The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-22
PROM Ten Years among the Nail Bags,
THE INVALID WIPE

sometimes necessary one Of revealing hus-
bands guilt TO his wife.
anticipated severe trial OF my ieeiihgs
in making such disclosure during the pro-
gress OF a recent important case where the
mail robber was in possession OF mail key, |
by means OF which he had committed ex-
tensve depredatlons. lie was at length de-
tected, and has lately entered upon ten
years term IN the State Prison.
On his arrest he manifested much soIici-
tude Tor his wife, fearing that the intelli-
gence oil ms situation would oVefpower her'
She IS feeble in health at best, SAID ne,
and am afraid this will Kill her. ,,I
1t was necessary, however, that should
see her, in order to get possession OF some
tunds, part o. the proceeds ot tue roboer,
les when her husband -
l 1ee keepjpe, karptsAl4 vteA d wElt2ens ~.
4 DER Pom the pBsepe ~ - Ms|
the Marshars custody, proceeced toca'i on
the invalid, racklns my brains while on the
way to her residence for some mode oil com
muncatlng the unpleasant truth which
should disclose it gradually, and spare her
feelings as much as possible.
On my arrival at the boarding house, the
note was sent to the lady's room. thread as
follows:
My Dear Susan VIII you hand to inc
bearer roll oi bank notes which ieit win
you. EDWIN
The lady soon made her appearance she
was young, rather preposscssing, and evl-
IDENTIFY in delicate health. FINDING that /
was the bearer Of the note, she addressed
me, expressing great surprise that her nus
band had sent request so unusual ana
with an AR OF Independence observed mat
S"' Wv ~ i.a. NJ" aDou' p"' .re
under Such circumstances TO an en''re ''fah-
ger,
pcSir.ne ho' 70 'lortny ne, u,nceessa' ~
"y 'iaA,"s eNP'a"a,'ons III '"e p''o'neo y.
o'he'S, l'i'es..u "e, ~ os.p ',Io -, a0"s me
room ',ea' a. na"l, anu a'''' ''':'''a '''
uooI, ) sal' u, a soM 'one =, c.;. T..
at is an extremely painful thing Tor me,
ed TO comply with your husbands order, |
must tel you plainly that the money was
! taken from the mails by him. There Is no
mistake ABOUT H. lie mas hau a hai'hey
"n'ch nave JuS' recoNel'u' ""' mas inaoe
dSa,;ane ,l, has nS ro,' ,a hnar die Jraaf
c,I ron.s ,;,b for,.,njo Tn M. ,yiI ,h;nk
: ioas of yo,, ~, account &c Lis dishonest cnn.
r.
NY" voo,.d % soo ,bo moor ro,,,, C,i,,
;ni;.,ai,, and lad ,no,,,IIy ,-cnared
.",Ir Co. 80, a,ror,o,c,,. Lrt no.
,"sn, .r,or I sbou,d have Lccn more like,v
,o hav. fallen into that condition if aston.
Ina, ~ ,a,e % rn",d eve, ever % mrndnor smch an ersc,
c'sIhaJ G,;sbcd chat vas s,yi,, sLs
,,'aa ;c ,ossilla ,no,. .rcc, ,h.n Lsfore
and with some hre in her eye and one arm
"akimbo,' she replied, IN a splrted man
> ncr:
"Wen. il he has done that, he's darncd
fool to own it wouldn't"
= She gave up the money, however, soon
after. and although the recklessness display
ed in the speech above quoted, seemed to
, make it probable that she was implicated in
her husbands guilt it afterwards appeared
., 'nat u"s e1D'"s'on Vf spanS WA due -
the impulse oi hIgh'sprlted ana excitabie
, nature, which sometimes, as IN the present
-. instance broke away from control, and went
beyond the bounds oi dccoruin.
, BE CAREFUL now you ADDRESS LETTERS
WHIMSICAL NAMES OF POST OFFICES.
, Tho omisso, of ,bc name Of the. State
!, ,rorn tho address Of the letter often c,uscs
nnch uncertainty in its movements
, Thcrc arc f,r instance seven pbfl,del.
,bi,s bosid,s tho one in pcnnsvlvanio
, ,wen,v.,hree Salems as many Trovs and no
|. ends of Wasbinctons ,Jetfersons and other
, names dis,inguishcd in III. history of the
corn,rv
There are three New Yorks and eleven
a Bostons. Indeed, the majority of the
names of the post-oiiices are at least duph-
Gated, and often repeated many times, as we
, could easily show; but two or three more
/; specimens OF this Will suffice Twenty
three Frank'ins, twenty Jacksons, and six
. teen Madisons, will help to perpetuate the
; memories of the distinguished men who
, once bore those names.
The danger OF a letters mIscarryIns IN