The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-29
a DHsERTEO WIFE
After Twenty Years Meets Her Hus-
band Face to Face.

After Twenty Years Meets Her Hus-
band Face to Face.
From the Macon (Gd } Telegraph
Twenty~four years ago in the CITY Of New
Orleans a dashiug young Engishmau led
to the altar one of the fairest of Erin's
daughters.
The happy young couple, though not own
ing much Of this worlds goods, started out
In life under what seemed a bright and
cloudless SKY and for a year or two there
was not single cloud visible on the matri-
mOnal horizon.
After they had been married about two
years they left New Orleans and moved to
Macon. Here they decided to make their
home, and by hard work and close economy
they succeeded in saving enough money to
purchase an acre Of ground on Orange street
Upon this lot they erected q small house,
which they considered amply large to
shelter the small family, for in the mean
time there had been born unto them two
children a boy and girl. Here they lived
happily until the siren, in the person OF
another woman, began to ensnare the sus-
oeptible and all too willing heart of the
young husband. His affections were gradu-
ally Weaned from the wife whom he had
sworn to love and protect and bestowed
upon his new found enchantress.
fidelity became known TO the wife, who
demonstrated time and again, but TO no
avail. She begged her husband to give up
the woman who had spoiled their happiness
but be turned deaf hear to her entreasies
and continued his liaison with the destroyer
of their peace and happiness.
The good wife at home, after using every
endeayor to reclaim her husbands affec-
tons without success, finally became re-
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trived and saved in every possible manner
10 feed and clothe herself aud children and
to lay aside a small amount for the future.
In this manner things we're going. when
one day the truant husband came home,
bringing with him his inamorata. This
was more than the faithful and patient wife
could stand. and in as few words as posi-
BILE she ordered the woman from the house.
At this the husband became enraged, and,
after administering to his wife severe
beating. threw her out of doors, with her
children aud clothing following close be-
hind.
The wife, after being turned out OF the
home that had been purchased mainly by
her own hard work, sought the advics of
the late Col. Whittle. Col. White at ono e
began making preparations for prosecut-
ing the tyra nnical husband, when that in
dividual, learning Of his intentions, left the
city. leaving behind the woman that had
caused his downfall
After the husbands departure the wife
returned to the little home and there she
has lived until the present day.
Nothing was heard Of the husband for a
number OF years after his departure, until
one day the wife received letter from him
postmarked North Dakota. The letter stated
that he was praoticiug law in that state
with great success.
1t also further asked her to send the son
to North Dakota, as the father was anxious
for bis son to come out there and study law
under him. The mother did not much rel
ish the idea of her son going to his father
but, after the passing of number OF let
tiers, she thought IL might be
the means of bringing her has
band back to her, and so. finally, with fond
good-bys and many tears the son left Macon
for North Datoka. The mother was now
left with no one to comfort her but her little
daughter, who, in the course of time, grew
up to young ladyhood, when she married
and moved away to New York. The moth
er's life was now indeed a lonesome one, but
she struggled on, keeping up the taxes and
repairs on the place, finally succeeding in
saving enough to build another house ON
the place, which she rented out, the rent
from this house being her sole dependence
for living.
Sho never heard from the father and son
after the latter's departure until little
over o year ago, when she received letter
from the son saying that his father wanted
to sell the properly here In Macon and had
written TO several parties here asking IL
they cared to purchase. This naturally
made the lady indignant, and she wrote to
her husband, defying him TO cell. She told
him the property was hers, that shs had
kept 1t up for twenty years and that It be-
lonaed to her. In the meantime, the par
f1aaw kr,rn b. L-A
around and inspected the property, but
were driven off by the pluoky wife with
but little ceremony.
The correspondence in regard TO the
property was kept up until Thursday, when
the climax was reached in O rather dra-
matte manner. Thursday morning hand
somely dressed man registered at the Brow
house, and after being assigned to a room.
left the hotel, and jumping into a hack was
driven tn the Office OF a real estate agent.
This man was none other than the long alb
sent husband, who had come to Macon TO
sell the only home his long deserted and
cruelty wronged wife had.
1t Is not known what arrangement he
made concerning the property, but he had
not returned 60 the hotel long before his
wife made her APPEARANCE and was shown
up to his room. He opened the door in re.
sponse to her knock. and whsr he did 80 he
found himself face 20 face with his wife of
his youth. For a few seconds neither could
speak, but the man soon recovered himself
and slammed the door In his wife's face
This was indeed adding Insult 10 injury,
but, nothing daunted, she took q
firm stand near the door of
the room and all day long
she remained there. The husband would
not como out and the lady could not get in.
There is no telling how long the lady would
have remained, but fatigue aud the inter
cession Of kind friends overcame her deter
imitation, and she reluctantly left the hotel
at late hour OF the night. AS soon as
the husband heard OF her departure be took
the first train out OF the city, aud it ls be-
heved he has gone back 10 his western home,
leaving the wife Of his younger years still in