Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-25
DALLAS,
A Negrcss Refuses TO Live With Her
Husband, Alleging that He Has
white Liver.
More About tho BOren-Henry Marriage
Missing Man Turns Up Postoficc
Nufsances.


Hl'fihi 10 VIC huEtNi's
DALLAS, Tx, Sept - JAS. Watson
has brought suit for divorce against
Nancy Watson. Both the Watsons are
colorcd They were married in Mcl.en-
nan county on March 10, 1880, and lived
together until April 10 OF the same year,
when Nancy informed her liegc that a
friend had told her that nc (Jamcs) had n
white liver, and that Il she Nancy lived
with him She would die before twelve
months had passed. She, therefore, ABB
scented herself from his bed and
board, and has since refused
10 return thercuntO. At least
this Is the allegation made In the bill. IL
says further that the plaintiff has irc-
qucntly tried to explain matters, but that
defendant would not and will not listen
to reason, "to the incxpresslblc mortlica-
lion and shame of plaintiff and to his
great griof and distress Of mind" There
fore, he prays u divorce.
4 SPECIMEN CRANK.
~ do think" said a lady cmploye o!
The Dallas postofcc 10 n GAZErTE re-
porter. "thal one sees the strangcst pco-
pie IN the world az the postOillce
Last Saturday evening nicc-look-
Ing man dressed In gcntccl
clothes approached my window and
asked me II was busy. | told him YES.
'Wcll.i he said ARE YOU too busy 10
write letter for meyu told HIM was.
Now said he ~ want YOU to write
inst a short letter for me, IL won't take
sou long, nud | know you are not too
busy TO do IL. You see It's 20 A Young
lady saw on the train, and with whom I
was very much smittcn. No, / have no
other ecquaintancc with her, but that
makes no difference. Down South here
YOU don't nood an Introduction when
YOU want to know anybody. You
lust 20 up and speak To
them. | told him that was not the
way had found 10. ooh, you're
from the North, and they're lots
more particular up there It's all right. /.
Here In the paper ana he uuwrapped
some very nice paper and enyelopes.
Now, | know YOU will have time TO write 1
t. put him of, and he finally left. | I
thought, Of course, he was drunk, but he
bobbcd up sercncly Monday morning,
bright and early, and, greeting me with n
bow and smile, renewed the
request that I write his letter for
him Il know You are NOT too
busy this early,' he said, and IL
will only take Won few Minutes. and no
began unwrappinn his miner finally /
told him that ID was against the rules and
hat was liable 10 lose INV place If |
vent 10 writing letters for pcoplc That
settled him, md he finally bndo
ne rood morning aud left, with appnrcnt
'cgrot. This Is but ono of thc many
,inds and colors, sorts, shapes ana sizes
If crnnks TINT dally nppcnr 10 trv tho
patience and shorten The life of Tho most.
lfcc cmployc,"
SuE wOtLpNir M corRcEp
The sensation causcd NV tho Rnrcn.
Ienry wedding Yesterday continurs ma
,ntcd, and IL tho only theme of convoran.
ion IN society circles The youno lady
,as heen the hero,nc of ean ar Two nrc.
lion, sensations. About n yenr aoo her
parents had determined ON her mnrryIno
.hc son of wealthy banker of ihiS
,lty. She refused. and ,bov Inc.
fan to orrnnIzn n scheme of rocrcion
When tho younp poniloman In The rosc
how matters stood aItbon,h
10 WINS very thoroughly In love with Tho
adv. very wisely decided not 10 nrnSn.
ute his claims mn, further and refused
20 have n bride thai wonld come nnwin.
nrly. When MIR. johnson cnmo .,yooin~
he affections of the old folks wore Trans,
terrcd To him and they decided TINT Miss
Flora should wed him and no othcr
Whom She fatty refused thcy took her on !
To- the customary convent Tor M lr,st 10
some boarding. school I'm IndinnnI md
whore her naughty snirli sbonld NJ
nodded To thclr win I'm - few
months Miss Flora tired of bonr1mg-
school lifc and wrote honr thn, shc
would we'd Mr.. Johnson The old folks
sent for her, brought her home and
were mndc for thc mar.
riagc. The readers of Tur Glzrlrr
know how II manned ont Tho sy,nna-
Ihles of the community are largely With
The younn married. folks and ngninst thr
"stcrn parents The scene nj Mr.
prathcr's Yesterday when the brides
parents arrived. lust nlter the mnrrioyr
was likely In the extreme They went nj
the bride and groom aud their friends
and nbrttors "hammcr and tonUs y.
the mother attempting 10 chnstisc
tho bride and The father romg
lor the male portion of the party lie
seized the groom's brother by The tbroat
and Was choking him down. when another
youngster present whaoked him Tho did
mani alongside the head md sent him Ia
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