Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-03
One Nights Courtshis.

There is popular Oil maids al age about
marrying IN haste. and repehtlng at leisure
winch has round glowing illustration in the
experience OF couple in Norwich, Conn. Il
Il perhaps the most aggravated case on record
ard deserves an hoDOrvd place IN every old
inaids scrap book a. a consolation in her
Lcurs OF loneliness, ard in every unhappy mar
red couples bedchamber as n constant re-
miBder that thew are not the only pair of fools
in the world liz is perhaps the most curIousiy
affecting story of domestic woe that ever looked
out from an unhappy home. William W. Baily
was vidower of fifty, and his daughter was
about to be married. The old man and his
daughter were affectionately bidding each
other adieu one night, for the next day she was
TO become another's and he world be left quite
alone. Ills free, unguarded heart was there
fore quite open for attack. The poor man was
a wiaower soon to be childlcss, and altogether
the most destitute kind of an orphan. But des-
tiny provides for her own chillren. The door
opened and in stepped twenty five yca--eld
N alden relentless rs fate. She had nothing 10
recommend her but a very pretty name-,JOse-
phine, deep interest in the orphans situation,
arugged.iooking physique, an impetuous tenn
Peramsnt, ahd-she was woman. Bailey un-
eonditionally surrendered
be case of WIN. W. Bailey VS.. Josephine
Bailey, suit for divorce, to which the respon-
dent had filed a cross bin, came up for settle
ment before court, a few days ago. This is
the way MIR. Bailey told how he had been at
lacked and captured by his wife:
She came to our house visiting. She stayed
all night. My daughter left us in the room to-
about to be married?' Perhaps So saws /.
'Whatli You do for a housekeeper?' says she;
one?' says l; IN be your housekeeper,' says
she, If you'll have me- Have you?' saysI
Marry you?' Yes says she. 'when?' says
L; hight on, SAYS she, now or never
Hadn't We better wait four or five weeks?' SAYS
Il: No. says she, 1 always meant to be mar
ried before my folks knew it, and if you'll
marry me before 60 home, all right looked
AT her, SAID Mr.. Bailey. She was rugged
looking girl; looked strong and handy ike
She stayed that night, and the next morning
she asked me if 1 had made up mini. finally
told htr we would 60 to the minister's and get
married. and accordingly we rode to Parson
Wilcox in Jewett City and got married. But
my mind was full of forebOdings all the wav."
very "plain, unvarnished tale" that ought
to have won the sympathies and melted the
hearts OF Judge and jury without another word,
hut he also let the Infatuated eat out of the bag
OF their married life, and the animal was quite
risky in court. He feared his wife might get
too much cider, and so he cut the tap OFF the
barrel. She was a temperance woman, but
loved cider and longed for her wonted supply.
She re solved to establish communication with
the barrel, and whettled butcher knife with a
most sanguinary air, and Mr.. Bailey imagined
that in addition to an inOrdinate passion for
apple luce she thirsted for his blood. She also
moved his gun from its accustomed place into
the PAL Tor, where she could have it nearer at
hand. He did not like that stroke of military
tactics. She was habtually cross and stubborn.
and boxed his ears, and, as he remarked
g Want no ways to be compared with NV first
wife" In short, he lived in terror by day, and
always slept with one eye open at night.
Her baby was five weeks old when josephine
went 10 visit her parents and Mr. Bailey lost
10 time in putting in petition for divorce.
She was notified, and fled cross pe tition and
while both cases were thus pending Mrs
Bailey returned with her child, made another
attack on the sOftness OF Mr.. Bailey's head and
heart, was forgiven, and he took his wife and
child to his bosom. Under these circumstances
the divorce suits fell of their own accord, and
the il dge decided that that man would IN we ~
go OF living with that woman, or begin their
war over again.