Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-30
BFJeelias Register
THEY REMARRY.
VoVBN WHO GO THROUGH THB DIVORCE
COURT.
By Far the 6rsstsr Number Rs-Sntsr the State
From Which fhsy Have Been Rrssd-Ssp-
Nslsd Females IS NaiehmaksrS
Chicago TioEaS.
What becomes of divorced women

A vast field of UNEMPLOYED territory IL
opened By the question. Just IS mules
are supposed to seek for their death some
spot where no eye can behold them, so di-
yorced women, once divorced, are believed
10 withdraw 10 some mysterious limbo in
which the rest of their lives is spent unob-
served.
But the Tribune has been st the pains of
collecting statistics about them; and it
inds that they eau accurately Be divided
into the four following classes:
CLASH.
Remarked within per cent
CLASS II.
Waiting TO- an Per ceuL
CLASS III
Fallen into evil per cent
CLASS ".
Devoted 70 eehoscy per cent
These figures have 6een compiled from
eomuari4Oa of the divorce lists with the
marriage registers; from the statements OF
Ju4gs, justices o. the Peace, clergymsn,
Law ,ers, aud colrt officials; and from PSF
sonsl inquiry aucng those who have been
divorced they eau be accepted as sub
stantially correct
The fnurtA clax4-ths class of perpetual
old msids-sesms luilero1sly small. Bat
il il chiefly confned 20 these poor crss
lures, agsd, iaiSm, who endured the
brut ,lity of th-ir husbands a. loOg "a
strength and health would permit. Freed
from thar misery they have no thought OF
temp ias fortune again. Their number Is
increased by those phllosophic women who
since their matrimonial Shipwreck, have
established thsnsslgs5 II business and
lansh at ANYBODY whJ suggests that they
shall marry again.
WOMEN OF EXPERIENCE.
what, ~ they cry, Il, who koo"
what marriage is?'
Aud occasions lily there resires into coz
vent some woman who has had her hour
Of nosorie.y u tas divorce cou't+ she
goes WITH her wroag or with her sin, and
the gates of lifa clpse upon her.
And, with ell this, the fourth clsSs IL
rot more than D per cent. OF the Whol5
The philOsophic woman may some day see
her philosophy shaken. The gates OF the
convent may reopen aud the fair psnitent
may come forth plrx5d A husband may
De waiting for them both.
The third class nav be quickly dismiss
ed. It > composed almost wholly Of those
against whom the decree of divorce has
been pronounced. Discarded by their hus-
hand, abandoned by their sweetheart,
they fell lower and lower, and end IN the
gutter.
The second clsss-tbe Eligibles-eom-
prisss chiefly those who had no mstrimon-
ial Intentions When they sought divorce.
A sense Of their wrongs drove them TO take
action. Once free, they find that tho ex-
perieacs WAS not 30 unpleasant They look
about them in the nope of renewing 1t.
Aud note, says Mr.. Edgar Terhune,
the shresd attorney, mote how these
women herd together. Every divorced
woman knows some other divorced woman.
Those who have been through the mill are
not happy unless they bring others into it,
too
do they sfterward help the latter to
marry?"
an many cases. There is no match
maker ike divorced woman. She keeps
an eye upon all the likely bachelors. Her
history has beg0tten certain fascinating
looseness in her manner. Men are won
derfully attracted TO her- Have you no.
tieed in family hotel how the young fell
lows always swarm around a diyorceeH
Well, she uses this influence for her friends
a. well a. tor herself. If she is personally
disinclined to accept your proposal she
has an acquaintance who, she is csrtsin,
will Just suit you. And, ten to one, the
acquaintance is divorced"
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
as there q colony of divorced womsu'"
"Well, not quite q colony. But thew
flock together. They lay plans for the fo-
ture together. Their gIOst is 3 second
marriage. Aud sooner or later they will
reach il.
Bat the great category Of divorced
women is The f-8t-ylz those who get
Quickly remsrrisd o. their number rs
psr cent. are remarked within q year, and
40 per cent. within month. The celsr-
ity of these second marriages. IL astonish-
ing.
There came to ne" Gays Col. F. W.
Tpur'eIlotte, AN Elglishwoman, little
dried-up person. she was accompanied by
q smug looking individual, preacher"
"a n,i later
"a suoe-annuated minister, not, /
should say. Of much account. He took all
the affair upon himself explained bow the
woman had been deserted By her husband,
VINO refuasd % come with hsc to Americs,
and bow cha had qualified by residence in
Chi ago. Well, ~ sOOn "a the decree was
obtained he said solamDly: Col. Tourtsl.
lotts. will you accompany me to the Couu-
ty Clerk ufic-r | went with bin and
in tbe Office Fs found thu li'tle woman; and
hang me, cir, ifin i've minutes they were
not man and wife
The process Of marriage is simple. Every
facility il accorded II the parties 10 the
Cnunty Clerks cffics ThSy stand at
window before Mr.. S.lmon@ou, the mar
rjags license clerk Mr.. Salmoosoa is 3
man Of letters He has written an sp
psuded work on the romantic side OF mar
rage llceucsa-s4id, indeed, TO be the
Standard authority on the suhisct. He
puts he regular question to the parties,
asking them under saith whether they are
Of manageable ago, are unmarried, and
nav I4wiully coatracs and be Joined N
Wedloek.
10 giving tia name Of a bride who has
bee1 diVarc-f the briiegsoou usually
hssitates H rsf5f' to hsr as Miss "
"F "a sAa hesn married before" asks
Mr.. Sslmonson, seated on his high stool,
like Del Dnlc Piisstess on her tripod.
iva" mutters the bridegroom
Then how, demands Mr.. Salmonson,
gllnCIng with great severity over hiss spec
t4cles. nov en- she be Miss? Produce
yOUr decree"
The decree il Immediately drawn from
the budsErcOm's breast pocket Mr.. Sal
moDsOn looks at il, writes cut the license.
The lsV does rot compel him 20 demand
the decree. He does it to satisfy his lite
rary Conscience. II he were not an author,
and al author of romance, he would say
nothing shout it.
"BTsHoP" MURPHY ATTENDS.
and now" he says to the parties, you
need not delay the ceremony. We have 3
Justice Of the Pesee on the premises.
Aud Mr.. John G. Murphy comes on the
scene
They call me the wstchman," ssys
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