The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-03
4 NEF KINK IN DIVORCES,
A Lawyer Learns Wisdom from a Pretty
Woman.
[From the PIttsburg pispatch.l

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a short time since q talented young lawyer
of q neighboriDg city, whose, name is not smith,
and whose briefs have been like angels visits,
was delighted by finding In his office a richly.
dressed lady; who announced her desire toem-
ploy him professionally. With a beamiDg smile
that conld hardly be restrained from bursting
into a tnll-blown laugh the young Blackstone
handed the lady u cushioned arm. chair, and he
assured her thathe was ''entirely and devetedly
at her service" Seating herself In the prof
Tered office chair, the lady ungloved a small
white hand that literally glistened with ,dia-
monds, and applied a Suez-scented haIdker-
chief to her lips, blushed, and, casting he: eyes
upon the floor, said;
''sMy business is very partitular-it is-pa.-
don me, sir, but you will not betray me?a
"Betray you? Not tor the world, madam.
You can conhde in me with the same reliance
as'in a priest at the contessiC IL"
1.-THE tact Isl want-that is / have been
unfortunate in my marriage relations"
The eyes OF the lawyer glistened with pleas
ure, and, drawing his chair close TO the side
of the lady, he remarked: .
81 see-I see-you want a divorce. I am
lust the man to get 1t for you. an perfectly
au fat in matters of this kind, although ] have
| never had a case OF this kind In court. How
long have you been married."
mime years.pG.
mine years! You must have been very
lOuh6 "hSh ~ WI ShNo
mean wretcheds state" s
II was a mere child-a foolish, ineXperienc-
| ed school girl. A dotlng mother placed me In
the arms Of a man old enough to be my father;
but he was rich, and for two or thee years /
| did not know the difference. l was as happy
as though my husband had been twenty years
younger. But association with other married
women opened my eyes, and became wretch
| ed. pinned for-well, for heart that was
more congenial with my own. A man of your
aye, now, would have suited me better"
t'Exactly So" exclaimed the lawyer, rub
bling his hands and twisting his inclpient
moustache. u your. suferings will soon
terminate. / Will get you O divorce; and
then
"Oh dear me land then-but ] must not be
too %sanguine. My husband is very rict, and
lie will never let me get a divorce it be can
help It,"
'tMadame, you don't know the law-its
majesty its glorious certalnty-its na.,nani.
nifty. Consider yourself divorced, and rest
swell, sir, how shall l proceed?'
'Let me see-in the first place, give me q
statement OF Your grievances"
'tThat would lake a whole week. You can
imagine what a woman like me must suffer
with such 8 husband.
condition lntolerable-neglect, and all that
sort ofthing. I will just jot down a few OF the
items. Your name IS" ;.
"Mgs. ----. You must know my husband,
"What, the merchant? He's rich as. CrGsus.
ssYes, he's rch; but I don't care for hi:
money! want a divorce"
The lawyer wrote down q sketch o. tine lazy
matrimonial intellcities, and assured her tina
he would have ne difficulty In procuring q di
yorce, with at least $40, 900 alimony.
"How much are you going to charge me 10
making me so happy" inquired the lady.
swell, ought to charge you q thousant
dollars, but out of consideration. for your suffer
lngs l will only take q retainer OF 500, ant
when It is accomplished you will increase II t
$780,"
.SThat Ia extremely reasonable, / have n