Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-15

COnLlnueQ from rage One
In Colorado OF break the trip, and there
he told her he was going TO Charlottes-
Vile to study law, and that she could go
or stay at home as she preferred. She
wanted to remain where she was before
resuming the trip. she says, for she was
still Tile but her husband was impatient,
insisted that they proceed, and compelled
her. weak as she was to travel to Denver
in day coach. When she finally got to
Atlanta, she says. she was so III she had
| to be taken to her hotel; and her husband
proceeded on to Charlottesville.
Six months later, she resumes, he wrote
her to come to him. She replied that her
father was about to die, and to give her
another week. He demanded, however
, that she come, and she did so. Arrived at
, Charlottesville, she says she found Mr.
Douglas in a cheap, dirty little lodging
! house, almost unfit for the habitation of
white persons" He had prepared for her
an uncomfortable. ill-ventilated, ill-light-
| ed little room ID by IL feet, with straw
mattress to sleep on, and no comforts
whatever, which was several rooms away
! from the defendants iDouglasD room"
She knew no one in the house, and Mr.
, Douglas permitted her to see him only at
meal times, and at night told her he didn't
want her around his room, as he had to
study. He made no effort to entertain
her, but she stayed in her little room.
which was no better than a prison, and
in which she had ample opportunity to
brood over her troubles.
Mrs. Douglas says that though Douglas
had no time to see her, he admitted an
other woman to his room, and gave her
no explanation. On his refusal, she de-
termined to leave. She says that he told
the drayman not to take her trunks,
shook his finger in her face. said he would
lock her up If she did go; but that she
did succeed in getting away.
She returned to the hotel, and letters
which he wrote her she returned unopen-
! ed. He. however, sent emissaries to her,
expressing regret, and bespeaking a great
! change.
SAID HE HAD REFORMED.
He claimed to have become the su-
perintendent Of a Sunday school, stated
that he had reformed. that he was now
beloved by everybody in Charlottes-
VILE. even the little children, and
plaintiff began to marvel at the Great
change that had been wrought In the
man." Mrs. Douglas recites.
A mutual friend went to Charlottes-
Vile to see Douglas, and reported that
he had undergone a marvellous change,
band an interview, he again expressed
regret. and said that ne must have
been possessed to have treated her
| son. His promises to do better were
so fair that she took him back.
For three months he treated her
with consideration, but he got back to
his old ways and before the year was
out his old selfish, miserly. nagging.
cruel and inconsijerate disposition be-
4 gan to assert itself.
| PAVED FOR NECEssITIE ONLY.
In 1905, she continues, she completed heI
new home in Brookwood, and they moved
| into IT, II was a condition that he should
pay the expenses of running the house.
an dthat she should pay her own personal
expenses, such as clothes. doctors bills,
etc. Scarcely had the housekeeping begun
she says. before Douglas began his nag
gings and contentious. He would pay for
nothing but the barest necessities.
] In this connection, Mrs. Douglas asserts.
whenever she had a woman friend to a
meal, Douglas always insisted that shs
should pay for the meal and expenses Of
the guest, and claimed that he didn't
agree to pay to furnish meals for her
friends. He insisted. she says, that she
must pay the BILL and that. moreover, she
must get his written permission before in
wiling guests.
They had a contention, she says, to
get enough to eat. He complained Of
the amount Of food cooked. On one oc-
casion, she reciteS, when there were FOUR
potatoes on the table, Douglas asked
her:
why do you insist on having four
! potatoes when we eat only two?"
| She replied:
Mr.. Douglas, the servants must have
something; they eat the other potatoes.
' They are not lost" He would reply then
that meat and bread was enough for the
| servants, and that he couldn't afford
. any other diet for them.
| II they had baked apples for supper, she
| says, and one was left over, Douglas
would ask for it the next morning, and
| II the servants got 1t he would quarrel.
| He was cross with the servants, and
/ they couldn't keep them.
HOW HE LIVED.
! When she was away, she says, she
| would have to send the servants enough
money to buy their food. Douglas lived
on stale bread, dried figs and milk three
| times day.
The trying time was at the end of the
month, when the bills came in, Mrs.
! Douglas says. Mr.. Douglas always COM