failed to fol-
low her first spouse-taough it was not her
'auit that the Wild flowers Indigenous to
Iowa, did not ornament his sepulcre. The
pair Of coBs;ables came hithsr, and conniv-
ed with local officer 10 secure the end in
view.
The trio entered the dwelling Of their
intend victim ono forenoon and seized
him but the loud cries OF his family drow
help to the spo. in the shape Of three aged
men, who displayed considerable youthful
spirit IN releasing the prisoner, and clnging
to his cap,ors with his aid until othcY local
officers Arrived. and marched the would-he
hidnappers oil to Jail. The local officers ea-
capped meritcd punishment in some manner
| unknown TO our correspondent, but the
Iowa csnstablts enriched the State Of Mas
sachusetts by laboring five years in one of
her public institutions, whcro peculiar
uniform, short crop of hair, and limited
allowance Of the luxafies Of life have been
enjoyed by malafactors since ns,ive stone
cutters learned the manly art of building a
stone wall Such, in brief, are the facts In
this remarkable case. The husband and
wife have lived happily together ever since,
his return from Iowa. occupy . high social
position, and their last promise to be their
best days The twice married female in
Iowa has doubtless secured third husband
ere this, and, perhaps, q fourth; but what
ever his number is, he 10 entitled to ali the
pity his fellow-mortals can muster in his
behalf.
A RAILRoAD IxcpgSr-FEsT VI. HEAD.