Year: 1876

now HER SEVEN LITTLE ANGELS BECOME TRANS


FORMED iNTo SEVEN LITTLE DEVILS SARAH


JANE CT "TlDwELL THIcKET''-A RACY rE-


TITI0N FOR DIVORCE


Bill Akey, resident of Hunt county.
Texas, agreeing to disagree with his wife.
MED petition IN court praying for re-
lease from one Mrs. Akey uec sarah Jane
Maxwell. widow. Below will be found an
extract from SAID petition. which Is pecu-
lar document to say the least


Petitioner states that IN the year ls62 he
lost his beloved wife, leaving him dlscon-
solate widOwer, with seven children to
mourn with him their loss.


In the iall Of 1871 sarah Jane Maxwell
crossed my way, and il your petitioner had
followed the advice Of Tony Weller to his
son Samuel. this suit would never have been
brought. Petitioner would further state
that the said Sarah Jane was d widow, and
the mother Of seven children, begotten by
her former husband, thank the Lord.


Petitioner would further state that the
said Sarah Jane was woman Of mighty
winning ways before we were married, and
one OF the mildest hammered women be ever
saw. Petitioner would further state that
the said Sarah Jane told him that all of her
children were angels. for they looked lust





er that she was raising up her children in
the fear and admOniiIon of the Lord, and
that She required her children to repeat the
Lord prayer every night . all Of which
petitioner believed, for the SAID Sarah Jane
repeated to petitioner the said prayer, which
begins " Now | lay me down to sleep,
&c. Now, right here, let petitioner state
that the said Sarah Jane Is the last woman
that will ever wheedle him into matrimOny
on the piety side of the docket


Petitioner would further state that On
Sunday morning in December. 1872. the
said Sarah Jane came to the house OF petit
toner, and by her fascinating walk and
pi0us conversation induced petitioner to go
- the house OF that gOdly man, Thomas
Ready, and there We were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony and your petit
TONER. believing that he had Dorcss for
wife, thought 1t his duty to fellow the in
junction OF the Scriptures, and leave home,
father and mother, and cleave unto his wife,
so | lett my home taking with me my seven
children, and went to the home of Sarah
Jane in Tidwell Thicket. And here petit
toner would like tor the veil Of oblivion to
fall upon the scene, and what followed to
be lost TO history and to man: but as the
veil of oblivion will not fall, petitioner is
bound to tell what happened.


Petitioner soon discovered that when he
went to the home of the said Sarah Jane
his DOrcas was gone, and that he had
Mary Magdalene with her seven devils-ior
soon the Maxwells wanted TO know if the
Akeys would mix, aud it Is well known
that when the Akey blood is up they will
not be imposed upon; and so mix it was.
Your petitioner jumped upon the head OF
harral onI ha lan Of
dent, cried OUT. Let US have peace = But
at that time Sarah Jane motioned stick at
petitioner-and here petitioner makes his
head Exhibit A. to show the result OF that
fight.


Petitioner would further state, that in
order to have clear and comprehensive
view of this case. we must understand the
geographical position of the home of the
said Sarah Jane. Sarah Janeis the middle
man of Iidwell Thicket. Plump in the centre
OF said thicket Is where she lives, and to
this place was petitioner conducted and
the place was gloomy enough, indeed, for
the sun only shone two hours day and then
was let down by lead troughs but this
darkness would have been sufferable to n
newly married man if it had not continued
50 long. For three long weeks petitioner
worked night and day before he saw the sun
Petitioner believes. and thinks the record
will show that the said Sarah Jane wheed-
led him into matrimOny for no other pur-
pose than to get him to clear up the thick
ct. because from the first she was abusive :;
but at first her abuse was bearable, but
Just IN proportion as petitioner had cleared
up the thicket she became more abusive and
when petitioner had cleared and fenced
good fieid and planted and raised good
crop, the said Sarah Jane-puttipg on a
full head of steam-told petitioner to take
his Akey brais and git up and git, and it is
needless to tell any one who knows Sarah
Jane that petitioner had it to do.