, 1879-08-01

Tuesday q week decree Of absDlute divorce
WAS entered IN favor OF Airs. Price. The luRr-
riAGo q hef nusoand to 'llss Davenport onsucs
e'e"' 1AsS 'A'e''
rrr p11f,r nfvnRcE
fow davs a1o announcement "a ,coao That
AZ" .1J "n.'",-" p''I. .o .A1ss 49, I.s
a. He~ 1ofk' 1uaee chaf'es Dononae, III tne
Supreme Court had issued an order OF unllmit-
Kat,o Baker price, The ac,rcss, neatust her hua-
,A.sS rs..t. II u.,.. 49,, ~. +. ha. .maa
band. Eowin Il. ff1ee' u'e actor' IN neF a''aa,
VT Mra. fHcc cnargea lnat ncr Ausoaaa hao
her aycrmcnts. two personal friends Of Mrs.
p.ta. .,,u .,,,-,, ~ ,f1,ao,;t d.n,o,o, ,hot 4,
lis' Wy ~ srn W ,ot o..'Is ,,,,, ~ i..,as ~ ~
luz NOUN " 'une, ,o'1' le"'u L. 49,. .'se , au'
at Marion, o.. anu other places IN tlht State,
while travelling In their company, have
with him ami trc,t "a his vito onc
rsIu. - ,,,,. ~. t,own ~
Sel!'e Nen, "uo was h"o"" "
them to be person Of "llght' character
The circumstapccs attending the granting OF thr
divorce were OF the mo4t commonplace chasac-
tor. No oppo,ttlon was msao by Price, and Mrs
frlco obtained heF decree lot the aoose reason
had assigned as the cause for tho wrecking of
tbe domestic bark Of the Prices and perslstcntly
asserted ,.' tl%t there va, not only an intention
nut an aosoiote oessre' On the part VI tac 4a'e
husband OF Mrs Pftce to be free, 80 that he
might unite himself to another person whose
FANNY hc had xuitel. and to whom hfa attentions
hnd hoa, ,f tho nat frcndtr cl,oractcr with
hao oeen oA t',e !noss '1enolf enatacte'. Win
t'e deslfe OIL nno'ue "neuSs u'e.e "us nnF
truth In this runor. New York mercury re-
porter called upon Miss Baker, and tho follow
ing eolioauy is said to have occurred:
"Mra. Price," said the reporter, after few
| preliminary remarks. have called u ask you
about that your latr husband IL about to be mar
rcd to another lady,"
| Mis- Baker smiled confusodly- "That Is =
leading question, QUO that. hardly think It
| proper to answer. as the unpleatantuess Is now
| at an end, mud Mr. Price md myself are once
| moro cDtiro strangers, md can each 20 our re-
| spcctiyo way through the world as II We ha!
never met really don't care to say anVthtng."
you had, your huhhsnd's unfaithfulneas, %
proven BY the aiidavIts OF tue two persons sw orn
ln your divorce suitf'
"No, there was another reason, ono tint was
d much moro valid one, but -
| "Why. then, Miss Baker, did Tou not state 1t
| Ia the note Of summons and comptaintf'
IT hardly care, again repeat, 70 say aurthIng
about the casc. All Ii done nul conc NOW. /
| OF Mr.. prtcc's acquaintance With the woman Nett
uut!l after he hnd left me-"
"Wcra vou then, not going to havs sued for
! diyorcol"
i "Yea"
| "And upon what grouuds7n
Miss Baker hcstatcd. ~ syarccly caro- to sar.
The Ilct Ia tEAt the reason we separated UG-
cause Of Mr. p1ce's admiration lur Miss Fanny
Davenport. It WIS Just this way,-I suppose 1
had butter tell you tic truth. Two scasops aco
my husband nh self were PLAYING together III
! tie same company With Mlxs Davenport. Ehu
/ WAS very kind unl agreeable, aul thought her
| very beautiful, nrd had crunt admiration for
| her. We were on friendly tergns,-thut Is, Miss
Davenport ulli ulyEcef-,t!ltt sto gnyc me Q.!e Ut
her Photographic With her autograph antl sonlo
wr.ttvn words, wishing iuc continued l4,q!ness.
After We Ind bren together iu the company for
| sotue time began to feel anxious, inv bus-
bands attentions becoming very mnrked towurl
| Mia Dayennort Didn't eav nuytt1,u,, nbDt1t II
tl,cn, although It made tuc feel sd aud sick ut
heart, as i know that VIC would not be- together
for verY lony,-thut Is, with the Davenport com-
papy, When our engagement was over
There was no change III his conduct,
apparcut,y toward mo; was rs kind ar,l uttcnt-
iyc rs ever. mud dismissed ali Thoughts aud
feara. believing that mad been unnecessarily
| Jealous. Months pssset on, u,n! once n1urc It
fnnpencd TINT au engagement was .uatle With
lhr FANNY Dayonnort Continuation, This tinu
il vos otl1y INV husband whu went with thu
troupe. was playing with The Fluscnccs. Our
engagements took us to different PORTIONS of
used to write To me regularly, anu il short, Ills
letters showed no mark Of failing lore. Yet
viii confess I was anxious uud troubled.
Thourhts of the attentions pa!d TO Miss D4ycl,.
port, md Of tho friendly tcFuls llry we're upon
Inst year iron, ttnO to time lifted through my
mind, and causeI 1e unuusI1sess, but ti4n uass.
I'd nWay. and I would take mysrtf 10 tusk for
~ nv husbanI's lore Had NJ nut been To-.
gethcr for years, aud did uot know ul,d lave
nrrfect nssurance in IFS loyo for mel /
| 5ihcarded thcso thoughts as utwnrt!@y Of ulc