A Husband Euchred.

Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 807, 30 May 1876, Page 7

A Husband Euchred.

On Sunday afternooti and evening one of the most singular incidents in the history of the matrimonial lottery took place at No. 154 Johnson avenue, Wiliiamsburg, it being thb playing of a game at cards foe the possession of a wife by her two living husbands. The causes of this phenomenal incident, briefly told, are as follows :— ln the fall of 1871, Itouis liance, a barber, married Hortsmann, of Hudson City, N.J., after a courtßhip of two weeks. They lived together a very quarrelsome life for a few months, and then, in a fit of passion, ho deserted her and went to Chicago. She, being left without means, went home to her parents ; but, having obtained a situation, returned to Wiliiamsburg. Here she met the groomsman, Claus Doscher, who officiated at her ■wedding. After waiting two years without hearing" from Langc, Mra Lar.ge married Doaoherinlß74. Last week Lange returned to Brooklyn, and, intent on being more happy in the futurr, sought his wife to make amends for his previous ill-treatment and give promises for better treatment in the future. He was horrified to fiud her the wife of his groomsman, bub after some deliberation h.B decided to arrange matters amicably. So, ■with a friend who was acquainted with all the parties, he called on her. in the rear of ISo. 154 Johnson avenue. He was made cordially welcome, and after a conversation of some half hour's duration the men adjourned to the saloon in the front building to settle the matter by a game of euchre. The room was a dingy one, the light of the one or two kerosene lamps casting only a faint glimmer on the interesting gams which was heralded, accompanied and followed by copious draughts of lager. In the earlier part of the game fortune seemed to be in favor of Doscher, and he speedily scored nine of ten points necessary to win, but there he stopped, and Lange slowly and by " one," scored up to the same figure. The woman as the game progressed left her seat and took a place by the side of her second husband. All those in the room gathered around the table, and as Lange took a trick an audible sigh came from the woman, but as Doscher laid out trump after trump she seemed leliev.ed, and when he had made the winning point she saluted him. with a heavy kiss. Lange for a moment seemed angry, but said, f Well, Doscher j old boy, she ain't worth fighting over ; here's joy to you with her, " be quaffed a foaming tankard of bepr,

The party then commenced drinking and kept it up till midnight, when they separated the best of. friends.