New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-28
r,, roK0vO PJMPERNELLS.

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THE EOKOMO PIMPERNELLS.
rcv pcople give the courts as much cleui' 90
,bo,, deserve It is In the courts alone uh"' III
moot on an equal footing, the rich ana t,c pvO-'
tho ,ye,k and the strong, the only really hcipi'"
Dorson being an innocent man WIN no ~"
Son,nd him But it is not only in the punish
ment of criminals that the courts 40 81 A..
| - ovnosing the methods OF criminals they uiS-
~ ;a,itotors in thousands Of cases for which
Io,. rocciye no credit. Thus, how frequently IL
tannons that divorce court not only frees al
o,,rrcssod woman from tyrant husband, but also
| cos tho tvraut's base methods and puts oUnel
yemen on their guard striking example Vi
This is shown in tie case of Pimperneu agl' I'LL
ncrrcll lust finished at Kokomo, Ind.
All men are brutes; a lady has recently au-
,,;ttcd rs much in a magazine article; Dut IL
oo,res oit that Pimpernell, of Kokomo, Is a mort
tborouch brute than it is usual for men 10 DC
An % lie sunerAuity OF brutality was made puDlIc
| :. .to trio1 and we arc pleased to announce tha1
NJ pimrerncu was given tho decree OF Gepar"-
Zion for which she asked with alimony 40 nc"U
70 NOT caudy figure. We will not stop 10 ''ii ~, ~
al tbe instances of the cowardiy FlhllcIn'
| orucltv-of how on one occasion he locheu W.
bs wifes back hair in the bureau drawer ga"
rotondpd to lose the key, or OF announcer ti'c VIM
| no mt lamp-back in her face-powuer Dun Vi "a
-. % NIGHTS when he came home late WIN
his breath scented with cloves, ci"'I'iIiol gu" -,
atbor scandolous navors-we will pass over al
", ttis Including his unholy bargain with the
toor,ol,cr n rive her shoes two sizes larger th@n
eLo coIod for-wc will omit mention OF all Oh
.,,oso minor and common forms of cruelty on the
LIT of pimpcruell and come directly to his moSC
| lii. oct of fendisbncss. That PlmPrAel
drorl, Intoxicating liquors have already hlteu'
Uo world frequently come home al uhre"Son"'.'
| lure NJ the night and attempt to sing colhlo
| so,ce in the hall while struggling with MS over
| ooot ard hat. Mrs Pimperncll on these occasions
oI,ro,s came down and spoke her mind freely 10
| Ii,nncrrcI. as she considered it her dutS 10 w.
HE lame and impotcnt excuses about SICK lric'i"S'
r,oo business and so forth, never had the SIlght-
| - ,,.oiobt with Mrs Pimpcrnell, but rather III
.noosod bor eloouencc. Indeed, PimperAeH WAS
Ill. ,,1od IN cscapc to the kitchen and 10 sieeP
oa. ,rbot little was left of tie night on uHe
sto,io,orv tubs taking the stray shots that nap
rcncd 10 remain in Mrs. PmperneHs niHS'1 ,,
- tbo breakfast table. She frequently tolu nm,
rIoinlv that no other woman IN the WORTH "ou,I
erdure his actions for ore moment p"o
Pimperneu appreciate her sen-sacrllce' -''0
all. p,,,,orro,1 cot
1T
pi-,oornoIl heard him singing softly as lie s'oou
49, o,.orcoot in the corner and hung up his
mrnbrorIo She arose and partially dressed herSeli
rrith firm hand. Pimpcrnell sang louder ana
d-irtod quay TO the pantry TO get somethlhg 10
oot Mrs Pimpornell descended the stars WIN
rooiostic tread. As she reached the Dottonn BIC
noticcd little package lying on the floor near
pi,,ncrncll's abandoned hat She picked IL UP anu
| found = nrintod label on il, which read: Murray
IGu Chewing Gum-Frec Sample Now u hoPPci"
that Mrs Pimpernell is fond of gum ana as bic
nrocoodod toward the pantry 10 DO her uutS W
pimDornel she tore the paper oil ana pun Une
,I,' - nor mouth As she entered the pantry she
Lrucb+ her teeth together on il, possibly Ht'ie
Lordo, than she would have done If she had nou
coo, +bot pimpernell was caing mustard on HIS
| snorco-col,e She started to speak, and TO speak
to the point but she did not Her VOICE. o'i'o
oIoouent was hushcd She could no more open
her mouth than could the plaster venus oil Milo
in tbe front parlor. 1t was not gum, Duu Soine
sort of yillanOus stuff compounded Oh elue anu
| mucilace by the inhuman Pimperneil. ohe S'Ius-
rIod bnt her laws would not open. Then PimPer-
noU dashed little Worcestershire sauce on piece
- annie pie and remarked that he had bcsn STU
tir,, nm with sick friend. "Frlen' very Shlck'
y no added; "shicles fren' | ever sheen,
ulor,o, fool COIN T. die if he don't look out
Mrs Pimpernell knew it was base lie, ana S'rus-
u1oa 70 saw so. but could not. Then PImperheI
made sandwich out of two pieces OF oFeau anu
dou,. and told her more of his sick frlond' emu
;r, br saving that he had been joking ABOUT the
tr;ord the real reason of his late Homecoming
bcno that he was kept at the office posting up une
hooks. Mrs. Pimpcrnell knew that the second lie
was worse than the first but she could not say
60 She struggled hard, but the gum held' Az
ios+ ebo burst into tears and rushed upstairs. Az
oven this did not move the hinty-hearteo flnipTi
nell lie followed her and spent the resi- Oh tle
NIGHT in song and in telling her cheertuly OIL SICK
friords bookkeeping and so forth. In the morn
ING she went to a doctor, and alter conSl''eIIDle
| troubIe her laws were pricd OPEN she suoSe-
| ouortlv made a few earnest remarks to her nus
hand and applied for a divorce, which was readily
granted her. a.. ooso y,
We trust that the particulars of tie case OF
Pimpernell VS.. Pimperncll will be given the WIZ
est possible publicity, that other married women
NAV in the words of the patent medicine adver-
| tisemcnts. be warned in time