Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-11-24

head of a barrel, and, in the Ian
guage Of our President, cried out, |
"Let us have peacel" But about |
that time Sarah Jane motioned a |
stick at petitioner-and here petit
toner makes his head exhibit A., to |
show the result Of that fight.
Petitioner would further state, in
order to have clear and oompre-
hensive view of this case, we must
understand the geographical posi-
ton of the home of the aid Sarah
Jane. Sarah Jane is the middle
man of Tidwell thicket. Plump
in the centre Of said thicket is
where she lives, and to this place
was petitioner conducted, and the
place was gloomy enough, indeed,
for the sun only shone two hours
a day, and then was let down by
lead troughs F; but this darkness
would have been sulI'orable TO a
newly-married man, if it had not
continued SO long. For three long
weeks petitioner worked night and
day before he saw the sun. Peti-
toner believes and thinks the Sc
quel will show that the said Sarah
Jane wheedled him into matrimony
for no other purpose than to get
him to clear up the thicket, because
from the first she was abusive; but
at first her abuse was bearable, but
Ijust in proportion as petitioner
cleared up the thicket she became
more abusive, and when petitioner
had cleared and fenced in a good
field and planted and raised good
crop, the said Sarah Jane-putting
on a full head Of steam - told the
petitioner to take up his Akey brats
and git up and git, and tits need
less to tell any one who knows Sa-
rah Jane that petitioner had it to
do.
Petitioner would state that he
always made the said Sarah Jane a
| good and obedient husband, and
! did all in his power to make her
, happy, but for every kind word an
! insult would return, and when
, Sarah Jane was not abusing peti.
/ toner the children were in a row
j Petitioner states that since June
1873, the time when petitioner wat
+ driven away by the said Sarah Jane
they have lived separate and apart
/ having no communications or asso
q Citations as man and wife. 1t i
n true, petitioner mentioned the sub
4 iect to the said Sarah Jane, but sh,
e replied, "Billy Akey, you are a fool
q | have my land cleared up now.
= would not live with you to say,
o your lifew Petitioner would fur
"a ther state that he had lived will
i his former wives in perfect peac,
q and harmony, for he was alway
repeating those beautiful lines from
y Iggomar to Parthenia, "two soul
:. with but q single thought, tw,
~ hearts that beat as ONE But pc
: titioner states that since he married
i Sarah Jane he has not repeated
# these lines much, Petitioner al
i ways believed chat matches wer
I made in heaven until he married
- - Sarah Jane, but he now doubt
j that theological dogma.
Petitioner states that the sal,
I Sarah Jane kept up continua
, chatter ABOUT her dear, dead hus
= band, and what he did 9nd coul,
7 do; aud how much better the dea,
" husband was than petitioner, an
10 | that her children were SO mucl
!. betteF than petitioners children
,o and that petitionsF states what b
~ well knows, that for a scientific az
~ gravation, Sarah Jane has no equs
10 "a in these parts. Petitioner is no.
IiIfqlly convinced that marriage
y nothing but p civil contract, an
! that when contract is broke4 A
I, the one part it is broken upon th
% other, and as Sarah Jane drov
! petitioner agGy from home, an
~ refused to live with him or TO hay
y anything to do with him, he is cel
!. taialy entitled to have the contraC
q. abrogated.
r. Wherefore petitioner sues az
n pPays, etc.
# UPrHEGRovE 4 CUsHMAN,
h Petitioners Attorney