The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
Mrs. Brodie "a Beaut.-

Steve Brodie is never happier than when
talking OF his family. He is devoted TO
bis wife and children. Mrs. Brodie is with
him here and they are stopping at the
Bates. In recent talk at San Francisco
with Cora Older, of the Bulletin, the latter
reports him as saying:
Say. but 1 wish you could see my wife,
she's a pe1ch. / married her eighteen
years ago, and I've been happy ever since
i looked at her. She's nice little fat
un."
rs she pretty?'' 1 asked.
At this l saw Brodic smile. 1t extends
almost from to ear. and Mr.. BroHie
projected his chin. lowered his head and
looked up at me from underneath his eye
brows as he put both hands into his peck
cts. and queried: Now. see here. you don't
think I'd a married her if she hadn't been
a beaut. do your
Then Mr.. Brodie told me about his fam
lily.
MY old woman and l have got three
kids There's Steve. he's the rowdy
There's Nell. she's the little one. She's the
brick. and there's Irene. she's the lady.
look at her. Now. what do you think OF
this She got too fresh before | was COM
ing away. and 1 talked to her. L said.
Irene. when was your age / was backing
boots: hadn't cent. and / was in luck
l. | had anything to eat Now, what
Why. she just held her head up ' higher and
said: We'll, L can't help Ii, pop If you did
black boots I'm Just as good as anybody
In this world Seer and then she strutted
around again.
This amused Mr. Brodie so much that he
laughed immoderately. but his face took
ON Irene. though. l got letter from her
this morning. and she said to me- Pop. L
hear you've been misbehaving yourself in
w qf 1s1t osx,Ir<
telling me. her father. that I've been mis-
behaving myself! WHIT do you think of
she won't get up and get drink of water
for herself Now here's the difference be-
tween the lady and the brick. One Arbor
day in New York there was a procession Of
children. Irene wanted the best place
that OF carrying the pcle that looks like an
, umnTeiia; sEs got IT. Nell. the brick she
past the house and looked up ar me and
irene smiled. Just as proud as a queen.
street waved both bands and shouted.
Hello, pop. hello pop. Then Irene held
UP her. head and sneered Little idiot,
Now there's your lady. and there's Nell
Nat Goodwin'- Wife After Him.
When Comedian Nat c. Goodwin arrived
I'm San francisco last week with his COM
pany from Australia one of his first moves
was TO have his divorce case dismissed
The gossip which joined his name with
Maxine Elliott. his new leading woman
who is also after a divorce made the
American actor frantic. and he wanted tn
show that he had no designs matrimoniallv
on Miss Elicit. But Mrs. Goodwin's law
yer has found the dismissal of the divorce
suit Irregular. and he has fled Mrs
Goodwin's answer, and thus brings the
case 10 an issue Mrs. Goodwin's answer
sets up affirmative defense 10 the ac
- .bn
riage vows on the actors part. and shows
by way of recrimination a cause OF divorce
against the plaintiff in the case of his pre-
tended cause OF divorce. The wife does not
want n divorce herself, bat she does want
a share of his income which she declares
TO be in excess of 1900 a month. The first
issue raised by the answer Is that of Good
wins residence in California. Mrs. Good
win denies each Of the allegations con-
tanned in tho complaint. and declares that
her husband has inflicted grievous bodily
injury and mental suffering on her. Mrs
Goodwin claims that her husband is the
owner OF several plays from which he re-
ceives an annual income II over $50 coo and
that he has over 0.000 invested in real es-
tate and securities, and demands separate
maintenance.
When the San Francisco reporters cor
after Mr.. Goodwin they found him i'm the
room or Maxine Elliott and her sister Ger
trude. Goodwin began TO eNplafn
II don't pretend 10 be "a VestaI virgin :,
Goodwin said. with grin. but / do ohiec,
TO the Wild and Wooliy tales YOU nev,snape >
people have been writing about M in my
absence For myself. | don't care espe-
ctally but when they drag ladies into i,
that's another matter
Somebody inquired IL Goodwin was In
love with Miss Elliott
Every one Is In love with her" he said
calamity. parryinE the stroke with adroit-
ness Il can't tell which sister / admire
the m ore have engaged them both for
three years. for better. for worse
Goodwin Is the same gay. irresponsible
carrot-topped fellow that he was when he