The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-27

A isS!SsipDien'5 Scheme for Being
Deserted for Divorce Purposes.
From the Detroit Free Press
son my last trip through Mississippi
met a curious character said a guest at
the Russell house yesterday afternoon. "I
was going on horseback from one town to
another, and along about noon l got hun
CRY, and, seeing a tumhle-down shanty in a
most forlorn neighborhood, l approached.
The proprietor, who had beard about
foot long and was roughly. dressed, stood
near the gate.
"'Can get anything to eat herep 1
asked.
ANY whatP
Anything to eat
" i reckon ye mought.'
We'll then cook me chicken quick
ga whatP
"a chicken
" We hain't got none.'
"'WeH, ham and eggs"
"'Whatp
Ham and eggs.'
" 'We hain't got nonep
well, let me have anything them
"'Whatp
:" 'Anythingr
"'Have you any corn for my horsep
"'WhatP
Any cornp
'''We hain't got none.'
1--WE entered the house, and he managed
TO scrape up fairly decent meal. To my
astonishment, as the meal progressed, he
produced bottleof good wine and box Of
Havanas.
on people are very poor down hereP
remarked casually. after we had dined.
i hain't, he said. oomplacently blowing
a cloud of smoke In the air.
"But-l Here glanced around sig
trfH aKatlx af HE.aa chs ~,
40, most Of my property is in New Or
leans. ! own two large business blocks
there 49,. .s-.'
"'Then what in the world are you doing
herel You haven't farmP
'Nopein
"'Or horsesp
"Nopep Then he chuckled. 'God.f for
saken hole. isn't it. stranger?
sit is, indeed
"'No signs OF grass or green treesp
"'Most God-forsakeu hole on earthp
You are right At this he chuckled
louder than ever. .'
herep
az wish you would
"'Well. I'm alternating. l have wife
who is so pesky mean couldn't get rid Of
her. She is the meanest woman on earth,
stranger, but is of the clingIng kind. See
ing we couldn't get on at all, proposed we
separate. But she wouldn't have 1t. She
chung to me like the ivy to the oak. So
done a good deal Of thinkin', and know
that wifets obleeged to cling to her bet
ter half, looked around for farm in the
most desolate and barren spot in the south,
where blade OF grass couldn't grow, where
there weren't no birds, but only
lizards, toads and young alligators,
and which is the most grue-
some place in the country at night, and
then, thinks l, there's where I'll go, and If
Maria can stand it she's got more spunk
| than any other woman on earth. So told
Maria had a real nice farm where we were
going to live for few years. that I was
tired of the gayety of city life, and thought
OF retiring into the country TO enjoy the
peaceful calm of nature. Maria objected
strong, said she couldn't get on without the
French opera, and all that, but we went.
When she saw this place she just shouted
and made grab at me. Then she cried,
stranger, and implored. But I pointed out
the beauties OF the landscape to her, and
told her what a nice time we would have
all by ourselves for two years. and then she
packed up and deserted me-that's what the
lawyers call it-and when l return all I'll
have to do will be to make out the papers,
and we'll be sundered forever. Yes, it's
kinder lonesome, but guess can stand ii
few months longer, stranger. Have
another cigar; l hain't had company for so
long that I'm glad to see ye.'"