, 1875-01-17
. SOME DIVORCES.
TIMOTHY +. BRADLEY.

His nsme is Timothy r. Bradley. and be il a
nephey Of the late incumbent Of the SheriH's Of
fee, and ret his wife. Eellie, will have none Of
him. She said so at least in her bill filed to OBJ
tain divorce. In 1868, she remarks, in the first
place. she gave her maiden affections to Tim,
Methodist minister by the namo OF sut-
terfeld being employed to tie the
matrimonial knot. She is particular in these
little circumstances, in hope perhaps that sho
may cause last sigh Of rsmorsa from tho faith
less Timothy when he remembers how ardently
he protested that she was without an equal
among the sax, aud when he 60 solemnly PROM
ised to forsake all others for her sake. But he
did not. For several months past the cunning
man has been in the habit OF going Away for
two or three days ut time, giving
as an excuse the threadbare plea of
business. But Nellie thinks it WAS more
pleasure than business that called him away, and
alleges that the charms Of neighbor, named
Nellie M. Curtis, were tbs attraction. She re-
rnonntrated with him, and he replied With oaths,
and threatened to leave her forever Time wore
On, and Tim and the false Nellie grew careless
in their fancied security until the latter's caro-
lessness made known to the wife the extent Of
her husbands guilt. Nellie No. was in the
habit Of corresponding with her affinity. and
left her loring epistles ia H1e barn. where limo
by some accident Mrs. Bradley happaned to go
nest-hunting to the barn, and there discovered
induhitable proof thai her husband had been
uesthiding. She saw package Of thirty letters.
evidently not written BY her, but directed to Tim.
In moment Of excusable excitement, sho so far
allowed her curiosity to overcome her natural
po1iteness that she opened the eplaties
Then, 81 with courage remarkable in
her, for Of course there was no curiosity, che
opened another, and another. until she had gone
through the whole. She then started for the
house, and the expression On her face would have
rather astouisbed her husband had he seen it.
Putting on her s' things" she took the shortest
path for The residence OF the faithlcss usurper.
4lrs- Curtis was there, and received 1lI1 &C.
count Of her daughters shortcomings
r., Eut this is only half tho story. NoI only alo
Iimembrace every opportunity to break his VOWS
at hone, but he had tho hardihood to go to
camp-taaeting at Desplaines. last fall, where be
again Proved faithless- Then he attended the
Exposition in October last, where his attention
nos seen to only 8ps Of saa eas
In November he went to the Exposition
again, bat limited his admiration to tie
study or living picture, instead OF gallery OF
limitations Bat, though be has proved such
Lovelace, no has succeeded in gathering up
goodl7 share Of worldly realth, in sheep. oxen,
and land, and, ss Nellie cannot have his afeo-
t1o0s, she is determined to get possession OF
some OF his money. Lest, however, he should
be disposed to thwart her in her pursuit, she
asks for Al, injunction to prevent him selling of
| his property until she be awarded sha-e-
IERKad1AH CLlFFoEp
fled bill asking for . divorce from his wife,
Msry, because she had deserted him.
SUDAN .. EaTON =
charges tnas ner husband, George B. Eaton. has
been guilty OF adultery Z. divers pisoos and
| times to her unknown. He has repeatedly prom
iaed to reform, and az frequently faiIed. snd se
| therefore seeke 4 divorces.