Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-07-14

The wife Of dewn- town mer
chant entered one of our fashion
able dry goods stores on Fourth
street, one day, last week, and pur-
chased a bill of goods to the sum
of about one hundred dollars, tel
ling the clerk, after she had com
pleted her purchases, to send the
bill to her husband at his place of
business and it would at once be
cashed. The goods were put up ac-
cording to order and marked for
delivery, but when the clerk made
the statement of the lady at the
cashiers desk, about payment of
the bill he was somewhat surprised
to see it Immediately sent around
to the store of the merchant before
the order was given for sending
home the goods. The said mer-
chant, on having the bill presented
to him, declined its payment on
the ground that he had not ordered
the goods, nor had he authorized
anv one else to make the purchase,
OF oouuse, under these Circum-
stances the goods were not sent.
The next day the lady made a sec
ond visit to the dry goods store to
ascertain why her goods were not
delivered. She was very politely
informed that the goods were not
sent her in consequence other hus
band declining to pay the amount
of the bill. With an indignant and
mortified look she turned about
and walked out of the store in far
greater haste than she entered it,
Then she Immediately sought her
husband, 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 hus-
hand, "because I do not propose to
be made a bankrupt by the extrav-
agance of any woman"
"Then, SIR" answered the now
enraged wife, "I wish you to dis
tinctly understand that I am not to
be mortified and scandalized by any
miserly man." and with this the
pouting and chagrined lady left his
presence with a look of vnngaonoo,
that foreboded no good to the man
who had put his veto on her extrav-
agances.
The enraged beauty on arriving
at home Immediately had her trunks
packed, and, after ordering her car
riage, had placed thereon, the afore-
said trunks, and then taking her
only child-a daughter of ten years
entered the vehicle and was driv-
en- to her fathers mansion, where
she now remains, determined never
again to set foot in the house of
husband who had so deeply wound
ed her pride. The husband is ter
ribly cut up at the rash step his
wife has taken, and deeply agoniz-
ed to think that his young daugh-
ter, whom he so devotedly idolized,
has also deserted him at her moth
er's desire, He has offered all sorts
of overtures to his wife, to return
with his daughter, and has even
consented to give her carte blanche
to purchase when, where and what
she pleases.
The wife still remains firm to her
resolve never to again cross his
threshold, and the daughter has al
SO 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's content to dissolve her alliance
with her husband, he will second
her efforts to any extent. One
thing is plainly evident, the offend
ing husband will have to bend his
knees in humility before be can ever
hone to effect q reconciliation with
his wife, or hear once more the
merry laugh of his winsome daugh-