The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-25

DineSS OF htS tjp 1CdS gone, anu u DfaVe
strong heart was crushed with despair
Only few words:
lam not guilty, bit hare deceived you
and / cannot any longer act lie. TRUSTED
10 muself. and had rather heap sin upon Sir
than admit ny fault. You 1cill neUer see .,
lear of me dGain. Hate me, despiSe mo
auythinq, bit do not let my innocent chilC
learn 10 blush for her mother.
Mr.. IS first impulse was to track his
wife, kill her, and then kill himself; but
there was still the poor child crying, amid
her tears, Where is dear Mamma and he
resolved to make one effort to save her
upon whom he had. showered all the rich
treasures of his love.
Folly and crime naturally travel north
and on Tuesday morning Mr.. - left tor
Washington by the Fredericksburg rail.
road in pursuit of his wife and her "tricnd.
His mind was torn by doubt and uncer.
tainty. and it was relief to his suspense
when he discmbarkcd at the Federal Capi.
tai. On the wharf he heard some men
talking. and intutively stopped. They
were speaking of lady and gentleman
who had come up on the night boat. They
said that the lady and gentleman appeared
to be very friendly at first, and walked VI
and down the forward deck very quietly
After awhile, however, they seemed tc
quarrel, and high and bitter words passed
between them. Mr.. - listened with in,
tense interest for the end of the story, and
asked in careless tone what became oi
the quarrelling pair. Why, sir, said the
man, j,lSt as soon as they got 10 the 'rharj
the ndy jumped into the " NetropoEtan,
omnibus, and the man-pJague on h"
r,olencsS ,-t00k a hack for the Bdttimor'
depot.
Mr.. - thought the plan was deeply
laid, but drove to the Metropolitan HotcI
and registered his name. He then went
to his room, but had not been there tive
minutes when servant knocked at the
door, and, with very significant look,
said that Il genticmdl in the parlor wanted
to see him. Mr.. - went down, opened
the door, and in few moments his wife
sobbing paSsionately, was lying at his feet
His first impulse was to cast her from him
but she clung to him in desperation, and
implored him to stay. Her words were
broken and strange:
IIuSband-for God knows | may cal
YOU sol was mad, mad, mad! lie told
me that | must not stay he said he would
be brother to me, and |, fool like, be-
lievcd him. | did love him. HnSband
for GodS sake, do not ledre me; do moi
drirc me to rUin, When ] left our house
dared not kiss our child dared not
| knew not what was doing; and on the
cars, before We had been an hour gone,
thought ] heard our child's voice crying
Where's mamma, do rant my mamma
1t nearly killed me. lie was respectful
tender at first, but on the boat he III
suited me-inSulted me grossly; still h. Is
bit n man. left him-lcft him at once
and came here! Husband. do what you
will with me, Kill me if you will; curse
me; deserve it all but God knows that
| am not altogether lost. Speak to me
do speak to me. Oh, do not look Sc
Strangclv-so strangely" she .fai1ted.
During the whole Of Wednesday and
Thursday she was delriouS, and then nm
vciled all the secrets Of her heart. Mr.
- was constantly with her, and saw how
ngcniouSly and Systematically her pure
luOupItS lldl DttH DtiNtllCh iIi'A IAI"ii-'N
He listened to every word she uttered
and when at last she rcgaincd her senses
hc could knccl and return thanks that he
could take back the wife of his hcart-th'
mother of his child-to his home, without
incurring the shame or rcproach OF mcr
cilcsS world.
Mr.. and Mrs. - returned to Richmond
on Friday evening last, and from the lip
of an intimate friend we heard this too
truc tale precisely as we have narrated it
Names OF course are suppressed, and the
principal purpose of its publication is tha
il may serve as a moral and a warning Il
others. The conduct of Mr.. - ma!
possibly be condemned, but only those wh'
are without fault have the right to con
denim him; and surely in the eyes OF Pro
yidcnce It ,rnS better to be mrcitM and for
qiciug than to driuc lceak ,c0mdlt, JyharSh
ness aud o'pelty, to 4 lifetime Of crime on
shame, and az eternity Of Soteriny az
reltOrSe,