The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-01-15
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property. II three more days we were in New,
I York. on the fourth we were on board the Ara
go, and on The fifth out of sight OF land.
shall not attempt to describe the miseries
of that voyage. The reader can realize it,
when tell him that was sea-sick from the
day we Started to the day we landed. OIL
how cursed the sea-, Paris, and our recent
1 fortune! How heartily I.yished was back
again in good old Baltimore attending my pa
tients! begged, prayed. and ir,plored some
body 10 throw me overheard, but the savages
OILY laughed at me. Ny wife, on the other
hand, was not sick at all, but seemed TO enjoy
herself thoroughly, while I lay rocking in my
berth: ] eoald hear her laughing and joking
with the rest Of the passe ,gers. The socnd'
/ was hateful to me, and Iupbraided her very
much with It. She retal.ated; high words en-
sued, and We had another desperate quarrel
II was some time before we made this ole up
This quarrel was succeeded by others; I'm fact
they became now Of almost daily occurrence,
and plainly saw we were growing to hate
each other. s.a.t @ a
4 We landed at Havre At last. After we had
been on shore few hours, I'began to fee. bet
ter and could look around me. The FIST thing
| J noticed was vonng Frenchman, pay ing. a 8
1 / thought, great deal too much attention to
my wife.
I 1 sc owled at him.
/ He advanced TO me with the most pleasant
. air in the world, and said: 49,,
+ Monsieur has been very sick. Ihope Mon
I sieur feels better.' 81 3 & N $50
asYes, ! do,' I growlet. n1 Slea 81 ale
WHO'S this fellow?' whispered TO my
! wife. es ss.5 as.s
4 'Oh, that's Monsieur Letoux, our fellow
4 passenger from New York;; You were SO sick
all the way over hat YOU did not see him, but
] ] assure you he was very polite and attentive
! to me-
! 81 have 30 doubt he was,' muttered.
! sMoLsienr and Madame go to Paris?' said
Lctoux--.I have the honor of accompanying
i them.' @ IN,
There was no help for il. could not be SO
cnmanacriy as torspulse polite attention, SO
bowed my head in acqniescence.
! We We're on our road to Paris. sat coiled
liz one corner OF the railroad carriage, while
my wife and NJ. Letonx conversed in French.
| Now, knew very little French. while my wife
spoke il like a native. could, however, dis
tlnguished the words Mon caer Monsieur,' and
MD chers Mddam.e,' very often repeated. Idid
not much iikeit, bit held my peace 80.
We arrived in due time at Paris, and under
the Frencbman's advice, took apartments in the
Ho'el Mnrice. a
Then followed long we ary month Of sight
seeing. Oh, how tiresome ii was! " e visited
Louvre, Pantheon, Catacombs, Versailles, ST.
Cloud-and hundred other places that don't
| remember. returned home every day tired
4 to death. How ! wished yseif home again!
! And then my wife became more and more dis
Itantto me every day, it was evident she took
no pleasure in my society; not dag passed but
we had violent quarrel, and not an hour pass
ed that l did not curse our recently acquired
fortune.
ceased at lasttogo out at all with my wife,
bat my place was very well filed by Monsieur
Letoay, who took her everYwhere.
| This eternal Frenchman was always with as
--he paid assiduous court to Jane, but did not
mind il much, for inspite Of all tie differences
between me and my wife, bad still faith ia
her honor, did not believe she was vulnerable
on that point.
/ Alas! Twas grievously deceiyed-but do not
let me anticipate.
As have before stated, things went on in
i this manner for mole than a monh, until
became perfectly disgnsted with the whole af-
fair, ard would spend my whole day in Galig-
nani's Reading groom, while Letoax gailanted
my wife about. This became 80 regular that
my wife never saw me till late at night, and
never expected me during the day time. IL
4 was relief to both Of us to see each other as
i little as possible, for now there was no SYM
pathy between us; our thoughts, ideas and
wishes, were entirely opposite. How differ
ent from our modest home In Bsltimo ell
There, we had agreed in everything, and our
whole life had been one of unalloyed happi-
ness and love! Oh, fatal, fatal fortune! Why
was cursed with ths possession Of $4,000 a
year? 1890
One day I went to the reading-room as usu-
al, but while there, was taken with violent
sick headache. determined to return to my
hotel and go 10 bed. e q ss.ns
i Acting upon this idea, contrary to my usual
custom, returned home in the middle of the
day-I was just about enterilg my bedroom,
when heard voices in the parior, which was
situated on the same landing with the sleeping
apartment.
i cautiously approached the glass door and
peeped over che green blind. 0hl God wh hat
did see there--could believe my eyes? qa'i
Yes, there vas Monsieur Letoux, kneeling
at my wife's feet kissing her hand--and oh |!
horror Of horrors! she was gazing lovingly and
smiilngly in his face.eas es4 sgss s.. .sa{s
My brain was on FIRE, my heart beat tu-
multuously. Her indifference ] could bear,
but dishonor, never! rushed into my bed
room and seizec revolver.i always carried
with me when travelling. With one boupd
was in the room, confronting the guilty pair.
Villain. You must diep exclaimed, and DIS
charged my pist j at lie oux. The ball eater
ed his heart, he reeled, gazed at me with q
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