The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-01
Knew Naught of Mythology.

Elmer Rathbun, OF Providence. wants di-
voreement from his wife on the grounds of
deceit before marriage. Her conduct after
marriage, he admitted 10 a Boston Globe
man, has been irreproachable. Rathbun is
bookkeeper at Rochester. N Y and his wife
Is native OF Rhode Island She was ASSIST.
ant in millinery store hen she saw an ad-
Vertlsemeat In matrimonial paper
that attracted her attention. The
al was from sentimental
young man given 10 the study OF ancient my
thOlOsy. he wanted 10 correspond with a
young lady OF similar tastes. Miss Alice
stock bridge thought she would like TO write
the young man, out she had not those sim
liar tastes She did not even know what
mythology meant but her sister. who worked
out hau Tor a mistress q young lady who had
graduated from Nassar, and who had Greek
ana Roman deit1es down tne, with the stories
that 90 with them.
Ibis young lazy, in a spirit Of fun. agreed
10 write the letter Tor Alice Stockbridge, and
IN few days there came a letter from Mr.
kathbrn. breathing admiration and adora-
tie study.
And thus was a most interesting CORE.
spondence initiated. Their letters were
coulh in language bef1tting the style, read
ing more IKE creek comedies and tragedies
tnan the letters OF two people of the nine
teenth century. -Rath5un became desperately
IN love with Miss Stock bridge and She not
disllklng him from his picture and his letters
and, moreover, being eager for romance and
adventure consented to wed him. provided
tLidt my lhOtOgy was not 10 DC mentioned dur
ing their wedding trip. Rathoun swore by
FaIiaS that he would keep the condition and
ne dld. but on their return he set apart an
evening Tor Joint discussion of the delties,
from Zeus down.
The fatal evening came all too soon and the
husband found, to his dismay, that he had
married girl with mind entirely destitute
OF the knowledge he supposed she
possessed Sho could make splendid bread
put to save her soul she could not tell Who
Aphrodlte was. her pies were perfection,
but OF Plutus she had never heard a word
hathbun was horrihed. He hauled out her let.
ters. hled with intellectual illusions to
Daphne, Hebe, Janus. Diana and Endymton
ana asked for explanations. She Confessed
the device she had teen guilty of and assured
him that she would prove more useful to him
In the ordering of his house than if her mind
were stored with fish stories about dead and
lnQet ene gods and goddesSes. 0 Rathbun re-
colled from his bride. A viper could
not nave been more obnoxious. What cared
ne for the wants of his stomach? 1t was the
MIND he thought he had married Mrs
hathoun begged to be forgotten. and prom
lsed to try and learn all about the beastly
people with the crack-iaw names but her
words irritated her husband the more and he
told her he must put her from him for she
had oe eived him and was not worthy Of his
directions. She came back to her parents,
and was speedily followed by Mr.. Rathbun
VINO had consulted counsel with a view TO OBJ
tanning DILL of divorce. Lawyer John E.
CoDiey, Mrs. Rath0un's attorney saws he is
10 contest the suit Rathbun proposes to be-
gin and that the Rhode Island courts will
never divorce woman for Ignorance of
mythology.