, 1869-08-22
MUCH MARRIED.
The Hero of the Divorce
Courts.
snythe's Hir spouses-Wby They Left
Him-His Despair



idIenett, TO haauf the Court House, and get TITO
conversation With the law reporters. 1t Ia really
astonishing TO co0s1dc1 what snd how E1uch they
know. They are iha living. moving cyclopedtAs
o' the private history Of Chicago. Il Is their
peculiar privilege to be always peerInS behind
the EceGe; their heads sre storcd With curinns
facts, and their side pockets stuffed with doc1-
1cnts to yer.fy rne sarac. What sasorJ 1o:se!i
Ct domestic history they are coglizant OF What
Geliciocs bits CT ec1nd2l, fotetastes Of coming
sensations, tecTets OF deep importance; what
queer out-otthe-Hay corners Of human existence
thet. rr!iDg eyes arc continually peertng THO ,!
The utnrr cay wh!'e lookics in,o sorc Interest
l1g Statistics On the scbIect Of divorces, became
aware ct d Fed looking Hao Who 6tood BY my sIe,
a1d 1Eo seemed destrpcs Of Joining ne IN ny
stulIe:. It's c1untc1unee had wasted LOOK, nEi
there WIS something about hls eyes which iTes!st-
ally attracted NY notice. They werr light gray
eyes, but theJ looked as II ali the Light had gnne
ols oI t1en, resembling those Of Patient just TT
coycrrg from sevcrc 1llesA- He Was spare n
ccrfon. woe Gecsot black suit, rot quite fresh;
ats hatr was quite Efsy: he vas clean shaveu, aud
tie nou1h which seemed To saY, "A5 1u11els
lal Lceh greater thaaI eau beaI"
l.sleclstely sssi to mIeelf. ..Tals Iasn ms
history" :" and mentally resolved then aad there to
t-eat E!ln 10 glAss Of GeeE.
The stranger ofc1ed the conversation. SAID
hc, - i, LIS sse p11ce whe1e d''oEces IRE
~ sudden interest IN The s,raoscr nesan to
T%aEs; % EueA oecIlTsnses - are Lot rare n ehi:seo.
fIe NEAL on: 81 waatel tast to have a look ut
The plaGe. the best years OF ny tie have been
rasstd hsts. a.d yet, strange 10 ssy. have never
As be Sail this his eouDtenance assumed be-
rcavei e1Irts=!on- In another nomeat II became
Ieiat!e. llc stsEes bis hasa vehc1eany ca :ne
document before ne, hn1 satd, "Uamn d.
III orce wcp, back upon my original resolu-
fJrt1 RI trti ifnyifh ~ r.Ft EIx
tooE ;wo. DuriIg the dlscGss.oa OF the third, Or
fourth, or So by which time we h.d becoEe old
frttrds, he poured Into u5 car the following rar-
"3Is name Is E1celsior " Dormoay suythe.
PERHAPS you lare heari Of lie. have been fre-
HuEn} II III m f xs 'oss 81 %
Eesfy tie Elvsih: lie certainly did no, sas!l
have ISed wi,h no !ezs thaa si1 TiTea"
Hooked >: sEJ:he with IN expression Of pro-
found regsru. ---
saso ses e M eonDas sns T n e. ns1s
sssn mo,g pasd Than any "a an ng,nx On ta.s
what ough, to CO. Le. ne tell you. came 70
th.s country twelve years ago. I wss then t.en.
te so 81 az AZ noa snal
man IA the old coDnt1J. ana was bis oa'y son.
lie was q mAn Of eccentric habltE, and ny mother
wha, s me @ ting ecmestts happaess % Tss aad %
ycu know, sr, II has been tne dream Of my NE 70
ret sGttIel down and be the happy father Of iam-
ny creams have come to noting: and It Il al
ow!ng 10 hist internal habit the wone1 hare fallen
Ito q getting otrcrces They. nay be a yery
good thi1g IN their props place bas they ore car
| uefe smytpe toot a long drink and buried two
nngers eorrowfnlIy IN bis natr. Respec: toE H!s'
| Yen see this head OF hair. SIT II Was black
and curling when ! married, Aarjosy, ny nras
A SOLITARY tear stolc down bis nosc as he spoke,
and dropped silently INTO the beer g.asA inme.
dlatt!y ordclei the bartender 70 rcpleo!sh
sn5the proceeded; rom -
"Msr.ory WIS magnificent 9Th. Er. She vi.
an Ectrsss. followed the profession Q! q scene
81 all was thia: We vera travelling o. s.olm,
tour, and Aartory was the leadlnX woman. She
| |WsA Iandsome a esea,u5e, wMh ane eJcs ~, aad
! ence with all sorts Of iellows-had em On .
ss1tnc you Know, AMI nTota the aaEe Identical
letter 70 every one Of EN-, sIli Of poetry aad M ~
poetry, hut look 4utts fancy to Aasjor5-tsa'
waEn'' her feal ln1ne Of cousse-aad 50 came L
10 Inc hotel vas crowded, and wc fellows had t
roo,n 10 themselves, alin1 Ike the arrange
TT dene ' eveo Ten . %
cup1ina haif OF her room. She took /
diia Jill % nini I'VE We wcTe @ marrtsd. So We Eot MAJ M
r!cd that veyy night, End thought Eas going u
: 1t hsppy. mad atwaJs a strong fancy Tor mar
getting along very vel. But these Fellows, Tie,
kept en- Tr1t1Dg to her, and Aho kept on a1swettnl
men j1st . nc I'D s!vaJs aoas: We!I1 dIia
fGur ncnths when she began to tatse the ,dsUc
with nc, and, finally sic came on to Chicago on,
aos, s fS1 T doEss ea Esn HsEs1 f1sy aD No H
what do Ton think ene got divorce oa7 necaul
had cold feet. Ell. Tina, was ths o2y thing ah
naa against ne. nrss.7,ox
"That was my nrst experience II tho r1al1J1n
Line: began ~ ihiuk an actress Wasn1 the be,
try any more Of theHl They're never satisfied
you see. and your feet aint COLI, rny they
sous &c ior e
thing IN another line. 1was31 ioces Ia srit.a
sweet OIL commission Hercnaain daaGntes. 1n
was fond Of music, and llled 10 90 cut ztdlaS o
walking. Before Gut nAHied 70 her we naed
60 waking ahoq, all % ever the M.e-t side, ~ a
sircet That girl was the cussedcst girl TO walk
str. ever can:e acrosA There was no tlltng Ii
@ most 70 The nrsltie, snd thsn 1t down Oh he ca
Of o sidewalk Hht1c there werr 10 houses, s.dthc
ehec commence 10 kias nc and make love to mt
g. ~ ss %'sns ss 8 7s ia - ~
lived toSelhcr for over yva- aad a nA!
aaa sns had Sne ,e., =! baoy; We never h.
began TO get done, However, and eu7ltl1 anor
after tine 10 take her out Elatn2 rinch. The7
was !oung fellow, sur into tbs way o. CONAN
| rount to Eet uR, and he was very fond Of Ealkin.
| En- and he often Lscd 10 50 cut together. VEL
ell. ! went down 10 St Louis for th.Ic week,
havtr: Ent JOB them, and wien ! came back I
| Chicago 1DuCd En- had got divorce On II
r1ecrL Ct 1tter.cu. ard Ens married t. that youc
fellow. The papc1s asl pitched into nc about !
ard nfter reading them began 10 feel alnn.
ASHAMED cf iaIselI, The tally wa5 lGft los INC
| | bring up. "
e1crHEsa
! II bird q rrS:e 70 take care OF the baby, lld
| very seon got rcconc1lcd to my fate. She was
! q I.o!d you Already. vas rather irc!!aed I
+ naIry her. about eIs mouths nIter got nlaEz1e
| % Janc VIC rad aEother baby. ma that made t*t
We Mi FOR along for o rear or more, when I III
. | months. Before I was able to get or ur bel jar
Ind got divn.ee iron nc On the ground Of nol
on az s sns i Fl g s .sg9
two children. bog and gtrL'
! Al This point Of the Ear.a:tye. Excelsior }
III ~sen Wh asns s3 II thn1
+ ONLY got hall through Lie The ancient marine
"S;op r1nMtnt,' he sail, tulploripS.J. d
5 hare on!y three more to 70 hroaen, and II DO
nc good. sls, 10 get IDy etoEJ tod
i "smythc," ea.l I, 'yoar career has beeu q
a1sk9.,!c one: pa you ever read ihe history
! "So,- he sa!a: ~ soves heard Of him. "
= he married mans"
/ "Eathet," rc4ac1ed, suillugfy.
"Wen, he sa!d. "ntver i1lnd John D1ncl
:. tdont leEcYc he ever went through the co1rst
!. hhvc toDc."
a "By all means, !" said I, urhane!y; "let us DR.
;. Du9le and proceed again with snJthe."
: | Weut "a:
: After Jane went lIck on nc serious
n | thoEfat or E:v:GT Up N dcfpaI. sat GoWl u
raked Gp The usllts Of the past, SIR, and toanl y
q living cmt+r. The WORT OF It VIA. could Eet
: sympathy. Hy Lest friends tarne1 t.4e cold sio
II der on me. mad Called Ee seeoEt Blue Bea,
Q lid Iot begin TO .naIIJ again for eon.iee.as
u | haT, ~ ha.n1 r"T,ns " ia ha1t ~ ,crr z.l
y * .tnno,. NC ~ ,en.tItt. Hr.si ~