The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-01-01
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II occasionally happehs that isd;ss II.
pect their lords of breach Of marital faith;
and from various seeming proofs and bits
| Of circuIiistantial evidence make up their
minds that there is An Ethiopian in the
wood pile-or words to that effect. Two
wives, who are comely enough to lcok up
on to keep the affections true Of any unodes.
ate husband, it appears made discovesies
relative to the habits and customs Of thei,
legal partners in the business Of life, which
led them to the conclusion that something
was rotten in Denmark-to use figure Of
speech. We are not about to disclose the
identity Of the individuals by any manner
of means. We were caught that way once
before. But this we will say: the parties
dwell in the city, are young, prosperous.
good looking, and previous to the invasion
Of their domestic peace by the green-cyet
lobster-happy. :.
These wives worked in concert, and de-
terlnined between themselves to satisfy
their worst suspicious by watching the mo
tons Of their truant spouses. According
ly they made up party consisting Of
themselves, couple Of other ladies, and
boy as body guard Of twelve or fourteen
years Of age. This formidable procession
repaired to the upper portion Of the city,
say somewhere ON Fifteenth or Sixteenth
streets, below Iowa, and there determined
to await for something to turn up. As will
be seen, things were all very nicely fixed
by the parties of the first part, and had no
untoward event transpired, they doubtless
would have feasted themselves on items
sufficient for volumes Of scandal How.
ever, an untoward event did transpire
in the shape Of squad Of royster!
ing young volunteers, who were roam.
ing about in that neighborhood in search Of
adventures. They were doubtless acqua,nt.
ed with the locality, for they stecrcd
straight for the house which was under the
surveillance Of the jealous ladies. They
were wild with drink and exuberant life,
and scorned such feeble Instructions as
locks and doors. With laugh and shoe.
they burst through the barrier and invad.
ed the premises, to the evident discompo.
sure of some Of the inmates, for soon after
a noted gallant CAME fleeing out with tho
greater portion of his apparel upon his
arm, and his boots in his hand. All was
confusion, and running to and fro.
In the fright and excitement Of the tlo.
ment, they who were exercising espionage
upon the proceedings became much alarm.
ed, and fled into the FIRST hosptable door
that stood open. BY unlucky chance they
went into house Of ller fame than the
other by long odds. After the tumult hal
subsided out Of doors, and they had re.
gained thsir composure they opened the
door to depart and as they did so their
identity was disclosed to two gentlemen
who were passing by, and these gentlemen
were no less than their husbands.
The expedition had been signal failure:
They had gone forth for wool and came
home shorn. They intended to convict
their lords of crime, and stood with ter.
rible suspicion Of intidelity resting upon
themselves They ar, pretty near even.
the husbands think. 1t is to be hoped
there will be mutual forgiveness and reform
in the matters of jealousy and the other
thing. g.-Dubuque 7lmes.