New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-24
FeW MODERN INSTANCES.

The extent 10 which the literature OF the curl
os;t;os NJ uotrimony has been increased In this
country during the last few days Is truly aston
ishing. There was, for example, the georgia
couple. John I. Carswell OF AUGUSTA ahu MISS
Mary Fuller, of Columbia, who ran away tosether
on q railroad train. The train was SLOW now
ever and looking out the rear WINDOW, MI
Corswell was Mortified to see the iaoS ia''ei
coming down the track on sprlted Ioui -yeai-oiA
colt and gaining on them at every Jump ou, VIC
Young man did not lose his self-possessioh iooh-
ing about the car he espied the hr|. JUSTIN Nv
terson. of Augusta. Two minutes later the loving
oo,,Io stood ~, in the aisle and were made one by
rho rood man as the train thundered on at the
r,ts Of ten miles an hour, and the angry father
followed after at twelve-mile gait. When tne
old Gentleman climbed on the rear platform ten
minutes later the conductor was just kissing 'he
bride n precedent which he insisted Oh establish
inc. We have already mentioned the case OIL che
Louisville couple that eloped on locomotive
but we have not spoken of the case OF the Iowa
Young lady who ran away with nshtnlng-rou
agent and two DAYS later came back win an
annle-trpe agent though il has been recorded III
Western newspapers Nor have we mentioned tHe
case of n New Hampshire man and VIE, WHO nave
inst uuarrcled and are seeking divorce 'he
trouble beginning over O dispute as 10 whe'her Vi
not the baby should be fed pie, though ths' 100
is matter of public record Then there Is also Vnc
Vandalia ILL.,, man who was married lofty -'o'cn
years ago and a year later uis"pp'aied
who returned two days ago, and numbered aoouO
the neighborhood looking for his VIE. only 10
find that the good woman had been called to her
reward, after having been married twice supsc-
ouent to his departure and raising eleven children.
Nor mist we forget the Kansas young lady who
WIS married last Sunday, and along some time
Monday afternoon discovered that she had made
q mistake q man named Brown, bearing strong
resemblance to her intended husband, having
bascly passed himself off for that individual, WHO
was named IIOelSnickle. But the latest ia thiS
line is the case of John Marched, Of Forest 'lty'
Penn, who has just made an honest EFFORT u
dispose of his wife for 81
4 few DAYS ago Mrs. Marched ran away with
one Stephen Muslor, man younger and better
looking than her husband Marched followed
them 10 Susquehanna, and had an earnest tax
with Nuskor. lie spoke to him between man
and man, and told him that Mrs. Marchel was
worth $3.50 if she was worth cent. Muskor
offered 500. They finally split the difference,
and agreed on Sll5. But what did the unbuSiness-
like Musk0r do but run away again, taxing MIS-
Marched with him, without paying dollar of the
money. Marched followed him to Scranton, and
began suit against him for 81 3, being the net
price of one wife" The magistrate before whom
the case was called refused to recognize tie legality
NJ the proceedings, and locked up Muskor anu
Mrs Marched Marched is very bitter about the
proceedings, aud says that our boosted freedom
d n mistake There is no chance here, he points
out, for q poor man, and he doubts II there Is
another country in the world where citizen couiu
I've beaten out of Sill with equal IMMUNITY. Is IL
any wonder. he asks, that men become Anarchists?