The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-06-27
From ihs Mes Tork Herald.
TIE JEALOUS wIFE-A SKETCH
"a Tribes lisht a.,


Arc, q the jealous, esnfrmatioa strong
A. prOsis Of Holy Hrli.'
Arthur w. had been married Two yesrs
20 lane d. lie belle of W Place.
lie Vas young. rich. handsome, accom-
tl,.hsd. and. IN fael. ell that 3 woman
sSnld desire. Jane Il. Was The only child
nl doaling widowed fsiher-sealthy,
h,ushly. ani as proud As I.ueifer. and one
Il h,s greatest boasts Vas. that no stain
81 dlshOaaT bad ever yeI blniled his es-
su,chenn. whes Arthur W. soush, his
d,ushlrf's hand. his consent VAS lu!ly
erel-llr his character vas above re-
pr,aeh. aaj hIs standing unexreptionabIe.
We'll. lhsy had been married Il the
Tine nv tale commences iwo years. and
hal cause 10 wish for nothing bur an heir,
with which PGo,idence had not seen a.
70 bless Ihen.-wilh that exception, lhey
werr as their hearts could desire.
Oie dark. s10rny night in September
last. Arthur ~as out upon some urgent
busiaess. WHEN his wife. who Vas ius.
preparing 10 retire l.he servants having all
preceded hsr.l Sss startled by q violent
tapping al the door Of their house in
v street. Thinking IL might be Ar
ihnr. who had, perhaps. forgotten his
night key. she ran down stairs. aud OPEN
81 the door. but saw no person. On
looking around. che perceived something
on the sianp. which she picked up. and
retiring. elosrd lte DOOR. Il Was . bss.
kel. neatly tied dawn. and Ia the handle
va, l,s,snsd note. addressed in a deli.
ea'e female hand TO Arthur w. She ran
BP TO her room. aud laying her burlhen
upon The table. examined the note more
closely. ], Vas certainly addressed IN
FINALE hand. and she handled IL with sll
possible dsxlsrily. trying 10 peep into It's
eohIeai'. All che could make out were
The words " deludsd"-" pledge" be-
loved"
What could this meant She uembled
10 every limb. but not with curiosity
che Iremblsd ~ her own imaginings; and
iOt the first time since she first say Ar
thur W. a pans Of Jealousy sho, across
her mind. While deeply engros,ed with
these feelings and thoughts. . fain, cry
- Of child. made her start from her re.
Vrrie. and gaze about the room in terror.
What could u be! Where did II come
IRON! II vas repeated more distinctly;
II vas . chiId's vail. and IL proceeded
from the basket befure her.
II was the work Of an instan, 10 tear
Of The fastening Of The basket, anI as che
gazed within. she sank back in speech
less horror--for there. with lie innocent
face up,urned. lay a smiling cherub OF
some few months growth. Without ha-
zardIng another look. che tore open The
note attached 10 the basket. and with feel.
ings Of indignation too strong 10 be here
expressed, she read as follows:
beloved Arihur--for you are still first
in my hear-your poor. ruined. lost
Louise sends this pledge Of our love aud
Of my shame TO you; treat il better than
you have your "DEyoTEb LOUISE"
Horror. anger, vengeance. and jeal.
ousy we're the feelings that tore the hiIh-
erIo peaceful bosom Of Jane. She seat
ed herself mechanically. She could not
sleep; bu, with the note in her hand. she
razed upon the backet with vacant stare.
lIow long thus occupied. know not; bu,
she was aroused by feeling ~ arm round
her neck. from the touch OF which she
started as if viper were there.
why Jane, what is The matter with
you!" said Arthur; for IL vas he who
had s,eailhily entered. intending 10 sur
prise her.
She stood from him one or two PAGES.
and alter gazing ., him for full minute,
with look that struck him dumb with
horror, 90 wild, so unearlhly was Il, she
slowly raised her hand to his face. and
her form swelling with erery conceisa.
bic emntion, she said in a voice thai
went 10 his very heart, " viIlain-lylng,
perjured villain" And now the woman
rose within her. superior 10 all. and. as
suning a calmLess which was perfectly
terrible. she added. /. Read that"
Tie took the note, hastily pcrused Il
and looked into The basket; but he saw
nothing there, to cause such dreadful feel
ings in him. as he had seen exhibited By
his wife. Why Jane! surely is il Thu
tia, has disturbed you! DO you no
know me too well TO believe, for an in
slant, that this is aught but contempt
bic trick TO fuisi this brat upon me!
"Oh, very well, sir. so be IL; | shal
not handy words with you. l thought
knew you; but how have ! been deceiv
ed! Il is a very extraordinarily goo'
irick.-.very langhable.- hal hs! ha!' AM
she laughed such laugh as made hl
blood curdIe- III believe all you say.
perhaps my father will too.--a. all events
he had better know il, had he mol! Yo
know he will enjoy the joke so much!'
and here she laughed pgain, so long, an
81 loud, that Arthur. who feared she ha
gone insane. ross 10 lead her 10 a chair