Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-18
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A DECEPTIVE WIDOw.-James Robbins
of National avenue, has been missing for
several days, but there is no anxiety around
his house to learn his fate. His wife knew
what caused him to disappear, and she is
willing to let him get good ready to come
back. Robbins married lone widow about
four months ago. and they had not been
welded more that two weeks when he gave
her beating. She overlooked it then,
thinking he would soon tone down, but in
a week more he BACKED her eyes. In brief,
Robbins turned out to be brute of hus-
band, and the ex-widow is said to be meek
and humble in spirit, and Robbins had no
excuse fer his brutality. Four or five days
ago, he knocked her down and started off
up town, and the wife crawled over to a
butchers to see about having Robbins ar
rested. The butcher who weighs one hun
bred and ninety pounds, and has fist like
a maui, knew better way than going to
the police, and he unfolded plan.
When Robbins reached home that even
ing the house was dark, and the butcher.
dressed in women's cloths and with his
jaws tied up, sat in the rocking chair.
"Why in blazes isn't supper ready p
howled Robbins as he stood in the door.
The butcher groaned.
s'Grunting around again, are you?''
shouted Robbins. sWhat's the matter
now %
The butcher groaned again.
ssYou feel too high toned to answer me.
do you ?" growled the beaten. "Well.
we'll see about that. Just take this will
your"
He struck out, but the disguised butcher
caught his wrist, ard sprang up, and there
was fun in the cottage. He choked Rob
bins almost to death, tied him up in hard
knots and united him, drew him around by
the heels and hair, and finally picked
HIM up and tossed him over, the
fence into the mud. The wife beaten
kept up a steady begging from the
first attack, and as he arose from
the mud and sped down the street he seem
ell to thinksthat Sitting Bulls whole fight
ing force were after him. At eleven clock
that night he entered Michigan avenue
saloon and told a story about six men rob-
bng him, land an hour later, as he was prowl-
ing around shed to find place to sleep,
policeman heard him saying:
''Nose smashed, eyes bunged up, sore
throat, bruised all over and awful sleepy!
What deceiving person widow woman
lis !''-Detroit Free Press.
When the occupant of business place
on Michigan avenue was asked on the 22d
OF February why he didn't hang out a flag
il memory of Washington, he replied,
"What do know about George Washing
ton ?'' "Why, you have read of him,
haven't you?'' II suppose 1 have, but
you don't suppose 1 swallow all read, do
you ?'' ''But everybody knows that Wash
ington was a great and good man," pro-
tested the first 81 don't know about that.
I've heard good deal against him since l
came to Detroit, and Pm not going to run
the risk of offending some of my best GUS
toners by waving any flags around. LIN
just starting in here, and 1 don't want to
make any bad moves'' '.But, sir, butt
'sPlease go on interrupted the business
man. "If people hear you jawing around
my place they'll think Pm a politician a, .
keep clear of me. I'm neutral in politics.
and YOU can't force me into the Washing
ton ring-no, sir.''-DetrOit Free Press.
Some time ago tie following was pub !
lished in the London Punch. lis tea-soug
sung by Chinese lady to Queen Victor ia
1t looks rather difficult at first, but if
closely studied. the reader will find Chi
nese quite easy to read We are inclined
to think that great deal of what passes |
for learning owes its dignity only to the
obscurity of its words:
Ohc ometo tn etc asho pwit hme i
Andb uya pc undo fbhebe st
TWillpr Oveam OSteX celientt ca
Itsqua lit yal lwi liza tie st
Tiso nlyf oursh ILL ngs apo und
Soc omet othe cana rtan dtry
Mob etterc anel seWh erebefOu nd
Ort hata nyoth er needb ny.
A one-legged Welsh orator named tones
was pretty successful in bantering an
Irishman, when the latter asked him |
elbow did you come to lose your leg p
"Wel,' said Jones, ''on examining my
pedigree and looking up my descent l
found there was some Irish blood in me,
and becoming convinced that it was settled
in that left leg had it cut off at once.'-
s'Be the powers said Pat. sit nd av been
a deuced good thing if 1t had only settled
in yer head.''
A country curate, in letter to "Black-
woods Magazine" says that on one oc-
casion he baptized child named ''Acts.'
Afterward in the vestry he asked the good
woman what made her choose such name.
Her answer was this: "Why, sir, We be
religious people; we've got four on 'em
already, and they be caaI'd Matthew.
Mark, Luke, and John. and so my husband
thought he'd compliment the Apostles a
bit" He has no doubt she will go on to
Revela lions, they being particularly re-
ligioGs people.
Some years ago minister was called in
to see man who was very i'll, After fin