The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Divorced by Mistake

"Divorced by Mistake." New York Saturday Press, September 10, 1859, 3.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

A humorous tale relating the stories of two men who go to Trenton, one to have the legislature authorize his to open a turnpike, and the other to have the legislature authorize his divorce, so he may marry a widow. One throws a champagne dinner and the other a champage breakfast for the memebers and return home after gaining their approvals. At home, they discover the legislature has authorized each for the other's request.