The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-02-18

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locked the door. and. throwing himself upo,,
Tho aoor hrooaed ove, What he lad heard
ana done dnr;ng the mast half bour. which
scanned an much ,;ka a dream H;s wife re.
NAMED about an hour in state Of insen,ibil-
;,v uhen . sre.h hr.eze beo;nn;nv to hlow
she revived under its influence, and with a
pale, gastly countenance, began to look about
her. "Where am I?'' SHOW came here?''
she asked, half audibly, bewildered at her sit
uaton. In moment the awful reality flashed
upon her countenance, and she burst into the
oitte:est sobs. "Oh! miserable wretch-ru-
med! where snail go!" "Go, an" Puttlag
her hahds TO ner rorenead ana staring wildly,
"Inat drea1ful WORD! did ne NOT say itf Alas!
alas! wnere shall go!'' and ner soos came
louder and DEEPER ana convused her wnole
frame. Al length she rose and walked with
tremoiihg loot steps 70 the corner OF the gard
en- ana sat herseif down upon stone "nich
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"ny' M's' "eiaon' "nae nas oeiahen
you
one 'aised ner heao aho removing i'oh ner
race ner desnevei'ed na'r' turheo her eyes OIL
req WIN "eePlhg' toward Tue mousse ara 'he
Years ou's' ior'n alsesn'
"Mrs. Weldon do tell what has happened,' -
he asked again.
She again raised her head and the words
struggled out amid her ssbs:
"My husband--my husband!'
She was good looking woman in her nat
urai cond,tion-had been married only eigh-
teen months, and her desolate appearance af.
feeted even the hard heart of Phelps. He
proceeded rapidly to the door Of the house de-
termined to enter. but it was fast. He went
round to the rear door, but that, too, was fast
He finally called loundly to Welden, who re-
cogrized the voice. opened the door. Phelps
Immediately exclaimed -
"what means this9 / lust saw your wife
sitting iu the garden on a hard stone, almost
distracted!,
Weldon had became calm. and bending an
eve Of searching earpe.tnes, upon him. said in
violent manner:
sProve to me she is falsev'
81 have no proof--I never told you she was
II only reminded you that Mason seemed too
intimate with her, that yon might be on your
gnard. did not dream Of making you cra-
zy."
s.But threw Mason out Of the house! I
came home and found him here!'
s.That may prove nothing wrongly
"Alas! what have DONE"
Tbough Weldon had ao,a h;mse,r r. 10 the
minion Of PHELPS. vet his better nature was
not all bli,hted. He be,,n 10 feel remorse
for his recent de,ner.t;on and to n;tv his
abused wife He immed;atelv ief, in an .o.
itated manner. and .ourht his comn.n,on.
A h. .noke .he r.;..a h.r h.a1. and ...;,.
him re,entinu and sorrovful .he rose and Fall.
;np on her knees before him. .,ie.
s.Ob, NV husband. IL hav. ever vronged
vou s,,rpiv. r.,,,
He raised he mn saving :. N. tear. ro,,ea
from his cheek, xPardon nv ha,tv temper.
nv dear..
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strained IN h;a ;ntemnerate Indulgence FOR .ev.
eral weeks. and hi, wife began to rejoice at
the violent occurrence IL II had been the means
Of his reformation. In the mean time Mason
became cnred Of hi, wounds. and was again
abroad. Enraeed at the treatment he hal re-
cs;ved he he0an tn retail n HE Friend. .,.n.