The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-13
GONE TO AUSTRALIA.
Colonel Marceau and His Wife
Sail for Sydney.
The Outcome Of Peculiar Domestic Quarrel
That Began Several Weeks Ago at the
Palace Hotel

Colonel Marceau - the handsome and
dashiHg COlOnel-who wears the uniform Of
the Governors staff, and who surprised his
gentlemen friends and disappointed in
Vulnerable lady admirers some months ago
by marrying pretty little Mrs. Fisk Of
Fresno. is now on his way to Australia.
Among the passengers on the Alameda
yesterday as she poked her huge nose out
of the Golden te and turned her head
toward the Antipodes was the gallant
Colonel and his bride, and their going was
so quietly planned that their intimate
friends only knew Of it, Back of their GO
ing is a story.
Some weeks agO-the Colonel and his
wife then living at the Palace-the former
grew tired OF business cares and wrnt for
an airing in the park, so it is said. Taking
ca ble-car, he rode to the entrance of the
park, and with no com paniOn but his
thoughts proceeded TO stroll down the main
drive.
IT REUSED HIS IRE.
He had gone but a little way when his
attention was attracte d by the noise of car
rage wheels approaching from behind, To
this he paid no Immediate attention, but as
the sound grew more distinct he turned his
head. and, TO his surprise, beheId his wife
seated by the side Of gentleman in the
Co OnePS drag.
The Colonel was overpowered with sur
prise. A moment later his surprise gave
way to anger, and when the drag with its
t8 occupants, SO absorbed in conversation
that they failed to note the ColOnePs prox-
Unity, drove by, he was speechless with
rage. Now, the Colonel is OF a jealous
nature ana this seems to have been the
| cause of his wrath. At any rate it~seemed
| to him to be laying 1t on a little thick, aud
he began at once to think OF revenge
PUNCHED HIS HEAD.
Returning to town, he began to take a
| - 1
| the result was that later in the evening he
| ran across the gentleman whom he had
| seen with his wife. They met in a Stockton
street saloon. and the Colonel at once as
| sumed belligerent tone. Words led TO
| blows, and the jealous husband landed on
| his rivals nose. This was followed by a
| heavy jab in the eye, and leaving his wife's
| late companion TO patch up his injured
! countenance, the Colonel made his way to
| his rooms at the Palace.
| There lie found that his wife had retired,
| but he proceeded to reproach her for her ac-
| tions. His anger grew apace and he became
| threatening in his manner. Fearing yio-
lence, so it is said, the wife escaped from
| the room and fled along the hall, pursued
| by her iTate spouse. Her feetness of foot
| off uninjured. Returning to the room,
| Marceau gave way to his feelings in a most
| emphatic manner. He locked the door, re-
moved his coat so it is related, and pro-
ceeusu 10 ueHOllsu everything III olRHt One
| blow demolished the mirror, and he then
| turned his attention to the bric-a-brac.
| Before his blows everything went down,
| and even the chnaware failed to escape.
| In a few moments the interior of the room
| was a wreck, and The Colonel stood In the
| midst OF n scene of devastation.
| KISSED AND MADE UP.
| On the following day Mrs. Marceau dis
4 covered that business of a pressing nature
| required her presence in Fresno. aud the
| south bound train carried her back to her
| old home in the San joaquin Valley.
| In the meantime the husbands heart had
| relented, and he made overtures for rest0r-
| alton of the entente. Mutual concessions
| and expressions of regret were exchanged
| and Mrs. Marceau came once more to San
| Francisco and peace reisned once again in
| the household.
For several days all went well, but or
| Wednesday. il is claimed, another storm
| arose. The Colonel again met the man who
had been the cause of the first trouble il @
| Market-street saloon, and hostilitiss were re-
sumed. 1t ended by the Colonel punching
his head as before.
AS consequences the Alameda, when she
sailed yesterday. bore on her passenger lisl
the names of Mr.. and Mrs. Marceau, and
their friends announced that they had gon,
to Sydney for holiday.