The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-01
A WIFE TURNS WAITRESS.
Her Husband Finds Her, But She Il
fuses a Reconciliation. -.

Her Husband Finds Her, But She Re-
fuses q Reconciliation.
Miss Huldah Chamberlain came to Scran-
ton from Sullivan County four months age
and hired out as waitress in a hotel here.
She was handsome. neat, spry and bright.
and before many weeks she became the
most popular girl in the house among the
guests. The other walter girls got envious
OF Miss Chambsrlain's popularity. They
did many things 10 make her sick of the
hotel, but they didn't succeed in driving her
from it. Instead of resentlng their tricks
and snubs, Miss Chamberlain treated them
sll with kindness, and eventually they be-
came ashamed OF themselves and acted
friendly toward her. Last Wednesday
evening the head waiter seated a black
whiskered man at one Of the tables aud
motioned 20 Huldah to wait ON him. Miss
Chamberlain walked up behind the man and
reached for a goblet TO fill it with water be-
fore she took his order. AS she did so the
man glanced up at her face. instantly
grabbed her by the wrist, and said in tone
loud enough to be heard all over the room:
$50 you're here. are you? Well,:y ou wont
be here this tiins tomorrow. You didn't
think I'd find you. but have"
Miss Chamberlain tried to yank herself
away, and the man rose from his chair and
grabbed her by the either wrist. Many of
the guests stood up. and the girls drew near,
thinking that the stranger was crazy. Miss
Chamberlain struggled to free herself from
the mans grasp, but he held her tight, and
Just then the landlord rushed in and told the
man to let the girl alone. lie released HUI
dab Immediately, and the landlord invited
she stranger and Huldah to follow him to
his private sitting-room, and as sOoD'as they
were in the room the landlord asked tue
stranger:
~ hat business had you. sir, TO seize this
girl in the way you did?"
Because she is my wife," said the man.
II have been looking for her ever since.
She left me without cause and I'm going to
take her back home with me-"
"Huldah. is this man your husband Pr
asked the landlord
HE was once" said Miss Chamberlain,
''but Pll never live with him again. His
name is James G. Potter and he lives in
Forks Township, Sullivan County. We
were married three years ago. l am %
and he is seven years older. He degraded
NE in every way he could think of just be-
cause my folks were poor and his well off.
/ stood it as long as could aud then l eft
him. l was always true to this man and. l
have been true to myself since ! got away
from him."
Potter denied everything the girl said, and
once more told her that she had got to pack
up her things and leave the house with him
that night. Huldah declared that she
would do nothing of the kind, and the land
lord ordered Potter to leave the hotel right
away, which. he did.
Huldah said afIerward that she and Pot
ter became engaged four years ago. She
was working at the farmhouse of Orrin NJ.
Moore at the time. Mr.. Moore and his fam
lily were away for two weeks that summer,
and Potter looked after the farm while they
were absent. She herself took care of the
milk, cburned. made the butter, fed the
chickens and kept the house in order. Pot
ter won her love, and as soon as they were
engaged his brothers tried to get him to run
away. They hadn't been married two
mouths before he began to abuse her
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