The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-26
THEY WENT TO RIDE,
And the Door Being Open the Old
Lady Walked in.
Rare Bits From Washington.

Washington Letter {" the Philad-lphia Times.
Another scandal i'm high life bids
fair to absorb some of the attention
bestowed upon the celebrated Chris
tiancv case and unroll its Shiny folds
in the divorce court. 1t involves the
reputation Of man and two women,
one his wife. The gentleman was
but recently an army officer, occupy.
ing a high national position, and a
gentleman whose scientific attain
ments and name are familiar to every
reader in the United States. He is
of large wealth and liberal disposition
and his position in Washington
society has been fully commensurate
with his official rank. He owns ex-
tensive properties in and about the
city. keeps steam yacht. fully
stocked with wines, liquors and eii-
bles, and entertains his friends in
royal style. Among other houses
that exc out mis- handsome rent-roll Is
a very pretty twO-s:ory brick cottage
on Thirteenth street, with an invitingly
cool veranda running around it. 1t
was at least very inviting to the
owner, for although the house was
presumably rented to a dashing young
widow, who occupied it with single
servant, he was seen there regularly
every day. The lady of the house is
a petite, attractive creature, and this
was enough TO set tongues going
They had been going some time, how
ever, before the story of this pretty
little bird cage and its occupant
reached the home of the owner and
the ears of his lawful wife. When
it did so finally a domestic cloud arose
which, at first no bigger than a
woman's hand, swooped down upon
that home in square Old-fashiOned
storm.
The legal family residence is out on
Fourteenth street, nearly Il mile from
the cosy seat of the adopted wife.
Putting a watch on her husbands
footsteps the injured wife soon dis
covered that the tales which had
reached her were only too true. Yes
terday she planned a domiciliary visit,
which not only clinched the conjec-
lures of his wife but in its denOument
made the scandal public to the entire
neighbOrhood. The distinguished ex-
official and scientist had scarcely
quilted his quiet little bird.box, taking
his dove out for an airing, before the
wife had presented herself at the en-
trance and demanded of the servant
in charge whether the establishment
was owned by her husband, naming
him. The astonished servant ad-
mitted that it was. "Very well, re-
piled the wife, 81 am Mrs and
she walked in. Once in possession
she began a search, which, although
without the customary legal warrant,
was equally effective and thorough.
She opened tine trunks, pulled out
drawers and hustled the feminine
finery on the floor, stamping on silks
and tearing satins and embrOideries to
shreds. When she had carried this
examination Of a feminine wardrobe
to some extent she stumbled upon q
package of letters in her husbands
handwriting, which made the situa-
ton almost apoplectic. This was
nothing, however, compared with the
wifely rage when she turned up a few
fancy photographs of her husband
and his petite fame, exhibiting them
in tights and in other various attrac-
tive and melting costumes and atti-
tudes. She was wrought to such a
pitch by this time that she fled from
the house. vowing vengeance on all
concerned and bringing out the entire
neighborhood. She declared that she
could not get decent clothing for her.
self, while her sinful husband was
spending thousands on this mistress.
making his wife turn her last years
dresses, while the mistress was main
tanned like the tabled lily of the field.
When her spouse and lily returned
they found the birds nest in chaos.
The colored woman in charge was
bounced from the box, and broke out
like an infection all over the neigh
borhood. The scandal will probably
enliven dull season in the divorce
court and tear up fashionable society
generally,