The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-03-02

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lsmith apd vhOss bIiss have Seen IKE
angel va vas delighted b5 fndikg IN
Bis Office 1 richly dressed lady, Who al.
npdnead her desire 70 employ hih profess.
| ipnally. With ) bssning smile, that
could hardly be restrained from hurting
into . full-bloEn laugh the young BIaeE-
-stonehauded the lady . cushioned arm
chair, and assured het lhqs he Nls Zen:
tirely aud .deso.edly at her seEties. &
Seating 6sFself in the prdaered oEicc
chair. the lady ungIoycd small white
hand, that literally glitierod sit6 diam.
onds, and applied a suez.scented- handksr.
chief 10 ber.lips. blushad. and casting her
eyes upon the lawyer, said;
{ my business is very particular -ie is
pardon me, sir. but you will not SetraJ
nsf' Il
i.Betray yOui Not fol, the world. mad
am. You can confide in msWiththe same
reliance as ina priest as The confessional.
The fact isl waut-=thst is, I have
been unfortunate in my. marriage relA.
tons
Tie eyes ofthe lawyer glistened with
pleasure, aud drawing bis chair close to
the side of the lady. remarked:
'Isce--I sec You want divorce. -
'Howloug have you been narficds'
I "Niue years. Well. sir, how shall 4
procecd?"
"Let,me see--,iu the FIRST place, give
mo statement Of your grievances"
{ THAT would take whole week. You
,eapimsgins what q woman like me must
sui Vii 8 such i husband"
ges, -crueE and barbarous treat
monk roldition intoleaAo neglect and
ll6at pi Of thing 81 will just jot
down d isvSf he stspB eur name is
..sIrs. You must knoE my
ihusbsaa?:'
"what, the merchant IIss EIsh rs
Cresus.n
Lesrisl; bpsI aop,t care fes is
money RanE dlisoSea a:
F6o lawyer wrote down sketch Of the
lady matrimonial ihsellcitiss; and again
assured her that ho would have no difi-
Guilty in procuring divorce, with at least
SIC, 900 alimouys
"How much are you going to charge
me for making me so happys' asked the
lady.
"Well, / ought 10 charge you thous-
and dollars, but ont of consideration for
Jour suacrings, | will Ouly take q retainer
Of S1oO, aud when it is accomplished, you
viii increase it to $500"
"That is extremely lyseasonable. ! have
40 change about me now. o yes, here is
a check for 5000 that my husband gave
me to 60 shopping. | vii! only want half
Of it to-day. Will Jon 60. it cashed for
me9r
"It is after banking hours, but the check
is all right. / will give you 500 for your
shopping and keep the check"
The.lawyer had that day received re-
mittanco Of SlOO from his father, and
handed it over to the lady, and placing the
check in bis pocket book, bowed bis client
to the door. He was excessively happy at
his good fortune. and that night dreamed
Of angelic clients; sensational divorce CO.
scs, and huge pile of $1OO bills.
The next morning he went to tho bank
to get his check cashed, end was thunder
struck when the teller informed him that
the name of Mr.. B was forged
Indignant at the thought that his fair cli-
ens had been guilty Of so base crime as
forging her husbands name, be hurried to
tho store Of Mr.. B. with the inten-
ton Of exposing her. He was still more
astonished when Mr.. B informed
him that he was widower, and that hc
had not been blessed with wife for more
than ten years.
Young Blackstone was seised with a ct
Of melancholy. which still ataicts him; for
all his efforts to find the fair sWindler have
proved unavailing. BE has come to the
conclusion to have nothing to do with di-
yorce cases, and has written 10 bis father
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