The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-14
"ANOTHBR UEPoRTuNATB 9

these columns, under The above caption,
the following bit Of authenticated infor-
nation as matter Of news. We now
reproduce IL 10 accommodate the often
der, who is making the air hideous with
bis frantic endeavofs 20 induce Us to no.
tiee him. We copy rer5atius from the
issue Of June II, ls75:
MANY Of our Oregon and Washington
readers will remember one Professor
W. II. Chsney, a peripaieiic lecturer
upon astrology, who visited the North
west some three years ago, aud who con-
suited the planets and wrote 'nstivities.' >
This Professor has been three times mar
ried. His first wife fillsan early grave; the
second, a respectable lady artist Of New
York, was deserted by our astrologer
years ago, when his stars sent him
across the continent after a mythical
gold mine. His third marriage was
with Miss Flora Weliman, an estimable
lady Of more than average ability, who
resided for some time in Seattle, and
who astonished and grieved her many
friends in that city by her strange pref
erence for this uncouth, yet erudite Ish-
maelite. Shortly before their marriage
the couple removed to san Francisco,
where they have been living for year
past, eking out preearious existence,
he engaged in writing 'nativities,' and
she, though unused to mental tasks, in
drudging at the wash-tub aud caring
for other peoples children for hire.
Naturally proud, sensitive, aud refined,
and possessed Of much culture, this he
role little woman clung desperately to
her bad bargain, and kept her domestic
troubles 10 herself Lately, however,
finding herself in delicate health, she
Informed her husband OF the fact, and
asked to be relieved for a few months
from the care Of the children for whom
she was officiating as nurse girl. He
denied her request, aud ordered her to
pack up and leave the house, because
she Indignantly refused to destroy her
unborn babe.
"I have no money, and nowhere to
go said the poor object Of a bad mans
protecting gentleness.
Neither have I any money to give
you,n be replied.
"a friend offered her S25, but she flung
it from her, saying, with burst Of an-
guish, It will be Of no use TO me with
out my husbands love-
"The inhuman husband informed the
poor wife that he had sold the furniture
(which she had helped to buy and il
was useless for her to think Of remain
ing there any longer. He then alb
ruptly left her aud the forsaken, home
less, penniless victim, in her desper-
alton, attempted suicide, first with
laudanum, and aiterward with a pistol.
Failing in both efforts, she was re-
moved, in a half insane condition, "a
the house Of a friend, where she still re-
mains. Having become calm, and
somewhat resigned to her fate, it j.,
hought she will not again attempt sui,
eide"
The above is condensed from a lonl
account in the San Francisco Chronicle
and is given as the lady's own story
gathered from her rmostintimate friends
Alter we had published the above
The unfortunate author of all the mis-.
.hief and misery wrote us, IN shame
less detail, mess Of stuff for which b,
demanded publication, part iu denial
part in palliation Of his own conduct
and part in infamous accusation Of hi.
wife, to which we replied by letter that
he should have the use Of our column.
for self-defense If he would write an ar
licle fit to print. This he did not do
aud we have from that day 20 this ig-
nored him, as we shall in the future, fol
the same reason that the lion, when At.
lacked by the polecat, found it best ia
pass quietly by on the other side.
We are in possession Of a horoscope
Of Ourself cast by this astrologer when
he first came to Oregon, and once before
acknow ledged in these columns, in
which these words occur: "You will
always have bitter enemies among the
low and vicious. But you have many
friends amongt the better classes mean
the good and honest, whether rich OF
poor-and you should never look for
them elsewhere. 1t is not possible for
your enemies to crush you beyond the
resurrecting arm Of Mars"