New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-27
Tor0vo pIMPERNELLS.

49,, dosorvc IL Is in the courts alone uhaV "ii
r,oo, on an equal footing, the rich and inc pOoI,
tLo ,vcol, and the strong, the only really neiP'
noreon being an innocent man WIN no IL"
60 defend him. But it is not only III 'he P"l "i
mont of criminals that the courts DO n sie"V ~.
in exposing the methods oil criuii'l"i' ,,bicb
or,r, imitotors in thousands Of cases lot Wli0n
'Ini. roooive no credit Thus, how frequently IL
,,onnors that n divorce court not only irees d"
a,roseod woman from tyrant husband, Ou' aiSo
| ornoscs the tyrants base methods ana puts o'Net
yemen on their guard. A striking eAanlpiv Vi
| tbis is shown in the case Of Pimperneh "sV' I'LL
pcrnell. lust finished at Kokomo, lhu' -,
An mon are brutes; lady has recently "o-
! mitted rs much in q magazine arti'ie O"'
comes oft that Pimpernell, Of hoKomo' 10 Niv.'
| tboronch brute than it is usual iof iuen ~ ~.
All Of his superluity Of brutality was h'uc pup'.
| at the trial, and we are pleased 10 ahhouhoo W.
| Mrs. Pimpernell was given the decree Vi "P'i
.iop for which she asked, with alimony aU he"U
| 70 not CANDY figure We will not stop 10 'eii "a
all the instances Of the cowardly KIM Nv"
| crneltv-of how on one occasion he lo'N'U ~
bis ,vife's back hair in the bureau drawer anu
| pretended to lose the key, or OF ahoulei .ih'
| he mt lamp-black in her face-powder ooA' Vi -
scores of nights when he came nome l"'e WIZ,
his breath scented with cloves, clhil"Iion any y,
| other scandalous flavors-we VIII pass oHei "i'
Of this. including his unholy bargain WIFI Vne
shoemaker to give her shoes two sizes laI sei ,i,
sho oiled for-we will omit mention Of all OF
these minor and common forms OF cruelty oh "ie
157t Of Pimpernen and come directly to his most
.-,,.;yr DOT Of fendishness. That PimperneIl
drank intoxicating liquors have already hlntcd'
IIo would frequently come home ct unreasonable
Lorre of tbe nirht and attempt to sing comic
sorcs in the hall while struggling with his over
ooo+ ond hat Mrs Pimperncll on these occasions
oIyyavs CAME down and spoke her mind freely 10
1;rnernnn as she considered it her duty 10 no.
HE lame and impotent excuses about SICK tsehuS'
ooice business and so forth, never had the sl8n'
est weight with Mrs. Pimpernell, but rather III
creased her eoquence Indeed, PlmperheH ""'
rsuollv glad to escape to the Kitchen al" " 81
away what little was left of the mghC oh 'i'
stationary tubs, taking the stray shotS VH'V i'r
| noDod IN remain in Mrs. PimpernehS mag'zih'
- Tho breakfast table She frequently toid MN
rIoinlv that no other woman in the woriu Wouiu
endure his actions for one moment DuU Wv
pimpernell appreciate her self-sacrlhce' NV 80
all. ,;..,,,or,ov oot
One night some two weeks ago fimleI'i'i So'
home NJ about CCIock in the mormhs -
pimnerncll heard him singing softly as ne S'Oou
his overcoat in the corner ana huns up l
u,ith q firm hand. Pimperncll sang louder anu
dr;tted away 10 the pantry to get something 10
ao4 Nre pimpernell descended the stairs Wlt'
,noiostic tread, As she reached the bottom she
noticod y little package lying on the floor near
pi,rornell's abandoned hat. She picked IL up anu
tourd = nrinted label on it, which read Murray
| MN Chewing Gum-Frcc Sample" Now IL Happens
that Mrs Pjmpernell is fond OF gum ana aS ene
| nroceeded toward the pantry TO do her u"tS "S
| pimrernell she tore the paper OIL anu PuU INC
rum in her mouth. AS she entered the p'h''S ono
broucht her teeth together on IT, possibly n''4e
harder than she would have done II She h"u nv
.oo, +bot pimpernell was eaing mustard OH HIS
80 col,n She started TO speak, and TO speak
| +o tho noint but she did not Her VOICE. oii''
| oloouent. was hushed She could no more OPP"
bor mouth than could the plaster venus Vi M
in the front parlOr. 1t was not gum, "uV 'O'i,
sort of villanOus stuff compouhueu Vi sl'0 ".'
r1,o;Iooo nv the inhuman Pimpernell. She struS-
| pled but her jaws would not OPEN lHci mp
noI dashed little Worcestershire sauce on piece
% onnlo mic and remarked that he had been SIT
| ,ir m with n sick friend. "FTien' very ShlcK'
| +ao - no added: "shicIes fren' / ever sheen.
Plane fool goin t die if he don't look out.
Mrs Pimpernell knew it was base lie, ana S'i"s
| ,,od n say so, but could not. Then FlmpcrHci
lido . sandwich out of two pieces of bread ana
doilv and told her more of his sick friend emu
;n, bv saving that he had been joking about the
friend, the real reason of his late hoilc-coni..s
beinr that he was kept Mt the Office posting up o."
hooks Mrs. Pimperncl knew that the second lie
u,os worse than the first but she could not say
60 She struggled hard, but the gum held. Az
last she burst into tears and rushed upstairs Nv
| cvcn this did not move the fnty-hearted Flihpci-
| ,,o1 lie followed her and spent the rest oil the
night in song and in telling her cheerfuly OF SICK
friends bookkeeping. and so forth. In the morn
ING she went to q doctor, and after corSldefaoe
tronbe her laws were pried open. She suoSe-
a,,on+1,. made q few earnest remarks to her hus-
hand and applied for divorce, which was readily
| granted her
We trust that the particulars of the case OF
Pimpernen vs. Pimpernell will be gwen ,ne wiz
est possible publicity, that other married women
NAV. in the words of the patent medicine adVer-
tisements. be warned in time"
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