Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-25
TOLD ABOUT TOWN.
A Chapter on the Unpleasant
Side Of Life.


Coanding wife and Child Daivsn From
HIS Home Amer the Short Term Of rhres
Years OF wsdlock - Pisnlekers Tramp
From the fower-A Fish Story.
The neighborhood gossips in GER
tain locality have new domestic
sen sation on.which they have been
holding consultations and two-cor-
nered sessions for few days. The
general verdict is against the hus-
band, whose treatment of his young
wife has aroused the sentiments OF
those more familiar with the I'M
pleasant life she has been forced to
lead. The husband on returning
from one of his commercial trips a
few evenings ago did not comply
with his connubial vows and extend
his wife cheerful greeting such az
tends to bless the atmosphere of q
happy home. Instead, 50 tits said,
he heaped upon her all the abusive
epithets which a tongue could give
expression to with q conclusive de-
mand for her to leave forever, the
home. The wife. and mother OF
eight months, obeyed the command,
but not until all conciliatory plead
ings we're exhausted. Heartbroken
and with her infant she departed and
sought shelter at the home of q
friend, while the husband returned
to the scenes Of his boyhood-his
mothers domicile.
Far from the expectancy of those
witnessing a blissful marriage not
more than Sc months ago was this
unhappy and disastrous termination.
A cheerful. entertaining and good
looking young lady, she came here
on an extended sojourn with family
connections. Her winsome DISPOSE
ton and bright manners Immediately
made friend OF an acquaintance. OF
which she soon had innumerable,
there being several admirers OF
the sterner sex. Eventually she
became a conspicuous parsonage in
all social doings, and was generally
accepted as favorite among those OF
her class. The clerk of mercantile
establishment. sought her compan'
ionship and was favorably consid-
cred, and in the course Of events.
became in her Imagination the ideal
of life's companion, should cupid
ever dictate the advisability Of mat
rimony. They were looked upon as
an affectionate and fit pair to share
each others joys and sorrows. and
anything but happiness. should they
wed, was beyond the conception OF
their friends. A courtship of the
usual duration and the happy day
was fixed. With its approach rang
clearer the wedding bells, whose
beautiful chimes resounded happily
with the blissful anticipations OF two
futtering hearts. 1t came-the mar
riage day-and these two were
linked in the matrimonial bans.
amid the we'll wishes of all and
the expressions Of admirers that
, nothing 10 mar the happiness # 9
prosperous life could ever hover
about them.
A lapse of little over two years,
which were apparently spent happily.
A child arrives to bless and brighten
this home. An entire change takes
place in the husband. He substi.
tutes cheerfulness with obduracy,
smiles with frowns, pleasantness
with crabbedness, permeating his
household surroundings with an air
of chilliness. as though he we're q
veritable icicle. The mother goe:
along day by day with her wifely
duties. He resigns his clerkshir
with the business house and &C.
cepts a position as travelling sales.
man. Another lapse of q few
months. The warm weather has nc
effect in thawing out his refrigera
tive way. One evening he comes
home and begins to abuse his. wife
The neighbors are attracted by hi.
resonant vocabulary, which sudden
ly breaks forth with a command fol
wife and babe to vanish forever from
his presence. Her pleadings are Sc
verely repulsed, and her Withdrawal
quells the excitement of a dramatic
scene in domestic life.
Curtain.
Divorce proceedings will undoubt
eddy follow. The next day witnessed
the removal of the household effects
and thus presents another broker
home.
| They walked Home.
A party Of Rock Island and Daven
port ladies who went basket-picnic
ing at Black Hawks Tower Thursday
afternoon got more exercise thar
they bargained for. The hour
glided by swiftly. as is generally thu
case on such occasions. while enjoy
ing an outing away from the busy
strife of city life. The sun hat
turned its reflections to other lands
and the festivities continued. Bu'
when they concluded to return home
10! on reaching the station At the foo
Of the Tower they discovered
that the last car had gone.
dance was in progress at TIT
Inn, but that would not termin
ate until some time in the morning
Walk was the only conceivable rem
sdy, and walk they did. Carrying
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