Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-03-05
A HUSBAND CAUGHT.

We published few days ago. the let
ter of wife addressed to a young lady
who had offered Z correspondence with
her husband. A lady in ST. Louis thus
writes to the ST. Louis Republican:
NR. EDIToR:-I was reading the /
" spicy correspondence in your paper,
yesterday, and il reminded me of some I
thing that happened to married man
some three years since. Now, never
wrote anything for the papers in all my
life, 1--WE know better, 50 1 will state
he facts as knew them TO occur, and
YOU can put them in ship shape. The
gentleman's wife had good reason to sus-
pect him Of being partial to ladies in gen.
eral, and 10 other mems wives in particu-
lar, so she laid trap to catch him. She
wrote him 8 letter il a distinguished
hand, telling him that she had long loved
him in secret. and she had often been
tempted TO write 10 him, but that the fear
of her husband and his wife had prevent
ed her domestic relations, that she could
. no longer resist. She hoped he would
not think her bold, bad woman, for ad-
dressing him first and soliciting an inter
view. II he only knew how long and
how arlentIy she had loved him, be
would pity. If he could not love her-and
a good deal more in the same strain-and
concluded by requesting him to meet her
. on a certain bridge at 5 o'clock at night.
where she world be, disguised as ne
gress. She signed herself Mary.
( The evening came, and with it came
the gentleman home a; au early hour. and
in the best Of humor. He split wood,
which he had never been known to do
before, made himself very useful, kissed
his wife several times Something unusu-
al,) but could not wal; for supper as he
had urgent business down town.
As soon as be left, lis wife disguised
herself and went to the place appointed,
and behold. there he sat perched upon
the bridge, his umbrella over him, { for
it was rainy and dark Sine passed dy,
and he caugE, hold OF her, and asked if
it was Mary. She told him yes, when
he cla>ped her in his arms. gave her a
swee. Kiss. and then pg, his hand up to
her head TO see If it might be a negress
the idea having struck him that posi-
, bly, he was Loaxed. Finding the head
7 all right, he insisted on knowing who she
was. After due hesitation, she told him the
name Of a beautiful married lady. " Is it
possible that you are Mrs wife," 1t
Is even So she replied, and hid her head
. in his bosom and pretended to cry bit
terly, whereuPon he soothed her, kissing
her a great many times, and telling her
she was The sweetest little woman he had
5 ever kissed and if he had only sweet
wife,he would be perfectly happy. In the
E meantime, they had " adjourned" TO one
side OF the road, and he lad sat down Q.
q a very sharp stump, taking Mary in hi,
, lap; and you may imagine she did no
o spare him any. Finally Mary conclu
4 ded she must 60 home, and insisted on hi
O meeting her on Monday, if he knew an,
n good place. Oh, yes, he knew the hes
kind Of a place and went on to tell a
>, about it; which was just what she want
- ed TO know. Then he insisted on her &c
ing with him to his Office. On their al
~ rival, he asked her for her shawl to han
p up at the window. She handed il to hin
,s politely bowling and telling him she woul
l. certainly meet him on Monday. Il 70
" cannot imagine how meanly he looked,
N cannot tell you. only know he cou
:, planned a good deal about that lis
stump being so sharp.
Be so kind as not TO let any one st
this. A certain person will know wi
wrote it if he sees the handwriting.
! FANNY a.