The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-02
ALL,S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
4 Boston Gentleman, for achom Daniel We6-
ster Couldn't get Diuorce, Tries Io,ea
and an Io,oa WUe-He Returns to His
First LoUe.
From a Boston Letter.
In the city of Cambridge, which is con-
nected with the Club" by q half-mile
bridge, and which is noted because of its
Harvard College, there resides couple
whose history furnishes more material for
q novel than the developments of any ten
Chicago divorce cases ever did OF ever will.
The said history is of such peculiar ma
ture that | am constrained to give it as q
bit of gossip, though by request compelled
to omit the names of the parties interested.
Five and twenty years ago this couple
were living together in a cheerful, happy,
and contented manner, and seemed to love
each other SO truly and fondly that it was
generally cause of remark among their
friends. They were blessed with health,
wealth, and contentment; and but for
young gentleman who resided with them,
the events I am about to narrate would
never have TRANSFERRED. This young gentle
man proving altogether too attentive TO the
lady, her husband became exceedingly
Jealous, and he considered that the intimacy
had reached point which necessitated an
anplication for divorce. Nothing of a
criminal nature was proved against the
wife, but it was clear she had been impru-
dent, and had given too much encourage
ment to the young gentleman in question.
Her husband applied for divorce, and en-
Gagged Daniel Webster as his counsel, while
his wife was fortunate in securing the
services of Rufus Choate.
The trial was memorable one, and will
never be forgotten by those who witnessed
it. Daniel Webster, in brilliant and hui
norous argument, kept the jurors convulsed
with laughter for On 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 latter'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
binding upon him, he refused to live with
her whom he had vowed to Glove and che
rish," and moved to Philadelphia. Having
lived in Quakerdom long enough to "gain
residence he tried to obtain divorce,
but the attempt was u signal failure, and he
came back to Boston disguised with Quakers
in general and those in Pennsylvania in
particular.
After residing here for some time, it oc.
Cured to him that the loose-jointed laws Of
Iowa would soon free him Of his letters, and
to that State he fastened. After lingering
in that beautiful land for one month, some
humane jury, or Judge, or both, presented
him with the long-sought divorce, and once
more he drew the breath of freedom. The
success he met with, doubtless, gave him al
exalted idea of Iowa and her people, as he
not only decided to permanently locate there
but took unto himself wife in the shape Of
$50 pounds of Iowa female; which, by the
way, was not the growth of Iowa, but was Of
Massachusetts, extraction, and had only beer
matured in Iowa. She was widow, and
after taking her on tour to Europe, and
returning to Iowa, he was not at all sur.
prised that she had survived her first liege
lord, since it was evident her temper would
soon return to dust the most perfect picture
of Adam that ever existed. In fact, he con
cluded that if she had been Eve, Adam
would not only have tasted the forbidden
fruit, but would have "gone bushel," and
taken summer complaint out of Eden with
him, which would have finished him inside
of month.
While revolving these facts in his mind
in philosophical manner one day, he de-
cided to return to his old haunts, and he &C
cordingly took an early train for home
leaving fair Iowa and her fairer daughter
behind him. Arriving here, he became
convinced that he had misjudged his frs
wife, and that she had been far more faith
full than the green-eyed monster had in
duced him to believe. He visited her, 6
reconciliation was effected, and they com
menced to live together as of yore; ant
there was no impeachment in this proceeding
because the Iowa divorce was illegal in ju
dicial minds here, and the subsequent mar
rage was placed in the same category. Az
one might readily conceive, the viragt
left husbandless in Iowa could not easily
reconcile herself to this most undesirable
state of affairs, as they involved the loss o.
wealth, to say nothing of the opportuni
ties to poster and annoy one of the lordi
of creation. Her fertile brain was equa
to the emergency, however, and she hired 9
couple of Iowa constables to come on here
and kidnap the second son of Adam, who
had failed to follow her first spouse-though
it was not her fault that the wild flowers in.
dicenous to Iowa did not ornament his
sepulchre. The pair of constables came
hither, and conniyed with q local officer to
secure the end in view.
The trio entered the dwelling Of their in
tended victim one forenoon, and seized him ;
but the loud cries of his family drew help
to the spot in the shape Of three aged men,
who displayed considerable youthful spirit
in releasing the prisoner, and, clinging
TO his captogs with his aid until other