The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-24
THAT WEDDING.
Foster,s FickIe Bride.


About three weeks ago, John Foster,
the leading low comedian of the Nation
al Theater, formed the acquaintance Of
seauty da'hing Miss little Aaa s'ige,srusa FSy *
Newport, Kentucky. John is not a large g
man, hnt what there is of him is dev-
ilish good looking, and as "dellneator
of the Dutch" he is without an equal ex-
cept probably that greatest Teuton Of
them all, Gus Williams. Miss Foy, or
rather Mrs. Foster, is not Dutch, but
when John sang, "Dot Deitcher Girl vot
winked at me-" she wilted.
II she could not be an actress, she
would at least be the wife OF an ACTOR !;
SO she indicted nicely-perfumed little
billet-doux to John, requesting him to
name the day. John consulted friend.
She was young, good-looking, and pos
sessed OF the filthy lucre. "Why notW
says the friend. "Why notr echoed
John--'sof course notl" He named Mon
day. But Mrs. Brown, the mother, or
mother-in-law, having in the meantime
been the recipient of a note rejecting
upon Johns character, placed the would
be "Mrs. Foster" under lock and key,
which threw The wedding cards behind
the date announced just one day; for
on Tuesday the fair damsel made her
escape, rushed to the Galt House, found
John awaiting her, and in less time than
it takes to tell it, u license was procured
and the twain were made "hesh of one
fiesh."
Bright and early the next morning the
new made Mrs. Foster was posted of by
her husband to inform her mother that
sit was done and could not be undone."
Mrs. Brown thought otherwise. She
collared Mrs. Foster, took her to the
fremont House where she was boarding
temporarily and again placed her in
.durance vile, and Immediately swore out
a warrant against the funny man of the
National, charging him with perjury In
swearing that her daughter was over
eighteen in order to procure marriage
license. John was released upon bond
and Immediately set about rescuing his
wife from the cruel mother-in-law. He
dared not approach her himself as he
already carried one gash over his Off eye
inflicted by the umbrella OF the belliger-
ent Mrs. Brown, SO he dispatched a friend
with a note to the fremont House
directed to Mrs. John Foster.
He was met in the first hall by the
watchful mother-in-law and Immediately
placed h0rs du combat and afterward
thrown down the steps. What next?
Swear out hG6edS corpus and send a
Sheriff's Deputy to bring the new-made
bride to her husband. But stop-a mes
senger arrives with note:
"DEAR JOHN: pll be with you at one
O'Clock or lose my life.
"YOUR OWN WIFE"
"pll have her or have bul.lud," said
John to himself in tragic whisper, and
he nestled himself down in an armchair
to cogitate upon his new tive-act drama,
entitled "The Matrimonial Martyr, or
Mother .in-law Masher." He had just
reached the fifth act, when Sheriff s
deputy stuck summons under his nose,
to answer to suit for divorce on the
ground of fraud. "G-r-e-a-t H-e-a-vings,"
said John, "Help me, Cassius,. or sink"
And now he is charged by his tickle wife,
though 1t is thought she is coerced into
doing it,wlth having administered to her
intoxicating drinks, and while under
their influence procured marriage with
her which, according to law, shoald be
null and void. Now John exclaims with
the Fourth of July orator, "Give me liD.
erty or give me death, with q decided
preference for liberty" We should