The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-29
A STORY OF DIVORCE.
TIIE STRANGE vIc1ssITUDRs or 4 MARRIED
LIFE.

o'tyS GIIe CluCAuudtl LL1tIN&T6T, yet IL
is probably true, that the novel of
"East Lynne" although written In
England, had the ground work of it's
story in singular marriage which
took place in this city, the notice and
the attending circumstances at the
time being copied by almost every
paper in the country. The matter
was about as fotlows ~ A hrY Jg M =,
a clerk IN o down town house, fell in
love with young lady whose father
was q well-to-do Second street mer-
chant, and after proper season of
attention the couple were married
Both soon found out that they
were not happily mated, and after o
marriage Of seven years, during
which time they had three children,
two boys nnd a girl, they mutually
agreed to the husband applying for
q bill of divorce, on the ground of
incompatibility Of temper. The Iii
vorce was granted, and the wife went
home to her father, who had through
indorsing lost his business and all
his property. The daughters and
his own misforthnes Weighed SO
heavily upon the fathers mind that
during a moment of mental aliena-
tion he took his own life, leaving his
daughter penniless and to rough t
with the cold charity of the world as
best she could. The woman, d brave
little creature, tried every way she
knew{how to gain an honest livei
hood-in fact, working 80 hard Civ
ing music lessons and doing embroid
cry for her old school mates that her
health gave way, and, having no
money to pay her board, must beg,
starve or go to tho poor-house. TO
turn to Tho other side Of the picture,
the husband, after "a few months
release from the marital bonds, again
married, and at the time of which
we speak had not only the three
children by the first wife, but also IN
addition thereto little two year old
girl by the second wife. The latter
lady being i'll, the husband adver-
tiscd for n 1rurse and housckeeper,
which notice reached the eye Of the
first wife, and she, in her trouble,
went to the former partner of hor
heart, told him of her sad condition
and applied for the position in his
household. The husband knew not
what to say but after giving. her.
ample funds for all Immediate wants
asked her to call again ut his office
on the following morning, promis-
ing to consult his wife about the
matter in the meantime.
Promptly as her agreement wife
No. l was on time, as was the hus-
band, and from there they went to
the residence, where the two wives
had their first conversation, ending
in their agreement for the first wife
to come and accept the vacant place,
which she did, seemingly delighted
at having peaceful homo over her
head, notwithstanding the very
strange circumstances under which
such q shelter was given. Necessity
demanded that the entire past
should be obliterated, and the new
housekeeper treated as any other
help that sho must care for the
children, her own offspring, and the
other child tho same as any hired
nurse would do that she must eat
at the second table to care for her
charges. All these things and oven
more humility did the poor woman
show, never by sign, word or look
exhibiting the least evidence Of dis
content. What, however, must have
been the true feelings OF her heart,
when seeing another filing the
place that she had once tried, as she
thought, so hard to fill ll% The above
is from the files of an old Cincinnati
paper, but the sequel, as told us by
one conversant with the whole facts,
is stranger than what we have al
ready narrated. When the cholera
was raging in our city in 1866 the
second wife was taken very i'll with
it, and being informed by the physi-
cian that she could live but q few
hours at tho most, as she was then in
a collapsed condition, she asked that
OIL SO ouC Uuo IOOui, oACopGluK uer
husband and the housekeeper, when
she told how she dreaded leaving
her child amongst strangers, and as
a dying wife entreated them both to
marry again. The proposition was
strange one, but both promised,
and o few months afterward, when
tho second wife had been dead a
sufficient length of time not to cause
remarks, tho two were again married,
brought together after d cruel sepal.
ration Of so many years, and we be-
lieve are now living happily together
in a cosy West End house. ~
HE WAsN'T ONE.--On the lake
Shore Road tho other day an old
lady, seated opposite a sharp look
ing gentleman, kept her eyes on
him q long time, and finally asked:
"Mister, ore you pickpocket :" q
"Why, no, madam n m q business
man of ClevelandIa he answered. Or
els that so 2'.she sighed. I"Well,
I'm awfully disappointed I wanted
to try and see If / couldn't reform
you" ''T .aa. u
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