The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-11-26
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A Remarkable Reunion
A STORY THAT WILL NOT Be BELIEVED BE-
CAUSE TITS TRUE.

whose young heart had been enslayed by
MAIDEN FAIR,
determined on matrimony, ana the loving
couple were united in wedlock at the old
Congreg ational church, on the High street
of that town. For a time everything went
along pleasantly. and it seemed to all their
acquaintance that theirs was a match cal
culated TO last until death had claimed them
for it, own. Suddenly there came change.
The young wife, always
TOO FOND or DISPLAY,
demanded more ia the way of dress than
her husband thought be could afford. On
the other hand, he, too, was careless and
improyident. He became addicted to late
suPpers, and finally buised himself with
giving sumptuous dinners to which only his
Oh cronies we're invited lie always insisted
upon his wife presiding at these
STAG" DINNERS,
and It IL no wonder that her giddy brain was
soon completely bewildered at the strange
doings The invited guests forgot their man
hood and the claims Of hospitality, and base
y set to work to dlshonor their friend and
companion. How many Of these mlsereants
succeeded il not known, but certain it is
that the husband finally became satisfied
that BIZ wife was living
FALSE TO HER MARRIAGE VOWS
ana that be himself was partially to blame
for IT, Friends were consulted, and every
thing possible was done to heal the breach,
and finally the husband and wife
BECAME BEcoNcILED
and settled down with promises to lead a
more eircumspect and praiseworthy life.
BuC the young vile had tasted Of tile cup,
and she yearned d swallow its contents
even to the bitter dregs. The husband By
bis cruelty and reproaches materially aided
her IN her resolve to lead heuceforth a life
Of Ler own choosing. Henceforth she was
almost daily seen seated in a pony pbaeton
with either a stranger or some one whom she
knew her husband detested, driving about
the streets o. that 5oodly town, or across the
river out to neighboriug Villages. In fact,
she commenced
GONG IT'D DESTRUCTION
with such rapidly that her actions we're he
town talk. Finally, the husband wearied Of
her. lie bad, as be thought, done every
thing in his power to reclaim her love and
obedience, but 20 no purpose Consequent
", summary measures we're adopted and a
CONNECTICUT DIVORCE
was obtained, and the wife was thrown upon
the world with only her private Jewels as
her fortune IIurr:edly she packed Ler
trunks and babe adieu 10 Ter birthplace, her
old friends, her once loved but now despised
husband She Travelled westward as fast a.
ever railways could carry her, and was next
heard Of as
TIE WIFE OF CALIFORNIA GAMBLER.
With him she lived until one day he wa:
shot dead in a gambling saloon, having been
caught cheating at cards. Next she il
heard Of as the mistress of wealthy miner.
who, fresh from tie diggings squandered hi,
wealta upon her in great profusion. ONLY
for 81 ort time, however, for he soon tired
of her and
HEE INrEBI0Us WAYS,
and incontinent!y put her away from bis bed
and board.
It Is scarcely necessary to follow her sub.
sequent wanderngs until
SIZE FINALLY ARRIVED IN CHICAGO
in destitute circumstances, and only the
wreck Of her former self For want of some.
thing better to Do, and driven to despair
with the pangs Of conscience and a guilty
heart, she one day
ATTEMPTED To COMMIT SUICIDE.
but through The interference of bridge-teu-
der she was prevented from concentrating
the act, and through bis exertions she Oh.
tanned a situation to assist in washing the
linen in a down town hotel. Here she re-
manned until exhausted nature gave way
under her severe duties, and she was com.
PEELED to abandon the place. After wander.
ing about the streets until Der money was
exhausted she entered one Of the lowest Of
the loF dens of infamy on Clark street,
where she remained until she suffered par
alysis Of the right side, when even a life OF
shame was no longer opened to her. She
then applied at the Home Of the Fricndless.
where she was kindly cared for for a few
days, when satisfied that she was incurable,
the poor degraded creature was
REMOVED TO THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Ibis was only a few months ago. The
attending physicians did all in their power
e alleviate Der sutterings. One day the
warden Of the hospital stopped for awhile at
the side Of her cot and questioned her as to
her early life. 1t was then that the above
facts were learned. When she told the
kind-bearted warden her maiden name,
and her FIRST husband be suddenly exclaimed.
" Why, there Is man Of that name in the
hospital at this very moment" The news
was too much for the poor woman, who.
worn out with old age and dissolute life.
was lily able to stand any such sudden
shock. She tainted away, and for several
days her life hung upon a single thread. She,
however, recovered, and the first evidence
o. her returning consciousness was her effort
ioqnestion the warden as to the whereabouts
OF TIE person bearing
HER HUSBAND MANS " w ~
AS quietly as possible the mesgre infor-
nation was communicated, and the poor
"V.--si mss soCls --.tls.Ivl tlat She w4s sep
arated from Der husband only a short dis
tance, both being
INMATES OF The SAME INSTITUTION.
II seems that poor johnson. heart-broken
by his wife = infdelity and complete downfall,
bad shortly after the granting Of the divorce,
taken to drink. In