Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-24
How Dick Cured His Wife of
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Jealousy. l.,.5 500
Our old acquaintance, R. P. P.S-,
or as he is better known, 'sstraight back
Dick" has been exercising his vocation
in a new direction Not content with
running sharp saws upon unsuspeeting
males, he has turned his attention to the
females. and selected, as his victim, his
own wife eHa..t -s': sna.g.-a1a
Now, be it known, Mrs. S., while she
possesses all the ordinary graces of mind
and body which tadorn her sex, is very
jealous, withal, and has ever watched hel
loved spouse with a care which might
have proved troublesome to any but
himself If.Dick spoke of going to the
theater, Mrs. S. admired the piece fol-
that evening above anything she had
ever seen, and begged him like kind
good darling chubby" to engage her a
seat too, and Dick had it to do. If Dick
told her he was behind with his books
and he was obliged to go down town
after supper and write them ups Mrs. 8
fatty pronounced it a lie--in her own
mind-and would torture herself with b
thousand thoughts as to aohere he was
going, who he was. going to see, and what
she was like; ''for of course, thought
Mrs. S., Sit must be she. y Often as
she watched him, and truth demands
that we should add-followed him in his
nocturnal rambles, until satisfied that
nothing was wrong, she would slip back
home; and when, a few minutes after,
Dick, entered the house, he would find
her sitting demurely by the fire reading
a book, or perhaps engaged in the manu-
featuring ofsome article of baby apparel
looking for all the world as though She
hadn't been out Of the house for month,
Now Dick, although he never men
toned it, was not blind to his wife's pet
failing, and last week an excellent op-
portunity was offered for him to break
her Of it. The family had retired to bed,
and all were asleep, apparently, save Dick
and his wife. While Madam lay awake
Dick gradually went off into a snore till
satisfied of the impression created upon
her mind when he began:
with thee conversing. | forgot all time, 4
f. All seasons andtheir change, all please alike
"Ah!' said she, 'stalking in his sleep,
and of a woman, too. Well, we'll see
Mr.. S-we' II see who she is. ;. She raised
her head and listened more attentively
Not word was to. be lost. She did not
wait long, for the sleeper, as thoughiin
conversation with an angelic fair one,
continued: sod 10 5za ''z Hu s.ss. lstsS
i3 l...lioyethee! aud L feel !. z.-.si555 q {
That in the fouidrtion OF my heart a seal = T
1ssst, toeeepits waters pure and bright '..a
sssGreat Heaven whispered madam
''and do live to hear him talk in that
strain2 Isit possible that /, his wife, an
to be treated in this. manner? Oh! but
l IL tear my eyes outl I'll teach then
that [ can find out thing or two. =
Tears came to the poor. woman relief
and she fell back upon her pillow. Dick
was about to. reveal the trick he was
playing upon her, but a second thought
determined him to carry it through
He went on:.t aai 5alEy sf gs y.asa
''sweet child of Italy! could you but share
This careless, lovcess heart, it should be thine ;
g; "Oh,o ye Gods!" exclaimed the nov
distracted wife, i''if he isn't making love
to some isunburnt Dago, then I'm no wo
man! OH that it should come to this!'
f Dick, with all his efforts, toule
scarcely repress a sssnert' - n fifTaSs-
- ,"Adieu, adieu, thou fulness of every
thing perfect. But stay! ere we part :
| @I'll meet thee here again. At eigh
O'Clock T II meet thee!" Here something
marvelously like full grown "bnss'' es
capped the lips of the sleeper. 'ai'o' .
Mrs S. was frantic with rage, Sht
arose from the bed and made light, sa
down in rocking chair, and sobbed ane
shivered in the cold, till at last sDicl
found it convenient to awake os4
With a terribly long yawn, 'turnee
his face in the direction of his wife, ,ane
somewhat confusedly, asked: 3 al !
'sWhy, Sarah, what's the natter?"'
ssMe? Matter2 Oh! 'ah! yes!b Moth
| ing, dear, only that tooth OH, the vii
lain! and she a Dago, tooA]d asij "
"Why, my dear, 1 told you to 60 t,
the Dentist and have it drawn Yol
should get it out at once ~ And Dick
that scoundrel, composed himself, ant
this time went fast asleep, sure enough
Madam sat in the chair and rocked
land rocked, till at last she formed he
tplan of action. boShe would not hint t.
him that she, knew what was going on
but when the next day had passed ant
leight clock drew nigh, she would watol
fhim. If he went out, she would follow
him If he met this tssweet child { o
IItaly," as he calld the artful mink, sh
would confront them in their tete-a -tete
land there, with all the eloquence of al
injured wife, would she charge him witt
Z his perfdy, b Having formed her plans
she retired to bed a5
i "To sleep-perchance to dream.''
r. The morning. came, and save a3sligh
swelling and redness about the eyes, Their
was nothing to show that she had spen
miserablenight By frequent glances
when. she was not aware of it, Dick say
What. was going on in her mind, ant
shuckled to himself at the prospect O
I.uccess.
IL The day wore away slowly and piol
made, his; appearance to the house abou
half past FIVE o clock, He selected from
Ibis wardrobe his best suit, and was unu
tluatiy nice IN arranging his dress to ad
5Fantage. .'' :. ,-i.., 'l'i z,'' a