American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-16
THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
by II. MATS ON.



Z few weeks ago as was strollinr through the
suburbs o., was witness to one OF the
most painful! and extraordinary scenes that ever
came unde. my notice. | reached gloomy
and deserted part of the town, where observed
small brick house standing alone on an open
space or lot. 1t was removed several hundred
yards from any other building. a narrow
street passed along by the door; as i continued
my way Observed young woman with rather
q pleasing exterior, coming at full speed in an
opposite direction. She was closely pursued
by young man OF respectable appearance, who
followed her into the house. She was evident
~ much frightened, while he, by the fiendish
expression OF his countenance, was resolved on
some brutal or desperate act. Scarcely had
they disappeared, when succession OF screams
were heard, and an elderly woman hurried into
the street, exclaiming in an Irish accent
"He's murtherin my daughter! he's murther-
in my dapghter"
rushed Immediately into The house: there
indeed was the young woman stretched upon
the floor; the brutal wretch had planted his
knee upon her chest, and was beating her most
numerically. With one blow levelled him to
the dust. She arose from her feet, but being
much exhausted, she threw herself upon chair.
"Don't hurt him. said she in a voice of en-
treaty, ''don't hurt him-he &c my husband"
The rufisn thus amably designated soon re-
covered; he did not offer me any violence; On
the contrary, he shrank abashed into corner
Of the room, without uttering syllable.
"What do you mean by this conduct" in
CURED.
"The woman | have beaten," said he, with
the accent, IN slight degree, of an lrishman,
''is my wife-and I'll tell you the Gods truth
about it. You must know, cir, that we were
married only six months ago, and never were
there happier pair than Rose and myself-tor
she was level of a girl-and when | came
home at night she would receive me with open
arms, and thought there was no one she could
love half so well as her poor " ernon-but'-
and he paused to wipe away the large drops OF
peIspiratlon which had collected upon his brow,
shut she has deceived me, she has been false
to me-
"False to your interrupted his wife, SPRING
ing suddenly to her feet with look Of scorn
and Indignation. "False to you, Vernon No,
never, as there is God to Judge me-"
'sPeace, peace'' returned her husband; ''you
may speak, Rose, when l have finished. The
gentleman asks why have lifted my hand to a
woman, and must answer the question:
Well, sir" he continued, turning to me, II
had a reason to be suspicious Of my wife, and
it made devil Of me. There was no happi-
ness for poor Vernon; he slept neither night nor
,day, and the blood in his veins was hot, burn
inG. as stream of fire. And the cause of all
this, sir, was young man who came into the
neighborhood to live. He was considered
handsome, and generally admired by the wo-
men. 1t was reported that my wife was in the
habit of meeting the young stranger IN private
! charged her with il, but she denied it, and
said it was SANDER invented by the ,neighbors
20 iniure Ter, and fool that | Was-l belev-
ed it.; but still was not satlsted-that is. there
was doubt upon n,y mind, and as lay IN
bed one night there was something whispered
that my wffe was guilty, and got up and teIt
for my knife, but as held the blade over her,
the thought struck Esc that she might, after
all, be innocent, and then it occurred to me
what a dreadful thing it would be to murder
my poor Rose, wicked as she might be; and so
! stretched myself again upon the bed, without
closing my eyes the livelong night Well, sir,
nv suspicious are confirmed now. As was
returning home few moments ago, accident
ally discovered Rose and the young man stand
ing among cluster of trees, just back OF the
house there, and he-heaven and EARTH saw
it with my own eyes-he took her by the hand
and several times kissed her. stole through
the long grass and weeds as softly as could,
for intended to kill them both ON the spot,
but they saw me and fled, Rose to the house
and the young man to the fields"
The husband here paused, as if anxious to
hear what his wife would say in reply. by
this time she was calm and subdued, and had
sunk almost inanmate in her chair. Her dark
eyes were filled with tears-so pentent and
sorrowful did she appear-at length she raised
them to her husbands face with an expression
Of the keenest anguish.
''Your words are true, said she, in plain
i've tone, "but am not yet to be condemned.
The young man you speak oft would be
useless longer to conceal the truth-lhe young
man is dear to me, very dear" and as she
spoke the brow of her husband darkened, and