National Republican., 1877-02-15
SIX MISERABLE LIVES SEEKING n
BE MADE HAPPY.

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a Son Of Kerry-Two of old Irelani -, t,hu.
,ircn wailing In Sorrow = wiliiar .p..,,h.
lin Deserted His Home, and the .e,uaonea
wife Wants no More Of Him .pv.a,a N.
Madison Has One wife Less ee.Say Than
He Had Week Ago.
Another unhappy couple hs 20 ,urned N ,be
ourts seeking soaee for their .rous,cs and appiica
ion Of balm 10 theI sore anu bleeding hearts This
line they hail from the la "A Of the sham ruok the
,Ome Of the oppressed, xhcre the patience Of an
oppressed, down.trodds . noonic n,pt,ny for liner.
y, commands the adr iiration of the residents In
p ne iana o. tne ,ree and tho homo OF the brave.
nVna raw Ls and hundreds Of others whose
.rs in the I'm raid Isle. seek a solution OF their
dif .sulttes through ohancery, and tho
rSsn sn'a they upon soms % SssaaE SsSfs aEs
trfbxnal and solicit It's interference
ennst essapS ihe "nnSySSce STVS bcsernss % @ aSS
tonteLtons that finally build upa wall OF III
feeling between parties to the married state,
converted by passion and hate, out Of which there
IS ne escape, except by tho dissolution OF the
nuptisl Ties.
County Of Kerry, Ireland, in July, 1852 and the
holy ordinances werc performed by Catholic
priest, with all the solemni,y and impressvcness
believed that connubai bliss had been gunran.
teed them in their united lives, and hope swellsi
ss, hgsts H Joy aha 10 hs two
landed in Boston, Mass, and blessed the ship
that brought them over in safety to the land that
Is believed to be the 1rishman's paradise. For
nearly nine years they resided at the Hub, and
the latter part OF that time was q marked con-
lives. Patrick had become accustomed to his
wife home became monotonous, and he was in.
different TO the entreaties Of his helpmate to join
in and provide the necessary means to keep the
wolf from the door He was looking out for mum.
Der one, and she must attend TO that Of number
neeua nnu desires. failed to nrOpc rly AMI
even, she says, went beyond this cruelty
and i'll treated her; In lsi3 they changed
their residence TO this city, and AFTER becoming
convinced Of his ultimate intention to neglect her
she sot about procuring livelihood for herself
Ill S ~ SSns TI sepSeg Of Shs uppor Sas q
While lett undlsturbod the business prospered,
and her heart hlled with hope at the good pros
poet apparently in store for her. But January
9TH, 1871, her hopes were dashed down by the ap-
peRrancc Of Patrick, who came in, and not only
expressed the det ermination to run the store but
ensued, which brought both into tho police court,
and the husband va. forbidden to interfere with
the pursuits OF the wife. A week later he planted
himself In front Of the premises, at times occu.
pied the steps, and by his words and domonstra-
TO enter the store, and, as . consequence, Mrs.
Connor's business wonderfully fell OF, and the
indications were that she would soon bo bankrupt.
lest he should carry them into execution, and In.
tict upon her bodily harm, and through her
counsel, Mr.. l.. q. Hinc, che asks the l6terier.
epce OF the court TO give her II divorce, and grant
arestraining order against him while the suit Is
pending.
MRS. LAuGuLIH vs.. mn. LAUGHLIS.
when Margaret A. Dipple married William II.
1884, she imagined that all her days of trouble
had disappeared and that life In the future would
az sn m sSys and W %eEh Shs
not only anticipate her wants, but provide gener.
ously for her support, giving her home in which
comfort and contentment would be combined.
They resioed in Baltimore until 1883, getting
along nicely and seeming so DO perfectly salts
Ned Ned with each s6 Othsrs company shSI.ly alter
was consequent upon another. The husband
seems to have grown restiye and fallen into
but went of on voyages Of discovery, and from the
last forgot to return, leaving the wife and two
She finally traced him to Cumberland, Nd, but
in his absence he had o,agrown the recollection
Of possessing q family, and when reminded Of the
port herself and children, she worked hard and
faithfully to accomplish that end, and thus far
has succeeded admirably well. Determined to
have no connection with man who had proved
less brute than man, she resolved to bo divorced
from him, made application to the court, and
together with giving her the custody Of the
children.
Lucy Addison Spriggs halls from Petersburg,
Va, and It was there that she first met Rylani
A. Madison. He was ono Of those taking kind OF
young fellows SO irresistible with the girls, and
Spriggs. She was as doclo as the little lamb so
often read about, and while she did not exactly
follow Ryland to school, still matters
managed to secure the greater part of his eompa-
ny, and which, at that time, appeared TO her like
Heaven, and the bliss of those moments were
most precious to her existence. 1t finally even.
tuated In q wedding, and on Feb. II, lsT2 Rev.
DR.. Wingteld performed the service that united
them in tho bonds OF wedlock. Life rolled by on
wings OF swifness, seeming TO be propelled by
their united love,
OVER WHICH NOT A SHADOW HAD BEEN THROWN
to create a doubt ofits perpituIty. In November
1873, they came to this city, and the change prov.
ng unfortunate. A little babe had come into tho
house to bring additional happiness, and, II possi
bio, more closely cement the bonds of peace aud
love but another stranger had also entered tho
domestic circle, was one making his presence
most powerfully felt The demon drink had
seized loli upon the husband and found him a
willing subject. Driven by its temptations
into many excosses, he,fnally abandoned home ana
family and went to New York city. He claimed
that he was going In search Of employment, but
that was the last time sho ever looked upon him,
Tor absence SOON conquC re i.lOve, and he plungng
into vice forgot his wife and left her to lind sup
port for herself and child as best she might.
with the feeling OF hope strong in her heart she
lived on nnNiousiy waiting for his return and tho
bringing about Of those good old times they had
experienced in their early married life. But
neither came and hnally the hope was dismissed
and she went into court asking Tor legal dIsso-
lutiOnoi the nupSal ties and custody OF her child
who was Branted her, yesterday, BY the court.