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MUTUAL MEYER,The Freaeo—Artist Gone.H-» AFFAIR WITH HIS WIFE.A elt;.o I many of our readers will be surprised to hear of H. H. Mey-tr’s sudden departuro for Europe under a clou! o/^varicd sombrenea?. Meyir id a painter of more than or* dimry ability, whocsme here several years ago. He has prospered bere and it would peem a little strange be should leave if it were not known be ia all broke up” on bii domestic relatione. He telt yesterday for Louisville and paid he was going to Italy.About 13 years %o Meyer and Miss Lizzie Eks, of Cairo, were united by a forced marriage. She was IB years old at the time and a beautiful type ot Anglo-German womanhood. For aome lime they- lived hap-pily and three children, two girls and » boy came to cement the union, but for some time past there has been trouble in lb* home. Meyer accused hia wife of infiielity, of but th* indignantly denied the charge, and indeed everything went to sustain the lad/. About three months ago a separation was determined upon, and after the French custom, a large supper was prepared, numerous guests were invited, aod at the tible. Mr. and Mn». Meyer announced to their friends their intention disaolving tneir union. It was done in the most jovial way, shook binds over' the affair, and sliced up a large cake, on which was embossed the word •‘Mutual.1’ The nest day Mrs. Meyer took the children and went to her old home. Meyer, it is said, agreed to send hia wife her furniture, but be did not do it, selling tbe same for $150. Meyer’s peat fault was hia self-conceit. Tbe newspapers made much ofbim and be began to think hie wile waa not good enough for so great a man, and this hastened, the separation. He said yesterday he had a thousand mile ticket that would land him in New York and be would theoce go to Italy to become a finished fraecoer. He unfortu- ! nately left behind a number of un» paid bills, and hie departure causes a bowl among these creditors. He ia a painter ot ability, but a man of extravagant habits.Bay only the Genuine Singer
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Madison Dollar Weekly Star
Madison, Indiana, US
Fri, Jul 06, 1883
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