Evening journal., 1893-09-30
ASTORY LETTERS TOLD.
Why Judge McAdam Granted
a Divorce in New York.
THE CORRESPONDENTS LETTER

Mrs. PRrnson Granted Divorce on
Thsir silent restimony-A Correspond
ent's Letter OF Sympathy to the wife.
NEW YoRK. Sept. 80 Some telltale
letters determined Judge McAdam yes.
terday TO grant a divorce. Norbert r.
Parnson, 80, Of the firm of Charles Wolf
& Co., ribbon makers at Nos. "a aud 50
Greene street, does not know whether to
be glad or sorry that he w:ote them. In
answer to the divorce suit, which his'wife
Rachel brought up against bin because
Of his alleged intimacy with Constance
Andrews, he plead, that he was incon-
slant by nature. Judge McAdam
granted the wife an absolute divorce and
S35 week alimony. She is to have the
charge of their child Mabel.
This letter, written by Parnson TO his
wife's attorney, was put in evidence:
Anything that may occur to mar the
pleasant % relations existing between
my wife and myself are entirely the
result of my unfortunate predictions
for fast life and in no way her fault.
IN. K PARNSON."
Other letters were introduced which
had been written by Constance Andrews,
the principal co respondent, to the
plaintiff. expressing sympathy with her.
| This Is one:
''MY Pooh, DEAR WOMAN: My heart
overhows with tender compassion for
you. want to tell You what my
dearest wish is-what would be my
| happiest moment. / wish | could place
your husbands arms around you and
say: There rest forever, poor, tired
soul. There you may both find peace
and happiness until death. Then
think / could die in peace, with the
knowledge that my entire life had not
been spent in vain. / have
never been a wife or mother, but as a
woman / can understand your feelings
You have my deepest sympathy, aud
ss ! write tears almost blind me. Oh!
l cannot live like this, knowing that you
think me devoid of all womanly instincts
and feeling
when / met your husband over two
years ago l did not know he was married,
or for some time afterwards, became very
much attached to him, and fnally one
evening be said. constance. l want
you to like me real well, but not love
me- / said "Why, are you engaged
or marriedG shall never.forget my
feelings when he said, The latter
Then / said. why do you not stay al
home with your wifeg He replied:
1 have dear, good wife and sweet
little girl. have no fault to find witt
them. only crave excitement. My
nature requires it, II was to stay al
home every night l would be no good il
business or anywhere else.
II said; We'll, you are funny crea-
lures anyway, but how about the poo
little wiyesG Do you ever think thai
they crave excitement, alsoT H'
said 'Oh, mol women are different.
when Bob aud have had these talks
oh how my heart has gone out to you
aud how l have longed to take your
burden on my shOulders-I who have
nothing but blsn future before me
aud pray to God TO send you the flower
aud sunshine or course, | know L. Is
unkiud for him TO leave you alone, but
have already mentioned his excuse d.
is like all OF his sex His excuse Is, =
am a man He has told me Of you
talRing Of getting a divorce | beg Of yoI
to dispel the idea at once. Do you mo-
know that there Is also a shadow C lsi
upon divorced woman, no matter hov
pure and chaste she may be?
"Think Of Mabel in years TO come
when she will need fathers love an.
protection. Once when / said TO him
Bob, what If Mabel should go in you
footstepsr he said My God no, no
that l would rather see her in he
, coffin, and the look in his eyes was s
, terrible that never dared to mention j
again.
do not suppose that I do not kno'
that he will tire Of me. All men tire o
: women like me when their youth is gone
He is not an exception. You goo
a women do not know men as we women G
the world do.
"God bless you an Mabel. beg 20
to believe me. Yours sincerely,
CONSTANCE.