River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-22
ANOTHER JOSEPH.
A Kansas Youth Innocent and Without
Guile.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas CITY Journal.
Russell, a small town in Kansas, on
the Kansas Pacific railway, is excited
over case of Joseph and Potiphar's
wife. There has resided in the town
fersome time past, certain doctor and
big wife. She is possessed OF good
voice, is an accomplished singer, and
foftd of entertainments. She has been
attending a musical society in Russell,
ara her husband, being called away to
tho bedside of his patients, has not al
waAs been able to accompany her
home. This duty fell upon moral
ycJ9ng man of the town, who is a mem
bef of the same church, good singer.
ana likewise an attendant Of the must
cal society. The wife fell IN love with the
yonng man, and one night her husband
being absent, she invited the young
man into her house, and talked and act
eel toward him in very unbecoming
m2nner. lie was greatly astonished at
her conduct, and to his credit, be it
said, upbraided her. The woman stated
flfat she was in love with him, and now
that he had scorned that love, life had
lost all its charms, and she would kill
herself before the next morning. The
young man was sorely perplexed. At
ter leaving the woman, he repaired 10
Rev. Campbell, pastor of the church Of
which he was a member, Land the case
before him, and asked for advice. The
minister advised, Notwithstanding the
lsteness Of the hour, he proceed to the
residence Of the justice of the peace,
who was aroused, and statement of
the facts sworn TO. Somehow the affair
became known next morning. The
woman, who had failed to carry cut
WAS the subject of gossip, hurriedly left
Russell. The next day her husband
followed suit. Thei7 whereabouts is
now unknown. They left their furni-
ture, on which their was a mortgage,
and foreclosure was made upon it.
The young man who was the innocent
actor in the little episode, is not pos
sessed of great amount Of this worlds
goods, hence blackmail could not have
been motor in this case. Ii il stated
the woman, although possessed OF q
good and loving husband, has weak
ness tor falling in love with other men.
An Enterprising American Mamma
Paris American Register.
Some people imagine that American
mammas are peculiarly gifted in work
ing off manageable daughters. Now
L sold that American mammas, ike
th: American girls, are just the best,
tho sweetest, and the dearest on the
face of this terrestrial BALL" But we
mlfst allow that they possess strategic
abgity and understand good generalship
always in good cause, be it under
stood. An American mamma recent
ly gave evidence of her ability IN "man-
agfsment" in a forcible and brilliant
piece of generalship of "change of
ba',e" IN an emergency-so to speak,
which revealed such qualities and abili-
ty, as would, were she a man, place
het: at the head of our immense army.
Hef eldest daughter had come with
sorAe friends to Europe. While here
the hand and let us hope) the heart OF
the1 American beauty was sought by
nuaerous rivals. By judicious win
no%ing there number was, at last, re-
duGsd to two. Then the young lady sat
down ard wrote TO New York, or Placid
vill@, or scrabble-whereve the
pat@rnal domicle may be located
telling mamma: give two suitors-
awi4lly handsome-both drcadfully
niCe-fearfully arIstocratic in family,
anal such nice manneIsl Cannot decide
between them. What shall | dor" Ten
day after Artemesia received a cable
grs,tn from her mother, Hold both till
| c@mep The next steamer from New
YoEk bore among its precious living
freight, the mamma of Artemesia, &C
coni panied by her youngest daughter.
On:taelr arrival in the city, the mann
ma. so skillfully conducted "negotia-
tions;" that within month both Of the
sisters were happily united in the
botJs, etc, to the two suitors of Arte-
mesja! Three cheers for the enterpris-
ing mother.