Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-08-05
The Green.Eyed Monster,
BY Fl. NATION
"Truth, is stranger than felton,"

lhlt ever came under my notice. reached
glot my end deserted part Of the town,
where observed small brick house stan
ding alone on an open splce or lot. 1t was
removed several hundred yards from any
other building. A narrow street passed a.
long by the door; as | continued my way
| | observed young woman with rather
pleas ng exterior, com NJ at full speed in an
opposite objection. Sac was closely pur-
sued by young man ofrcspectable appear
ance, who followed her into the house,
She was evidently much frightened, while
he, by tie feadish expression OF his counte-
nance, vas resolved on some brutal or des-
pcratc act. Scarcely had they disappeared,
when a succession Of screams were heard,
and al elderly woman hurried into thcs.reet,
exclaming in an IRISH accent
He's muriherin my daughter! he's ml.-
tLe;in my daughtei!"
rushed Immediately into the house
there indeed was the young woman stretch
cd upon the floor: the butual wretch had
| plan ed his knee upon her chest, and was
beating her most numerically. With one
( blow leveled him to the dust. She arose
o her fee, but being much exhausted, threw
herself upon chair.
"Don't hurt him." said she in voice of
cntreaty, ''don't hurl h:m-Lc is my hus-
b nd"
The ruff IN thus am ably designated soon
recovered; he did not offer me any violence;
on tie contrary, he shrunk abashed, into a
corner of the room, wiihout u.terng syl-
/ liable.
"Wbat Do you mean by this conduct" /
inquired.
The woman have beatcn,n said he,
! with the accent, in a slight degree OF an l.
/ risnmln. SIS my wife-lnd III tell Won the
! Gods truth about IT, You must know SIR,
/ thatwe were MARI el only SIX months ago,
and never were there happier couple than
K use and myset--t0r she was a Jewell of a
ull and when | come hone al night she
woul receive me with open arms, and
/ thought there WAS no one she could love
/ half So well as her poor Vernon-but,'-
AMI he paused to W pc away the large drops
of pcrsp,ration which had collected upon MS
brow. ..but she has deceived me, she has
been false 10 me-"
,Fllse 10 youP Interrupted bis wife,
Swinging Suddenly to her feet with look
of soon and ind gnlton. "Fll<c TO You,
] Vernon? No, nc.er, as there is God 10
AGE me-"
peace, pca2cm returned her hu band;
"yuu may speak, Rose, when | hive finish
The gentlcmln asks why | have lifted my
hand TO a wcmIn, ,nI must answer the
question Wcll,sr," he continued, turning
20 ny. III had reasol TO be susp cious O.
my wife, and / made devil of me. There
was no happiness lor poor Vernon: lie slept
nei her Il GIN nor day, and the blood IN BIS
veins bot, burning, as a stream of ire. Aud
the cause of all this, sir, was young man
who came into the nejgAburhooi 10 I've.
He was cons dercd handsome, and general
Y admired by The women. II vas reported
that my wife was in The habit ofmoetinI the
young stranger in private. ! chlrged her
with it. Lu, She denied it, ana said it was Il
SANDER invented by the neighhors 10 injure
her. and |. fool lhlt was-I believed it;
but still | was not sAlsicd-hat is, there
was dou5, upon my mind, and as | Ivy IN
bed one n gat there was something was
pered that my wife was gully, and got up
over her. the thought struck mo that she
might, after all, be innocent, and then II
occurred to me what dreadful thing il
would be to murder my poor Rose, wicked
as she might be; and 50 stretched myself
again uron the bed, without Closing my
eyes the lyeloag night. Well sir, my sus-
Ipicions are confirmed now. As was re-
! turning home few moments ago, accden-
tally discovered X s. and the young mal
SANDING among cluster OF trees. just back
OF the house there, and hc-heavcn ane
earth! saw it with my own eyes-he tooR
her by the hand and several times kissed
her. stole through the long grass an(
weeds as softly as could, for intended iC
kill them both on the spot, bnt they saw m'
and fled, Rose to the house and the young
man to the field
The husband here paused, as if anxious
TO hear what his wife would say in reply
By this time she was calm and subdued; inC
had sunk almost manImatc in her chalr.--
Her dark eyes were filed with telrs-s,
penitcnt and sorrowlul did she appear
length she raised them TO her husbands
face. with an expression of the kcenest an
gulsh.
"lour words arc true said she, in s
|plaintiye tone. ''Lut am not vet TO he con
demned. The young man you spoke OF
it would be useless longer to conceal tht
, truin-lhe young man is dear TO me, very
, dear;'' and IS she spoke The brow OF hel
, husband darkened, and he inyoluntaril,
. clenched his fs's. "Nernon." she coniin
ued without appearing to notice his violen
a emotions. do you remember that yo'
once had a brother secretly murdered!'
II DO" was the quick response.
"How often have heard you swear,
Vernon added the wife, 'rhat you would
; be the death of the-the assassin, if ht
were everto cross your path.
And may the devil blast me if wonl'
not" replied the Infatuated husband.
Then the ,biood OF precious you'll
would be upon your hands, said she warm
ly. aListen to me. Vernon. The secre
/, of your brothers. lea h is in my possess on
: but | knew linoi until after We were mar
5 ried. And what could do but make yoi
J happy, iiii was in my power 10 do So
! No. no !>P did not wish 10 make you muir
derer. and see you strung upon The gal
lows. rad grief enough 10 weigh upon MT