Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-07-15

on IWeadles astonished bead the pouring
f0rth Of her pene up fury silenced IN 4 mo.
ment He tried 70 gasp out his amaaement
az her strange conduct. but She withsrcd his,
up Is dumb as an oyster By an imperioas-
/" Don't speak, sir Don: attempt 10 deny
your base treachcry, sirl / have seen 4
with my own eyes seen il, sir ! followed
you Ha ~ ven, sir / saw you with
that abandoned creature, STRIP
Now Mr. Tweadle lay back In his seat and
gave way toaside-shaking burst of laughter,
at the same time gasping, "why, you're clean
crazy you silly woman, that abandoned
creature vas
Don't try to eajole me. sirl you can't
deceive meany longer Ny eyes are opened
to your baseness at last and / shall leave
you, sir; leaye you this very night aud for
ever. | shall return to tho homo of NV
childhood, where your inyidious wiles first
led me to believe in the honor Of your seq
q Ny dear Caroline said Mr.. Tweadle, as
his excited wife prepared to carry her threat
into execution, "you are q fool and your
mother will tell you The same thing, If you
are silly enough to 60" sOh, you base vii
lain !" cried Mrs Tweadle. and burst into
hysterical food of tcarsf Then sobbing
the wish, that the ground would open and
swallow her where she stood, she started
forth for the dwelling of her parents.
sGive my kind love to father and moth
er, shouted Mr.. Tweadle, from the door
step | shall look for you hero again in a
couple Of hours, and will not retire till that
time arrives
Here was cold-blooded insult added to
injury. The home of her childhood was
gained, and her parents reused up in amaze
mcnt from their bed aud amid a choking
flood of sobs, Mrs. Tweadle lay her head on
the bosom of her mother, and laid bare the
base conduct Of her unfaithful husband
But instead of the consoiing sympathy she
expected, her mother pressed her hands to
her sides, and laughed till the tears of laugh
ing merriment fairly coursed down her red
dened cheeks; at length contriying to say,
in sort of spasmodic splutter, "0h, my
This. will be the death of me- Abandoned
creaturel Oh, dear, what world this is
Why, you poor silly fool. 1t WIS me you
saw with Tweadle -
You?n gasped Mrs Twead1e, with eyes
and mouth wide cape, and such foolish
expression on her countenance as was never
before seen.
.Ycs, me-" returned her mother. "IIe
happened to see me waiting for your father
in Plotter's, and, like good fellow as he is,
be denied himself the pleasure of meeting
some particular friends, to- accompany me
home. 1t came on TO rain, and We stepped
in till it was over, into the house of lady
named Mrs Buell. There, your father will
take you back here; and advise Tweadle
never to mention word about that ADAM
ldo1,ed creature as long as he lives. Oh, dear y
A very sore task il Vas for Mrs. Tweaale to
exceedingly "down-in-t the i NO .nusband, and
ed when he put his arms round her-but
never mind where he put them let it suffice
that there was more hugging and kissing in
the Tweadle residence on that night,
than had occurrcd during d ike shoFt
period since the wedding day And SO good
a lesson did her mistake prove to Mrs
Tweadlc, that, though she cannot help
slight twinge Of her old jealousy from stir
ring unplcasantly in her breast, whenever
Mr. Tweadle pays any noticeable attention
to d good boxing lady friend, she has never
suffered the "grecn.eyed monster" to mar
the smooth current of her peaceful existence,
and make such silly fool Of her as it did
before.