, 1870-07-11
"A Cincinnati Merchant Refuses tp
Pay His Wifc'A Shopping Bill-Shc
Tnkes Her Only Daughter xnd
ScClkh the N xl1.ain11 of Her Ealsacr.

From He Cincinnati 1Yaes.
Inc Vile OF downtown merchant entered
one Of our fashionable dry goods stores on
Fourth street, one day last week, aud pur-
one hundred dollare, telling the clerk, aftor
she had completed lcr purchase, TO send the
bill to her husband at his place Of business
and it would at once be cashed. Tho goods
were put up. according to order and
marked for delivery, but when tho clerk made
about tic payment Of the bill he was some-
what surprised to sec it Immediately sent
around to the store Of the merchant before tho
order wns given for sending home tho goods.
The said merchant, on hnving the bill present.
ed to hlm, declined it's payment on the ground
that be had not ordered the goods, nor had he
authorized any one else to purchase them.
OF course, under these circumstances, the
goods were not sent. The next day the lady
made second visit to the dry goods store to
ascertain why hcr goods had not been de1iy-
cred. She was very politely informed that the
goods were not sent in consequence of hor hus-
band declining to pay tho amount OF the bill.
about aud wnlked ont Of tho store in much great
er haste than she enteredit. Then she iu1nedi-
ate}y sonGht her husband, whose place Of busi-
ness was not over square or two from the
great DRY goods mari. and on confronting him
desired to know why hs had inBulted her by
refusing to pay the bill of her purchase
@ Simply, madam" replied the merchant,
"becauEe I do not propose to be made d
bankrupt by tho extravagances Of any
woman-"
- Then, sir" answered tho now enraged
wife, ri wieh you to distinctly understand
that am not to be mortified and scandalizcd
by any miserly man." and with this the pout-
ing and chagrined lady left his preseuce Wit,
look Of vengeance that foreboded no good
to the man who had put his veto On her e1-
trAvagancea.
The cnraged beanty Oh arriving q. homo
Immediately had her trunks packed, and, after
ordering her carriage. had placed thereon the
aforesaid trunks, and then taking her only
clld-a daughter Of 10 years-entered the
vehicle, and was driven to her fathers man
sion, where she now remains, determined
never to set foot in the house Of husband
husband Is terribly cut up at
the rash step his wife has taken,
and ia deeply agonized to think
that his young daughter, whom he 80 devoted-
Il idoIized, has also deserted him at her moth
era'R desire. He has offered all sorts OF over
tures to his wife to return with his daughter,
and has even consented TO give her carte
blanche to purchase when, where and what she
pleaaes.
The wife still remains finn to her resolve
never to again cross the threshold. and
tss ssTe h'S ber also declared aoS she I ,Sa
affair will terminate wo sre unable to
decide The wife's father is rich, and as atub-
bonn IS his daughter, and declares thnt all he
cares for in the matter is the happiness Of his
daughter, and it she is content to dissolve her
allegiance with her husband, he will second her
efforts to any extent. One thing is plainly
evident, the offending husband will have to
bend his knees in humiliation before he can
ever hope to effect reconciliation with his
wife, or hear once moro tho merry laugh Of
his Winsome daughter.