The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-29
DISCOVERY BY a WIFE.
\ sxEN PHlS INCIDENT.

rrou. the Memphis Bulletin.
4 professional gentleman came here
recently with charming wife, made and
spent on her plenty of money. The lady,
who had been widow previous to her
marriage with our hero, wished to send
her two boys North to a school. The
move, however, was defeated from time to
time, until one day her husband was called
away down to Helena. During his abb
sence she took etter from TIE pOstoffice
intended for her wOrser halt, which arous-
ed suspicious in her mind of the most hOr-
rible character. Something was decayed
in Denmark. There was an Ethiopian in
the wOOdpile. Her olefactOries detected
the presence of mouse. She was a
smart woman, and made no unnecessary
fuss over the matter, but, as soon as her
husband returned, she insisted on taking
her sons Immediately to-an educational
Institution in Ohio.
The scheme was not opposed in this in
stance, tor some reason or other. so she
started off without delay, to be absent a
fortnight or three weeks. Instead of MAX
ing the whole journey Is contemplated,
she only went to Cairo, and there intrust-
ing the children to the care of friend,
she turned about and came back to the
city by the first boat, arriving here in the
middle of the night. In spite of all the
circumstances of the captain, she took a
carriage for her husbands rooms, and
knocked for aCmittanee at his door. When
he opened it she pushed by him, end
gained admittance before he recognized
her. He expressed great surprise at see
heed, advancing still to his dormitory.
He interposed and endeavored to dis
suade her from entering, telling her that
DR.. So-and-So, friend of bis, was spend
ing the night with him, and had just
gone to bed. This, however, did not step
her. She pushed ahead, Notwithstanding
his hating excuses and opposition, and
forced an entrance into his bedroom.
There she found very pretty young wo-
man occupying the place that she supposed
should belong only to her. You must
imagine the explosion that took place; we
have not words to describe it. The guilty
husband was terrified, and offered to turn
the cause of the trouble out of doors into
the street. To this the last conner an
swered most magnanimously: elf she is
good enough to occupy your bed, she is
altogether too good to be exposed to the
inclemency of a stormy night like this. 81
She was allowed to stay. During the
weary, wretched hours of the night an
explanation took place, when it came
out that the seeming frail one was mar
ried also to the professional man, and,
still more wonderful, she was the real
wife by priority of marriage. This gave a
different phase to matters, Immediately.
He had welded them both within year,
but the last one possessed what little of
true affection he was capable of experien-
cling. On the next day there was COM
promise effected. He wished to live with
the pretty widow and detested his real
wife. The latter agreed to assist in get
ting divorce for a certain sum of money,
while the other, to protect herself, could
do no less than promise to wait for sep
aration. The new husband and wife went
North to carry into effect their resolution.
Meanwhile the widow became Disguised,
and returned to her friends near Vicks-
burg, where che has plantation. When
the gay deceiver returns he will find him
self minus both wives.