Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1880 — Kicking Over the Matrimonial Traces. [ARTICLE]

Kicking Over the Matrimonial Traces.

On Tuesday a stranger named Isaiah Bennett, who claimed a residence iu New Jersey, and a young lady, named Hattie Coleman, from Louisiana, entered the office of Justice Monahan, and expressed a desire to be united. Tho ceremony was duly performed, the customary fee paid, and the couple departed apparently happy in the consciousness that they were man and wife. Half an hour afterward Isaiah returned alone, with a look of intense sadness on his countenance, and inquired for tho Justice. The latter had gono homo and Mr. Beck, his clerk, was engaged in writing at his desk, when the following dialogue ensued: “ Where’s the ’Squire? ” “He’o just gone out.” “Well, sir (excitedly), I want to git divorced.” “Divorced?” queried Beck, in astonishment. -“ Why, man, you’ve only just been married.” “Can’t help it. I wint ter be divorced.” “What for?”

“ Well, because I’ve been to see a parson, and he says that marriage won’t stick; that it ain’t no good, that’s all; that we ain’t married right.” “Well,” replied Beck, rather sharply, “you tell that paison that he don’t know what he’s talking about. There never was a stronger marriage made in this office than yours, and you can bet that it’ll stick, and stick tight, too.” “Well, he says it ain’t no good,* and I wanter git divorced.” “I can’t divorce you. If the marriage ain’t good why just let that parson marry you over again.” “Yes, that would be fine, wouldn’t it. Git married agin, an’ git myself in a box for committin’ bigamy. Oh, no! I ain’t no such a fool. I’ll git divorced fust, an’ then I’ll git married agin.” “ Well, you’ll have to go to a higher court for your divorce. You can’t get it here. You’re - married, and that settles it.” “We’ll see about that,” said leaiab, as he hurried out of the office. As he did not return, it is supposed that the state of affairs was explained to him. — St. Louis Republican.