New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31
THRILLS OF VENGEANCE.n
Some Oldtime Domestic Difficulties
Recalled.
Recalled.


existed in the Garden of Eden; but they began
not long after. for Holy Writ tells of wives VINO
were put away for their misdemeanors and of
husbands to whom the marriage VOW was not
too sacred to be broken. The history OF the
woes of the married would make many depress-
ing volumes, and may they never be written!
All written history contains doleful records of
those to whom loves young dream has not peeh
a happy realizatior, and both pathos and hufnor
are confined in these recitals, a glance at the
domestic experiences of some of our forebears
reveals tn fact that they, too, had troubles OF
their own"
Thus for instance. Susannah Randall, OF the
old town of Salem is found crying down" her
rocreant lUld in THE Salem Gazette OF the IS
sue of July I, 1885, and setting forth his snort
comings in the following curious mixture OF
sarcasm and contempt:
Ran away from the fubfcriber on the 18th OF
May, one Joseph Randall, a tall, trin-built fel-
low: Had en- whcn he went away, blue coat
velvet waiftcoat and breeches, MKT coloured
ftockings, and away two felt hats
he rode away on a black horfe, and led q forre
horfe; he is fupposed to be lurking in the fouth
part of ScantiCk after trumpet that ne mas
fpent the mott of his time with for three years
paft Whoever will take up faid Randall and
return him to me- fhaH have coppers reward;
but whoever will take the trouble to keep him
fhalI have ten dollars reward, anu oli IiSC
effary charges paid by me
..SUSANNAH RANDALL"
The indignant susan adds postscript to her
"publishment' forbidding all persons harbour
lnG" the unworthy Joseph ner account.
Josiah Woodbury., of Beverly, sets forth his
woes with one whom he designates as "Old
Moll' in "The Essex Gazette" of the date of
September II, 1771 One is not sure that the
Trial of Vengeance" referred to in Mr.. Wood
burys notice was his wife but this was pos
sible for some wives of that day were treafed
with scant courtesy as Josiah accords old
MOL" when he published" her in the following
convincing language
IRAN away from Josiah Woodbury., Cooper,
his Houfe Plague, for seven long years, Old Mol,
alias Trial OF Vengeance. He that loft her will
never feek her; he that fhall keep her, will
give two Bufthel of Beans. l forewarn all Per
fons in Town or Country from trufting faid
Trial of Vengeance. 1 have hove all the old
Shoes can find for JOY; and all my Neighbors
rejoice with me. A good Ridance of Bad Ware
Amen. JOFIAH WOODBURY.
one cannot help feeling that this Trial of
Vengeance" probably parted from a decidedly fr-
ritable and exciting master, and it is certain that
he was one who did not hold womankind in very
high regard; therefore ne must have been IN
some measure deserving of some sort of Trial
pf Vengeance"
How much more charitable and gentle OF
spirit was Sarah Brooks. of Marblehead, than
was Susannah Randall, for when Sarahs lord
deserted her she maintained her dignity and
manifested lingering fondness for the offender
BY inserting the following notice in ''The Salem
Gazette:
'HThe subfcriber, being apprehensive that her
Hufband John Brooks, will contract debts on
her Accountants is to forbid any perfon truft-
ing him on her account, fine will not fatiSfy
any 70 debt contracted after this date-althOugh
NV conpaffion for him is fuCh that he fhall not
want anything 1 can help him to-knowing him
to be poor, forlorn young man. cannot but
pity his condition, and incerely hope he will
alter his way of life for the better-tear jeal-
oufy from his heart-bury in oblivion his I'M
happy tenper-and take up a firm refoution
that he will turn from the error of his ways to
q better courfe of life, become good citizen
q friend to his wife and children and not
hearken any more to his fuppofed friends (tho
greateft enernies)-this is the incere wish Of the
subfcriber SARAH BROOKS"
This should have been enough to have made
the errine John turn at once from the error Of
his ways and be true to a wife so forgiving and
rffectionate although he may have resented
being set before the public as poor. forlorn
Foung man."
One man must have had real Trial OF en-
reance" in his wife, since he entered complaint