The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-23
The Female Husband.

country, has been much interested,
for two weeks, over queer case of
marriage at Waupun. A young
man, or an alleged young man,
named Frank Dubois, wooed and
won a girl, and they were married.
All moved along happily, to all
outward appearances, until two
weeks ago, when a man named
| Hudson appeared upon the scene
and claimed that the "man" Dubois
was his wife, Mrs. Hudson, who had
deserted him, and who was the
mother sOf his two children. The
story was believed, and Dubois and
the girl he had married, went away
from Waupun to Brandon. Fond
Du Lac, and finally TO Chiffon,
followed by tireless newspaper re-
porters, until the couple were foot
sore, and wished they were dead. 1t is
said that Dubois has confessed that
he was a woman, and his wife has
admitted as much. The wife was
informed of the fact after they were
married, and both agreed to keep il
a secret, which they would have
done very likely for all time, only
for the appearance of Hudson. It
is queer freak, and the deceived
wife has every reason to be offended
at the deception that has been prac-
tised upon her. It is bad enough |
for a girl to marry a man, but to |
marry what is supposed to be a man
and then to find that the husband is
a woman, must be heart-rending.
What the object of the female hus-
band could have been the world
will never know, but hereafter it
will stand girls in hand to refer
suitOrs to their parents when they
propose matrlmony, or cause them
to produce certificate that they are
what they seem. The marriage
relation is an excellent thing for
the world at large, but if it is fooled
with in this way by amateurs, it
will be brought into discredit and
will become very unpopular. The
idea Of a woman playing husband,
and trying to split wood, or drive
team, is absurd. The best woman
n the world could not take the
place of a man, and do chores around
he house, and go down town g
nights, and come home full of elec-
ion whisky, without giving herself
away. Such a husband would be of
10 account on earth, in case of 7
burglars getting into the house. /
imagine burglar entering a bed
DOM occupied by such a couple, in
he de3d hour OF night, to burgle.
The spectacle Of two heads going
lnder the bedclothes at once, and
wO female screams, where there {
vas one pair of pants On the floor, !,
would mix up the most hardened (
and make him think he 4
lad struck lunatic asylum. What
would SUCH husband amour to if a
neighbor should call to whip him {
'ecause his children had been '
hrowing oyster cans over the next
ence? The female husband would h
et behind his wife and cry. Sup {
'Ose the wife of female husband :
hOuld be taken sick in the night,
nc want a female doctor? The 4
eminine husband wouldn't dare get
p and jump into couple of pants e
nd 60 down town on a run after a e
deter. He would want the wife to I
ct up and go with him. Suppose q q
ow should get into the garden, and 3
ad to be driven out. Ali such a c
usband could do would be to pull q
p his vest and shake like an apron, {
nd say "shoo." and run into the \
louse when the COW turned her t
cad to nip cabbage. What would
UGH a husband amount to If an old {
over of the wife should call and 1
fer to kiss the wife for old &C 9
uaintance sake? All the female
husband could do, would be to pull g
lis lair and pout. Sup
ose the house caught fire in r
he night, such a husband couldn't
rab pants in one hand and pail of
water in the other, and go out on t
he roof The female husband 6
would have to make an elaborate !
oilet, and go to the fire in q car.
iage. o, female husbands are never
.oing to take the place of the old
ashioned male article. 4 female
husband could never go to caucus
nd smoke election cigars, and come
olling home in the morning with Q
nut somebody came home with him. G
such husband would make nice
appearance riding horse as mar :
hal of the day, on the 4th Of Jaly
1 female husband going to get
measured for new suit of clothes, &
Voul&be a spectacle for gods aud
men. 1t is well that the female
husband business in Wisconsin is
nus early nipped in the bud, and it
s hoped that an end has been put
20 it for all time.-Peck's Sun.