Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-30
MRS. LAROUOHERE.
How She Was Bou2ht by Her Present
Husband for $1,000.

The New York correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Times tells the following story: AT
the table with me part OF the time was a
jolly group, one Of whom is a brisk little
EnglishmaD, OF great prominence In his pro
fession, most difficult and delicate one, by
the way. Incidentally the name of Mrs.
Labouchere came up, and some one OF the
party referred to the fact that Mrs. Labou-
chere, under her real name of Mrs. Pigeon,
had begun what seemed TO be rather an
unconscious divorce proceeding sgainst the
male Pigeon in a Virginia court. Where
upon my mercurial Euglish friend remarked:
well, Labouchere did the square thing at
any event. He met Mrs. Pigeon when she
was playing as Miss Hsdgson in London,
and became greatly interested in ner. He
was then, as now, a man of wit, of political
and professional status, worth pile OF money,
and what you would call in this country a
'genteel rounder.' So he sent his solicitor
10 see Pigeon, who was a lime man, or
what you call in this country a calciminer,
working at 3 so day, and the solicitor said
TO him, See here, Pigeon, this vile of yours
won't live with you any longer, aud Mr.. La
bouchere is very much interested in her, and
if she could be turned over free to him with
out any embarrassment and with the GER
tainty you would not institute criminal pro-
ceedings or any other calculated 10 involve
her in disgrace, he is willing to pay you
f1000.' Whereat the male Pigeon responded:
well, / don't know so much about that; she
may not care to live with me, but prefer to
live with her. 'Oh, well,' responded the So
licitor, Il am sorry we cannot come to terms;
l am authorized to hand you l00Gs., and will
do so.' WELL said Pigeon, Il don't care if
do Whereupon the solicitor handed him
Mr.. L'bouchere's check for $1,000 and took
his leave. The next mornidg the male
Pigeon went TO the bank and had his check
cashed, and found himself, for the first time
in his life, in possession of a large and gilt
tering pile of money. Hardly had he, with
delightful footsteps, retired, when Mr.. La
bouchere appeared and asked at the counter
if a check of his for 1000s. had been presented
He requested that the check should
be given to him, which it was. Whereupon
he departed to the home of his beloved, and
gayly Furnishing the check before her adj
miring eyes, informed her that he had her,
and there was his receipt. From that time
on the male Pigeon has avoided his former
partner, who, by the way, says she has not
even seen him in eight years, and she has
been recognized in such circles as she can
ind entrance 10 as the wife of the distin-
guishsd editor of the London Truth. By the
by, ! hear to-day, from trustworthy author
ity, that the divorce proceedings in Virginia
Will probably be qusshed, and that some
more open-handed way of dealing with GER
tain real estate transactions in the vicinity
OF Richmond will be resorted TO. 1t is evil
dent that there is no foundation for i'll
natured scandal in reference 10 this Pigeon
business in the Richmond court, it being
born in the desire of the Laboucheres to COM
ply with law OF the Stale, without obeyiug
which they canno. transfer some property
which they own in that section"