The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-12
HARRY IS AGAIN HAPPY
Pfeuchy Finds the Palthless RiIly Who
PoolIshly Fitted Away.
RECONCILIATION IN PORTLAND
daguerrean, the Local HeteI-fxecp.
err, Fiads His wife in 0regon-she
lmpiores Forgiveness and Returns
60 Her Husband and Babe.


Jacquerson, better known in North Yak
ina as "Frenchy," the hotel keeper, bun.
died up his seven .months-old babe,
packed well.worn grip and left on the
west-bound train to institute search for
his buxom wife who ran away with a
handsomer man about four weeks previ.
ously. Mind you, We are not describing
the heartless lecher with whom this giddy
woman levanted rs being necessarily
handsome man in order to excel in phys
lcal virtues the unfortunate specimen OF
humanity whom she deserted; but we
are warranted in assuming that be was
not less picturesque than Harry lacquer
son, for had he been he would long ago
have enjoyed the delectation OF posing as
an unusual freak in museum Of curios.
tiles. Added to Jacquerson's hideously
repelling appearance. 1t is alleged that he
abused the woman grossly; and being
much younger than her Anticipated lord
with grizzled front, and finding libidi-
nous scamp who was willing to pay her
way to an indefinite destination, only to
desert her when he had tired OF her folly,
she left her home in pitiful disorder, her
child motherless infant, her husband In
fearful desperation, to consort with man
Of a character SO contemptibly small as
to be below that Of herself-if, indeed,
there be degree Of degradation baser
than that OF the woman who wantonly
wrecks her home and her life for the tin
selled lurements OF the career of a social
outlaw.
The HERALD related the unhappy occur
renee at the time, thereby angering
Jacquerson to such temper as prompted
him to try to induce lawyer to insti-
tute suit against us for defamation
Heaven destroy the mark! As II the
characters Of this unholy pair were SO
delicately pure as to be pricked to the
quick by the grossest imputation known
in the catalogue OF social crime!
But Harry soon forgot his anger and
began to yearn again for the society OF the
unnatural mother Of his delicate babe.
Presently he located her in Portland, Or
egon. Quickly disposing of his property
here, the miserable man hurried to over
take her and to plead in pathetic jargon
for her return to his humbled home and
to the custody OF their innocent babe
whose little life was then well.nigh sobbed
away in unbroken plant for mothers
care.
Those who watched the old man,
stopped With age and wrinkled with I'M
told cares, with feeble step and semi.
cheerful face in which were lily concealed
the lines of great sorrow, as he ner-
vously boarded the train on the morning
Of his departure, his bony hands uem-
blingly clutching about the tiny form Of
his puny heir, could not resist the temp
tation to credit the old, wizard-like crony
with possessing warmth OF heart and a
tenderness OF affee ton OF which the cruel
wife and mother whom he servilely fol-
lowed was totally unworthy.
As the train bounded away the old
mans heart increased its thump of anx-
iety to harmonic with the click Of the
great iron wheels that unsteady measured
the distance they were rapidly covering
Reaching Portland, the bewildered hus-
band took refuge in the first hotel he
found on Third street.-The Grand Gem
tral-and Immediately began search with
a determination that would have been
creditable to an Abdistrio in search for
the Venus OF creation. Triumph glad
dened his heart on Wednesday Of last
week when the wife, penitent and heart
sick, weary OF her unholy experience,
hungering to warm her lips with the
delicate breath Of her little babe whom
she loved despite her wickedness, willing
to recognize virtue in the decrepit form
Of her feeble husband in comparison with
the brutal instinct OF her cruel paramour,
went to her legal lords apartments and
upon her knees begged forgiveness for her
awful sin and implored him again 10 adj |
nit her to his confidence and to the Gus
tody Of her child and her home. A rec
onciliation was quickly reached and hus-
band and wife and babe again gather
about that hearthstone to renew existence
in legitimate relationship until-some
nj har day