The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-22
A STRAN.E STORY.
Judge Wall had an Lxprrence that Beats a
FAIRY ale.

FAIRY ale.
During the many years Judge Wall has
practlced law III this city he has had some
strange cases. While recountine some
OF his experiences yesterday be said: g
have always heard that Old story about
mothers-in-law. l always believed that
there were no two human beings on earth
between whom existed less reciprocal love
than between man and his mo. her-in-
law. Why | believed il l don't know ex-
cept. possibly. for the reason that heard
IL so frequently. | heard men of every
age, color, race aud n4tionality say so and
consequently | regarded it AS a fact. |
know better now. | know of one Gaze al
least where a man loved his mother-in law
and his mother-lu-iaN loved him. Some
time ago, wont say whrn, gentleman
came into my office and engaged nv SER
vices 20 procure u divorce for LIm | told
him what my fee would he and il WAS salts
factory. He said il was all right bat asked
me whether | could not cut on the rate il
he gave me two cases. This Interested me-
be idea man having divorces bv the
wholesale WAS novel and made little re-
ductIon under the pressure OF the talk he
gave me. l asked him his grievance and
he told me long story ab put his domestic
woes. 1t was sufficient aud passed on TO
Inquire about divorce No. 2. 1t was the
grievance of lady whose name
Was tue same as that of his wife. |
was deeply interested in II and finally |
found out from him that the lady be
wanted tue second divorce for WAS his
mother-in-law / did no. like 10 De too in
QulsItlve, but | made up my mind 10 watch
the proceedings aud / did with ali tue iu-
tense excitement of boy waiting for the
Climax of cline novel. In due time sue
ceeded in getting he divorces. l watched
matters a little while after that. but finally
the whole affair had entirely evdporated
from my mind. Que afternoon, some SIX
or seven months after the divorce was
granted, l had occasion TO go To the
office Of the probate court and
You can imagine NV feelings when | saw
the man and hi, motheV-in-iaw standing
before The probate judge while he was pro-
nounCing the cone uding words OF the mar-
-ge ceremony. / WAS about TO slip out
When the pair turned around and from
that day till this havs never experienced
such embarrass | congratulated
them In kind Of - confused way which |
can't describe The prohate judge has
asked me hundred Zines since what EN-
barrsssrd ME 80 that dsy and | have never |
told him yet. | was out IN the country /
making speech recently and had din /
Der ~; their house. They are happy be- I
yond description. | have never seen /
II more loye-strickeu pair In f
all my life. They have one child. and a /
bright, little boy be Is. he is his fathers 4
brother-in law, but what relation be i, TO .
his mother / really don't know. | have i
tried TO figure it out but il l. too much for 1
nee. | though. once that he WAS her
aud sgaIn her step grandson. .
but that is as far rs | could go. That /
story is as true a. Gospel, aud the couple .
are very well known Ia this county. Wife 4
No l went back TO her father, aud is now /
keeping house for him in Nebraska. where 4
le moved after losing his wife"