The Portland daily press., 1869-06-18
A Runaway Husband Captured by His
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[From the Liverpool Mercury

[From the Liverpool Mercury.l
The devotion, fortitude and skill which la
dies display when they have an object to ac-
complish has been strangely illustrated in a
case which has just occurred in Liverpool.
A draper in good circumstances resided with
his young and handsome wife at Weston
super-Mare. They would have lived most
happily together had it not been for the I'M
fortunate interference of that blight OF so
many matrimonial prospects-an informed
ding mother-in-law. 1t is said that from the
injudicious conduct of the Diapers mother
he and his young wife became somewhat es-
tranged. A few weeks ago he sent her with
her only child TO stay short time with her
friends at Birmingham. The unsuspecting
wife went to Birmingham as her lord request
ed her; but while she was staying there she
received an intimation that ner husband had
left, and that he had come to Liverpool for
the purpose OF going tos New York. The
wife was woman OF decision an fortitude.
and was determined not to be cast off in this
heartless manner. She resolved to follow her
truant husband, and, if possible, fetch him
back. She accordingly came to Liverpool and
took up her quarters at Mr.. Warburton's ho-
tel, Dale street. She applied to the detect
i've Office, and Mr.. KehOe kindly instructed
an officer to assist her in searching fsr her
husband. On Tuesday night as she was ieav-
ing the hotel she met her husband, but She
was so disguised that he failed to recognize
her. She watched his movement, and found
that, accompanied by a friend, he went TO
the Star Music Hall to spend his evening
listening to the instruction to be derived
there from some of the Grand Comique.r
She subsequently discovered that her
husband had taken a passage to New York
by the steamer Minnesota. Yesterday morn
ing she went on board thatvessel with the Of
hcer. One OF the first persons she met with
was her husband, whom she startled by walk
ing up to him and saying, II want you.o AT
nrst he refused to 60 on shore, but when twas
known on board that he was a runaway hus-
band the crew made it so hot" for him that
he was glad to leave. They held cut all sorts
OF threats to him, one OF the most startling
belng-"If you do not 60 on shore we will
nang you at the yardafm as soon as we get
outside" kWhat between the threats of the
crew and the coaxing of his wife he thought
the. best plan would be to come on shore and
asking the officer Tor Goods sake to Get his
traps" he left the vessel in COMPANY of his
wife, and went with her to her hotel. He
soon repented of his purpose. Yesterday he
escorted her about the town and, no doubt
to propitiate her-fOr when can woman re-
sist such an appeal ?-he bought her hand
some and expensive mantle. This ought to
insure the ladies forgiveness; at all events il
appeared to have done so, for they left Liver
pool last night for Birmingham as fond of
each other as if nothing had occurred to
cloud their married happiness. 1t is to be
hoped that the Diapers attempt to run away
from his wife will only show the truth of the
Hudibrastic adage that such quarrels s'often
prove 10 be but new recruits of love-"