The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-09-05
Infdelity Of a Wife.
A RATHER EXPENSIVE LOVE AFFAIR.

From the quincy (lll.) 1efalu, aug. D.
One evening last week gentleman who
is said to possess very jewel of wife, re-
ceived intelligence in regard TO business
affairs that necessitated his leaving home
for some point up the river. He at once
sought his domieile, changed his clothes,
and after informing his better half of his
intended departure from the city babe her
an affectionate farewell. He then pro-
ceeded to the levee to await the arrival OF
a Northern line. steamer
Now it appears that the fair lady, the
charming better. half, the accomplished,
beautiful ind fascinating wife, had been
carrying on d rather. extensive, if not GRIM
inal, Irritation .Witha handsome gentleman,
and this unexpected departure Of her hus-
band afforded an opportunity for an inter
view with the handsome ,paramour. He
was informed of the situation" and at
once proceeded to the, house from whence
the confding and doting husband had but
q few moments previously departed. We
will here drop the veil over what transpir-
ed from the time the guilty lovers met,
until 10i o'clock the. same, evening, when
the following startling denoument consum-
mated the dissracefnl, affair: 800
The husband waited until 10i o'clock for
the arrival of the expected boat, when tir-
ing of patience lie concluded to return
home and postpone his departure till the
following morning. Arriving at the door
of his residence and the lights being extin-
guished and the house wrapped i'll COM
plete darkness, he did not wait for any one
to open the door, but uDsuspectingly pass
4 II - ~, tJ,.x III &c HE pisb+ bow So ut,i
city did he enter the house that it was not
until he was ascending the stairs that led
to his wife's bed chamber, that she. became
warned of his approach, and of the awful
consequences of her illicit love. Her gull
ty paramour, fearing the vengeance of an
outraged husband donned his clothes as
best he could in the confusion incident to
his near approach, and at once leaped. from
the window to the ground thereby making
his escape All this transpired without
once arousing the husbands suspicious,
and it was not until he entered the room,
lit the gas and discovered pair of.strange
pants lying on the floor. that the Thought
Of his wife's guilt flashed across his mind.
He inquired of his wife how hemysterious
pants came into her roonl but she, con-
scious of her own guilt, remained mute
The husband then determined to examine
the pants withia view OF ascertaining who
the owner might be, and in doing so found
in one of the pockets q portmonnaie con-
tanning upwards of 5000. ~,
1t seems that in his haste, to escape, the
guilty owner of the PANTS had taken pair
belonging to the husband of the lady, and
did not discover his mistake until it was
too late. ~.
!, Whether the individual has made any
efforts to recover his money we are not adj
Sised
~ The Richmond Enquirer, referring
to the Massachusetts, and South Carolina
arm-in.arm scene at the Philadelphia
convention, says: .,o-
The pathos enacted there was very much
like bathos when, read here. =, So.
1t was Intended by the getters up of the
tableau to symbolic that the very extremes
had, metz that South Carolina, the most
Southern Of Southern people, and that Mas
eachusetts, the most pragmatieal of the
Pnritans, had smoked the pipe ofpeace, and
were locked in affectionate embrace; and
the scene was held UP for study as u beau
tiful picture with moral to it, But is
there not another view9 Did Mr.. Orr go
to Philadelphia to confess that his State
lay on an extreme as far out from truth
and Justice as Massachusetts,? That she
was an equal offender That indeed has
often been charged against her, but it has
mot been confessed until now, when her
'sufierings and her sorrows make it impos-
;sible without shame. And by her own
son Perhaps capacity for officiating is
not without its uses, and hence, that Mr..
Orr is in his right place: but We reject any
implied assumption of Southron leadership
or representation, for South Carolina, as
connected with the late performance. vir-
ginia is for peace and reconciliation. But
reluctant and grave in entering upon the
fight, she will not be considered part OF
any performance which winds up the tire
mendous tragedy through which we have.
passed, with artificial scenes and astenta-
tious displays. such as belong to sensa-
ton fiction. She has better conception
of the great role she has been acting with
the world as lookerson.
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nAe The last census contains some facts
pot very complimentary to the righteous
Puritans. Massachusetts,, with a popula-
ton but little less than Illinois, has about
six times as many paupers and more
than ten times as many criminals. Geor-
gia, with population about the same as
massachusetts, has about one-ffteenth as
many panpers and one-twenteth as many
criminals. Taken together, the average
pauRerism and crime in New England are
about eight times greater than in any other
equal portion Of the population Of the
country. What the Puritans lack in these
respects they make up in pretension.
With eight times more paupers and crimi-
naIs proportionally than the rest of the
country, they pretend to about eight times
more virtue than the remainder of the
human race.-TChicaro Times