Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-11

A fAiTHLESS WIFE-A FALSE FRIEND
The following story of life came to us (says
the Louisville Democrat) youched for as true.
but all names withheld. 1t is only another
evidence OF what curious notions some people
hold of virtue and honor.
Some weeks ago a loving couple separated
the wife leaving the city ostensibly for the nur.
pose OF spending several weeks with her rela
tiyes In one Of the Eastern States. By an.
pointment she was to go in company with a
Californlar-l friend who being about to re
turn to the land of gold, offered his services to
see her safe among her friends. The nart;no
oetw the devoted husband and the affec.
tiunate wife, was, as might expected, too
sacred Tor vulgar eyes to witness but the mart
Ing concluded, as all things human will end
AID the husband wended his way to business.
Ihe wife and her cOmpagRon du uovaer.
seated side by side in the omnibus, were jOstIed
over the rough streets, and crossed the river
At the depot, it is supposed, they chan ged their
destination, and, instead of stopping at Sew
mour, for the Cincinnati train as was at first
designed, they continued on to indianapolis.
Stopping ut one of principal hotels they reg.
lsteIed as man and wife. Instead Of de-
paruDg on the next day, they remained to !.
second and third day A week passed bv. and
still they occupied the room at the hotel
during this stay the wife con sented to fy with
her paramour to California, and began 10 make
preparations accordingly. In these prepara-
uons nearly, OF. quite, a second week passed
away. The landlord became impatient for his
olllIthe wife s money was all gone. When this
TACT hecame known to her companion, he yery
wisely and calamity determined to take care of
himself, and was suddenly taken with leay-
ing-Wlthout 30 much as saying, good by, or
leaving any note OF his Intentions or hints "a 10
whittier he had gone. The wife was alone in n
strange place-without money ,withouts friends,
a1d two-weeks hotel bill to pay, and nothing
to show but some of hs old clothing.
In this dilemma, she fortunately met with
some acquaintanees from the city who advanced
the money to satisfy the landlords demands
ana 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 omni-
bus, instead of driving home, she hired a hack
and was taken to a house in the upper part of
the city. In that house she spent some three
weeks, In what way may be imagned-neyer
venturing into the street, lest she should be
detected. w
On Sunday afternoon, about the close of the
third week of her self-imprisonment. 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
on-eyery moment expecting his summons: but
1t 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 courage
up to the sticking place On finding him also un
faithful, and, on his return, met him in the re-
ceptlon room, with the query whether he would
not take her out also.
His surprise may be imagined. Both knew
themselves guilty; both forgave, and promised
to forget, and left the house for home-sfe
actuated possibly by sincere desire to reform,
her hve weeks of unlawful love having satisfied
her of the miseries awaiting her.
They are now living together, our informant
says, as pleasantly as before the journey, hay-
Ing again mutually avowed eternal fidelity.
What strange world is ours,