The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-06-07
SUING FOR DIVORCE.
q story Illustrating Woman's Strange Dis.
like Of Litigation.

lIkO OF Litigation
The popularity of women. more than
men. is crazes in doing things. Only
n ono point are they less given to
craze than men. They don't like to 60
20 law. not as rule; and just as you
,ften find things in life, when you
meet with an exception its generally
IN incomprehensible one. A lawyer
friend Of mine. rather out Of practice
hat is, he hadn't yet succeeded in get
ling in-was seated in his lonely Office
,ne day thinking out the problem Of
how much the dignity Of belonging to
learned profession was supposed to
be considered as equal to income. when
lc was startled by timid knock at the
loor. 1t was not one of his boon CONF
oaniona 1t was not another briefess
!awyer coming in to borrow dollar.
It was female knock. distinctly the
shocking OF tiny, gloved knuckle.
It doesn't seem poetic to speak of
ady's ..knuckle;' but facts are seldom
poetical. It was not . book-agent,
hat was quite certain; SO he invited
aer in. She came in. She was tear
FULLY clipper.
"Is this a lawyers office?"
1T is, madam"
'.And are you i lawyer"
He thought at first he would say that
only few people had hitherto believed
that, but it might spoil his business.
He bowed politely and offered her q
chair. She sat down and unfolded the
facts Of the case. She had been badly
treated by her husband. She had had
at one time few thousand dollars and
she met man who was broke He
was good-looking. There is nothing so
fascinating to woman with small
bank account as handsome man who
is .broke." She Immediately loves
him. She loved him so dearly that she
gave him her hand. heart and bank
account He squeezed the first, grace
fully accepted the second. and grabbed
the third. He started in business and
made fortune. and they had good
time for year or two. He took adj
vantage of her absence in the East to
switch his affections on to another
woman. There are a great many side
tracks in the sentimental part Of life.
and sometimes main lines cross one an.
other effectually. Life is full of juno
tions, and it is when they come to a
| junction that the married couple have
to look out for one another. Well, she
had got out Of the train for minute,
SO to speak. and missed it. The case
offered big chances. The man wa.
wealthy. and the poor but brilliant
lawyer saw big contingent fee. He
accepted the case for that contingent
fee and undertook to put up the neces-
sary preliminary expenses. The case
moved along. He was out twenty
dollars. and She was to como down and
sign the papers. She came.
''Are the papers ready?'
"Yes. Here they are. madam. L
you will put your name there"
"Well. you can just tear them up"
"Tear them up! Why?"
Il don't want to 60 on with the case
love him too WE'LL"
"very well. madam. In that case
-"
"pm very much obliged to you. and
I am SO sorry you've had all thi
trouble"
"Yes. madam. My bill will be fifty
dollars"
"What? You said it wouldn't cos
me cent to begin the case"
"But you haven't begun the suit, and
! am out = good deal for expenses"
Il won't pay it,
''lf you don't. it will be one hundred
dollars tomorrow"
She wouldn't pay. Next day he sem
up sheriff with an attachment, as
threat, at least. She came down, of
fered him twenty dollars. then thirty
then she proposed he should take hel
lace parasol. Finally she paid hin
fifty dollars, gave him a parting sho,
of polite language and went out. The
curious part Of the story was that In
quiry elected the fact that she hat
gone through the same process, except
paying. with thirteen different lawyer.
in tho city, all on tho same proposition