The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-04
DESERTED BY HIS WIFE.
A Strange Story of Domestic Infelicity
'"'' In the West.

A few days ago there arrived at Bur-
lington, via the Cedar Rapids and Min
nessota road, Il man and woman whom it
appears were married and were en- route
Tor Tor Quincy. sNl. As Burlington is the
terminou< of the above mentioned road q
; change of. cars and the purchase Of new
tickets were necessary to carry them to
their destination. - - 80 h,..''
The man looked rather verdant and
honest minded, and from the way he
managed things he didn't deceive his
looks very much. The woman was young.
pert looking, rather prepossessing in aP.
pearance and couversed fuently and in
diligently. ~
when the train.was nearing Burling-
ton, the fellow gave his pocketbook, which
contained the sum of $50, into the keep
ing of his fair companion, remarking,
"You had better take this, as you have
travelled more than have, and are bet
ter, up to the ways Of the world" To
this she readily consented, and when they
arrived at Burlington she procured the
tickets and they took the first train for
Quincy. II siriGl.@. }.t:g .s5.s
/ At,the proper time the conductor CAME
around to collect fare and take up tickets,
and when he reached t e interesting
couple she gave up the tickets. one read
ing Quincy" aud the other .Lomax,"
this being the way she bought the ticke.sin
order to perfect plans to get rid of him
at the, latter place. This led the conduc-
tor to inquire, (Which of you takes the
Quincy check ?'' II do," said she, and
stfaightway il was given her. The fellow
took, his for Lomax, without taking notice
of the game she was playing on him.
Time flew on, and 80 did the train that
was bearing them, and just before the
train reached Lonax the conductor told
the fellow tina, wIs his place to get of.
This was news to the fellow, who, in
the bewilderment Of the moment, ex-
claimed:
why, have we arrived at Quincy al
rcady?".
"No sir" replied the conductor, "this
is Lomax. where your ticket runs 0ut."
"Luok here, conductor, you must be
mistaken. This is my wife, and we're
both going to Quincy"
Right here he received the fist evil
dence of. his wife's infdelity, by her
breaking ont with these words:
Indeed am not your wife, and you
had better get off here, as shall not pay
your way any further. You ought to be
ashamed of yourself; a man like you,
trying .tp your way on poor lone
woman" -. H.. ...s
; At this point the fellow burst into
food of tears, and demanded an explana-
ton of her conduct and the cause of her
sudden disloyalty, asserting "You are my
wife, and here among strangers, in a
strange land, do you intend to desert me,
and leave me alone to mourn the loss Of
the only woman'g1 ever loved in this
world 2" &C., &c. ..4,s .,n Ie4
His. weeping excited the attention of
all in the car; they gathered around
them, and to further satisfy the cravings
| of their curiosity began to pry into the
case;l by inquiring his name, where he
Was from and the cause of his deep
anguish. ,..-
He said they we're from Marion, Ber-
tram township, Lynn county, Iowa, where
they were lawfully married three months
ago, and that he had a certificate of the
same in his trunk.
His pleadiugs were so earnest and his
appeals to her SO touching that the con.
ductor was persuaded to carry him to
Dallas, hoping in the. meantime COM
promise might be effected and the hard
hearted female induced tn allow him the
privilege of going on to Quincy. To ac-
complish this the conductor and passen-
gers united IN their efforts in his behalf,
but all to no purpose, for "when woman
won't she won't, and there's an end ont"
Her mind was made up to blk him, and
she did. She said he was not her hus-
band, but second cousin, and she didn't
want to be b thered with him any longer.
When the train arrived at Dallas he was
compelled to get of, aud the train rolled
on To Quincy. '''
He told his story to the crowd that
were standing around the depot. and sone
of them advised him to telegraph ahead
to Carthage and have her arresled.-Mad-
ison Lo,oa) Plaindealer.