Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-05
DAILY DEMOCRAT

A FAITHLEss WTE-A FALSE FRIEND. The
following story of life came to us (says the
Louisville Democra0 vouched for as true but
all names withheld. 1t is only another evil
dence of what curious notions some people
hold of virtue and honor:
Some weeks ago loving couple separated,
the wife leaving the city ostensibly for the
purpose of spending several weeks with her
relatives in one Of the Eastern States Bv
appointment she was to go in company with
Calltornian-a friend, who being about to
return to the land of gold, offered his servi-
ees TO see her safe among her friends. The
parting between the devoted husband and the
ahectlonate wife, was, as might be expected,
TOO sacred Tor vulgar eyes to witness but the
parting concluded, as all things human will
ehd and the husband wended his way to
business. The wife and her companion dtt
voydge, seated side by side in the omnibus,
were Jostled over the rough streets and cross
ed the river. AT the depot it is supposed
they changed their destination, and, instead
of Stopping at Seymour, for the Cincinnati
train, as was at first designed, they continued
on to indianapolis Stopping at one of the
principal hotels they registered as man and
wife. Instead of departing on the next dav.
they remained to a second and third day
A week passed by, and still they occupied the
room at the hotel
During this stay the wife consented to fv
with her paramour to California, and began
to make preparations accordingly. In these
preparations nearly, or quite, a second week
passed away. The landlord became impa-
tlent for his bill-the wife's money was all
gone. When this fact became known to her
companion, he very wisely and CALAMITY de-
termlned to take care of himself, as was sud
denly taken with leaying-without so much
as saying goodbye or leaving any note of
his Intentions, or hints as to whittier he had
gone. The wife was alone in a strange place
without money, without friends, and two
weeks hotel bill to pay, and nothing to show
but some of his old clothing.
In this dilemma she fortunately met with
some acquaintance from the city, who ad-
vanced the money to satisfy the landlords
demands, and take her home again. But
the question was, how could she face her
husband, and what account give of herself?
Invention was, for once at fault and on the
arrival of the omnibus, instead of driving
home, she hired hack, and was taken to
house in the upper part of the city In that
house she spent some three weeks, in what
way may be imagined-never venturing into
the street, lest she should be detected.
On Sunday afternoon, about the close of
the third week of her selfimprsonment, she
was startled by seeing her husband drive up
to the door in buggy, and enter the house.
Great fear came over her, which she could
not shake off-every moment expecting his
summons; but it came not. He had called
for his own pleasure, and shortly left with
one of the girls of the house They were
gone till dark
Meanwhile the wife had screwed her cour-
age up to the sticking place on finding him
also unfaithful, and, on his return, met him |
in the reception room, with the query wheth
er he would not take her out also
His surprise may be imagined. Both knew
themselves guilty forgave, and promised to
forget, and left the house for hone-she ac-
tuated, possibly, by a sincere desire to reform,
five weeks unlawful love having satisfied her
of the miseries awaiting her
They are now living together, our inform
ant says, as pleasantly as before the journey
having again mutually avowed eternal fidel-
ity.
What staange world is ours!