The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-02
THOMSON UNDoNE AGAIN
His Other Pair OF Pants Causes the
Enthusiastically Time i'm Jail for
Loves Sweet Sake.

With another spread-eagle speech
and another shedding Of tears. G.. O.
Thomson. the muchly and badly mar
ried man. who is now engaged in a
set-to with his fourth wife. made his
sixteenth appearance in Recorder
Broyles' cour: yesterday afternoon. OF
course. his fourth wife was there TO
prosecute. She is always on hand
when there is an opportunity TO do
Thomson a turn for the worse.
The recorder expressed himself as
shocked and surprised to see Thomson
in court again after he had beeen let
off last Saturday afternoon. with the
understanding that he was TO leave the
city at once. and bid farewell TO his
fourth wife forever n forever.
The fourth wife was all smiles. and
she gazed upon the sad and woe-be-
gone countenance of her prisoner-hus-
band with gusto and sang froid as
Laura Jean a
The fourth wife started of TO tell
how Thomson had again followed her.
after his promise 10 leave the city. bu,
she was stopped by the recorder.
L don't care to hear another word
about this digusting family broil." the
recorder said. "All want to know is
that Thomson is here. when he prom
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expected 10 hear of hin, down in San
Domingo by this time. n here he is
still in Atlanta and running after the
wife he swore to leave forever
Loaded With a Speech.
Thomason was about to burst with a
Dent-up speech. and he could hold in
no longer. He raised his ready right
hand high above his head. and cried
out:
II swear"
oh. eve mind about that-cut It
out" interrupted the recorder. Il have
hearc you swear enough to paralyZe
your tongue"
4 swear" continued Thomson. not
needing the interruption. L swear that
meant to keep my promise about
leaving town. but / had to go to my
wife's house to get my extra clothes
"Ali you had there was an old pair
of pants" put in the wife.
ITO get my extra Clothes" continued
Thomson. land when / got to the
house my wife said 1 should never
leave her"
Very loving" interrupted the re-
corder.
Said I should never leave her"
went on ThOmasOn. and the more [
argued. the more determined she got.
When she saw that I was going she
ran out and got an officer and told him
] was curSlng her again. That is the
truth. Judge Broyles. so help me-"
And so you still wish to leave
town. the recorder asked.
Yes. God knows. l do replied
Thomson. fervently.
Would Like t. Tote Hin.
We'll. you are not going unless
some body carries YOU OUT said the
recorder. and I can't do it If 1 could.
l would tote you out to the city limits
on my back, just to be sure O were
gone"
Thomason tried to sp-ak again. but
his voice Quivered. There was a dry
rattle in his throat. He was weeping.
you can leave town. the recorder
went OF to say.
%, thank you thank you. and may
God bless you!" exclaimed Thomason.
II was going to say" continued the
recorder. that you can leave town af-
ter o have either paid a $40 fine. or
worked in the stockade for three
weeks"
Then Thomason wept Historically.
His wife smiled.
Thomson could not pay the fine,
and he was sent out to the stOckade,
and his fourth wife said. "Ta-ta!" as
he disappeared through the door lead
ing to the city prisen.-Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn.