Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-08-14
That Horrible Chicago.

" lH me ~ omen Nfdd WtS CtOIy -
UOrse MGn a Chronic MOther.ia-
lar. The hearirending Experience
ola Lawyer-HO,O they Diary in
the Garden City of the Nest.
New York Correspondence Of Mobile
Register says: think | remarked in my
last letter that once met Chicago law
yer who warmly advocated marriage, and
who explained 10 me his reason for SO
doing. For such a man 10 DO such
thing, was, to say the least, surprising. |
listened with bresthess interest while lie
gave me brief history Of his experience
durug the first Ten years OF his residence
in that celebrated city.
Said he 81 first came to Chicago f(-
teen years ago. Then | was yonng and
innocent, which il is hardly necessary for
me 10 say that | am not at present | had
a friend living here, whom | had known
while lie resided in New York, and con-
Quoted himself like civilized man IN a
civilized community. As he had written
10 me TO visit himself and his wife when
came 10 Chicago, remembered tie in.
vila,on when did visit that city, and
Immediately y on ny arrival proceeded TO
his house. He was not at home just a,
the moment, and so asked 10 see his
wife, whom had known only year be-
lore in New York. 10 answer 10 my in.
quiry Tor Mrs. De Worse, pretty, black
eyed girl came into the drawing room and
received me quite warmly.
"Well, we chal,ed very pleasantly to-
geIher until my friend came in, and |
really felt myself beginning TO experience
a very atfecuonaIe impulse toward her,
suppOsing, Of course. that she was bis
niece, or cousin, or uncle, or something
of that sort, But in the course of the
evening | asked hlm whether his wirew
at home, and if SO, when he proposed to
let me see her
"To my as,onishmeni, he replied,
'This lady is Mrs. De worse ! ! tbought
you were already aware Of The fact"
"Of course blushed and felt horribly
uncomfortable, and said that | was not.
aware that he had lost poor Emily.
oh said he, Emily is very well, End
has married partner Of mine. We were
divorced you know, shout six months ago,
and married my present wife only last
week"
"Wtll didn'l feel quite so affection
ate toward her after that, Tor had been
warmly attached 10 Emily; but we said
no more about the matter, and ! went
away, vowing never 10 get myself into
such scrape again by asking after any
body's vile. did not see my friends
new wife for about month afterwards,
until one day met her in The house Of
mutual acquaintance, and in the course Of
conversation said TO her BY the way,
might | ask you 10 say to your husband
that wan, him to come to my office
some day next week"
81 don't think you know my husband
she replied, smilingly.
"Whsi DO you mean ! said !, getting
rather nervous.
"Wby. my new husband is named
Smith, she answered. Il was separated
from Mr.. De Worse yesterday morning,
and married Mr.. Smith last night
IL left that house pretty rapidly. and
registered a second vow, 10 the effect that
| would never, to my dying day, ask
Chicago lady about her husband again.
The Two mistakes had already made, as
10 Chicago wives and husbands, made me
decidedly shy OF them. But the very
mex, day weat into De VOrse's store
(corn, pork, and provisions), and found
him engaged in conversation with terri
bly, angular female, who looked like a
compound OF New England old maid,
Western womsn's rights lecturer. aid an
Arkansas squstler's wife. or course !
piuied NY friend, and, when the terrible
female had remarked, i congratulate you
on your escape; that horrible female
would have exhausted any man. patience
in ten minutes conversation What
was nv horror when he replied I must
beg you to speak more respectfully OF
that lady; she is at present my vIfe-s
fact of which you sre,ol course, unawsre.
as we were married very privately last
night
81 never said a word, but fed abrupt.
ly from lis presence. Once more |
swore-and | went before notary, who
had the biggest kind OF Bible. so as 10
make the oath more bindiug-ihat never.
never would | speak di.psrsqingly Of any
Chicago woman TO any Cti'sgo man.
Alter tina, felt better, and for two weeks
avoided mskrng sny more mistakes. Al
tie end Of that rire, however, ] met the