The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-02-16
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o"o " S~Pi"y u'u pToicSs'ouuilys
With beamiog smile that could hard
ly be restrained from bursting into a
hll-blown laugh, the young Black
stone handed tho lady cushioned
arm chair. and he assured her that he
was 'entircly and devotcdly ut her
service Seating herself 10 the prof
cred Office chair, the lady ungloycd Il
small white hand that literally pisi-
ensd with diamonds. aod applied +
Suez-scen'ed haodkrrchicf t. her li,,.
blnshcd, aud, casting her eyes upon
the floor said
MY business is very particular -
1t is-pardcn me, sir, but you will not
betray ne!'
"Beiray ysuY Not for the world
madam, You can confde 10 me wi,
the same reliance MS in priest at the
confessional
. THE fact isl waut--that is I
have been unfortunate in my marriage
relations"
The eye Of the lawyer gliste ned
with pleasure, aud, drawing his charr
close to ;he side OF the lady, he re-
marked
" l sec--I sec-you want divorce
l am just the man get it for you.
l am perfectly az fdW 10 matters Of
this kind, although | have never had
case Of this kul in court. How
long have you been married ?"
mime years.
/" Nine years You must have
been very young when you entered
that blissful Il mean wretch I'd state -
/ was a mere chilj--u foolish, in.
experienced school girl. A do,ing
mother placed the in the arms nr u
man oil enough to be my father bn,
he was rich, and for TWO or three
years l did not koow the difference
/ was as happy ms though my husband
had been twenty years younger. -BuI
association with other married wo.
men opened my eyes, and / bcc,mp
wretched. j pined for-well, for II
heart that was moro congrnial than
my own. 4 r,sn Of your 90, uow,
would have sni;cd me better"
" Exactly So cSo!aiGI. d the law
yer, rubbiog his hands and twisting
his incipicnt musiache. But your
{. sufferings will soon terminotc. viii
get you a divorce, ahd thoD-'
"Oh dear me and thcn-hu:
must not be too sunguire. My hu..
band is very rich, and be will never
let me ge, divorce if he can belp it =
"Madamc you don't know .hc law
its majesty-its glorious certainty
its maguanimity. Consider your
self divorced, and rest easy
swell, sir how shull l proceed ?"
Let mo see-in the first place,
give me o statement Of your grie.
yauces."
"That woul take q whole week
You can imagine what woman like
me must suffer with such husband y
Yes, yes--crucl and barLarous
treatmeut--coud tion intolerablc--
neglect, and oil that sort Of thing.
will just jot down u few of the items
Your name Is"
"Mrs. -. You must know
my husband"
"What. the merchant ? He's rich
as Croesus."
"Ycs, he's rich but l don't care
for his money! want divorce
The lawyer wrote down q sketch Of
the lady's matrimonial infeliclies, ahd
assured her that he would have nc
difficulty in procuring q divorce
with ut least sl0, 900 alimony.
How much are you going tc
charge me for making me so happy 2
inquired the lady.
"Well / ought to charge you a
thousand dollars. but out of consider
alton for your sufIerings | will only
take retsiuer Of 500. and when il Is
accomplished you will increase II :,
$500"
"Tbat Is extremely reasonable.
have no change about me now, o, ye,
hero is q check for $500 that my hus,
band gave me TO-DAY to 60 shopping
I will only want half Of it to-day
Will you get II cashed for nc 7"
at is Sfisr bank hours. but the
check is all right Twill give 20,
sloO Tor Jour shopping and kcsp tn,
check"
The lawyer had that day received ,
remittance ofslOO from his father
and handed 1t over to the lady. an,
placing the check in his pocket hook
bowed bis client 70 the door He wa