The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-02
SUING FOR DIVORCE.
story Illustrating woman's Strange Dis
like of Litigation.


a story illustrating woman's Strange Dis.
like of Litigation.
The popularity of women, more than
men, is crazes in doing things. Only
IN one point are they less given to
craze than men. They don't like to go
to law, not as rule; and just as you
often find things in life, when you
meet with an exception its generally
an incomprehensible one. A lawyer
friend of mine, rather out of practice
That is, he hadn't yet succeeded in get
tlng in-was seated in his lonely office
one 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
ne was startled by timid knock at the
door. 1t was not one of his boon COM
panions. 1t was not another briefess
lawyer coming in to borrow a dollar.
1t was female knock, distinctly the
knocking of tiny, gloved knuckle.
1t doesn't seem poetic to speak of -
iady's ''knuckle;" but facts are seldom
poetical. 1t was not book-agent.
that was quite certain; so he invited
her in. She came in. She was tear
fully clipper
sis this a lawyers Officer"
ut is, madam"
4 "And are you a lawyer"
j Ee thought at first he would say that
only a few people had hitherto believed
ut, but it might spoil his business.
He bowed politely and offered her
chair. She sat down and unfolded the
acti of the case. She had been badly
tteatd by her husband. She had had
at sneime a few thousand dollars and
she meta man who was "broke." He
was gooClooking. There is nothing so
1asclnatlrr to woman with small
bank accoat as a handsome man who
IS "broke.N She Immediately loves
him. She lved him so dearly that she
gave him he. hand, heart and bank
account. He queezed the first, grace
fully accepted he second, and grabbed
the third, He sarted in business and
made fortune, and they had good
time for a year Or two. He took adj
vantage of her ABSENCE in the East to
switch his affections on to another
woman. There are great many side
tracks In the sentimental part of life.
and sometimes main lines cross one an
other effectually. Life is full of juno
tons, 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 was
wealthy, and the poor but brilliant
lawyer saw a 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 come down and
sign the papers, She came.
care the papers readyY
Eyes. Here they are, madam. II
You will put your name there"
"Well, you can just tear them up"
"Teasr them up! Why?"
h, II don't want to go on with the case.
love him too we'll"
very well. madam. In that case
Pm very much obliged to you, and
1 am so sorry you've had all this
trouble"
Eyes, madam. My bill will be fifty
dollars.
What? You said it wouldn't cost
me cent to begin the case"
But you haven't begun the suit, and
l am out good deal for expenses"
Il won't pay it.
''If you don't, it will be one hundred
dollars tomorrow"
She wouldn't pay. Next day he sent
up a sheriff with an attachment, as a
threat, at least. She came down, Of
fered him twenty dollars, then thirty,
then she proposed he should take her
lace parasol. Finally she paid him
fifty dollars, gave him parting shot
of polite language and went out. The
curious part of the story was that in
quiry elected the fact that she had
gone through the same process, except
paying, with thirteen different lawyers
in the city, all on the same proposition.
San Francisco Chronicle.