The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-11-17
OFFICERS WIVES.

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WhenT Their Husbands Prove Refractory
They Have Then Exiled to Distant
Lands.
The wives Of army and naval officers
stationed in Washington have it in
their power to bring their better halves
TO terms In a name that their less for
~tunately located sisters upon the plains
and. in out-of-the-way ports can not
avail themselves of. A well known
naval officer, whose record shows him
to have had q very large apportionment
Of sea duty, Is b~lissfully w to
this day that he owes the fact to his
wife. to whom. by the way. at home,
he was not inclined to be indulgent.
The little woman, being of a h~ospitable
temperament, was devoted to the Civ
ing of charming little entertainments.
For some time the husband frowned
upon entertaining to such a degree
that while he was on shore duty it was
almost impossible for the wife to graf
ify her hospitable proclivities even to
the most limited degree. She was an
influential little body, who endured
things as long a. was possible for any
one short of an angel. Finally, how
ever, tho invariable outcome of the
husbands obstinate refusal to allow
her to give some entertainment upon
which she had set her heart was fol-
lowed by his Immediately thereafter
receiving orders detailing him to sea
duty.
Instances in which wives have had
their husbands ordered to sea or out of
the way places 1t posts where it wa
almost impossible for their families to
be accommodated when prolonged
sprees have followed upon their being
stationed in Washington are too nu-
merous to be accounted In any way re-
markable.
There are many reasons other than
official n why officers have been or
dered away from Washington within
the past half dozen years. Not the
least interesting Of these was the case
Of the two Qaval officers who elected to
pay attention to the same handsome
young matron. The rivalry finally
reached such . point that the senior
oAcer, unable longer 10 endure the
presence Of the attractive young lieu
tSnsnt, hit upon the plan Of having
him ordered to sea. In the assignment
Of duty the. utmost car was taken to
insure . long absence from the city.
snA - one OF the vessels for the relief
Of some Arctic sxPlorers was just about
sstti1e out the lieutenant was given
the opportunity 10 cool down his ardor
in . voyage in polar waters.
Another Interesting case il that of q
well-known member Of the medical
corps who after considering himself
comfortably Axed with his family in
Washington was considerably cha.
Grinsd TO receive orders detailing him
TO duty on tie Pacific coast. There il
considerable inside history to this lat.
ter case. In which the qualification of q
personal piqus was the real reason for
the change. During the latter part OF
the last s~dminttxation one of the ply.
slciaus stationed In the west, who from
long residence IN Warrington had &C.
quired . great longing to return, be.
gan TO move the Heaven and earth OF
his influence to have himself stationed
there.
This he vas unable 10 effect in spite
Of everything he could do. Finally, his
wife packed up her belongings and
journeysd seross the continent for the
purpose Of adding her efforts to those
Of her husband. Nothing, however,
ayailed. The opposition was too strong.
The feminine perception soon discov'
cred that the opposition emanated from
Let fall certain hints that she was NOT
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