The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-30
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4 skesssDess. Drs.ke. aasbsna Ne
scrss HIS Maf~ sna child.
Thursday night as the seath-bound
train drew Up at the Central depot
Union depot, the conductor was seen
TO band young woman from the ear,
who bore an infant in her arms. She
was plainly, yet neatly dressed, and
after landing on the platform, seemed
AT loss which way to go, looking
searchingly aud wistfuliy at the crowd
that thronged about her. She wore an
expression that betokened sadness,
II not grief, and as If though she could
no longer control her feelings, burst
into tesrs. Some of the railroad OH.
ciais were kind enough To assist her
into the waiting-room of the depot,
where the reporter approached her,
learning the cause of her sorrow. Her
name was Matilda Hooper and that of
the heartless husband Charles Hooper,
who had cruelty deserted herself and
child en- route with them for this state.
They were from Hamilton, Ohio, where
they were married year ago last Sep
tember. Hsr mother died while she
was yet child, and after the death Of
her father, which occurred few weeks
since, they had determined TO come to
Texas and locate in this city where her
husband had expressed his intention
OF emoarking in the grocery business.
They had gotten "a far on the road ~
Parsons, Kansas, When they stoppe,i
OH, her husband expressing desire to
look about the place. saying that il IL
suited him he would locate there in
stead of Dallas. While there her hus,
band, who was given to drinking, got
on spree, when she, insisting on hi.
giving her the money to keep, which
he refusing to do, they quarreled. He
afterward handed her fifty dollars.
saying that was all she should
have. On her requesting the care
of the money she says be flew into a
passion, and raved as she had never
seen Hun do before. After laying over
here few days they took the train To
continue their journey to Denisou
where her husband had expected to
meet friend at the Alamo house
Her husband gave her her ticket to
Denison, and ten dollars in money for
pocket change, after which he left the
train, saying that he felt bad, and
would step across to u neighboripg So
loon to get drink, and that he would
be back before the train left. The train
started and was soon under beadwsv
but her husband was not aboard. She
had maize up her mind to get of aud
wait for him at the next station, bu,
the conductor persuaded her from this.
telling her that she had best go Oh and
that he would follow on the next train.
This she did, going ON to Denison
where.she waited for him. The next
train failed to bring her husband. bnt
brought letter from him instead, in
whieh he bluntiy broke the news to
her, that he had deserted her and her
child. The woman wept bitterly az
she told OF her wrongs, how the news
OF her husbands faithiessness had
fallen upon her. Thank God ~ she
said; II remembered that had a eous-
ia living in or near Fort Worth, ana
determined at once to go to him, and
am now on my way, and will leave
on the eleven o'clock train.r The wo.
man was young in appearance, hardly
twenty, while her child was six
months old. She remarked as the re-.
porter was taking bis leave Of her. tina,
after he became sober and himselt
again, that her husband might he
sorry for his cruel behavior, and come
back to her and her child. Yet men
who have the heart to practice such
cruelty. rarely ever rue Ii, aud the
young wife's dream OF his return will.
In all probability, never be fulfilled.