Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-05-10

my fathers gardeners son! But despe
rately-- idolatrusly l loved him; and 70
him /, braved the rage Of father mothe
all. And what was my reward? Why
when my husband found every one of m,
sapplications for forgiveness spurned b,
my naughty parents, and even the door
OF my former home shut forever agains
me, that he-seeing how he had been foil
ed in the ambitious game he had played
and that instead Of the rich heiress he ex
pected, he had only an expensive paupe
for his wife--that he, / say, reeked hi
vengeance on me, and then began the Ion,
series of such suf1erings and privations
as even | who have suffered them, oan
not so much as shadow out to you.''
"But wouldn't his father do somethin,
for your" l asked.
"What could he do?" she replied. Dis
missed from his ruined through
my marriage with his son, (for my fathe
OF course suspected he had connived a
it, } how could we expect support from
him? And yet we might have been far from
want, had my husband only permitted M
to exercise the accomplishments that ha,
been heaped upon me at home. But t
drown the veAation he felt at the fearful
mistake he had made, he flew to drink
and soon lost in the bottle all power of ex
ertion. When he had drunk up all tn,
trinkets Ihad carried with me in my flight
and began taking my dresses from me ont
by one, and converting them into none,
for more liquor, until at last was forced
from the very want Of proper clothing, t.
discontinue giving the lessons which wer'
the only means Of subsistence" s5l.a
''But if he has treated you thus badly,
replied, ~'why have you not left him."
81 could not--he would not leave me.
she answered, "that was all wanted
all | asked of him. But no, he knew h,
was entitled to all | earned, and that
must work if it was only for my child; S,
as he was too idle to keep himself, he wa
too glad to be kept by me. And yet, not
withstanding all this, could have love,
him-ay, and did love him even though
he beat me like dog. But when in tn,
wontonness Of his disposition he dared Il
bring his degraded companions to IN,
house, my whole woman's nature rose NJ
and rebelled against it, and l hated him a
intensely, madly as once had loved him
And now, you may fancy how gladly
would leave him if could. But oh, hea
vens, ! cannot! Often and often have
neu Will my emu III TIE nlgnt 10 SAY my
self from further wrong, and my poor DO,
from the pollution Of his farther's example
but the hound has tracked me out SO sool
that now see how foolish it is to hop,
ever in this life to be rid of him."
''Poor, poor lady, half said tomyselt
ooh, you know not how sweet it is /,
find one consoling voice." she continue,
calmly, as the tears flowed anew riend
all have turned from me, and yours ART
the first tones | have heard for years.
Indeed, indeed, you cannot tell what
have suffered from that man! The yer,
work you gave me, he took by force from
my drawer, and pawned to get more gin
You may look, little lady, but the wors
is yet untold. The drink your work pro.
cured him, only made him mad for more
-ay, and he would have Though l tole
him he had swallowed every rag that wa.
Of any value in the place. Suddenly tn.
wedding ring on my finger cought his eye
and even that he wanted to take from me
that, the only outward sign had to dis
tinguish me from his wretched fcmal,
companion. l told him l would not lie
him have it. He threatened blows. Still
l told him he should not have it. II,
sought to force it from me. struggled
with him and finding how tightly l grasp
ed the sole remaining token of my honor
struck me in the face-with what fore,
the bruise still remaining there will tel
you-and as lay senseless ON the groune
he robbed me of my ring.
/ was so moved by the wretched histo
ry had heard, that couldn't help weep
ing with her. And would not leave hel
until got her to promise that she would
henceforth look upon any little service
might have iii my power to render her
not in the light Of charity but of friend.
ship.
Early on the morrow went again tc
see her, to consult with her as how could
best befriend her; but to my great sorrow
found that she had left shortly after day.
break; but whether to avoid her husband
ill-treatment, or my assistance, always re-
NAMED a mystery to me, though from that
time forward, l never forgot her fearful
history Of the Unequal Marriage.
Boris VS.. JoHNsoN.-Hon. VIM. Cost
Johnson, of Maryland, in letter in ans
wer to John Minor Bolts, where he takes
Mr.. ]. to task for deserving the true whie
platform-the Lexington platform-whicf
includes all the old issues of that party
the national bank, distribution of the pub.
lie lands, &C., Mr.. Johnson says the PEG.
pie have grown tired of these ''traditions
of the past" and also of Mr.. Clay, whe
he consigns as part and parcel of them
to the same fate, that of being forever laic
upon the shelf; that the democracy desire
Mr.. Clay to run again, because they know
they can beat him with more ease than any
other man the wings can bring into the
field, and refers Mr.. Bolts to the Union
which has given him cordial support il
his opinions. Mr.. Bolts attempted to show
that no good wing could vote for Genera
Taylor. Mr.. j. attempted to controver
this, and defines Gen. T's position to bt