Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-05-23
GENEVA WAS TOO GAY.
How q Beautiful st. Louis Wife,
Formerly of this City, Caused
Endless Trouble,

memher Mr.. and Mrs. Bert, a hand
some young married couple that
lived IN this city two or three years
ago. The young wife was fairer
than a poets dream. Beautiful,
expressive eyes and face and fig
ure perfection itself were her most
attractive features, and the young
and handsome husband seemed a
devoted one. For some reassn, the
pair left this city, and shortly after
leaving became estranged, finally
drifting apart. The next time we
see them is in open court at st.
Louis, where the beauteous wife
appears as plaintiff in a divorce
suit. So fair is she that old court
habltues say that "Mrs. Bert is the
prettiest woman ever in the court. "
Mr.. Bert is still there; handsome as
ever, though of course trifle pale
and worried in his appearance. The
large court room is crowded with
drummers-for the defendant is a
drummer-and the dude element
prevails. The pretty plaintiffs
words are listened to eagerly as
they fall as pearls from her rosebud
mouth. Yesterday morning, says
a St. Louis paper, the fair one sat
as on the day before, her cheeks
blooming with roses afresh after a
nights repose. The only change
in her apparel were two little tan
slippers that encased her tiny feet
III place of the black ones of the
day before. Some of the testimony
introduced thus far is quite racy.
Yesterday, when Mr.. Ellis, the de-
fendant's attorney, was questioning
his client, the following took place:
"Name some of the acts on the
part of Mrs. Bert which caused you
to leave her?" was the first ques-
ton of Mr.. Ellis to his client.
"Well, she was always running
down town, and when I asked her
about it she told me it was none of
my business" answered Mr.. Bert.
"Did you ever see her down town
in company with any men?"
eyes. Several times" He had
seen her in company with man
named Ravenel McBeth about 10
O'Clock at nj ght at Jefferson and
Park avenues. This was after the
separation and plaintiff had previ-
ously explained that McBeth was
an old friend of the family.
Mr.. Bert stated that he and his
wife had gone to Mexico, but that
his wife "did not like Mexico be-
cause it was a small town and had
no down town. That she liked a
big town, where she could go down
town ana splurge.
Mr.. Bert was questioned with re-
gard to an allegation of his wife to
the effect that he had called his
child ga d-n brat" He admitted
the brat part, but denied having
used the word "d-n."
"Did your wife call you any
names ?" asked Mr.. Ellis.
"Yes."
"What were they?''
IA gambler"
care you gambler ?''
"I have taken hand in wheat
and corn deals"
A question was here put by
Judge Withrow, who asked Mr..
Bert if he had ever said as alleged
that che had doubt as to whether
the child was his or not ?"
Mr.. Bert replied that he never
had.
Mrs. Bert, who was watching
him intently, made face and re-
volved her pretty eyes in a man.
ner which spoke volumes for the
veracity of the witness.
With regard to his wife's allega-
tion that ne had whipped the baby
"because it would not drink soup,
etc. ;" the witness stated that he al
ways treated the baby with kind
ness, but if it needed correction, he
administered it.
1t was a cold day for Mr.. Ellis
about this time, counsel and court
being against him, and his life was
made very unhappy in conse-
quence.
This appeared to amuse the
beautiful plaintiff very much, her
eyes following the attorneys move
ments, while smile hovered on
her lips.
A smile from a beautiful woman
is something to be priced, but few
men weuld care to be smiled at
under the circum stances. 1t made
Mr.. Ellis spit.
Syrups Of Figs.
Is Natures own true laxative.
1t is the most easily taken and
al