Nevada national., 1859-10-29
POST OFFICE FACTS.
THE INVALID WIFE.

connected with the detection OF crime is the
sometimes necessary one Of revealing hus-
bands guilt to his wife.
l anticipated a severe trial OF my feelings
10 making such Disclosure during the pro-
gress Of recent important case. where the
mail robber was in possession Of a mail key
by means of which he had committed extern
sve depredations. He was at length detec
ted. and has lately entered upon ten years
term in the State prison.
Or bis arrest be manifested much solici-
tade ,pr his wife, fearing the intelligence Of
bis ,astion would overpower her. "she is
In feeble health, at best. :" said be. "and am
afraid that this will kill her.
1t was necessary, however, that should
see her, in order to get possession OF some
funds, part of the proceeds Of the robbie
ries. which her husband had committed TO
her keeping Furnished with written OF
der from the prisoner. and leaving him in the
Marshall's custody, proceeded to call on
the invalid, racking my brains, while on the
way TO her residence, for some mode Of com
municatng the unpleasant truth which
should disclose it gradually. and spare her
ceilings as much a. possible.
On my arriv al at the boarding house the
note was sent to the lady room. 1t read as
follows:
''My dear Susan: will you hand to the
bearer roll of bank notes ! left with you
EDWIN"
The lady soon made her appearance. She
was young, rather progressing. and evident
ly ia delicate health. Finding that was
the bearer OF the note, she addressed me. ex-
pressing great surprise that her husband had
sent request SO unusual; and with an air of
independence observed that she did not
"know about paying money over under such
circumstances to an entire stranger
Desiring not to mortify her unnecessarily
BY making explanations in the presence of
others. requested her to step into vacant
room near at hand. and, afLe closing the
door, said, in a low toue:
1T is an extremely painful thing for me
Mrs. IL. but AS you do not seem in
clined to comply With your husbands order,
must tell you plainly that the money was
taken from the mails 10y him. There is no
mistake about it. lie has had a mail key
which have lust recovered. and has made a
full acknowledgment Of his numerous d.. -
relations beg of YOU to bear this dread
ful news with lorttude. No one will think
less OF you on account of bis dishonest con-
duct"
expected to see the poor woman faint
Immediately, and had mentally prepared my
self for every emergency but a moment af-
ter. should have been more likely to have
fallen into that condition, If as,onishmeni
could ever produce such an effect; for as soon
as had finished what was saying she stood
if possible. more erect than before, and with
some fire in her eye, and one arm "akimbo, y
she replied in a spirited manner:
well if be has done that, he's a darned
: fool to own it--I wouldn't
She gave up the money. however. soon af-
ter. and although the reckelssness displayed
in the speech above quoted seemed to make
it probable that she was implicated in her
husbands guilt, it afterwards appeared that
this exhibition of "spunk" was due to the
impulse, Of high spirited and excitable ma
ture. which sometime. as in the present in
stance. broke away from control, and went
beyond the bounds Of decorum.
THE DEAD LETTER.
The following is contributed by Dave
of the Columbus (OhiO) PostoiIice:
During my term Of service at the genera
delivery OF This Office. il was my custom. up
on receiving dead letters from Washington
City. to make list of the names Of the par
! ties to whom they we're addressed. and stick
I il up in the lobby of the Office, with a notice
Gall for Dead Letters"
One day an elaborate specimen Of Erin 5
sons. whose brawny fist and broad shoul-
an eye single to American Railroads, loung-
ed into the Office, and up to the board con-
tanning the aforesaid list. he looked at it a
moment, and burst into tears l spoke to
what was the matter.
.sOh, Mr.. Postmaster, | see ye have daid
letther for me. Ispect me sester IN lreland's
daid. and it's not wake since | sint her a
tin pound note to come to Ameriky wild
and kin ye tell me how long she's bin daid,
Mr.. Postmaster"
/ asked him his name, found the "letther," !"
and after a request from him to ''rade 1t, sir,
and rade it aisy. If you place" opened it
and told him not to cry; that bis sister was
not dead, but that it was letter written by
himself, and directed to Michael Flaherty,
Boston, Chicago.
"And is Michael daid. Mr.. Pos stmaster?"
mo, guess not, said l.
Well, who is dSid, SIR
explained to him that letters not taken