The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-13

~ "''"iu'e MISTRESS OF large fortune. Sh,
then Wooded, second time. a young doctor
Of medicine, and soon began to make IA,
doctors life wrctchcd one; hut doctors ar,
dangerous husbands, and now and then she
Got such furious attacks Of colo that sh,
plainly saw the doctor was trying scientific
experiments on her person She would thus
soon have been cured forever tor1ncntino
men IN this world further had she not by &C.
cidout bit on plan 10 rid herself Of the sub.
Tie doctor In this manner: In noticing that
her husband was very fond Of her Young
slave Hawa, she proposed divorce. Offering
him her slave and a round sum Of money a.
mduccmcnt Tho doctor agreed. and MvrrLa
was once moro free
After year OF loneliness she married a
merchant who possessed fine face and figure.
but was inclined to asthma This poor man
stood but little chance against Myrrhas yio-
lent temper lie literally coughed his life
out within twelve months. leaving her n
widow again and richer than ever. Mvrrha.
who had heard Mahalcch preach. was. Ike
the rest Of the congregation, electrified bv
his eloquencc, and she would often express TO
her uncle, III Rain, and his household. the
admiration She felt for this strange and holy
man II Rain began 90 believe that Mvrrha
might after all become a good and loving
wife If she were 10 get such a husband as
Mahalcch. Consulting, then, tho chiefs Of
the congregation, and taking the advice Of
the learned muft, who was Mahalechs host.
proposal was made 20 Mahalech to marry
the young, handsome. rich MyrTha Tho
pious stranger made no objection: in fact.
from what he had heard Of Myrrha he felt
satisfied that he could hardly expect greater
scold, 80 where no might To tho Joy Of the
whole congregation Of the mosque Of Ayesha
they were married, and soon became very UNI
happy
IL would DO useless 20 attempt setting down
tho precise way in which quarrelsome wife
can make her husbands life more bitter than
the pangs Of death. The continual murmur,
the sneering dotr0ctons where others would
applaud, tho ccaseless torment Of pretending
Jealousy without either reason OF cause, tho
thousand different modes Of tormenting a
husband, Is unfortunately tho heritanco Of
Of every woman. Happily, however, after
all the good pfedomimatcs and the bad makes
the exception
Mahalech began 10 get tired Of IFS married
life, and reluctantly Acknowledged Solyman /
10 be IN the right. lie had tried patience and /
forDcarance, he had even tried such honest /
means which tho educated generally use
toward women-that is, 70 administer dig /
niiiod but commanding reproof, and he thus
employed bis choicest language and most au-
thoritative voice. but what was his surprise
IN finding that MyrTha only laughed at him,
calling him q silver tongued hypocrte, and
continually making his life more miserable
II can stand this no longer" said Maha-
lcch. Il win get a divorce and thus get rid
Of her" He then one day proposed this CON
venient mode Of getting rid Of q partnership
by limiting its duration.
But My1rha few into an awful passion at
the proposal, calling aloud What % be
divorced from my fourth husbandl Who
would have me afterward for a wifel II is
my wTotchod lot 10 have always bad hus-
bands, but win wear this one out until his
natural end, and never give my consent to a
divorce
This resolution was an awful blow 10 Ma
halech, who never doubted Of getting a di-
vorcc. lie took a glance into the future and
found that Myrrha would live 70 the ripe age
Of s.
"Oh, Allah" cried he, "am 10 endure
this misery sixty years longerf Wretched
wrctched Angel Of Death, why didst thou
ever doubt Solyman's wisdomi Would 10
y
husbands who are tornented with shrews, j I
an, after OH, your best friend, for in coming =
20 take your life / set you free from endless ,
misery, which, indeed, exceeds in bitterness ;
the panCs Of death
Mohalech now became a very miserable be- i
ing, for be was not the man TO complain and +,
TO show his sorrow to everybody, but he sui n
ferod In silence q
Ar.,va. 81. l-.r-ol -,-. ,,i..
congregated in the palm grove in front Of b
tho mosque was a thrftless young man
who did not lack wit and learning, but be- II
was enc Of that class who depended upon =
chance, not only for fortune, but actually for "
sustenance. His name was Fl Heifiz, which ~
means tho thriftless, and no had noticed u
Mahalech's sorr0wful demeanor and felt sym
pathy for him. So one day he inquired the W
cause Of his great trouble, TO which Mahalech y
replied. ~
"Alasl you cannot aid me, yet would u,
make that mans fortune who could devise re- p
LIEF lor mo' VS
"Confdo IN me- said Fl Helfz; who N
knows whether l nlay not be able to serve ill
hecp %
"Wel them said Mahalecii, get me q SCI
Ggal divorce from my wife, and promise 10 10
make thy fortune" ar
Ii thou wilt strictly adhere 10 my advice e.
ioid FL HeiGz, u promise thee success A
N omen continued the thriftless, fare in 81
consistent creatures Ifthou hast the courage NC
% commit or rather attempt, crime and ac
wilt manage it 30 that you are caught in tho loo
ct, thy wife VIII then quick enough demand sla
divorce from thee Provide thvself viii US
hisol and hammer, and go early tomorrow Pc
g ..r . al. l.l
cor posts is the charity box, wher0 the 81
aithful deposit morning and evening their IL
harity. Try 20 break open this box and go
lanage 10 DO taken in the act The rest will wi
blow" eve
THY remedy" said Mahalech, SIS adesper the
to one, but, my sufferings being almost IN me
ldurable, either way 1 am miserable will %,
q temptel 10 making uso Of the advice thou WI
asst given me- Tor
Inc whole congregation was thrown into a dec
'eadi-l state u excitement next morning, Jud
u the learned, pious, virtuous and eloquent
ohalech was actually caught In the act Of
bbing the charity box The aged mutt and tina
5 council were at once assembled in the tro
stice hail, and Mahalech was brought be- a
re them a culprit Ere even justice had Wci
me TO speak great noise was heard from my
@ outside, and presently a woman Ia al ana
Vtul state of rage and excitement forced her wer
ny through tho assembly crying: II demand TO
stice, most holy multi on yonder pious
pocrito l hope now all Cairo will believe thr'
= suiicrings, my endurance ! demand a 10"
7orce from this rpbbcr who defiles my good dist
me. Have I lived to marry a husband who burr
nothing but a piratel Alasl there Is pan
thing so bad but may be worse When | Tor
d a husband who beat me / thought him wei
d, then I got ono who tried TO poison me, viii
Itch was worse; afterward l got one who an
ring twelve months poisoned the dir with "l
villainous asthma, which was stin worse dead
Z now / have married robber, a Il
ef and a murderer, for stealing or afra
rdcrins amounts 70 the same l Will do SC
G with him no longer; / demand a al
orce" In voice Of thunder the mutt tied
,an % speak; silence, thou shameless, siye
'ked scold; no doubt thy poisonous tongue Whe
deprived your poor man Of his reason, teSsi'
when he did the awful deed he could befoi
'dly have been responsible. know thee be at