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Show AMKIMTTIIOlNtMinol.l.tltrl.tS. Till I Oil IILI(IIlTMIAtHLTIU. Divonci: I tald to be one of our national Inttltutlom, whllu breach of promise case aro particularly rare amoiur us. The Amerlnu woman Is toohlgh-splrlledtoseekdamtget In a court of law for wounded aflectlou. In thla respect her Kngllsh klniwoman especially excels. Hut Inadlvorco court the American woman teem lu her native tinned. Hlie rtvtlt lu glgantlo Jags of Joy at tho prositof adlvorcu. How beautifully aud latlietlcally alio dwell on the brutalltyeflhe wretch who scofl at her new bouneU or derides her high-heelwl high-heelwl shoe. On tho other hand the l'.ngli-h woman shrinks before a dltorce Court. To her It Is n foretaste of the l'lutoulan realm. However, when thu American woman gov Into Hie breach of promise uusiueia, alienist ioiu an intvresitiug manner, A caau of Ihe kind waa dividend hyttje New York Htalo Court of Ar.l at Albany last week. John It. Chapmau of Waterton, N, Y., agenl severity-four, wojsuhI for briuch of promise by HarahH. Chellls oge-d llfli-seven, llfli-seven, nlo of the sumo tuwu. Hhu waaawardrd $4010 for blighted lioss, wrecked atlectlous nnd altsrt iiolntaJ marital bllaa. Mlsa Chullll Is a publlo ihoolteuilirr, wears lirtacles and haa an Intellectual appearance. Kor the post half century ihujogged along life's )thw ay without any event of a sanaatlonal or dramatlo charailer, marking hir humblo ennvr. On October the 10th, ISO, Mr. Chi-niau Chi-niau came Into Watcrtown Mirkil to sell a loa I of fat hogs. He wa silting ou the scat uf lit wagon when lie t-spled Mlaa Chelll tripping daintily along like ar Autumn goddess or like Cere herself, Ihu queen of harvest cereal. Mr. Chapman, as bviamu a joung nun of the period and with the gallantry characteristic of Ihe American Ameri-can gentlruiau, grccttsl the lady with the poello phrase "Alt there." The lady responded with a laugulahlcg glaucu over her glasses. The evldem-u then klioB that au uisjualntauco lm-luedhilely lm-luedhilely sprung up, and he ucconi-laulul ucconi-laulul her to hrt home. It i ihowu that during tho ensuing u Inter ho visited her regularly and kixniuo ar acre i tod lultor. I.. Whcniprlmr cinio around with lis vernal frvs'ineai aud It budding bloom of llowor an 1 fern, Mr. Chapman took Ujt his peu and lllo nnolhrr Unl Mooro or HoU'tt Ilurnt began lo write wralsto his lady love. It letruu Mr. Chapman waahaudlcapsl by hi environment en-vironment In Uie tuatierof verte making. mak-ing. The bullfrog nnd toad wero tu him whit the linnet aud nightingale nrre to lliomjswu, tho author uf the "heawns." The first letter written U Mi-Chellls Mi-Chellls ha Ihe following poetic gem Tb sa.e is ion Ihs ma 1 Is ernes lis wistsedivi win sosnbs iloa A oo Ih tt s bbf tn to peep A tea Is sraka up rrum ibstr hisg stern lbs sarlli will soos be eloltieil lu xriea A ersilsg tlilaas sill tlvaa lis sees ej .i ins; suit sumiuer pass ssaj A leave ths earlh la lose tlscsr. Mlaa Chelhi, though a tiacher, waa blind lo the iunfcluatlon and tapllal. Uillon of her adorer ' (oedry. lltfore a weekended another gush-Jog gush-Jog teller came, closing with these ili.rst , In rr ssssa Is ever A It siU ar corarfd with etevf r Ta iirtias sts IsM bat srowiac baiter )e soar flT try sad tlo.a isy lillsi A aar la frleadthlt a foedby Te juit aoea I tatan Ie try. Mr. Chapman finally gave hlnuclt entlrcly.to the muses. Hewanlcred In Imagination by tho H-icrr I (ouut ou Ida'a hill, and climbed rarnas.ua until hla boot hurt hint. HI next letter wa written lu verse, aud Legau a follows! Uf wheat li s; -J. ray trail laata wall ly sbaap ss lambs look Hi to tatb III thl pastoral tlraln he poured out hla toul, and between hla duly aud hla love he wt sorely rplexed, aa the following lilies will showl Ths isow Is ross th roadi srs bid A trtllr bey I wish I had Is tt i lbs chores when l'ia swsy Te reed the cans as J ealvaa wllh hay. The poello love letter concludes wllh these lints: 1 have eljbl eatvea ihey'r rial bsl(tlt rid la bay A lurstpa thsjr ar fed 1 My I row lit wseds A crew Ihe eud 1 hay re till rats btseJ i lit as mu I. Mbw Chelll wacompl'telymll(eu. riiese fat calves awoke all thu w armth of flfty-ieven summtrs which lay accumulated accu-mulated lu her boson), und she agreed to marry Mr, Chapmau ou Hiptember IS, IsSil. On this night the wedding feast waa prejurssl, the minister was ou hand, but theiusllc Chapmau did not appear. Next inornlug.MIss Chellls Instituted suit lu thu Wutertowii court and was avraide.1 VOJ. Chap.uan apjaaled, and tlie higher court decided agaluat him. Hal worth tluO,000 aud can atlord to pay flirtation with the muse, m well as wllh the Interesting If not Uaullful Mlsa Chellls. |
