The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-01
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It Leads to a suit at law and Separ-
ates Husband and Wife.
From the NetC York Sun.

ates husband and Wife.
From the NeW York Sun.
WELLsBoRo, Pa, Feb. 2l.-Among the
causes on the calendar of the Tioga county
court for the term now sitting was the case
of the Commonwealth against John Rath-
bun. The prosecutor was Rathbun's wife,
Mary. The couple had been married only
since last August. Rathbun is As years old.
His wife is ~. She was a widow of some
means, and is pious. According to the
story of the septuagen ri IN bride, she and
her husband were living happily until
the coming of fan weather called for the
putting up of a stove in the sitting room.
Rathbun, doubtless like many another man
of previously peaceful mind and upright
conduct, undertook the job of putting up
the stove He got the stove up all right,
and there the matter would have rested If it
had not been necessary to connect the stove
with the chimney by means Of the pipe.
Rathbun went through the usual experi-
encs of the man with the ovepipe. and had
il slip off at the stove end just as he got the
chimney end all right, and come out of the
chimney hole when he got the stove end on,
and separate at the middle joint and come
down III q heap on the floor when both
stove end aud chimney end had consented
TO stay put. When the stovepipe, true to
showed It's unmitigated cussednesi for ten
| minutes or so, and Husband Rathbuu had
| sweat and absorbed SCOT ia usual quotas,
| husband Rathhun began to grit his teeth,
and was moved to remark:
Ding the thing! What in Sam Hill all s
| it, any wayW
Thereupon Mrs Rathbun was shocked.
and demonstrated mildly with her consort.
| Tut, tut John!n said she. tut, tutl"
Then John pitched in again and wrestled
| with the stovepipe, but only to wiring more
sweat from his brow and take on more SCOT
| There was glare in his eye when he adj
dressed the stovepipe this time.
'Gol darn the thingl" he exclaimed. "IlI
| take the ak to It's psaky picture nextr'
| "John!' exclaimed Mrs. Rathbun "such
language is not to bs thought of beneath
! this rooim
| John cooled down little and went for the
stovepipe again, catch-as-catch-can. Bye
and bye he got both ends located and the
middle Joint did not move. He was turni e
away with an air Of triumph when the ell
| bow happened to remember that it was
there for purpose, and it toppled out of
its place as easy as rolling off O log. The
stovepipe came down with rattle aud a
bang. Mrs. Rathbun says that the words
her husband thereupon delivered to the
PROSTATE pipe made her turn pale.
| "Jeewhllikinsl Fire and brimstone" he
yelled. "Tll pound the condemned lights
and livers out of every cussed joint in this
rantankerous pipe with an ax!"
Then Mrs. Rathbun rose TO admonish her
hush nd.
"Johny" she began, firmly and very stern.
But John did not hear her.
''pll get a fifty pound sledge and maui
this goswizzled stove into %. 900, 900 rieces,
and throw the sedge through ever dod-
blasted window there is in this conligger-
ated ramshackle of q house, !" he yelled.
Mrs. Rathbun says she was now aghast
with horror at the wickedness her husband
had suddenly developed She essayed to
reprove and restrain him once more. bus he
turned upon her and snarled.
"Shut up! If you say anyother dunn
busted word I'll go out and get forty pounds
of dynamite, and put it under you and this
dingnation shanty and blow you and it SO
everlastingly high they'll never be able to
find enough of YOU to stop up a knothole in
shinglel Iguess I'll doit any way" ex-
claimed Husband RRthbun, rushing out of
| the house.
1t was this that filed Mrs. Rathbun with
alarm, and she hurried out to seek the pro-
lection of the law. Sue had John arrested
Tor threatening TO destroy her and her
| house, aud John was held for trial. He was
tried before ex-Unitsd States Senator
Mitchell, now president judge Of the Tioga
district, at the present term of the court.
The result was the discharge of Rasnb on
his giving bopds that ne would kSep away
from his wife and her house.
of course" Rathbun said, after leaving
court, "but il ever l marry another widow
she'll have to have steam heat in the house n