, 1876-01-16
"rHF SAME OLD STORY ~

! tain ut the Ninth Avenue Station returned fro
dinner Yesterday, lie found 8 lady awaiting h1r
She had a helf-herce, half-sorrowful look, an
as the Captain hung up his oyercoat he said
, himaolf that aome one had been killing th
yonau's only cat, or the boys had been clu
bing ker boss gost.
"You wanted to see me- ?" he aslted as he 81
down.
She leaned forward until her sharp nose u
most touched his cheek, and whispered:
! II did,"
"uas yorr, husband been abusing you?" b
inquired.
mo; havcn'tsAny husband-it's the sam
old etory!" she whispered.
"That old sto1y?"
"Brcach Of promise"
"Let's see!" mused the CAPTAIN; :" didn't 20
have = similar complaint about three month
ago -
II did" she answered.
sand similar one about three months befor
that?"
II did. I told you it uas the same old story
Now, let me begin at tho besianin: aud tell ths
story right through, and then aee II you don'
think ought TO have help from the police"
''Nell, be brief"
s.Don't tell heart-broken woman to be brief.
she said, and then wipinE her eyes. she began
IA year ago WAS in love. was = promised
BRIDE. was happy. In the midst OF my l,a o
pluess tho taso rascal mar4ied 4 girl in Wind
| bor."
"That's No. l." said tho Captain.
"Yes, that's No. !. I :7as broken-hearted
! but loved again. Ho seeuled like nice N an
and we we're to 20 to Fort Huron, and llvc in
grand style, aud keep six servants, and sl that.
He turned ont to bo 4 liar aud wrotch- 1o
| borrowed SIS OF me, aud ran awayi"
I That's No. 2" said the Captain, as she STOP
| ned to nd inst her falan teeth.
| " loved again." she aighed. TITS curious
how often pooplo can love. didn't let him
know that I loved him uatl found be WAS
worthy, and ho said he didn't know what love
was until he cav me. He went down to Toledo
| to zee his dying uncle, and he never came back.
| He wroto me. though,-wroie me that he could
| never marry Womsn with a cork foot. Some
| Que had deceived him. haven't cork foot at
vas going to tnd hin and shoot him but
concluded that man rho would find fault ABOUT
cork foot would bo mean husband, and go
let him 60"
And now for No. T." s1id the Captain.
/ "Tufned out Ike all the rest rhs replied,
me, aud al vas b'i5s until vest. rday. Then
found out that he hadn'e mouey enough to
hjard min wees. and. when began to ques-
ton him. he grew mad aud started for Chicago"
What do you waut me TO do ?" asked the
officer, ~ she bant her head and sobbe1.
"Oh. d1n't know! 1t seemB hard that I
SHOULD have to bear atl this, while other women
doa't have any trouble at all How ioug-hov
long. Captain, Can woman stand such conduct
before tho grave will hide her?"
"1t's hard," he sighed.
ut we.:s On me, Captain. I can't bo loving
a1l the tine. I'm getting old, and want to aet-
tie du aud know where l an. 1t dissurbs lny
peace Of mind to love fat man. then tail
whethar we will lave d cook aud an ap-staiss
girl, or whether we'll make the COOK do al the
work."
"Its very wrong" be said.
"1f they Want to marry me. why don't they
marry :" nhe sobb.d, drawing Oh her gloves
The echoes had mournful sound al they
ans yesed:
why don't they?"
NOT THE WAY TO WIN A WOMAN.
Horaco Marshall, OF Council Bluffs, Ia, adopt
cd the most novel way get Of courtiug the wom-
an Of his love and capturing her affections.
Anna Stewart vas living in Council Bluffs when
Marshall first SAW and courted her. She left for
Woodb1ne, and Marshall knew we'll where she
went and the cause Of her going. He made a
charge that this woman. to whom ho said lie was
engaged to be married. had stolen some articles
Of his property and carried them ot.-io Short
had 'Eons where the woodbine twiueth.'' The
City Marshal OF Council Bluffs took the matter
~
ue found Anna Stewart to be a sensible, IRE
possessing woman Of 80, who said sho wa;
3 widow, with two children to take care
OF, and sowed for = living. He took
Anna Stewart to Council Dlutrs under ar
rest for stealing Horace Marshall, her lover,
seemed very glad to sec her again, but she MAS |
evidently not SO glad 10 see him. It now ap-
peared. and Horace confessed, that the woman !
had taken no property whatever she had SIM /
ply stolen away flom him, and be wanted her |
urht tncl- ha i17at
interview with her. She said. mo, sir" with q |
6zmer decision aud more emphasis than ever be-
fore. The making of the charge Of stealing, |
having the woman brought to hls feet prisoner.
ing her innocent, did not have tnat magical effect
w. on Anna Stewards heart that Horace Marshall |
expected and lie was finally obliged to give her
up. The Official dguitaries Of Council Bluffs
DOW. .want to get hich on Horace for the
trouble and expense he put tho city to in frlii-
less effort 10 help him to wife.
LETS CUT OFF OUR NosEsr
A Madrid letter in the St. Louis Globe Demo-
rat enEs: The guide told me an old-tlme Incl
lent that occurred not far from Valencia. In
inc OF the t1umphs OF the Moors over the Chris
iaus 8 band OF soldiers secured the country to
ecrnit for the Alhamhric monarch's harem. In
10 doing they espied nunnery which was. Of
ourse. their especial abhorrance, and they ,m-
nediately galloped towards it to secure the prizes
contalued, doubly Jealous since IT WIS for their
ehRlon as well as sovereign. The nuns looaed
nth horror upou their approach, for the rumors
II their hateful etrand had preceded them, and |
'astlly consulted among themselves AZ to what
hey could do to avoid the degradation aud
acrilege. Their only chance Was to make them
elves uoat:ractive, and ons among them pro-
'osed. that they should cut of their noses, than
7htch surely nothing could make them moro
lglY. This was approved By the others (though
is to be supposed with more or less he=ita-
lon, since it was not only painful. but would
,ake them repulsive forever after) and, when
be Moors reached them, the many beautiful
panlsh maldenB 1uclosed in the sacred wasig
ad. thanks to their courage. become sufficiently
unpleasant objects to avoid being e1poaed to
he threatened dissertation
HIS OBITUARY.
It WAS very ead woman (says the San Fran
isco Necs-L Letter. that came into our sauctum
he other day. Not to put too fine point upon
;, she ,wept. II am Mira. Briggs" she murmur-
d. sadly. The sub-edtor said be was Glad tn
nov it, and inquired after Mr. Briggs. "You
ont seem to keep the run of our eminent
slzeus much, she said, With some asperitv.
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