The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-06-02
SUING FOR DIVORCE.
a story Illustrating womap's Strange Dts
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like Of Litigation.
The peculiarly Of women, more than
men, is crazes in doing things Only
in one point are they less given to
craze than mon. 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 ncomprehensible one. A lawyer
friend of mine, rather out Of practice
that Is, ho hadn't yet succeeded in get
ting in-was seated in his lonely office
one day thinking out the problem OF
how much the dignity of belonging to
II learned profession was supposed to
bo considered rs equal to income, when
ho was startled by a timid knock at the
door. 1t was not one of his boon COM
panions. 1t was not another briehess
lawyer coming in to borrow dollar.
1t was female knock. distinctly tho
knocking of tiny, gloved knuckle.
1t doesn't seem poetic to speak of n
lady'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.
els this lawyers Officer"
ut is, madam"
"And are you lawyerp"
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
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 II few thousand dollars and
she met a 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 ad-
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 etfectually. Life is full of juno
tions, and it is when they come to n
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 big contingent fee. He
| accepted the case for that contingent
fee and undertook to put up tho 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 ready?"
"Yes. Here they are, madam. If
you will put your name there
"Well. you can just tear them up"
"Tear them up! Whyp"
II don't want to go on with the case.
I love him too well"
Every well, madam. In that case
I'm very much obliged to you. and
l am so sorry you've had all this
trouble"
Eyes, madam. My bill will be fifty
dollars"
"Whatp You said it wouldn't cost
me cent to begin the case"
"But you haven't begun the suit, and
am out a good deal for expenses"
II won't pay it,
''If you don't, it will be one hundred
| dollars tomorrow.
She wouldn't pay. Next day he sent
up sheriff with an attachment, as a
threat, at least. She came down, Of
fcred 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.