Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-05-04
DISMAL BRIDAL TOUR.
The Unhappy Experience OF a Young me-
lean Cir, Welded to Drunken Brute.

lean tir Welded TO Drunken Hrute.
Carols English Letters to n. Y Sun.
And. speaking Of America and Ameri
cans, had We been here on Dover Pier last
evening when the boat came in from Calais
the great double-hullsd affair. which does
not prevent sea- sickness. as it Was expect
ed TO do, which has, in fact, a far more dis
agreeable motion than the ordinary steam.
ers, and which. according to the predictions
of old, and it may by predjudiced sailors,
is destined one day to fall apart of its own
weight; had We been on the pier upon the
arrival Of that awkwark. looking craft We
might have Witnessed one of the closing
scenes in tragedy Of real life-ons of
those innumerabIe domestic dramas which
are much more narrowing than any told in
books, and which. as 1t is related here from
personal observation and knowledge, is alb
solutely true In every particular.
About two months before this, the last
scene. great ocean steamer was about to
sail from New York to Liverpool. The
dock ". crowded with people-.the friends
of the passengers. There was band of
music and singing society, and a waving
Of bunting and loud cheers and noise and
confusion even more than usual. But at
last the steamer swung out into the stream,
and then some Of the inquisiti1e people
the busybodies who always seem to thrive
on ship board-discovered after diligent in.
9niry that the band of music and the sing
ing society had come to aid in bidding bon
royaGe to young couple who had been
married the day before, and who were on
their wedding tour. He was stout, thick
necked; over dressed young fellow. born in
u western city Of German parents. If a
VIC No !
looking at the same time he was handsome
His wife, the daughter of a very rich lager
beer brewer in q city which need not be
named. was also of American birth, and on
her mothers side of American parentage.
She was a modest, quiet, refined and
well-informed girl; a wonderful good
performer on the piano. She
was young, too, and had evidently seen lit.
tie Of the world. How two people 80 diff
ferent in every way came to be mated did
not transpire, but it was evid snt that she
was very much attached to her husband and
entirely dependent upon him, for, as was
whispered. he had received no money with
her. In this he was disappointed. He re-
paid her devotion with the coolest and most
brutal indifference. The ship had not
crossed the bar at Sandy Hook when he
lad drank himself very drunk. By night
fall he YES btapid-'s soaked" is the techni-
cal and forcible expression. He remained
so until Liverpool was reached. During all
the trip across he paid absolutely no attsn-
ton to his young wife. He never TOOK her
to meals, was never seen with her. She
was left as completely to her own resources
~ Ii she had been alone. Ia Liverpool on
the ships arrival they were lost sight Of for
time, but that evening late one of the pas.
sengers received note from the young
wife which said:
@Isee that you are in the same hotel with
me, and In my great alarm I beg to trouble
you. have not seen my husband since this
ATTENTION, and being entirely strange and
alone in Liverpool without one friend or
acquaintance except those who crossed in
the steamer with US, I am very anxious.
Can you advise me what to do or how to
fad my husband?"
In response to this note the gentleman
addressed, who had some knowledge of
I1verio 81 and Of human nature, enlis the
sympathy Of the first officer Of the steamer
"a noble fellow, since dead, washed from
the bridge In strong gale" the cffieia al rec.
ord put it-and together they searched for
the missing husband. At2 O'Clock
IN the morning in one Of the vilest sinks of
'Ao' AZ alA TIC tOWu, u0 WIS ICuQQ Drunk
and herding with creatures too base to be
called human. The sailor. full Of indigna-
ton. was for "Eunching the beggar's
head, but was persuaded to foi6ear,
and the truant, stupid with drink.
was taken to his hall. crazsd wife. From
Liverpool they went to London and then
to the Continent. She was continually
treated with the same indignity. Crossing
the channel to France he left her all night
to lie on the deck, too sick to move or to
call for help-sick, cold, wet and misera-
bic. In Paris he commenced to beat her;
there left her FOR days together. Providen.
italy. she met some friends there, and
they. supported by cable messages from
her family, prevailed upon her to accom-.
pany them back to America. Last night a
broken woman, broken down and prema.
turely old. she landed in Dover Pier the
silent witness Of many tragedy. She is
young. and young people forget easily, they
say. Let it be hoped that there is much
happiness yet in store for her.