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Story
December 9, 1840
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In Monticello, Va., a Justice of the Peace dissolved a couple's marriage in an extraordinary way by cutting a live cat in two while they pulled its head and tail, exclaiming 'Death parts you!' They left satisfied and separated.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
Divorce Extraordinary.—The Monticello (Va.) Watchman gives an account of the manner in which a Justice of the Peace lately dissolved the hymeneal union of one unhappy pair, whom he had united but a short time before till death should part them. Upon the request of the parties to be unmarried, he placed a live cat on a block, and directing one to pull at the head and the other at the tail, while he with an axe cut puss in two, at the same time exclaiming—"Death parts you!" The couple went away satisfied that they were legally unmarried, and have not lived together since.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Extraordinary Divorce
Justice Of The Peace
Live Cat
Hymeneal Union
Death Parts You
What entities or persons were involved?
Justice Of The Peace
Unhappy Pair
Where did it happen?
Monticello (Va.)
Story Details
Key Persons
Justice Of The Peace
Unhappy Pair
Location
Monticello (Va.)
Event Date
Lately
Story Details
A Justice of the Peace, who had recently married a couple, divorces them by placing a live cat on a block, having one pull the head and the other the tail, then axing it in two while exclaiming 'Death parts you!' The couple believes it legal and separates.