The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-21
vgcartless Conduct of Journalist.

PFcartIeSS Conduct OK JOuTAohsI.
Some time in the year 1858 there resided
in the town Of Toronto, Canada west,
Young Journalist named Mckinzie. In the
course of time he became attached through
tics stronger than that Of mere friendship to
a Miss Davidson. who resided in Rochester,
Ny. TO this lady he traced his steps,
vowed fidelity, and WAS betrothed.. Like
Solomon of old, he enjoyed peace, plenty,
and pleasure, through the honeymoon; al
ter which he settled down in the town OF
Madison, Ind. When the three months
men were called for, young Mckenzie, who
preferred handling types TO bullets, spirited
himself away without even taking leave OF
his bctter-half or collecting his outstanding
the lob printer passed into other hands,
and debtors paid his wife their little
accounts and for two years she and her
little child were able to weather the
storm. Poverty, however, was staring her
in the face. She was yet young, accom-
pliShcd, and beautiful, and suitors sought
her hand. Like a true woman, she worked
at drcss-makng for 4 pttancc for live long
wears, still in hopes TO hear from her wall
dcring lord, preferring ,pinching poverty
and hope toa second husband and afliuencc.
AS constant drops of water wear the stone,
constant wears of forgctfulncss on the part
of her husband oblitcratcd from her memory
the hone that he was alive. a son of EScu-
llpius residing near her in Madison prevail
ed upon her to obtain 4 divorce and linilc
her fortune with his own. She listened TO
the charmer and acqueSccd, though MS
shficsS character proved Il bitter baf'sl 10
her wounded heart. Everything passed Oh
Quietly until one morning she picked up Il
journal from the mining region, in which, by
examining, she found the words which lndi-
Gated that her former husband was the pro-
prietor. Her state OF mind on examining
the sheet ''can be more easily imagined
than described" Her affection for her first
love grew stronger every day; peace she
enjoyed not, and finally determined to in
vcstigatc the tangled web OF events: she
wrote to her divorced husband, and i'll the
course of time received reply that lie ana
his wife were coming to Chicago, and would
probably honor her with visit. They
actually did arrive, and, after leaving his
second wife ut Il hotel, he. called 1t the resi-
dencc of the first. The interview was 4 sad
one. With mingled chargin ut his own con-
duct, disregard for the love of one whose
affections had been usurped by q stranger,
and love Of his offspring, now tine boy OF
eight years of age, he resolved to Obtain pos
session of the child at any risk. Assum
inrrcpcntance, and processing his old dcvo.
ton for the mother, he persuaded her to leave
her present husband, get remarked to him
self, and give him the child. She agreed tc
do so. He took the lad to his hotel, ant
told her to follow after him. On her arr!va
there she was refused admission to his room
The scene mt the hotel was indescribable
She prayed and tainted, and became deliri
Gus, but the hard-hearted editor needed moi
her prayers or entreatics. He left on Frida!
with his second wife, school-teacher
whose former name was Warner, and th'
child of his first wife, for parts unknown
As the divorced wife has been forsaken by
both husbands, has an infant, the offspring
of the second, has been deprived of her boy
and is left penniless and almost friendess IL
Chicago, her lot is unenviable.- Chscd9'
Journal, I4th.