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MARRIED OVER FIVE YEARS,
BUT HAVE LIVED TOGETHER IN ALI
ONLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS.

on tho Ground OF Desertion-ais win,
Who IL tho Daughter OF Mrs. Amelia
Barr. the Novelist. VIII Not Contest.
Among the pretty cottages on top OF Storm
King Mountain at Cornwall on the-Hudson 10
that Of Mrs. Amelia Barr. the author OF many
novels OF wide circulation. which have been
printed in the Ne,o York Ledger and In several
OF the magazines. One OF Mrs. Bars daugh.
tiers has been sued by her husband for divorce.
tho ground being desertion. and the suit
having the hearty consent Of Mrs. Barr's
daughter
Mrs. Barr has been widow for many years.
having lost her husband and three sons BY
yellow fever. Since 1870 Mrs Barr has been
known as a writer, and since 1880 her popu.
larity has been OF the sort which came to L. p.
Roe in his later years. About seven years ago.
when she was living In Brooklyn. her daughter
Eliza. who was an extremely handsome girl.
with hair ola remarkable shade Of brown. fell
in love with Capt. Frank b. S. Morgan. son
Of Col. Joseph Morgan. mne owner Of some
wealth. Capt. Morgan got his title IN the
Thirteenth Regiment OF the New York Nation.
al Guard. in which he was n conspicuous figure.
1t seems that Capt. Morgan had been married
once. and that the marriage had ended in a
divorce. When he asked Mrs. Barr to give him
her daughter. Mrs. Barr refused. She says she
saw at once that he was n person who had been
brought UP without having to work and would
never be able to support her daughter.
But Miss Barr was infatuated with him. and
when the Morgans went to Cleveland Miss
Barr went out there. aud. by private arrange
ment. married the Captain. who had already
organized company OF militia and was get
TRs day after te tie wedn e the new Mrs %or:
gan went back home to her mother. It was q
year before Mrs; Barr found Sl out that her
5Sto wss Dee esrGr% 1885, this time openly The
days only and then she returned to her mother.
saying she would never live with him again.
Kept up l an almost daily Observation-Disclosures. IL
came on to New York several times and went
hs s ap hs Moqsa KRRs
On NOV. 81 lat Capt: Morgan brought suit
fs eP Last aa
sSS Mo4 Mas ssd asan at her mothers
The truth about this matter is. that CART
MSfaa sn nA soud hd this
f Bdp m lyys s
manners. But when once saw him drunk.
water. or rather wine. as It were; About q year
s5oo g. So sane he said and oM spent all and sent
mo word that no wanted to borrow money to
get back to Cleveland. saw him in New
York. and he said something about some
wanted to marry him So. I told him that I
was willing that she should: that any woman
| was welcome to him. SO far as was concerned.
and I suggested, the divorce proceedings
Mrs. Barr said: My daughter has led the
life OF hermit for the last seven years on this
mans account, and think 1t is about time to
| end it l am OF the opinion that when two
| people marry and find out that they have made
| q mistake they ought to undo what they have
| done. Mr.. Morgan did fairly we'll. for him. I'M.
| worse and worse"
Morgan because cared for him and because
I thought we would have home together.
But did not marry to start rcformatory. II
| may be that some women will blame me for
| not putting up with him and trying to reform
| him. But I confess l do not feel equal to a
combat with hereditary instincts and long,
Mrs. Morgan is still young and handsome
woman. Before her marriage. she wrote q
good deal and promised to follow in tho foot
steps Of her mother: But as Mrs. Barr said.
she fell Into the daily composition Of love let
ters. and that rather interfered with the de-
pected that the divorce proceedings will come
| up the latter part Of this month. and that the
divorce will be granted by default.