The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-29
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Last night ~ tho south'bound train
on the Central road drew NJ At the
union depot, the conductor was seen
10 hand u young woman from the oar,
who bore an infant In her arms, Hhe
was plainly, yet neatly dressed, and
after landing ON tho platform, seemed
at a loss which way 10 no, looking
aearehinsly aud wIslfully NJ tho crowd
that thronged aboul.her ahe wore an
expression that betokened sadness
" not grief, aud M II though she could
no longer control her feelings, burst
Into teara, some Of tho railroad OH.
olnla were kind enough 10 assist her
Into the waitlpgroom of the depot,
where the reporter approached her,
learning the cause of her sorrow, Her
name was Matilda Hooper and that Of
the heartlesa husband Charles Hooper,
who had cruelty deserted heraelf aud
child en- route with them for this state.
They were from Hamilton, Ohio, whore
they were married year ago last Sep.
lember, Her mother died while she
WAS yet u child, aud after the death OF
her athor, which occurred few weeks
since, they had determined 10 come TO
Texas aud locate In this city where her
husband had expressed hia Intention
Of ombarking IN the grocery business.
They had gotten M far on the road nm
Parsons, Kansas, when they stopped
OIL, hor husband expressing "a desire TO
look about the place, saying that II II
suited him he would locate there In.
stead Of Dallap. While there her hus,
band, who was given 10 drinking, got
on u spree, when she, insisting on hia
giving her tho money 10 keep, which
he refusing 10 do, they quarreled. lie
anerward handed her finy dollals,
saying that was all she should
have. On her requesting the care
Of the money she says he flew iutoa
passion, and ravod M she had never
seen him do before. After laying over
hero " few days they took the train to
continue their journey 10 Denlson
where her husband had expected TO
meet friend AT the Alamo house.
Her husband gave her her ticket 10
DenisOn, and ten dollars In money for
pocket change, after which he lett tho
train, saying that he felt bad, aud
would step ACROSS to u neighboring M.
loon to get adrlnk, aud that he would
he back before the train left. The train
started and was soon under headway,
but her husband was not aboard. She
had mate up her mind TO yet OH aud
walt for him at the next station, but
the conductor persuaded her from THE,
telling her that abe had best 40 Oh aud
that no would follow on the next train.
This she did, going on 10 Denison
where.she waited for him. The next
train failed to bring her husband, but
brought letter from him instead, In
which he bluntly broke the news TO
her, that he had deserted her and her
child. The woman wept bitterly rs
she told Of her wrongs, how the no VIZ
Of her husbands faithlessness had
fallen upon her. "Thank God % she
said; ~ remembered that had cous-
In living In or near Fort Worth, and
determined ut once 70 90 to him, and
am now on my way, and will leave
on the eleven o'clock train.n The wo-
man was young In appearance, hardly
twenty, while her child was six
months old. She remarked rs the re.
porter was taking his leave finer, that
After he became sober and himself
again, that her husband might DO
,orry for his cruel behavior, and come
back to her and her child. Yet men
who have the heart to practice such
,ruelty, rarely ever rue It, aud the
young wife's dream Of his return will,
N all probability, never be fulfilled