The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02
As an Offset to ths Pennsylvania Hospital

I tidSeuy tll6F6 Was II Vtfy dLtaStHp SpiSOu0
also the offspring of jealousy, at Hayer
| ly's theatre ore night. Among the man,
floral offerings sent to the theatre for pres
entation to the pretty girls in The Beggal
Student twas floral anchor to whieI
/ was attached blank card. While the man
ager was coniecturing who had sent it and
| for whom it was intended, well dressed
| but neryous1y excited woman, was usheree
in. She told the manager that her husband
Mr.. Anderson was infatuated with one o.
| the singers of his Opera and had sent .
floral anchor there for her. g Now sir >
said she, Il want you to show me the girl.
just want to see her receive those flowers
I'll attend to her so that she will have nc
more use for flowers and will wish she had
never seen my husband. . The manager
related the facts to her as he knew them,
and to prevent scene, suggested that she
had better GO home and call next day when
he might be able to answer all her ques-
tions. She thanked him, but instead Of
going home, bought a ticket and took seat
in the orchestra circle where she would
have a fine chance to detect her tickle hus-
band. scene then seemed inevitable. As
the manager did not know Mr.. Anderson
by sight and the girls all swore they knew
no such man, there was no way to warn
him of the danger. There was but one
thing to do, and that was to forbid the pres
entation of so much as leafet or q flower
across the footlights. The lovely flowers
were forthwith domed to the darkness of
the little back room. Mr.. Anderson did
not put in an appearance and the poor wife,
disappointed and chagrined, got no greater
satisfaction than that of giving the man
ager aspiey bit of her mind, accusing him
of encouraging her husband in firtations
with pretty stage girls.
The drollest incident that has attracted
my observation for some time took place
in Judge Mitchell's court on Sunday. tt
was a suit for damages for breach of fprom-
ise of marriage. Caroline Robinson, col
ored music teacher, dressed in the height
of fashion, wearing bangs, jeweIry ID pro-
fusion, q silk dress, and seal skin sacque,
was the plaintiff, and the Rev. Levi Coppin,
q colored preacher of the Methodist per-
suasion, was the defendant Caroline vowed
that soon after she got acquainted with
brother Coppin in 1878 he proposed to
marry her and she accepted him; that, he
remained true to his pledges until 1881,
when he became enamored Of and married
another, and SO lacerated her heart and
ruined her prospect that nothing but Ss20, 600
would compensate and prayed the court to
grant her Judgment for the same. The Rev.
Coppin was very dignifed; made no accu-
sations, but positively denied the charges.
His witnesses, AeWever, syore against her
with great deal of vim and showed very
plainly that she was professional husband
catcher. Yes, !" said one of the more se-
hement Witnesses, she, tried hard to en-
trap one of my brothers. just because we
were rich, high toned and kept servants.
She allowed how she wouldn't marry in any
family what was so common as to work.
She is plotter and a deceiver; that's what
she is" OF course the jury was convinced
and rendered verdict in favor OF defend
ant. The whole scene was perfectly iudi-
croIs; quite contrast to one that took
place just after, in the Desertion Court,
Judge Allison presiding.
In old couple. gray haired and wrinkled,
who had been married thirty years. were
before the court to have ti,eir wrongs
righted. Each one had long chapter OF
grievances. The woman said that whisky
had made madnan Of her husband. The
man said his wife used her tongue too free
", that it vas hung in the middle, that
she used both ends and such lashings as he
got were enough to drive any man to whis-
XIV. The Judge expostuIated with them SO
kindly and touchingly that the woman's
heart melted and she was willing to take
all the blame. Then the old man, too gal
liant to admit that, said, "No, guess we
were both to blame" Then. said the Judge
"you will go home and live together again.
Forgive and forget, won't you? Life is too
short and You are both too old to act SO
foolishly.' The old man shook his long
white locks and hesitated. What if the
IA ruen,an shon,d aooIa ora;n2u ac.n
oiu wonldll siioulu scolu Hehani Gay
yes, Grandpop-why don't you say yes9 .
cried a wee voice from the crowd. A mo-
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gel had rushed to the old man and wound
her arms close about his legs. g Oh Grand
al. -
pop Please come nome WIN uraAa1''a 7i anu
me. We will miss you so muchif you don't
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