The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24
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The Story OF an Australian woman and
Her Troubies.

Her rroubies.
During the recent hearing OF case
at Paddington Police Court, sydney,
New South Wales, it transpired that
the plaintiff had sold her husband
against whom she was now proceeding
for using threatening language to u
lady to whom she had given an agree
ment mot TO in any way hereafter
molest the buyer or take any proceed
ings against her or join her in any
proceedings in any court Of law OF
equity"
The document went on to state: "Ir
the event of any breach of this agree
ment by me, do hereby bind myself
my heirs, executors and administrators
to pay the said purchaser the sum OF
$500 as and for liduidatcd damages
Despite this being duly signed and wit
messed, the defendants solicitor nj
legged that the wife had repented of the
transaction and was taking proceedings
for judicial separation. The sum
mons was eventually dismissed
At Munich recently n woman sold her
husband, good-looking neer-do- well
TO Il neighbor for n small sum of
money, and was pleased enough WITH
her bargain until. on distant relatives
death, he came into considerable for
tune. Then she attempted 20 resume
her marital rights, but was so effectual
ly resisted by her eX-husband's present
pOssessor that she resolved to have re
In fex xxgfe f,,tn H.
this end she consulted Il lawyer, only
to find that, through some technical
flaw, her own marriage was Illegal and
her claim on man and fortune conse.
quently invalid.
For 100 francs a Partisan laundress
sold her husband, whose lazIness and
intemperance seemed incorrigible. to
the proprietress of rival establish.
ment. Under the new regime, how
ever, the man was compelled to turn
over new leaf. and soon became such
a model helpmate that His legal spouse
began TO regret the transaction and
made advances to regain possession.
These the purchaser resented, and. on
intercepting letter from the seller TO
her husband. repaired to the formers
house with a stick, which she welded
with such vigor that the victims cries
reached the ears of a passing police.
man, whose authoritative appearance
alone imposed peace.
In the early sos the writer was pres.
ent at an inn in Cracow when woman
put up her husband to auction. She
herself acted as auctbneer, while the
lot to bcdisposed OLA strapping young
fellow of not unprepossesing appear
ance, who was evidently not averse to
the proceedlngs-sa on a stool at heI
feet. Bids came briskly, and the man
was ultimately knocked down to q
comely, if mature. widow, with whom
he left the hosiery, evidently on the
best of terms with himself ard his
purchaser.
Even in our own country similar
transactions are on record. The end of
the eighteenth century affords more
than one example of such illegal bar,
ter. In 1874 Mrs. Crutley, of Leeds
employed the town crier to make public
announcement that she would on &
day named sell her husband, described
as a good carpenter and n faithful hus
band, to the highest bidder. Despite
the enulogy bestowed upon him. The
man must have bad grievous faults
for he fetched no more than five shil
lings and gallon of gin.
a slightly better price was paid foI
a Southampton man who in 1901 was
sold by his wife, a Mrs. Bruce, at an
inn in Hampshire town. He was fas-
tened around the neck with a halter,
which was held by his wife, who. hav-
ing assured those present that her hus-
band was faithful. Industrious and
reasonably sober, invited bids. These
came briskly, a guinea and bottle Of
brandy ultimately placing the husband
in the possession of the proprietress of
a chandler's shop.
At Manchester a few years previous
ly man named Price was sold in the
market place by his wife, who. to
stimulate the bidding first proclaimed
his many accomplishments, whereof
the wide range extended from boot
making TO flute playing. This Admira-
Bile Crlchton was the object of keen
contest, and it was not until a guinea,
q new dress and pair of fowls had
been bid that he was knocked down.
Tit-Bits.