The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-29
LOVES LOvGLEss LABOR.
How "a staten Island Bride Learned
the UnromRniie side OF Life.

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Willie Mr. William Kelly stood a. she
door OF his saloon on Vanderbilt avenue
Clifton Staten Island, az ] O'Clock Friday
moaning, a carriage driven At furious rate
suddenly pulled up, and harsh voice cslle d
out for Ju stice Vaughn. A moment after
female figure alighted and hurriedly entered
the bar-room, She WAS sttired in q black
serge dress, bonnet of a very old and large
pattern, and her face was enveloped in a
thick black veil. Constable Goggin interro.
gated the woman, who replied to him in
monosyllsbles, expressing desire to see
tho magistrate. The officers went in quest
Of the justice, whom he found in
his own office. The lady wss cent
for, and on being invited 10 n
seat, threw herself into il and burst into
tears. She refused to raise her veil but
when she became somewhat composed ,he
reminded the Justice that he had married her
to ayounG man few weeks since, and she
now desired him to revoke the bond. His
honor inquired the cause of the trouble
whereupon the woman in black told a most
accusing story, the msin points in which are
contained in the subjoined narrative:
A LovELEss LOVE
was married by your honor four weeks
ago. as you remember. My husband was in
your employment No a nod carrier. His
name Was Frank Love. Did ho love me /!
Yes; If unlcindnoas and cruelty can DO called
love, he did.
What cruelty did no mag fes TO you? in-
Quired the puzzled magistrate, who had not
lot soen the face of his mysterious visitor
and who was unable to recognize her voice
lilo compelled me to mix his mortar before
ho went to work, answered the lady, whose
voice was now rising in anger. He spanked
mo with slipper if the mortar WAS not pro
p'rly made, and he procured caps on which
were the words Ounce, fool disobsdient aud
naughty either Of which on the lealt provo.
cation no compelled me TO wear for An houror
two al a time. Marks of violence? No, there
are mons visible. lie whipped me like
child at his own caprice. lie called me
ugly, actually yelled the woman, and tearing
tho veil off her face presented features
which would have been classical in their
beauty, but that she wore red hair, was
blind of ono eye, and had buck teeth, Out
side OF these riling defects, she was an ins
teresting woman, 80 wears old, and of good,
symmetrical figure.
THE JUSTICES "REMINISCENCES.
married this woman, said Judge Vaughn
to reporter. There was bod csrrier
working for me. His name was Frank Love
On Saturday evening he added to his pay of
S3 per day by running II barber shop. HE
aili tncld WAS o servant In EentlemRn'.
family. She, as you can see, WAS blind of
ono eye, md ha was excessively lame in the
let leg. Yet, Il ia true that | danced at
their wedding. 1t was hornpipo.
danced on u board STREET c4 acress two
tables. The constable who assisted mo
danced an Irish jig | have heard
before that her husband compelled
her to mix tho mortar and to aid him in his
tonscrial proceedings on Saturday evenings.
| nave been also informed that be stole her
little savings. Now he is gone away from
her. Tho only thing can do for her ia 20
issue warrant for his arrest and iolch him
back TO Staten lslond." The woman WAS
cons1led on learning that some steps were
taken for her protection, and on returning to
the hotel on tho avenue dance was imprq-
WEED, in which the devoted wife reg0ned
her spirits and helped to entertain her friends