Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-11-10
AFntAIsss VIE. a FaIss Trlsas.


The following story Of lie csma 10 "a.
yesterday. vouehed for as true, bet I'll The
naUes wahhsll. Il IS only another ssi.
deaee Of vhst curious notions ssne ptopls
bold otvirtue aud honor. H -
some weeks ago. loving coupe seos.
fassd' the wife lsasing the city ostsnsiblv
Iof the purpose Of spending several week
With her relatives IN one Of The Easleru
cities. BY appointment she vas 10 90
in company With a Califofnian-a friend
who, Icing about to return 10 the land q
gold, offered bis services 10 see ber s.f.
among Der friends. The parting between
The devoted husband aud the sfectiona,s
wife vas, as might be expected, too sacred
Tor vulgar eyes TO witness; but The parting
concluded, IS all things human viii end.
and the husband wsnded bis way 70 bic
business. The wife aad her companion
IN voyage, seated side by side in the omni.
bus, we're jostled over the rough areels
and crossed the river. At the depot. Il i
supposed. they changed their destination.
and lnsteai Of stopping at Seymour for
the Cincinnati train, as was at first de.
signed, they continued on to Indisnopolis
Stopping at ODs Of the principal kotsI..
they were registered as man and Nifs.
Instead Of departing the next day, thew
remained TO second and third day. 4
week passed BY and still they occupied
the room at the hotel.
During this stay, the wife consented
to fly With her parsmour TO California
and began to make preparations accord.
lngIy. ln the preparations nearly or
quite second week passed away. Ths
landlord became impatient for bis bill
the wifes money was all gone. When
this fact became known to her eompsn-
len, be very wisely and calamity deter
mined to take care Of himself and was
suddenly taken with a leaving-witbout
so much as saying good bye, or leaving
any note OF bis intentions, or a hint ss
to whittier be bad gone. The wife was
alone 10 q strange place, without money.
Sithout friends. and two weeks hote;
bill to pay, aud nothing 10 show but soms
Of bis old clothing.
ln this dilemma, she fotunateIy met
with some aequaintances from the citv.
who advanced the money to satisfy The
landlords demands and take her boma
again. But the question was, how could
she face ber husband, and what account
could she give Of heref? Invention. was.
for once, at fault; and on the arrival of
the omnibus, instead of driving home.
she hired a back add was taken 70
house IN the upper part of the city, In
that boHse she spent some three weekt-
in what way may be imaginsi-nsver
yenturng into the street, lest she should
be detected.
One Sunday afternoon, about tie close
OF the third week Of her self.imprison-
ment. she was startled BY seeing her bus-
band driving up to the house. Great
dread came over her, which she could not
shake of-eVery moment expecting his
summons; but it came not. He bad but
called for his own pleasure, and shortly
leit with one Of the girls of the house,
They were gone till dnk. Meanwhile
the wife bad screwed her courage up TO
the sticking point on finding him also
untailhful, and on bis return met him in
the reception room With the query, Wheth
er be would not lake her out also. His
surprise may be imagined. Both knew
themselves guilty; both iorgave, aud prom
ised to forget. and left the house for home
--sbe actuated possibly BY 3 sincere de-
sire to reform, her five weeks of unlaw-
ful love having satisfied her of the mise
ries awaiting ber. They are now living
together again, our informant says, as
pleasantly as before the journey, having
agaln mutually avowed eternal fidelity.
What strange world is outs