Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-12-21

OF human nature, and are already satisiseS
that am not common loafer-that I.hayee
been driven to the present extremity bv
some extraordinary circumstances. But i
will proceed with my story.
Two years after was married to NV
wiie--who was young English. lady os
handsome xpectations--anG had beauti-
ful boy to bless me, with his innocent en-
aearments, we received letters from Eng
land, announcing the death of my wife's ia
ther, and soliciting me to come to England
immediately, for the purpose of settling up.
the affairs Of the deceased, and receiving
my portion of the estate. 1 immediately
made preparations for my departure, and
leaving my wife under the projection Of an.
intimate friend, whose name was Henry
Anson Willoughby; (curse him1 I set sail
for England. My business detained me long
er than had anticipated, and | began to.
feel the most intense anxiety in regard to,
my family.-The letters which | received
from my wife grew brief and unfrequent,.
sometimes startling me with their abrupt
ness. Just before the final steps in regard
to my wife's portion were about to be COM
pleted, | received letter from Americas
written by an old friend of my fathers fam
lily, warning me to hasten home, if would
preserve my future happiness and the honor
of my wife! Imagine my dismay! hurried
home leaving my business still unsettled,
and arrived IN time to find my hearth DESC
late, my wife eloped with my friend Will
loughby, and my boy--my darling boy--iD
the Orphan Asylum--an object Of public
charity!
'Wiloughby had represented himself as
rich planter from Alabama, andthat he was
sojournng at the north for the purpose Of
regaining his health. Placing my child un-
der proper protection, / flew in pursuit Of
the destroyer of my peace, with my heart
bursting with revenge. At Montgomery
(Ala.) learned that Willoughby had been
there, in company with lady who he called
his wife-that he had been for years . no.
torlous black-leg and swindler, nnd had
gone to Mobile, leaving his wife (mywife!b
behind, in circumstances of destitution.-
After waiting for some time, and hearing
nothing from her base paramour she borrow
ed money of some of the citizens and fol-
lowed him.
MAD with rage and disappointment,
pursued. At Mobile lost all traces Of the
NiIldlI uuu ul5 WItlCueu flCtlHs pTOCcCu-
ed to New Orleans: and, on making inqui-
ries of the different boats, was told by the
captain of one of them engaged in running
to st. Louis, that woman answering the
description gave, had gone up the river on
his boat some time since. Immediately
embarked for this place, sir; and my money
being nearly exhausted, was compelled to
take passage on deck. arrived here in
state Of complete destitution; and being
unable to learn any thing Of my wife or the
villain Willoughby, became discouraged
and disheartened. The bottle was my re-
sort. mingled with the vilest of the vile;
and, last night was persuaded by several
others to visit house Of ill-fame. enter
ed--and the fret object that met my gaze
was my wite, sitting upon the lap of dis
gusting rufiian, and resigning her tender
cheek, which i had not suffered even the
winds of Heaven to visit too roughly to
his disgusting caresses Sir, sir, became
mad! | can tell no more, but that rushed
from the house invoking the most impious
maledictio.s upon him who had been the
cause of SO lauch misery and anguish; and
found my self this morning in the situation
which you behold me. Sir, nothing which
you can inlct will be punishment to me;
and you can bestow no greater favor than to
take my life. have lived too long-I am
ready to die
He wGs discharged.