Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-11
TENDER STORY.
A Lady of st. Paul Who was Married for
Two or Three Days and then Deserted,
Gives the Story of Her Wrongs -A
$500, 900 Chunk of Consolation.

A Lady of st. Paul Who was Married for
Two or Three Days and then Deserted,
Gives the Story of Her Wrongs A
100000 Chunk Of Consolation.
A few days ago very quiet, retiring,
modest little item found its way into the
GLOBE, in which it was announced that
a marriage certificate had been issued
authorizing Mrs. Marian Il. Whitcher,
aged sixty-two years, widow of the late
E. B. Whitcher, to be united in the holy
bonds of matrinony with one James
Robinson, aged seventy one years. The
young aud loving couple were Immediate
ly married and at once proceeded to
housekeeping in the house owned and
occupied by Mrs. Whitcher, on East
Seventh street. The blushing bride took
her youthful husband to her own home,
where the first days of loves young
dream might be enjoyed without inter
ruption by the cold, unfeeling outside
world, and where the green tendrils of
affection could be carefully attended and
watched. Those who knew of the mar
riage knew not how soon all this happiness
was to be interrupted. No one supposed
that this little second Garden of Eden
was to be disturbed and the fond hopes
and expectations of this young bride so
soon dissipated. But so it was laid down
in the book of fate. There was too much
happiness under that roof to last. The
verdant and unsophisticated husband
| was not, after all, made of sugar, and
taffy can't last forever. The fiercer the
| flame the sooner the fuel is consumed.
In other words, the faster the wood ard
coal burns the shorter time it lasts. Yes
| terday the fuel was all gone and loves
| young dream was ended. The lady
called at police headquarters and desired
protection. The man into whose hands
she had entrusted her tender affections
had abused her. He had threatened her,
and had very sharp knife which he had
exhibited to her and made declarations
as to what he would do with it. She was
| frightened and wanted an officer One
was sent down, but when he arrived at
the little bower where there was
to be so much happiness the dread
| full husband was gone, so that
| the young bride was left alone. The
wedding flowers were all faded Loves
perfume had all evaporated and nothing
was left but few faded leaves and dried
up stems, and consequently the bower
presented dry and uninviting appear
ance such as brought the pearly drops OF
sorrow to the hard eyes of the officer
The lady told her grief and it was sad
story of misplaced confidence, but as the
hard hearted and unappreciating hus.
band of q few days was not TO be found
the officer could do nothing but sympa-
thize with the maltreated and deserted
wife. She said that she knew Mr.. Rob-
inson thirty years ago in Cleveland, OHIO
and that he always appeared to think a
great deal of her. He afterwards went
to California, where he became rich and
powerful railroad man and dealt in
stocks. He had an immense stock
farm now i'll California, and
was very wealthy. Before they were
married he gave her written check, OF
contract, promising to pay her 100000
She represented that he wanted her to
sell her property here in St. Paul and 60
with him to California, but she did not
want to do 1t. She feared she might not
like the country and if she sold out she
would have no place to go TO, and nc
home in case she wanted TO return 10 St
Paul. He did not like her obiecting and
| that was the difficulty. He insisted ana
she refused. He got mad and then there
was trouble. When asked what she pro.
posed to do about the 100000 she said
she did not know exactly, but could
write to her friends in California and FIND
out the financial condition of her hus-
band, and If he had anything she did not
think she would have any trouble in col.
Letting it. She could give some
one 100000 out of it to collect il
for her and then she would
have 100000, which she thought would
carry her through pretty comfortably
This idea appeared to be measurabiy
comforting to her, and the consolation
the lady drew from it was very great
She expressed the belief that when the
time came her husband would find out
where that check for $500, 900 was She
| does not know where he has gone, but
thinks he went TO Chicago. She has nc
expectation that he will come back. 1t is
| a sad case, and is so recorded.