Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-03-19

this thing must not be suffered to stop here
Poor Mr.. PickloSy = sighed Miss Dob5s IL pity
him from my heart
And so do said the widow for l dare say
he has not the least suspicion Of bis vi(e's perhd
;ousness.'
lie must know it, uttered Miss No5bs, speak
ing in a low and deliberate tone Of voice.
You are right, he must know it but how 2 in.
CURED Miss Dobbs.
we must tell him.
will it be proper
1t will be doing our duty
Yes said Mrs. Briggs, it will be but the per
Torrance Of a Christian duty. We must tell him.
And |, for one, am ready to 60 and perform tina,
duty remarked Miss hobbs. with as meek and
resigned a look, as if she had taken it upon herself
to suffer at the stake.
And l. said the widow.
%, | will accompan you I nm sure | only
want to do what is right said Miss Dobbs SUBJ
missively.
Then let US 60 ut once
Yes the sooner he has his mind disabused in
respect to his wife, the better
Forth accordingly, the immaculate trio sailed as
soon as they could make the necessary prepare,
''OhSt uht pOh' thOii SOuiSV O"oiN viz otOAVO a Ahi'
P~ickleby. in the lower part Of the city.
The merchant was busily engaged in the trans
action of some business, when he saw the three la.
dies approach him. He suspended operations and
inquired what happy circumstances had brOugh
them thither.
1t is a sad errand on which we are come said
Miss hobbs, shaking her head with q very melan,
choly air.
"A dreadful errand ? affirmed Miss Dobbs, dubi.
ously.
"A more dreadful errand you could not mag.
inc! added Mrs. Briggs, making a strong effort to
shudder.
For meroy's sake. ladies' cried the alarmed
man, turning pale, what is it?'
In the first place, Mr.. Pickloby,' said the first
sp%inster, we wish to assure you that you have our
warmest sympathies-that we feel for YOU
From the very bottom of our hearts, added the
elder maiden.
And nothing but q deep sense of duty re.
marked the widow, has induced us to take the
step we have, in order to reveal to you such dis.
tressful news
What is it? what is it 2 exclaimed the mer.
chant, frantically. DON'T keep me in suspense :;
what has happened:'
Your wife p uttered Miss hobbs, in a signif,
cant tone.
Yes, Mr.. Pickleby, your wife !! repeated the
other two in a breath.
Mr.. Pickleby staggered backwards, while a look
Of dreadful terror overspread his features.
My wife p he gasped, what of my wife' Is she
sick! : is she dead p
Miss DObbs closed her eyes, and shook her head
slowly.
Then why do you alarm me so what would
you have me to understand p
is there not something that to your noble mind,
is worse than death p
'Eh what-what do you mean?'
'Dishonorr
But, Mrs. Pickleby, she-she-
Mr.. Pickleby, your wife is deceiving you?
Cruelty, shamefully, deceiving you ? calculated
Miss Dobbs.
Undoubtedly, and in a manner not to be borne
said the widow.
speechless agony.
Briefly said Miss hobbs, while you are alb.
sent, your wife is receiving the attention Of other
men,
we have noticed with grief continued Miss
hobbs, that one Of our sex should so far forget her
modesty as to do as she has DONE
And for that reason added Mrs. Briggs, 'as |
have already said, we determined to acquaint you
with the fact.
How do you know this p cried the merchant
in O voice of rage. Are you certain of what you
say?
Quite answered Miss Nobbs 4 saw your wife
this morning with Mr.. Wigley, in the hall heard
them kiss, and together they went to your room.'
'Wigley? Do you mean to say Wigley is the
man?'
'Wigley = repeated Miss hobbs emphatically.
the odious villain = cried Pickleby, Selling his
hat as be spoke. lie shall repent it-he shall re.
pent it-bitterly.'
lie rushed from the store as he spoke. leaving
his i%nformants in the most unceremonious manner.
They quietly proceeded homeward. congratulating
each other that they had evidently been the means
of putting down n giant of ~iniquisy.
Mr.. Wigley has an office in Broadway. Mr..
Pickleby. soon after his interview with the ladies,
stood in the presence of Mr.. Wigley, who smiled
and offered his hand to the other. Mr.. Pickleby
with every expression Of scorn and hate declined
to touch it.
Permit me to inform you,' said the merchant
almost choking with rage, that l know all =
Mr.. Wigley looked at the speaker with astonish
ment.
'Yes. SIR continued the excited Pickleby, q
know all, and Pm not such a blasted coward as t
suffer it to pass with impunity.'
Whereupon. before the other could utter a word
he gave Mr.. Wigley such a blow on the head as t.
stagger him not a little, and, before he could re
cover from his surprise, it was followed by anoth
er blow on the other side of his head, which mad,
his ears ring in a most wonderful manner.
This was rather too much for the good natureG
I; MIR. Wigley, and SO he nerved himself to the tssl
and commenced a retaliation. Being nearly doub
lie the weight of his Antagonist, he soon had i. al
his own way and, to be brief, in less than ter
minutes Mr.. Pickleby cried loudly for quarter, ad
9 hitting himself to be as we'll whipped a man as h
I. had ever encountered.