Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-23
A Jealous Husbands Reward

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a tragedy. The occurrence took plac,
/ in that city, and a jealous husband i
! the principal actor who rendered himsel
ridiculous as such men always do:
The husband began to doubt his wife'i
/ fidelity, and made many arrangements
TO satisfy himself that he was right ii
! his suspicious but he never succeeded
/ He was just about as uncomfortable al
a jersey stump-tailed COW in fly time
One evening, in the early part OF las
week, be told his wife that he had bust
mess which would keep him out all night
land as she wouldnecessal'ily elonesonne
! she had better go to her mothers house
in a distant part. ofz:tlie city, and stay
there. . Sac was not inclined to do this
and assured her husband that he need
not be troubled because of her loneli
ness, as she was not afraid to stay By
herself. The suspicious man became al
once satisfied, that though he should be
absent, yet she would not really be lone
some, and bidding her good evening,
took his departure. '-''.'' .47
Not long after this, noise was heard
in the back part Of the house, and pres
entity the sound Of footsteps was heard
overhead, The lone wife concluded
that q desperate burglar knowing Of her
husbands absence, had effected an en-
trance, with the intent to rob the house
and kill her if necessary. In moment
Of fear, she noislessly opened the front
door, and quietly hailed the first man
who came along, and informed him of
the fact. AT her earnest solicitations
he entered the house, and pulling out a
revolving pistol, which he usually car
ried with him for self-protection,h e pro-
ceeded up stairs, followed by the alarm
ed wife, with lamp in hand. No sooner
had he entered the bedroom, than a
man, springing from behind the door,
caught him by the neck. One barrel of
the pistol was discharged without effect,
except to alarm the neighborhood. The
wife became fairly panic-stricken. She
dropped the lamp, the light Of which
went out, thus leaving the stranger and
burglar in dark room. Several neigh
bors were soon at the scene and rescue,
and on going up stairs, found the men
separated, and almost exhausted from
exertion. Neither of them appeared to
be physically injured. Presently, the
supposed burglar was recognized by the
wife rs her own husband, who, but an
hour before, had taken his departure, to
be gone all night. Of course, some ex-
PLANTATION was needed. The wife was
astonished and perplexed; the neigh
.bors were wrapped in wonderment,
while the stranger, who had come to
defend lone woman from a burglar.
seemed petrified with astonishment.-
At first, he thought of panel houses, and
intriguesa fcyprians; but he soon be-
came satisfied that he was in respect
able house, particularly when he recog-
.nized one of the neighbors as a person
with whom he was slightly acquainted.
Atlength, he demanded an explanation.
The lips ofthe wife ere.dumb. The par
ty descended to the parlor, where the
husband stated to them that he was the
victim of a most ungovernable jealousy.
and that he had adopted the idea OF
making it appear that he would be away
all night in order to await further devei-
opmsnts. He had lett the bath room
window unfastened, in order that he
might easily effect an entrance; once in,
he proceeded to the bed-chamber, and
there, haunted by his suspicious, he
waited for some time. After a while,
'he heard the voice of strange man
down stairs; his suspicious were now
doubled, and, nerving himself up for a
fierce contest, he waited the arrival of
his wife's paramour, Gas he thought
and grappled with him as he entered
the room; and it was well for both that
the stranger was toe powerful and
rough to be easily handled.
'"That's so, replied the stranger "I
came here at the solicitation Of that Ia
dy, (here he pointed to the dumb-strick
en- wife, to defend her from a burglar
| took You for one, Of course, and had
it not been for the lamp going out, which
your wife let drop from her hand, you
would have had ball from this weap-
on that would have sent you into your
grave. 1t is unnecessary to detail the
scene further than the above. The jeal-
Gus husband met with an adventure that
came very near costing him his life
He and his better half are Of course,
very happy at the present time.