The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-16
A HUSBANDS STORY.

An incident that would suggest mate
rial tor a play or a novel took place III
the Quarter Sessions Saturday. HIS
Honor Judge Kirk patrick was dlsposing
of the complaints Of matrons whose
husbands had deserted them. So many
cases OF an aggravated character had
been brought up that it began to look as
if the man biped in domestic state Was
great and constitutional offender. Iue
sympatAies oil The audience were grow
lug in favor OF oppressed women. Tins
tendency was heightened ny tha en-
trance OF a very pale, spare, benign
looking lady, apparently OF culture and
refinement, dressed in neat, dark fab
ric, She was accompanied by sweet
Young girl OF about fifteen, very taste-
lully dressed in the latest fashion OF hat,
onyx ornaments, and also some dark
texture, and II little cnlld If three or
four, in light and also tasteful dress.
Great was the sympathy tor me lady
like mother Wneu sue arose ana IN low
voice and refined Language told how she
nad been deserted by her husband, how
uU mad failed to provide iOr her support
aud that OF her two interesting cIilufeh.
An old and accomplished laWJ er, AeE
counsel, drew her statement with an e.
lecC almost dramatic. HIS Honor was
affected. Any mau with sympathetic
nature would BE-. Ills Honor called
upon the husband to stand up, aud all
eyes turned upon the cu!prit.
He was tall, thin lrIslman, aged,
perhaps, fifty, gray -naIred, and with
mid, careWorn features. HIS boots
were TOO large; his coat hung about MIN
in folds that suggested he had once been
a stouter man; ne wore no collar, his
shirt AT the neck was irayed, but clean
ly, He stood before The bar trembling,
not with lear but sorrow, and q big tear
had gathered in his eye.
"Wuat answer have you to make to
this charge, sir?' Said the Court, rather
severely, but WI GA some asLohishment AZ
the apDarIJion, " nicA " as different from
what had been expected.
sW ell, indeed, L don't know, yer
Honor" said the man in a low tone. ppm
but poor man ana have done the best
could"
Your Honor" said counsel for the
defendant, "tn1s poor man has bee IN
ruined by the folly and extravaganza oil
his wife, who ls now here suing nlm.'
The Court proceeded to investigate.
He found that the mild-leatured old
man DEFENDANT was a puudler, though
he did not look as if he mad The strength
for nard Labor; that he@had accumul LED
some property and SOLD IL for W, TOO to
meet the demand of his comparatively
fashionable vile anu family; that they
moved into $40 per month house, and
afterwards one little cheaper, bought
marble-top tables, and lived high until
this money was spent, allowing tue OLD
man meantime to WORK over the furnace
and keeping the luXuries measurably to
themselves; that when out Of money
| tney got his wages until he had not
money enough TO pay board where he
was lIYing in Sharpsburg; that he had
given them all he mad; tnat he could gel
work sonnet times but about three days IN
| the week, but all he made they were
welcome TO.
a universal feeling OF Indignation RAJ
through the courtroom. Even HI
Honor could not hep sharing it. Sale
ne, turning sharply TO the prosecu Lo
and her fashionably- dressed yount
daughter, "You have no business In Lhii
Court, madam. You can 60, madam
you can 90 at once! You pushed thi