The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-03-17

the Styx and were presumably safe In the
saints rest when she met old Robert Nor
ris. At that time Mr.. Morris, If not a man
of wealth, was supposed to be comfortably
with this worlds goods; in point
of fact he had been prosperous tailor, and
having accumulated reasonable stock OF
shekels for a rainy day he resolved that he
would devote the rest of his days to the
quiet enjoyment thereof Mr.. Norris
first wife was reposing quieily beneath the
daisies, his daughter had gone to house
keeping on her own account, and he dis
covered fact which some other fellow had
found out nearly six thousand years before
that it is not good for man to be alone
He met the widow Smith, we will call her,
for It is not definitely settled what her name
was. Mr. Morris was aware that she had
once been sad-eyed mourner at the tomb,
but in his widest dream he meyer suspect
ed the full extent of her affliction, or that
five white stones in Gods acre marked the
memory of dear departed love. Mr. Nor
ris understood that the widow had property,
and she had one hundred dollars snug in
the saving banks; the widow was sure that
Mr.. Norris had enough to smooth her path
way to the Golden Gate, for to tell the
truth her other five matrimonial ventures
had not been financial successes. The we'd
ding took place, and week had not passed
away when Mrs. Morris began to realize
that she had been deceived; for instead Of
pony shay, sealskin sacques, diamond
rings and brown stone house, she found
herself in two back rooms, having a lively
race to keep even with the hatcher, the
baker and candlestick maker. All of her
vast experience had availed her nothing
her last choice was ten thousand times
worse than her first, for in addition to want
of cash he had the sciatica in his legs, the
lumbago in his back, rheumatism in both
arms, neuralgia in his head, dyspepsia
in his stomach, his sight was impaired and
his hearing was not by any means good,
and it did not take long to impress Mrs
Morris with The fact thai she had brought
her pigs to pretty poor market. Norris
] IL not sick, was grunting all the time. Not
withstanding his numerous Affections his
appetite was remarkable, and about two
weeks ago he took fancy to dish of greer
peas and molasses. Almost everybody
likes sweet peas, but Morris likes them ex
ira sweet, and that dose proved his bett
noir, for the next morning after eating the
peas and molasses he was subject for I
coroner's inquest. The inquest developed
some strange facts. At first Mrs. Morris
acknowledge to having had two husbands
before she tackled Mr.. Morris; then sh,
owned up to three, and on more critica
examination to four, and after desperate
struggle the fact was developed that fiv,
husbands had preceded Mr.. Morris in he
affections. Then came another comp.ica
ton. Mr.. Morris was said to have legac
left him in England of $4,000, and tn
interest on this money in England wa
) paid him by one Dawborn in New York
Dawborn was hunted up and swears tina
he never knew Norris in his life and neve
paid him silver. But, as / said, old Nor
ris said he was poisoned; the jury sat Of
him and entirely agreed with him. Wa
there Rough on Rats in Mr.. Norris gree
peas and molasses? 1t does not matte
much to Mr.. Morris now whether there wa
or not, but it may be an exceedingly inter
: esting question to Mrs. Norris because,
the verdict of the coroner's jury is adyers
to her hopes. tombstone No. 6, which deco
rates Mr.. Norris grave, may possibly mar
the last of the amorous widows matrimonii
conquests.
The sudden death of well known pol
tician by the name of Brennan, deyelope
quite as extraordinary state of affairs a
was exhibited IN the case of the wido'
Morris. Brennan was a gay boy and
successful politician and everybody's frient
with a weakness for draw poker, goo
whiskev and number of Mrs. Brennan!
which led him down to ruin, and the ma
. who, five years ago, was the pride of hi
= party and went clad in purple and fine liner
was discovered one cold night last wee
sitting under lamppost all covered wit
:, mud, with several big cuts on top of h
+. head, and on his death bed, which ensue
!, at the hospital few hours afterwards, n
, less than three wives turned up to clail
the body. What in Jerusalem they coul
want with such whiskey- soaked reprobat
is beyond my ken, and yet they fought fc
= him, and it is now rumored that there al
+ five or six more ready to chip in as soon g
| ka Rsek Il tl,aip hntt Ia
l. From time 10 time New York is startle
l. and Mortified by the disclosures that com
l. up from the lunatlc asylums, and the rev'
It lations of the past week have sent thri
v of horror through the entire communit,
It After desperate struggle with The hospiti
= authorities twenty-seven sane men and w
1t men have been relieved from a captiyit,
J, in comparison To which death would hay
a been blessing.
n If patient dared to insinuate that
,r was sane, he was seized by the attendan
and if he made the slightest resistance
was lifted up and suddenly let fall upon IL
f floor till the breath was all knocked cut
ID him, and then powerful hypodermic il
y lection Of morphine paralyzed all furth'
N resistance, Beaten, kicked and terrorize
j. the miserable wretches fingered on fro
ir month to month and year to year. and the
ir cry of agony was never heard outside Il
r. confines of their prison. One who was re
ID cued from this hell by the indefatigabls e
re forts of a charitable lawyer, immediate
10 went to work to help some of his fello
10 prisoners, and the result is that twent
e, seven sane persons were released Who ha,
o. been confined in the asylum as lunatic
st some for months and others for years, al
le every one of them by sheriff's jury WI
pronounced perfectly sane.
A successor has just been found in Broe
lyn to the Rev. DR.. SniYely who retir