Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-06-14

Hold the husband father or brother,
as the case may be, personally response.
bic.
viii the rules Of the service permit this7
shall not ask.
Suppose the husband, brother or father
| will not respond
Then | shall govern myself by the law of
circumstances. But as one thing yon may
rest assured-shouId / make beginning
in this matter, / will see the end at all
hazards | do not belgng to quick.
blooded race, but blood once heated cools
slowly. When we put our hands TO the
pIow, we never look back.
The officer and citizen walked. convers.
ing, for half on hour, when, being in the
eastern part of the city, they took a car and
rode up Baltimore street. Iu passing Cal
vert street the officer bought on extra from
a newsboy, and was opening it, when the
lady who had swept so hautily around him
not long before entering the car with
her friend. Seeing the officer MIS-. D..
gave a short, contemptuous Oh aud sat
down, just opposite. From her sneerng
face the officer dropped his eyes quietly to
the paper he had just opened, and began
| reading Mrs. Dat once began talking
aloud TO her friend, and using the most of
lensive remarks touching the soldiers, and
the people of S atcs from which they had
come. This she continued, the apparent
Inconsistencies Of the officer increasing her
irritation, aud causing her to almost ex-
| haust the vocabulary Of low invcctive. As
If she were not present, the officer read on.
AT lust the car was in the ncghborhood to
which Mrs. D---was going, aud she nod
ded to the conductor. The check string
was pulled, aud the car stopped. Mrs
D--arose aud, TO her shame be it said
so far lost all sense of deceucy and selfres
pect as to spit in the oficer'S face.
Looking up with flushing eyes, and red
spots burning on bis cheeks, tt e officer
said, as he drew his handkerchief aud wiped
the venom from his face--speukng with
suppressed urger-
You are no lady IF you were q man,
you would not leave this car olive
An hour later, as Mr. D--sat in his
counting room, a gentleman with whom he
was partially acquainted, came in. There
was in the face of the latter an expression
that seut tr, ubltd wave across the feel
ings Of Mr.. D 1t was threatening
and mysterious. lie arose, bowing with
some distance and iormality.
/ come Mr.. D, said the gentleman,
on very unpleasant business An officer
| in the United States service has received q
public insult at the hands of your wife, for
which he has determined TO hold you res.
ponsblc.
A sudden paleuess overspread the face o
Mr.. D.. My wife inSultcd an officer
he exclaimed in tone of surprise. How
when where
She spit in his fuce.
Impossible
/ saw it.
Then he must have grossly inSulrcd her.
On the contrary, he neither spoke to, or
looked al her.
Where was it2
In one of The city cars. lie sat reading
and she, in company with female friend
sat opposite. In conVerSing aloud they
applied to soldiers the most offensive Iangu-
age, but he never even glanced toward them.
Finally, they arose 20 leave the ear, when
Mrs. D----bent forward and spit in his
face. saw it DONE and there can be 10
mistake. The officer is Capt. L, Of
Massachusetts, a gentleman of wealth. edu-
catian, and bigh social position, and he holds
you responsible for the conduct OF your
wife
Madness = exclaimed the merchant
throwing his arms above his head Has
the woman lost all sense aud dcceHcy p
What does Capt. L--want
Nothing unreasonable, sir. But these
outrages upon loyal soldiers, who are sim
ply obeyng the call of their government,
aud doing duty as it directs, must be made
TO cease. If the perpetrators shield them.
selves under the mmuuties of their sex,
their next of male kin must answer in con-
sequences. You must bear the burden OF
your wfes dee ds
My wife shall apologize said Mr.. D..
H is mind was beginning to grow clear.
Capt. L--cannot call upon her to re.
ceive an apology.
But she shall call upon him at his quar-,
! ters.
Very well.
You bear challenge?
No | came to demand satisfaction. II
! tuuL 10 uOt B'Nhi 'hNu
l must fight.
Yes, sir.
Very we'll Here is pen, ink and paper
Sit down and write challenge in the name
of Capt. l.. Make il strong. Con,
fusion take these women. viii they not
cease playing the fool
The friend of Capt. L--sat down aud
wrote a very peremptory demand for salts
faction, closing with the sentence. 1t mus
be prompt, full, and complete, or yoa viii
be held to the last resort.
In less than thirty minutes from that time
Mr.. D. stood, pale, angry and Ogitate(
before his wife.
At last, be said, passionately, yon haV,
completed your evil work. Warning anC
remonstrauce have been of no avail. Hat
you no decency, or self respect left 2 Wha
fend possessed you /?
The color went out of Mrs D--'s face
Fear and alarm overshadowed il. Neve
in her life had she seen her husband so NOV
ed-never had she felt in such awe of him
Usually so calm, his violence now almos