The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-19
SHORT LIVED BLISS.
Mrs Frank Slauson and Her
Mother-in-Law Disagree.
HER STORY or HER WRONGS
She says Her Hssbsnd s1daeniy Grew
Cola and Cruel Thrsogh Greater
Love OF Hfs Money.

In three weeks a grass widow. n
bride. an applicant for divorce. - the
recent experience OF Mrs. Frank Slauson.
Sorxnersy Mrs LsIry Short. OF this city.
The cause % Mrs. Slauson's latest troEi-
bic was her new Trlother-ta-law.s dislike.
Mrs. SlauSon claims THAI her husband
promised her time ard again that he
would sooner I've with her in a bare
shack than allow his mother 20 drive
them out OF the house or separate them,
but that almost the first thing he did
after taking her 10 his rcthe q nome
was 20 take his wearing apparel cut of
their Joint trunk and tell her TO FAKE
her old ags and get out" Mrs. S2auson
also says that he made her give up her
position .n the Washington Shoe Fac
tory before they were married. as he
didn't desire to have his future wife
work too hard: that he sent her over 10
her fa'ser's hon at n ingst7n and pro-
missed % pay her board. which he never
has done. and made varvsls other prom
sez The aggrieved wife has placed her
casss in the hands OF Attorney Morgan
A. Baker and VIII institute proceedings
for divorce.
Mrs. SAa1son's story OF the. affair Is
as follows:
1--WE were married on November q. at
my fathers home at Kingston. and We
spent ten days there. The marriage IL
cense was procured at Sidney. and Is on
record there. Mr.. Slasison was very kind
20 me and Couldn't say enough kind
things. His mother knew nothing of the
marriage and he never told her about
II. She wished HIM TO come home short
ly after we were married. and he said:
Well we might as Wen face the music
and we packed our things Into one trunk
and left for this city. He ARRIVED here
Saturday night. December s. and went
direct TO his mothers house. He called
his mother down stairs and said: Mother
I've brought home my wife, and / want
you TO recognise her as such His mo
Their placed her arms around me and
said: You can love me all you want to-
Everything went along all right until
Sunday evening and then Mrs. SlaIEson
and Mr. Slauson had words over me.
He tod his mother that he would live
with me il he had to sleep IN the Uni
vefSity grounds Mrs. Slauson and he
had a number OF words after that. That
night he called me all kinds OF endear-
ing names, and said he would stick 10
me through thick and thin. The next
morning we went down stairs 10 break
fast and after the meal Mrs. Slauson
sad: Frank, / want to see you a mo-
ment IN private What that converse
ton was no one knows but mother and
son. When he finished he came up stairs
and changed his shoes and said: I'm
going down to draw some money Tor
msother. and before go I'll get bucket
ful OF coal and make a FIRE for you.
He kissed me and went out. That is
the last saw of him for about an hour.
when he came UP with an express man
with my trunk. Unknown to me they
took his clothes out OF the trunk and
left mine in He then came up and
took hold of my arm and said:
Lucy. mother and l have taken
my clothes out of your trunk, and you
take your rags and go
II said: Frank. how could You talk TO
me Ike that after leaving me with warm
kisses on my Hps?'
HE said: Things have taken diff
ferent course.'
II then said: Frank. go down stairs
and bring me my box out Of the trunk.
HE asked me what wagIted with ii
and / said ss.-7ted what was in ii.
In this box were all the letters he
had written me while ! was N Kingston,
before We were married. He brought the
box I'D and took them out. He grab
bed me and threw me up against the
bed and said:
"'You can't take those letters out Of
this house then sent him down stairs
10 get my hat and Jacket, and while he
was gone tried 20 hide the letters on
my person. but he came up before
finished / tried To get out and he slam
med the door and tried 10 get the let-
tiers. but l got by him and while I was
flying down stairs he yelled: Mother
catch her Mrs. Slauson started UP
stairs and threw up both arms to stop
me. bat I slipped under her and got
out. They both yelled 10 me to come
back and get my clothes. but / said;
Won brought my. trunk here and YOU
can take care OF r.
II then ran all the way down 70 my
lawyer, Mr. Baker. and gave him the
letoers. The next day my husband sent
me word 10 oonre and get my trunk. but
7 wouldn't do It. lie brought IL himself
the next DAY on a zvheeltarrow. He al
WAYS talked OF having lots of money,
ard said 70 me last Sunday: I have
either to give You up or my money. and
my ,r4de won't allow me TO give up my
money.
Sasuson s. ss years ~ age and IS a son
Of Mrs. Emily Q. Slsuson, widow OF
George w. Slauson. formerly Of this city.