New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-30
y0CAG nlyES AND oLD HCsSINDS.
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A DOMESTIC DRAMA OF DlEORt T..

4 inbMI>Ilt DRAMA Of DifoN'fNs
In thu Winter of l>52 merchant, beyond the mid;
die sce dong business on - street, had Ovch lool
.norgh 10 NARY girl from the country, very pntiy.
hut very clay srt, trausplan1iug her To Inc cty 20
introduce her into the gay circles al society ana the
.i.rort luu-Cuerts witch hi- liberal means amor tci
- xrrel truffh- pat hr has been eNcee nS jealous
# III, spouse without any iutubuable evidence OF nor
f-ahy though b. has tccu hundred lhng- tha' Hade
lam than sasPeci. >,!ii, There . U"
and te lnu-c H. discover positive taci, when wnu
pUrge him 1t Once into the Iarraru, OF CONVECTION,
instead al =, pgius hun by cord above the SurghS
gull. -. e
hr,thc- u.rcturt Cur Othtllp had often feared WAS
fr,, ,,l l.Nrr ot the Nadamrs. and indeed he could
hardly doubt t. having often noticed her, unknown %
h-r-eif gazing with q strange earnesine-- at "ofer
at The tpera or the theater, and hcr "'h'iooS tuuN
.Lrr,,t ? the youth approached That notes anu now
,,- frequently passed between the two he was also
aware. but in them there was nothing criminal ana
y, .tif waited Tor the proof Thor intimacy m;ht
only ~. a --utiu.rial attaclmert, and he would mol
condemn b,f;,r. h. had arrived at something ike
Tx, Nr,,tl-t.-r. fur week, he had acted a. SpN
mon b. Wif,s uovrIu ut, and had seen nothing {"
Increase III. concert ana he was on the point oi as
missing Of h's turpicouN - unworthy wnrn ne
l.arn, that hi, youthful spouse Was ID the habit oil 20
Ing out every evening, attended by srs au', nt tx
ally lie same hour, aud returning abon, u o clock
III. circun,tatce gave stimulus 20 his jealousy,
ard be- s;rtvr elicit the secret from the domestic
hnt used threats aud hribes IN vain. The fellow WAS
faithful 10 his mistress from the simp" TACT prnOaDy
thu, site puid more than her husband promised Tue
married merchant thought II would De wen l" ~ on
the alert himself and therefore. mufting himself up
20 a. 70 escape recognition, went out eary one
under pIetcuse IF " visiting the Lodge, ana stationed
himself on a corner, within square distance OF IL
stately mansion. n
Madam, .oon appeared and was visible through the
uo.rlqbt hooded and mantled So ehhoratey that nor
Husband hardly knew her. >hn made her way, with
tie ,cy ant who hal donned some 81 ms master cast
I'll garments, a far dow town a. tou!tn ''I''' 'l
4l.stH tss.~fr - Z 4
wo. IN the oupo,iro side Gotgng along huriody, Win
Argus cye- upon the pair; hut 80 many people were
nhr,nd 80 chen shifting cat his view, that he SOON
lot sigh, of them altogether. lie ran over the way
and Almost peeped into every pasaer lace, uh sVnI
Thought him insane and others were on The polut o
knocki1g him down. lie flew from spot TO SPOT nov"
ever SCI rapidly that h. was generally supposed 10
have lot hi- senses.
With ali his ocu'ar keeanosa and energy, he could
moi catch glimpse nf Madame and her convoy They
he'd disappeared hope'esS'''
That night after hurrying to AMI fro Tor an honr,
the merchant gave up the pursuit and returned nome
and waited for the return Of ms consOrt she g'' ''o
the house before be- was aware Of II, and made h,r
arpcarapce in the sitting-room relieved oil her Fan
di-cni.4 calm placid and amiabe to an-eXcept hun
self of course tie asked her few questions, which
-he answered after fashion, giving DO Satisfaction
whatever. -, 81,
The merchant resigned himself and ike " Hamlet, y
Thought: So,
III. was correct il or she did walk, and th- time the
husband believing from his previous nights eApc-
r,e,ce that she lad some rendezvous, armed himself
with a revolver determined Ia shoot hrf ip|rr ana
uuke u grand tragedy OF the sorrow he had onlurd
fer many months. -,
the husband stood upon the corner again ne followed
them 10 Fourth street and this time he Kept them
will in sight. The two reached certain store, IL was
q, -ed and dark apparently, and paused moment
Will. the domestic Knocked yCcullasy upon the shut
lgp hey a. a
The shutter was removed and Madame, leaving her
escort slipped in quietly That hardly any one would
have perceived II who had not been looking Tor such
circumstance.
For two hoars the merchant paced up and down one
sde Of the street and bis servant on the other AZ
the expiration of that time the shutter Has removed
again aud the domestic was at the IrOal oil The store
10 receive h- mistress mot his alone Unfortunately
third party Joined them md walked by the side Of
lis wife who leaned aectioaatey and tendery upon
lie arm.
The husband was On their trail, but few steps be
hind ndeed-aId now convinced u hrs dshonor,
clutched convu.sivey ut his weapon rorely tempted
TO Kill them both, rs they moved btore himself 80
oyiI gy-so utterly regardless oil hun they had 80
deeply wroDgrd. the revolver was OUT oi his pocket,
ana hi, finger On the trigger, when IL th9nght came,
and drop Of cool philosophy ie on ms burning NJ
tert;an His purpose WAS changed IN au instant. lie
resolved that both should live, but he himself would
Iot-yth Der. ,
revelation Ia her She was al first outraged and IL
dignnn,; then moved to grief and tears; then calm
and naltor-like anI finally, indifferent and bold She
told him she perfectly Wiling To sepeIa'e' as se
Lad ,av,r loved him IA h. must have known from the
hreinnirg and that now she hated han, ending wih
fiIGctc c,ure on the folly Of old man marrying
| mere girl and expecting to retain her affections.
TI- case i now before the Courts, and Mahame mas
returned To- her friends Of whom have abundant
mean, and entire Willingness to support and project
her She says she has been abused, and may be 'o
while her late lord relates the story We nave nero r.
| c,ydrJ. Youna and pretty, and a womaa, she wall
aivays find .yInpahicrs aud fcnds--n"re husbands,
| u.rLsps and certainly lovers, if she VIII.