| Show Cured His Wife of Gadding Husbands In New Haven have a very effective method of curing wives ot the habit of gadding around On mon namd Rates who was all Icted with a gadding wife essajed to cur her by locking her up Is a room lie was driven to this act because his helpmeet help-meet wa rarely horn when she was wanted and in consequence he seldom had a well cooked meal or a tidy house 10 com home to Instead of having a family row he thought he would lock her up so that he would know whereto to find her when wanted He fitted an Iron barred and padlocked door and evry day before leaving the house I he locked his wife in This was done day after day Soon the neighbors began to miss Mr Hates and there was much speculation as to the cause When the neighbors went to the door to call there was no response to their raps and the house seemed deserted This eeed remarkable remark-able for there was a time when Also Hates was seen abroad every day Fl nally tie mynleiy won explained The neighborhood was startled one day nt the might of lira Bates leaning out ot a third story window of her house shouting for help Soon a group of neighbors > gathered and to them tile woman related a startling story She claimed that for six weeks her husband had kept her looked up In hr house and under no circumstances would so much as give her the liberty of steppIng I step-pIng outside the door In Us absence She had stood the treatment as long as she could and had decided to rebel Tb excited neighbors told the po lie the tory and In 0 rw minute an onto cr was sent to Investigate He round the woman story true The door other ot-her room was fastened with a hugo Iron bar padlocked to the door casing The police sent at one for the womn husband and made him unlock the door and remove the bar and padlock |
