The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-06
From Sargents New monthly for Feb. 1913.
THE JEALOUS WIFE.
by MRS. wIcKLIFFR.
"To follow the changes Of the moon,
With f-osh a,.sY,,cirste fff1fka7fo

"Io lolloW the changes Of the moon,
With fresh suspicious" Othelio.
"Midnight, and he is not come
yet :" exclaimed Theresa, as the silve-
~ toned monitor on the mautel broke
here reverie. Not come-not com.
ing +! III were but sure be had ceas-
to love me-dared to love another :
III had but proof would tear him
from my heart for ever What ?
give him the liberty, which is all that
he desires Fool not till l have
taught him that his wanton foot tram
Piles not on a stingless worm ; and that
an injured woman is to be feared, and
scoped. Oh ! i'll were but sure-ir
| had but proof? Misery despair
ANY thing were better Than these
dreadful doubts, conjured up rejected,
and conjured up again
Overcome by her emotions, and
wearied With watching Theresa threw
herself on a couch to await her hus-
bands return,
IT was scarcely six months since
she gave to that husband at the altar,
her hand and with it the devotion of
fresh and warm heart. She received
n return tne calm uumuug aneO uun
Of an appriciating, but somewhat hack
neyed lover. Mr.. Raymond had been
tempering his passions in the world Of
experience some fifteen years longer
than his beautiful bride. His exterior
was rather elegant than handsome. His
manners had acquired a high degree
Of polish from foreign travel, and his |
intellect yigour and expansion from
The study Of men rather than Of let !
tiers, In society he was universally |
couned lin private not unlrequently
beloved.
Theresa was by birth an American
but gaze al her, or listen to her voice,
a moment. and you would quickly !
trace her Italian origin in the flashing
Of her dark eye, the yoluptuous mou!-
ding Of her queenly form, the liquid |
tones Of her voice, the Ihic blood that
crimsoLed her olive cheek or left it !
hueless al a word, the tempest swept
over the rushing stream of her afec-
tons, as though rufling them to dis
play their depth, The world called
her happy in her union with Mr.. Ray
mond aud she might have been so,
had not a strange mistrust Of her own
peerless destinations kept her in con-
linuall dread ofrivality.
For the last fortnight Mr., Raymond
had absented himself from home more
frequently than usual. He had always
a dignifed or laughing reply for his
wife's petulant queries, but seldom
satisfactory one, At length her suspi- !
cions and anxiety became iniolerable,
She condescended to make a conf
of her domestic-bribed him to follow
his master, and acquaint her with his
actions. They were residingin New
York, and she learned that most Of her
husbund's absent hours were passed
in a fashionable part OF the city, at the
house Of Mrs. Walters q lady past her
prime and without daughters. The
family Of Mrs. Walters was one Of the
most respectable in the city. . There
So however was unacquainted with her
and had not been aware Of her hus-
bands intimacy, She was still dissat-
isfed. Her domestic made further
inquiries. She learned that Mrs. Wal
ters was then entertaining foreign
guests-a lady and her daughter lately
arrived from Germany. The daughter
was described as surprisingly lovely.
This then was the attraction I! The
resa questioned her husband. He
acknowledged himself acquainted with
Frau and Fraueiu Himmelslein. He
bad known them intimately abroad.
But the subject seemed TO annoy HIM;
and he evidently desired to drop the
conversation.
Theresa's curiosity was now enlisted
on the side Of her Jealousy One
was enough for worse than purgato-
rial torment but both-they were be-