New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-01
"The Same Old Story,

When the captain of the Ninth avenu,
station returned from dinner yesterday, h
found . lady awaiting him. She had halt
fierce. half-sorrowful look, and, a. tn,
captain hung up his overcoat, he said t.
himself that some one had been killing tina
woman's only cat, or that the boys had beer
clubbing her boss goat.
"You wanted to see met" he asked, as hi
sat down.
She leaned forward until her sharp nos<
almost touched his cheek, and whispered:
II did"
"Hss your husband been abusing your
he inquired.
.'No; haven't any husband-it's the same
old story" she whispered.
"What old story"
"Breach of promise"
you have similar complaint about three
months ago!"
Il did," she answered.
"And similar one about three months
before that!"
II did. 1 told you it was the same old
story. Now let me begin at the beginning
and tell you the story right through, and
then see If you don't think ought to have
help from the police"
"Well, be brief"
"Don't tell heart-broken woman to be
brief" she said, and then, wiping her eyes,
she began: IA year ago I was in love.
was promised bride. was happy. In
the midst Of my happiness the base rascal
married . girl in Windsor"
"That's No. l." said the Captain.
eyes. that's No. l. was broken hearted,
but loved again. He seemed like nice
man, and We we're to 60 to Port Huron, and
live in grand style, and keep six servants,
and all that. He turned out to be liar
ou1 n -~o<oh M horro~x,e<3 e1s oc - ..I
ran swayv'
"That's No. g" said the Captain, as she
stopped to adjust her false teeth.
II loved again." she sighed. 'It's curl
Gus how often people can love. didn't
let him know that loved him until found
he was worthy, and he said he didn't know
what love was until he saw me. He went
down to Toledo to see his dying uncle, and
he never came back. He wrote me, though
wrote me that he could never marry q
woman with cork foot. Some one had de-
ceived him. l haven't cork foot at all. l
was going to take poison, hut didn't. /
was going to find him and shoot him; but /
concluded that q man who would find fault
about cork foot would be mean husband,
and 90 I let him CO."
"And now for No. d." said the captain.
"Turned out like all the rect" she re-
piled with. quivering chin. II loved him
tSuO u0 AOt0u mO, HuO I'LL WAS OlI0S uQCu
yesterday. Then found out that he hadn't
money enough to board him q week, and
when began to question him, he grew mad
and started for Chicago"
"What do you want me to do?" asked
the officer, as she bent her head aud eObbed.
"Oh, don't know! 1t seems hard that
should have to bear al this, while other
women don't have any trouble at all! How
long--how long, captain. can q woman
stand such conduct before the grave will
hide heri"
cts hard, he sighed.
1T wears ON me, Captain, I can't be low
ing ell the time. I'm getting old, and 1
want to settle down and know where am.
It disturbs my pesce Of mind to love fat
nan, then tall man, and then short man,
Ind to be wondering whether we will have
} cook and up-stairs girl, or whether we'u
mako the cook do al the work."
OTIS very wrong" he said.
''If they want to marry me, why don't
hoy marrys" she sobbed drawing ON her
loves.
The echoes had Q mournfnl sound a. they
"Why don't they?"-Detroit Free Press.