The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-09
A STORY OF GOLDEN HAIR
LOCKS THAT WERE TOO BEAUTI-
Full TO BE TOUCHED,

Getting Along Nicely for a Few
Months and Then Striking Snags-
He Would Not Let Well Enough
Alone-A Secret of the Toilet Leads
20 Mischief
From the Cincinnati Times Star.
The divorce court is continually giving
something new and startling to the public.
It is not long since the old man in Seymour,
Ind, was granted divorce from the wife
of his bosom during twenty-five years be-
cause she could not and would not sleep I'M
less her feet were firmly planted in the
midst of his unwilling features. All re-
member the woman who has resumed her
maiden name because she insisted on jerk
ing the covers from her husband much to
the detriment OF that much abused gentle
mans health.
But the case in the county court presents
some startling features that make 1t sur
pass all previous cases. Mrs Ella Dawson,
once a belle in society in this city, has sued
her husband, James Dawson. for divorce
because the said James Dawson had been
separated from her for two years, refusing
during that period TO render her succor or
is from the male portion Of this couple that
the curious petition for divorce has come
He fled a cross-clam asking for divorce,
without alimouy, on certain grounds stated
below, and which certainly have reason in
them.
James and Ella have been married about
two years and half He had Courtod her
for a long time before she would consent D
marry HIM. But finally it came about all
right and they were married His wife
was beautiful and especially well endowed
by nature in the matter of hair. Her locks
were profuse and golden He had admired
them at a respectful distance previous to
his mari iage, but, growing bolder one day,
ve1tured to pass his hand over them caress-
ingly His wife shrank away from him, as
she smoothed away the havoc ne had played,
and took occasion to warn him against even
touching her hair in the future He diScov-
cred that the best way to rufIle his wife's
temper was to ruiile her hair, and be ng
man wise and peaceful wlthal in his gene
ration, he in future refrained.
The married life progressed pleasantly for
several months. There was one curious
thing, it is true. His wife would never al
low him TO see her make her toilet AT such
time the door of her room was carefully
barred against him. There was also one
drawer in the bureau which was never un-
locked. Once he ieStingly remarked that
she must have the family skeleton locked
in that drawer, so carefully did she guard
it. But this playfulness was accorded
about the same reception MS attempt to ca
ress her hair had received
Some men are never satisfied to let well
enough alone This was exactly what af-
fected him. His curiosity, which he was
compelled to keep well concealed, grew
10 huH lon
what the cause of his wife's mysterious
toilets was, and resolved to find out. One
day he found her door barred against him
not an unusual thing. But this time the
idea of discovering the cause struck him
With fatal curiosity he rushed madly to his
fate-or rather climbed to it. Bringing a
chair, he climbed up so that he could see
through the transOm into the room.
His wife was standing before the glass.
But he could scarcely believe it was his wife.
Her golden locks were hanging on one of
the candelabra at the side of the mirror and
she was curling the bang with stick.
Where he had usually seen the hair was
perfectly bald scalp, guiltless of anything
that even approached the hrsute, and
furthermore, SCARED, scanned and blnck
ened in spots. This was the monster of
ugliness that he saw in place of his wife.
With yell of terror that sounded like
the voice of a man heard far down in
=" he dropped in heap ON the floor
The cry from the outside of the door was
repeated from the inside with even more
vigor and horror. W hen his wife mustered
up courage to open the door he was gone.
And She has not seen him from that day
until this. He states that the thought of
her so fills him with horror that he feels
assured the sight of her would unseat his
reason. On this ground he begs to be n
leased
stoned by a severe burn in childhood This
deficiency she attempted to supply by an
assorted collection of wigs Hence the
bureau drawer that was never opened.
Most people will agree that he deserves his
fate as a punishment for his inordinate
curiosity.