Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-30

but seemed to enjoy herself thoroughly
while rocked in my berth. Icould hear
her laughing and joking with the rest o
the passengers. The sound was hateful
to me, and l apbraided her very much fol
it. She retaliated, high words, ensued,
and we had another desperate quarrel. II
was sometime before we made this mp
This quarrel was finally succeeded by 9TH
ers; in fact that they became now almost
of daily occurrence, and plainly saw that
we were going TO hate each otber,
We landed at S1arTe a After we
had. bean On shore y is, s., y ! beflan n
4 feel be ttef and could look ar6uhd me, The
first thing that noticed was French
man, paying, as 1 thought, grea: deal too
much attention to my wife.
l scowled at him.
He advanced to me with the most pleas
ant air in the world, and said:
Monsieur has been very sick-I hope
Monsieur feels better
Yes, do l growled.
who is that fellow?' whispered to
my wife.
oh, that's Monsieur Letoux. our fellow
passenger from New York; you were SO
sick ali the way over that you did not see
him, but assure you he was very atten-
tive to me- .f... .....r
Il have no doubt he was,' muttered.
r. Monsieur and Madame 20 to PARISH
L shall have the honor of accompanying
them ........ b.. ..l,.. ...
There was no help for it. I could not
be so unmannerly as to repulse polite at
tention, so bowed my head in acquies-
cence.
We were soon on our road to Paris. 1
sat coiled up in one corner of the railroad
carriage while my wife chatted with M.
Letoux, in French. Now know little
French while my wife spoke it like a ma
tive. 1 could, however, distinguish the
words 'Mou cher Monsieur, and Ma chare
Madam very often repeated. l did not
like it, but held my peace.
We arrived in due time at Paris, and
under the Frenchman's advice. took apart
ments in the Hotel Maurice. 'a 7t
Then followed long dreary month of
sightseeing, and how tiresome it was.
We visited the Louvre, Pantheon, Cata-
combs, Versailles, st. Cloud--and hun
dred other places that I don't remember
We returned home every day tired to death.
How wished myself home again! And
every day; it was evident she took no
pleasure in my society; not day passed
but what we had violent quarrel l did
rot curse our recently acquired fortune.
l ceased atiast 20 go out atall with my
wife, but my place was well filed 6y Mon
sieur Letoux, who took her everywhere.
This eternal Frenchman was always
with us; he paid assi1uous court TO Jane,
but did not mind that much, for in spite
of all the differences between me and my
wife, 1 still had faith in her honor. l did
not believe she was vulnerable on that
point.
Alas! I was grievously deceived-but
do not let me anticipate.
AS have before stated, things went on
in this manner for month, and became
perfectly disgusted with the whole affair,
and would spend my whole day in Gahg
mai s reading room, while Letoux gallanted
my wife about. This became SO regular
that my wife never saw me until late at
night, and never expected me during day
time. 1t was Il relief to both of us to see
each other as little as possible, for now
there was no sympathy between us, our
thoughts, ideas and wishes were entirely
opposite. How different from our modest
home in Baltimorel There we had agreed
in everything, and our life had been one of
unalloyed happiness and love! Oh, fatal,
fatal fortune! Why we had agreed with
the possession of $4,000 a year?
One day L went to the reading-room
as usual, but while there l was taken with
a violent sickhead-ache. determined 10
go to my hotel and go to bed. Ti
L., 10
usual custom, returned home in the mid
die of the day-I was just about enter
ing my bed room when heard voices in the
parlor, which was situated on the same
landing with the sleeping apartment.
l cautiously approached the glass door
and peeped over the green blind. Oh!
God!-what did l see there-could L be-
lieve my eyes?roq .
Yes, there was Moniseur Letoux, kneel-
ing at my wife's feet, kissing her hand
and oh! horror of horrors! She was ga
zing lovingly in his face.
Ny brain was on fire; my heart beattu-
multuously. Her indifference L could }
BEAR but dishonor never! l rushed into
my bed room, and seized revolver al
ways carried with me when travelling
With one bound l was in the room, con-
fronting the guilty pair.
William you must diep I exclaimed,
and discharged my pistol at Letoux, the
ball entered his heart. he reeled, gazed at
me with ghastly stare, and fell dead at
my feet. he.
Now madam, it is your turn 1 ex-
facing, my wife, you must re-
Join your vile paramour,'
'Ohl mercy, Johnathan, mercyP she
cried clasping her hands together
What show mercy to a vile woman
like you-neverl ID o.i H,>-
1 placed the revolver to her heart and
it. g fi.is
She died without a groan.