Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-23
4 Warming 10 Brides.

| ""!'osS u'e not 10 fccl lively sym.
Palhy Tor the bereaved bride whose hus.
oand IS snatched away from her 1T the
100, OF the altar or in font of the private
T TesK OF the officiating Justice Of the
| Teace, as the case may be. Especially is
such bride to be pitied when she loses
! through her own carclessness a husband
Wnom she has caught after protractod and
ski,ltul effort. Such is the misfortune
which has beiallen Massachusetts bride
anu her story Is one which CONVEYS a
wholesome lesson to expert but ovcr-con
fident widows.
The bride in question, while vet a
blooming and energetic widow, met with
an elderly gentleman of eighty years Of
age, and an indefinite quantity Of bonds
ana STOCK certificates. In spite Of the op.
position OF his family, she convinced him
that II was his duty to marry the trusting
and ingenious woman who mad lavished
u,1on him her priceless and experienced
alst ctions. 1t Is not matter of very
grea difficulty for skillful widow. or
other astute woman, to hook an elderly
rcntlcl IAN. The real difficulty is in land.
ing him. When once he is fastened by
his prom. Sc he must be played with great
care, or he will escape before he is fairly
gated by a, efficient marriage ceremony.
Until then \ is always prone To seek ref.
uge in inaess ssiblo places, from which
neither coaxinl or pe,ting can dislodge
him, or to suA lenly break his promise
and DISH away nto some secret and Sc
cure hiding pl-so,. In the present in.
stance the Masss. husetts widow plaved
her prize so firmly and ,enderly that he
was tinAly succssst lily landed Unsor
tunately she then relA xed her vigilance,
never DIR canning that IL e would so far re-
vive As to leap back into his original
celibscy, and accomplish his escape.
Let other widows mole her carelessness
and its consequences, and save them.
selves from disappointmerH and humilia.
ton.
No sooner WAS the marriage ceremony
ended than the happy bride directed her
husband to nun back TO his house and
bring his bonds and mortgages, SCI tina,
they might begin to enjoy happy h1uey-
moon. The husband went, but as soon
as he had entered his house he wis
seized by his relatives and safely locked
up. He had made u will in their favor,
and they had no intention of allowing i
to be unmade 10y new and unwelcome
wife. His prolonged absence disturbed
his return; but the carriage came back
empty, and the drivers mind was too
much confused by strong language, broken
crockery and pals OF water 10 explain the
reason why his presentation of written
order to deliver to bearer one "a elderly
bridegroom had given rise to SO much
vigorous discussion. The bride at once
Comprchended the true state of affairs
She armed herself with . pistol and a
stout lrishmun and stormed her husband 8
prison. The battle was short but fierce.
From his remote dungeon, the imprisoned
husband could be heard cheering on the
assaiants, but there were too many bolts
on the front door, too many determined
maiden sisters, and too much available
cfOckcly in the house TO render its capture
possible by the assaullng column. The
bride was beaten back, after performing
prodigios OF valor with along pole against
the paror windows, and she has since APP
pcaled to the law for assistance. A suit
tor the iorcible theft Of Z valuable hus-
band, whose photograph is annexed to the
complaint, and marked "Schedule A."
is now pending, and it remains to be seen
whether u Massachusetts court recognizes
the right OF property in husbands, or
whether it looks upon them as fer0 n1tur9,
and hence incapable Of being made the
subject Of an action for trover and CONVEX.
sion.
The lesson conveyed by this affecting
narrative hardly needs TO be emphasized
1t is q warning to widows never to let
freshly caught husband pass on, of their
hands, but to carry him OIL the moment
the marriage ceremony is completed, and
to keep him locked up until his spirit is
broken and the rage Of hi: relatives has
subsidized. Had the Massachusetts bride
pursued this course, she would not now
be suffering from the humiliation Of bav-
ing her husband locked up in somebody
elses two-pair back, while she herself
cannot stand below his prison windows
and ask for one word of affection from
his beloved lips, and one five dollar bill
from his adored pocket, without mourning
scathing insults and scaldng water at the
hands of her husbands cruel jailers
Eternal vigilance is the price of al elder.
" and rich husband, and widows who
fancy that for them eternity ends and Wig
ilance becomes unnecessary as soon rs
they have married their latest prize,
should revise that opinion, and redoublc
their precautions until the honeymoon
has passed at least through its first quar-
ter.-N. Y. Times.