Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-07


pressed and enslsyed humanity. The wife, III
poor suffering, neglected, beaten wife, and mothe
OF his children, alone knew the hoIlowness and by
pocrisy OF the man. Her wasted form, the meagrs
allowance OF clothing TO herself and children, til,
neglected Hresde, and the harsh, rough impreca
lions from her husbands lips, were evidences Il
those who were aware Of them, that the man who
preached freedom abroad practised brutal tyranny
AZ home.
His study was the meeting room for all the char.
table societies ofthe female portion of his congre-
CATION. From there his wife waslforced TO excuse
herself on some plea, furnished by her husband.
One Of the most active, jealous, and handsome OF
these charitable village missionaries was Agnes
Norwood Tho youngest daughter of retired and
wealthy merchant She soon became the leader
in these meetings, and having command Of money
from her father, eclipsed all others in her contri-
buttons to the Rev. Mr.. Grayes's charities. He
then made her his companion in alternating home
dlstresses, UNTIL in short time, she was oftencr
In his company than at home. In the meantime
his wife pinned at home she sighed for the old fa-
niliar faces which In childhood she had loved and
which, now in diversity, were doubly dear to mem
DRY. Accustomed TO the absence Of her husband.
and knowing that to complain would draw upon
herself curses and maledictions she paid no atten-
ton to the occurrence, in which wife, sooner
than all others, would have detected wrong.
One morning in March last, a note was handed
her by boy, in which her husband told her that
he would be absent on business for month. That
same morning, Agnes Norwood left her fathers
house, to visit, MS she said, some relatives in an
adjoining county. Weeks elapsed, and no tidings
came from Nm Grayes--and, singular enough, no
letter had been received from Agnes Parental
anxiety sent a brother to visit the sister, and he
returned without intelligence Of her. Alarm now
preyailed--inquiries were made, and sufficient was
ascertained TO justify the belief that the two wan
derers had knowledge of each others intended de-
parture.
The dishcnored family of the father were justly
enragcd; the suffering, abused, but patient wiis
was stricken with calamity more distressing even
than death. She was found, an hour after the
news WAS brought. her other husbands perfidy, in
the midst of her children, hopelessly insane, talk
ing Of the scenes and events and companions Of
her childhood. i.al
We must close. Daguefreotypes Of the villain
were promptly obtained, every family having one
Of their popular minister; and they were despatch
ed to the police In MI directions, with offers Of
heavy rewards. The officer we have mentioned,
with no other clue than one of these daguereo-
types, found the parties very snugy quartered near
one Of the small lakes at the source Of the Mssis
sippi- He told them his business; they denied
they were the parties but he was inexorlblc
Finally, they yielded; he swearing vengeance on
the wife who, by living, would not permit him TO
take new wife and she, completely infatuated
and demented BY the false teachings of her do
stroyer, exclaiming that on the bosom of her Sa-
viour she would rest with faith, knowing that III
heavens good time the arbitrary laws Of man woui
be swept away, and tho union Of congenial sonls
would find that freedom which was now denied
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They were on their way back to the homes they
had destroyed when we saw them seated in the
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