, 1869-03-19
sMeuLAR ponEsrIc DIANA.
A NOVEL AND ORIGINAL METHOD OF DIsPo-
SING OF A TkOUBLEsOMe HUSBAND.

wife moved 10 this city from New YUrk, aud
bought house and lot on Madison street.
he was about forty ave years old, somewhat
stern in his manners aud averse to society.
On the other hand, his wife, who vas young
and quite pretty, was naturally gay and foud
OF balls, parties, elc. They had been mar>
ried but a few mouths at the time they came
here, and il Is nov supposed that the mar
rlage was a mercenary one on her part. Mr.,
Halle engaged 10 business aud was only
home during the night time aud ut meals,
aud his wife very soon became acquainted
with all her nsighbors Much Of her time
was passed in visiting aud shopping They
had disagreements on a single point; she
wished TO attend the theaters frequently and
to 20 to the many parties to which she was
invited, while he strongly objected 10 it. He
did not wish to 20 himself, aud would not
permit her TO go without him. So there
we're tears aud reproaches, quarrels aud re-
CANCELLATIONS sometimes he would yield to
her and go, but il was generally the contra.
ry. He was fond of domestic life, while she
detested it. Had she loved him it might
have been different.
Their auarrels on this subject became Bit
terer aud bItterer, until one night last De
cember she went to a party contrary to bis
commands. When she returned, he told her
that if it happsOed again he would separate
from her; that her expenditures for dress
and jewelry had been too great, and that in
future she must be content to stay at home,
as loving wife should. He added that he
had no objection to taking her TO the thnater
or to party once or twice month, but be.
yond that he would not go. She cried, Of
course, but he had become used to that hav-
ing been married almost year, aud did not
alter his determination. 81
During the last week Of December, Mrs.
Halle received an invitation to attend what
was to be one Of the most fashionable parties
of the season. Not TO attend it would be
questionable. Or course, she wished to ac.
cept it, and 10 get new dress, ETC., for the
occasion. Coaxingly she spoke to her hus-
baud about it, but be at once refused to let
her CO. De had been losing money; he could
not afford 1t, aud he was tired OF having his
wife from home. Again she entreaIed, coax
ed and wept, aud all III vain.
AHgered at her husband, with her self
love aud pride wouaded, aud full of longing
60 attend the party, she determined TO go at
all hazards. The next day, when her hus-
band was at his business, she went to her
dressmaker's and ordered new aud costly
dress When her husband came home in the
evening she again imDlored him to let her
GO; he refused She consulted with her
maid, who had long been with her, aud the
result was this ..
When her husband returned home the
evening before the ball, she met him with
smiles aud kisses, saying she had made up
her mind to be cOntented at home. At sup
per she gave him, as usual, hts two cups Of
tea, which he drank, complaining of pecu-
liar taste in it. The tea was drugged with
something, aud in a short time he was sleep
ing. About ~ O'Clock the wife aud the
maid took from him his watch and chain,
money aud rings, and cut aud tore his clothes
somewhat. Then they poured some whisky
down his throat, and spilled some on his
clothes. Then, having put cloaks on and
covered their heads. with shawls, they par.
tally raised him and made him walk cut Of
lub uOuo6 WIN IuCus 4uC ulEnb WAY udTk
aud the streets were deserted. Supporting
him on either side, they vent three or four
blocks from the house. and there left him
lying 90 the side walk, knowing that police
mau would pass within half an hour. They
then returned home.
All Unopened as they expected The
policeman found Mr.. Halle lying on the
sidewalk, and knew from his breath that he
had been drinking As Mr. Halle wo1ld
neither answer or move, he naturally sup
posed him to be dead drunk, and had him
expressed to the police station. The next
morning he was brought before the Police
Court On the charge Of drunkenness. He
was still under the Influence Of The drug, aud
acted as if drunk. He was fined three dol
lars, and as he had no money was taken to
the BridewelL He did not fully recover
until the next day, aud he could not imagine
how be came to be at the -Bridewell. The
last thing he could remember was eating
supper with his wife. tie managed to get a
mite to bis partner, and was released toward
evening.
When his wife and her maid had left him
in the street, and returned home, they were
disappointed to ind that they had not OBJ
tanned all the money needed to pay for the
DIRE aud some other articles. Mrs. Halle
saw but one way to obtain it, and that was
to sell her husbands watch aud the other
things she had taken from bin. The next
day they wers sold by the maid at pawn>
brokers'. The dress was thus paid for, and
Mrs. Halle attended the party that evening.
When asked why her husband was not pres
ent, she answered with sigh that she feared
be was on spree" that she had not seen
him tor twenty four hours: When the party
was over she returned home, we'll satisfied,
and locked the dress up in her trunk, Then
she calmly waited for her husband.
As soon as Mr. Halle was released from
the BrideWell he went home, and there fund
hislw in bed, sick aud weeping. He met
with a storm OF reprosches, she accusing him
OF having been drunk andfof having left her
TO keep company with, some vile women.
She asked him; in q meek and injured way,
If he did net remember hoy be left her after
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