The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-24
crout vvs. Sourcrout---R Romance
Founded on Fact.
.Crout
tFr0m the Laramie sun.


It will be remembered that at the
spring term of Court, in one of theadi
yorce suits entitled Crout vs.. Crout, the
plaintiff urged that she was entitled to
a divorce on the grounds that "Croutl
didn't pet her enough; that Crout did
not buzz the requisite amount of sweet.
ness in her ear, nor shed the required
number OF 4beamlng smiles ONO her
which her clingiDg GOndness seemed TO
demand; and that Crout was morose,
or, in other words, he was asour Crout,"1
and SO she soured ON him.
But with the blooming o" the cactus,
and the signing of the m Duntain Zephyr,
came the true knight for whom Mrs.
honest; Withal be had a place in his
heart lor Mrs. Cfout, aud a raging hun
ger in his pocket for the contributions OF
mis- friends. His name was Cameron
And according TO the tale of Cameron,
some Of the noblest blood of Scotland
circulated through his capillaries in the
proportion OF eight parts Highland blood
to ninety-two parts OF very poor whisky,
or, TO put it practically, the boss blood
efbonny Scotland was -4comin' thro' the
rye"
But in an evil hour he skipped. His
views were broad; he could not brook
bright May morning he bounded lightly
into the traln, and, gently putting his
lhumb upon his rudy noee as parting
salute to the friends who Lad generously
contributed toward paying tor his hash
and whisky stralghts, he lied himself
away to other tieids. But alter awhile
he came back. He didn't really want To.
but he took the advice Of the sheriff and
came back. The Guy Clerk. the City
Marshal. the Pr $50 uting A. 1t D ney, Il 9
ouerItt, and quite u arge number ol ciL
jzens. got up a grand meeting for him
at the City Hall, Hon. N. l.. Andrews
made some very appropriate remarks,
and was then followed by Hon. q. W.
Bramel and others. Then the occasion
seemed TO require tnat Mr.. Cameron
should make some acknowledgment OF
this attention. He rose with evident
emotion and said, "Not guilty" All.
though not very loquacious, he seemed
10 luIly appreciate the kindness mani
tested toward him, more especially when
he became the guest of Sheriff BrOphy
or the remainder OF his stay i'll the
city. .
But, TO cut long story short, Mr.. c.,
on a writ OF habeas corpus, once more
became q free American citizen, without
A mother-in-law. So he went with his
grief to Mrs. Crout. And did Mrs. Crout
look upon him coldly2 Not by a bushel
and half. The fellow who took her to
be cold Crout didn't know the party in
question. -. ~
spring hat on his shoulder and cried
Til the paper collar Of Cameron hung
around his neck like wet bandage on
sore toe. ,,l,,.i..
Then they planned that they would
elope. They had both had nearly all
kinds of experience, but neither OF them
had ever eloped. So they ran away,
and registered at Rawllns as John Cam
eron and wife. Thus those two, who
seemed to be made for each other, were
at last brought together, and lived hap
py ever afterwards. So the green grass
waved, the mountain blast blasted, the
zephyr sighed through the sage-bush,
the lambs whisked their little tails, and
Cameron softly whispered In the ear OF
Mrs. Cr0ut.