Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-13

rather 4 strange aspect. Time alter
time, Mrs. Pellew observed that her
visiters. who began to be much more
numerous than before, put on long
! faces, and in condoling strain lectur-
ed on the trials of the marriage state,
the necessity of forbearance, and OF
the exercise OF christian patience.
mingled with sundry hints about the
sovereign rights of the sex, and the
best method Of managing unruly hus-
bands, with now and then 4 kind OF
half expressed sympathetic pity for
her. She could not. for her life, I'M
derstand what all this meant and at
ltributed it to every cause but the
fright one.
Nor was Mr.. Pellew to escape this
new and to him unaccountable change
OF the current Of feeling among his
neighbours, and GOODNESS and shy
ness on the part ofIis wiie's relatives;
some Of them even refusing to speak
to him. The female part Of his ac-
quaintance scoId so at him; and what
was worse. he thought his customers
began to neglect him. Day by day
things grew worse at last his cred
itors began to pusIl-hc was alarmed
he had never before been asked for
money; his credit had been perfect
! he wondered and waited for the issue !;
it came in half Il dozen prosecutions,
judgments and executions.
1t was now time to rouse up. As
these things were in progress, he ap-
peared TO be in utter surprise, and to
view them with perfect incredulity,
not being willing to believe, scarcely,
the evidences0 f his senses. Now he
demanded ~ of this strange
treatment; and with some difficulty
iascertained that it arose from the sep
aration about to take place between
him and his wife: and the cruel man.
ner in which he had used her! He
demanded the author of the story, and
was referred to an old gentleman who
/ had told his inlormer: the old man
gave his wife: his wife her neighbour $
wife, and so tie tale might be traced
down, through about five and twenty
mouths, growing rather less at every
step, until it came to Miss Polly Cav
she had affirmed that she overheard
Mr.. Peilew and his wife engaged IN a
violent quarrel, and even heard a dis
itinct affirmation on her part that she
would leave him.
Mr.. Pellew now hit upon an expcd-
lient to bring matters to close at once.
He invited all such oil his and wife 5
relatives. his neighbours, his creditors,
&c. as were within his reach. to meet
at his house, on business OF the utmost
importance. About twenty assem-
bIed, among them Miss Cav, and q
half dozen more, of the principal
!. mouthpieces in the viIlage.-iIe then
stated TO them his business; recount
cd the stories he had heard; traced
them all down to their origin, and de-
manded OF Miss Polly her reasons iol
the report she had raised.
4 Cornered up So unexpectedly and
suddenly she candidly confessed that
the only foundation for what she had
/, said. was. that on the afternoon shC
had paid the visit first mentioned, she
had heard, as she entered, Mrs. Pei
!, lew say, .We!l. sir, l can take care
ofmyself.' And she wished to know
il Julia Fellow would deny this. .Ju
lia replied she would not--she hao
barbecued a pair OF fine fat q;.ails foI
; her husbands supper. and had beer
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pressed her to keep it herself saying
: she was too kind; and she did
on the occasion. utter tie offensive
: words. swell. sir. | can take care o
: myself"
\ burst of establishment succeeded
Miss Cav ran out of the room Ike
Il woman who had lost her senses
The worthy couple received the con
!; gratulations OF the honest people pre-
sent; and though the knaves shoo'
: them heads. and pretended TO b
: mighty glad the truth had come out
it was with grace that but half con
;, cealed their sorrow. Thereafter no
4 syllable was ever lisped about tn
before much-talked-of separation.
: But thus it is gentle reader. tina
| one halt the tea-table stories origin
: ate: and VINO would think there wer
J, still as many ready to believe then
and trumpet them about. rs Their
were IL Alesbury. in Molly Cav
time.