New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-22

A Well.known Merchant Refuses to Pay
His Wife's shopping BilI-.She Takes
Her Only Daughter and Seeks the
Mansion Of Her Father.

A Well.kuown Merchant Refuses to Pay
His Wife's shopping Bill-.She Takes
Her Only Daughter and Seeks the
j. Mansion Of Her Father.
- From the Cincinnati, Times g. TF
The wife of downtown merchant entered
one of our fashionable dry-gOOds stores Oh
Fourth street, one day last week, and pur,
chased bill of goods to the amount OF
about one hundred dollars, telling the clerk,
after she had completed her purchases, to
send the bill to her husbands place Of Dmsi-
ness and it would at once be cashed. Inc
goods were put up according to order, ana
marked for delivery, but when the CLERK
made the statement Of the lady at the cash
iers desk about the payment OF the OIL,
he was surprised to see 1t lmmedlateiy
sent around to the store OF the merchaht,
before the order was given tor sending nome
the goods. The said merchant, on having
the bill presented to him, declined its pay
ment on the ground that he had not ordered
the goods. nor had he authorized any one
else to purchase them. 4s
Ofconrse. under these circumstances, the
goods were not sent. The next day the lady
made second visit to the dry goods store to
ascertain why herigoods had not been dcliy-
cred. She was politely informed that the
goods were not sent in consequence OF her
husband declining to pay the amount OF the
bill. With an indignant and mortified look,
she turned about and walked out OF the
store in much greater haste than she entered
it, when she Immediately sought her hus.
band, whose place of business was not over
a square or two from the great dry goods
mart, and on confronting him desired to
know why he had insulted her by refusing
to pay the bill Of her purchase. Simply,
madam" replied the merchant, because
do not propose to be made bankrupt by
tho ayfrcya Uanca of any woman"
''Thcn, SIR" answered the now enraged
wife, II wish you to distinctly understand
that am not to be mortified and scandal
lied by any miserly man." and with this
the pouting and chagrined lady left his
presence with look of vengeance that
foreboded no good to the man who had put
his veto on her extravaganza.
The enraged beauty on arriving at home
Immediately had her trunks packed, and,
after ordering her carriage, had placed
thereon the aforesaid trunks, and then tax
ing her only child-a daughter of ten
years-entered the vehicle and was driven
| to her fathers mansion, where she now re-
| mains, determined never again to set foot IN
| the house of a husband who had SO deeply
| wounded her pride. The husband is terri
| bly, cut up at the rash step his wife has
| taken. and is deeply agonized to think that
| his Young daughter, whom he so devotedly
| idolized. has also deserted him at her moth
ers desire He has offered all sorts of over
| lures to his wife to return with his daugh-
ter, and has even consented to give her a
carte blanche to purchase when, where and
what she pleases.
The wife still remains firm in her resolve
never to again cross his threshold, and the
| daughter has also declared she will never
leave her ma. How the affair will terminate
we are unable to decide. The wife's father
| is rich. and as stubborn as his daughter
| and declares that all he cares for in the
matter is the happiness of his daughter. and
| if she is contented to dissolve her alliance
with her husband he will second her efforts
to any extent. One thingis plainly evident
the offending husband will have to bend hi
knees in humility before he can ever hope
| to effect reconciliation with his wife, o.
hear once more the merry laugh OF his win
some daughter.