Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-05-23
GcIc(tco 4flisreIlanD.
One Night 5 Courtship.

There is a popular old maids adagc
about marrying in haste, and repent
ing at leisure" which has found glow
ing Illustration in the experience of a
couple in Norwich, Conn tt perhaps
the most aggravated case on record and
deserves an honorcd place in every old
maids scrap-book as a consolation in her
hours Of loneliness, and in every unhap-
py married couples bedchamber as a
constant reminder that they are not the
only pair of fools in the world. 1t is
perhaps the most curiously affecting
story of domestic woe that ever looked
out from an unhappy home VIM. w.
Baily was widower Of fifty, and his
daughter was about to be married. The
old man and his daughter were affection
ately bidding each other adieu one night,
for the next day she was to become ano-
Their sand he would be left quite alone His
free, unguarded heart was therefore quite
open for attack. The poor man was
widower soon to be childless, and alto
gether the most destitute kind of an or
phan But destiny provides for her own
children. The door opened and in step
ped twenty-five ear-old maiden relent-
less as fate. She bad nothing to recon-
mend her but a very pretty name
Josephine, a deep interest in the orphans
situation, a rugged-looking physique,
an impctuous temperament, and--she
was woman. Baily unconditionally
surrendered.
The case of w Baily vs.. Josephine
Baily, suit for divorce, to which the re-
spondent had filed cross bill, came up
for settlement before a court, a few days
ago This is the way Mr.. BaiIy told
how he had been attacked and captured
by his wife:
She came to our house visiting She
stayed all night. My daughter left us
in the room together. Says she to me,
is your daughter about to be married 2
Perhaps so, says l. 'Whatll you do
for housckoeper :? says she; you'll
want one, won't you? Where can get
one 2 says l. III be your housekecp
says she, if you'll have me- Have your
says /. Marry you? Yes, says she.
When? says l. Right Off, says she,
now or never Hadn't we better wait
four or five weeks !? says /. NO says
she, i always meant to be married be-
fore my folks knew it, and if you marry
me before go home, all right / look
ed at her, said Mr. Baily. She was a
rugged Hooking girl; looked strong and
handy like. She stayed that night, and
the next morning she asked ,ac if | had
made up my mind. finally told her
we would 60 to the minister's and get
married. and accordingly we rode to
Parson Wilcox in Jewett City and got
married.
A very "plain, unvarnisbcd tale"
that ought to have won the sympathies
and melted the hearts of judge and jury
without another word, but he also let the
Infatuated cat out Of the bag Of their mar
red life, and the animal was quite frisky
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 won't
ed supply. She resolved to establish
communication with the barrel, and
whotted a butcher knife with the most
sanguinary air, and Mr.. Baily. imagined
that in addition to an ordinate passion
for apple juice she thirsted for his blood.
She also moved his gun from its accus-
toned place in the parlor, where she
could have it nearer at hand. lie did
not like that stroke of military tactics.
She was habitually cross and stubborn,
and boxed his ears, and, as he remarked,
Wasn't no ways to be compared with
my 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 to visit her parents, and
Mr.. Baily lost no time in putting in a
petition for divorce She was notified,
and filed a cross petition, and while both
cases were thus pending, Mrs. Baily re-
turned with her child, made another at
tack on the softncss of Mr.. Baily'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 judge de-
cided that that man would have to 90 on
living with that woman, or begin their
war over again.