Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-13
Alefau0ria 6azette
TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1877.
STRANGER than Fiction.


About year ago handsomely dressed lady,
accompanied by a gentleman, stepped into q
lawyers office 10 New York. The lady might
be slightly on the shady side of thirty, and her
appearance betokcned conscientious attention
to the table in au excellent boarding house.
She had fair hair, blue eyes, delicious mouth,
and perfect teeth. Her companion had slight
stoop in the shoulders, muttonchop whiskers,
delicate nose, gray eyes, and hands like a
shoulder Of lamb. lie was excessively modest,
aud the lady did the interviewing. II come, |"
she began, 'to sec if | can quietly get rid Of
my husband. | don't want 40 noise about it,
but want to have it done quick, and to pay
a fair price for it-nonc o them extras
and uatOreseen expenses, you know" and
she smiled mysteriously. "Is this gentle
man your husband?" asked the lawyer, look.
| ing at the dropping masculine. mo, not ex-
aclly,': said the lady, "but he hopes to be when
| he has right to marry NE. H. is going to
pay for the Decree" "Whereis your husband
docs he object2" queried the lawyer. "O
he's 10 the city, and ne doesn't object in COD
tirmation Of which the lady produced q sheet OF
paper attestcd by notary public. setting forth
! that Geo. Robinson, being unable to live longer
10 harmony with his wife, agrees to divorce,
etc., etc. The lawyer was amused with the
case aud by iudlclOus questions, obtained from
tho lady the history CT her married life. Miss
Margaret Hardy was, seven years since, one OF
the bellies Of Rugby, in western Yorkshire,
England. The maiden's affections were con-
centrated upon one George Robinson, and to
MIN, With the full approval of her parents, she
was married on Christmas day, 1860. The
first year of matrimonial life was one Of uuin-
tcrruptcd happiness, and in the course Of the
moons 500 and heir WAS born to the Robin.
sons. Alas the tiny stranger did not take
kindly to existence, but sckened and died.
leaving the poor mother parayzed with gret
She took to her bed ard refused to be comfort.
cd. She would neither eat nor drink, and IN
short time became living skeleton. Finally,
she, to all appearances. died. The poor young
creature was by the express command or her
father inferred with Ecr rings upon her hands,
and there was good deal of uniavOrable com.
mcDt among the town S people on this "criml.
nal waste" The jewery particularly excited
the cupidity of the parish clerk, and he mado
minute inquiries conccrniDg the probable value
of the buried rings tioalIy, three days after
the iuneral, at the ooe hour OF midnight, he
crept cautiously to the new made grave. HaV-
ing removed the earth and unScrcwcd the cohn,
be proceeded to take off the rings, but from
the contracted state Of the fingers, was unable
to effect his teloniouS purpose. Ihcrcupon,
with his pocketknile, he commenced to am-
putate the fogcrs, but he had scarcely reach
ed the bone OF the wedding ring no.
ger, when, to his astonishment and hor-
ror, the corpse bcltcd nearly upright n the
coffiI, at the samG timc uttcrlng Wild and
dismal scream. The clerk Immediately start
ed homcward, with his hair bristIing on
end. Meantime the poor woman, who had
been buried 10 death-iike trance, alarmed at
her extraordinary situation, directed her steps
to her husbands residence aud knocked loudly
at the door. Robinsous cOnstcrnallon when
he beheld his wife 10 her shroud and grave
clothes may be imagined. lie howcd "mur..
der" and "police.' attracting startled crowd
to his residence. Then it became evident that
Maggie Robinson had indeed returned from the
cold damp grave in veritnblc Ilvlog flesh and
blood. Altcrward the Injured tlOGcr aud the
state of the grave pointed suspicion TO the
parish clerk; but having saved the woman ns
life, he was allowed to 20 unpunlshed aud tho
matter was permitted to resi-. Finally Mrs.
Robinson, to escape morbid curiosity, lnplored
her husbaod to cmlgratc--a step he was very
unwilling to take, because, as Mrs RoblusCn
AYERS she was overhead and ears with an'
other YOUNG woman in the pl1ce.' Ultimately
thc wiGe's importuniia7 prevailed, and the
conpIr came to New York in the summer OF
1872. George has carued q Respectable living,
and his vile and h. occupied, up to few
weeks since, u comm0diOus floor 90 olxteebth
street. 1t appears, however, that he has been
| becoming gradually cst'auged from his wife,
and Maggie felt that there VA 'W)man lu
the case" Recently he was Sex ior tort
| pight, aud she intercepted the t1' loving 'e''er
from bis whiIom flame in Eaglnnd:
YARN, Octob. =, lS75.-Dcar'st Dearest
GEORGE: rite this TO catorin r"u thtt wud
ha thotc you wul Ia sottcu r!dd i her long
before this. | wud Ia cAma y2u my dHlns
rte away but who shui bee. uothi. what.
sumcycr ~ i.hcr vii: Dor ~Iduc'; a"I dear
George you wud rot ih" 10 sc u" has ard
her alive. o., George X ws, i ml~rrah Gag
when old Jack II i tth" p" i<h rl ~ tux her
up, how happy VIC mite L tcrn.
| Yours sincerely, y. ;.
Mr. Frark Bronstu, Ms b"sous board
cr, became speedily acqu,Ir'"h with 'he coz
tents Of the letter, mAkng only tn br'c' CON
mon, .Wcl ic: n.m g. p. + U. ii hen
have 90 obi c!!nEa 80 "~-~.s e. ' dci.
There Was az angry G. Do4i:a'i IA, 81" e. con
clu.ian 0! which tic boaiic' vs. c" ~ 10
assist, The result Is &c his been d">ciit B.
ouiet decree will b. iorthcomlug, ." - '"nct
four people will BE- thereby llccLscl - hccone
happy.
THE BLUE GLASS TREATMENT FoIs
i INVALIDS-Wc are prepared I" furElsh