Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-01-19
A Lawyers First Divorce Case.

A DAY or two ago, a talented young
| lawyer of the city, whose name is not
| Smith, and whose briefs have been like
angels visits, was delighted by finding in
| his office richly dressed lady, who an
nounced her desire to employ hia profess
sionally With a beaming smile, that
could hardly be restrained from bursting
into full blows laugh, the young Black
stone handed the lady cushioned arm
chair, and assured her that he was "en-
| tirely and devotedly at her service"
Seating herself in the proffered office
chair the lady ungloved small white
hand, that literally glistened with dia-
monds, and applied Suez scented hand
kerchief to her lips, blushed, and, casting
her eye upon the floor, said:
"My business is very particular-it is
pardon me, sir, but you will not betray
mer'
"Betray you? Not for the world,
madam. You can confide in me with the
same reliance as in priest at the confes-
sional"
"The fact isl want-that is, I have
been unfortunate in my marriage rela-
TONS"
The eyes of the lawyer glstened with
pleasure, and drawing his chair close to
the side of the lady, remarked:
II see-I see-you want a divorce I
am just the man to get it for you. l am
perfectly al .fait in matters of this kind,
although have never had a case in court
How long have you been married"
Mine years"
mine years. You must have been very
young when you entered that blissful-I
mean wretched state"
al was mere child-a foolish, inexpe-
rienced school girl. A doating mother
placed me in the arms of man old enough
to be my father; but he was rich, and for
two or three years did not know the diff
ference-I was as happy as though my
husband had been twenty years younger.
But association with other married women
opened my eyes, and l became wretched
pined for-well, for a heart that was
more congenial with my own. A man of
your age, now, would have suited me bet
ter"
Exactly SOL" exclaimed the LAWYER
rubbing his hands and twisting his insipi-
ent moustache. But your sufferings will
soon terminate; will get you divorce,
and then"
90, dear me!-and then-but I must
not be too sanguine. My husband is very
rich, and he will never permit me to get
divorce if he can help it."
MADAM you don't know the law-its
majesty-its glorious certainty-its mag
nanimity Consider yourself divorced, and
rest easy"
"Well, sir, how shall proceed?"
"Let me see-in the first place, give me
a statement of your grievances.
"That would take whole week. You
can imagine what woman like me must
suffer with such husband"
"Yes, yes-cruel and barbarous treat
ment-condition acknowledgements and
all that sort of thing. I will just jot
down few of the items. Your name
is"
"Mrs. -. You must know my hus-
band"
"What, the merchant? He's rich as
Cresus."
Yes, he's rich but 1 don't care for
that want divorce"
The lawyer wrote down sketch of the
lady's matrimonial infelicities, and again
assured her that he would have no diff
Guilty in procuring divorce, with at least
$4,000 alimony
How much are you going to charge
me for making me so happy?" asked the
lady.
"Well, I ought to charge you a thousand
dollars, but, out of consideration for your
sufferings, l will only take retainer of one
hundred dollars, and when it is accom-
plished you will increase it to five hundred
dollars"
"That is extremely reasonable. 1 have
no change about me now. o, yes, here is
a check for two hundred dollars that my
husband gave me to go shopping. l will
only want half of it to-day. VIII you get
it cashed for me?"
at is after bank hours, but the check is
all right. l will give you one hundred for
your shopping, and keep the check"
The lawyer had that day received a re-
mittance of one hundred dollars from his
father, and handed it over to the lady, and
placing his check in his pocket book
bowed his client to the door. He was ex-
cessively happy at his good fortune, and
that night dreamed of angelic clients, SEN
sational divorce cases, and huge pile of
one hundred dollar bills.
The next morning he went to the bank
to get his check cashed, and was thunder
struck when the teller informed him that
the name of Mr. was fOrgedl Indig-
nant at the thought that his fair client had
been guilty of so base crime as forging
her husbands name, he hurried to the
store of Mr., with the intention of ex-
posing the lady. He was still more as
tonished when Mr.. - informed him that
he was a widower, and had not been
blessed with a wife for more than ten
years.
Young Blackstone was seized with a fit
of melancholy, which still affiicts him; for
all his efforts to find the fair swindler
have proved unavailing. He has come to
the conclusion to,haye nothing to do with
divorce cases, aud has written to his father
to send him another 800 bill to replace
the one he gave his client for bogus
check.-iSt. Louis Democrat jan. g.
Strange Domestic Romance.