Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-10
STRANGE COMMUNAL EPISODE.

! sudden Re-appearance Of a QuOndaln
/ HusbaBd-He Finds HIS wife An
others, and Domestic JOYS I'm
JeOPardy-LiveIy TabIeaux I'm the
MarkethOuse, and Another AT tho
MOther-ia-LRW's. s
A year or two since, perhaps longer ago
than that, nice young man and very
pretty young lady, whose names are not
necessary in therelating of their story, were
united in marriage by one of our portly
Justices, and went to keeping house, just
a. such well-matched pair might have
been supposed to do. The honeymoon
passed happily enough, and not a ripple
appeared upon the surface of their quiet,
peaceful life, until goodslooking servant
girl was brought into the family to attend
TO the dishes and sweep up" Sad to re-
late, the charms Of this lovely genius of the
pots and kettles smote the susceptible heart
of the newly married man, and the poor
wife became fraRtica!ly Jealous.
A little occurrence following upon the
discovery of her husbands perfidy so en-
ragged her, that the unhappy Benedict. to
hide his shame and flee from the threatened
wrath to come, dropped off to North Caro-
lima by the first train, leaving naught to
indicate that ever such man had breathed
the wholesome air Of Tennessee save the
evidence ofhis infdelity.
Days, weeks, months swept into the
maelstrom of time, and changes came.
The memory of the wrongs of the injured
wife were gradually passing from her
mind, and few weeks ago she so far for
got the treachery of perfdious man as TO
take unto herself another, with whom she
lived happily, and regularly accompanied
him TO the market place in the mornings.
In the wilds Of North Carolina, the con-
science Of the faithIess fugitive had. by this
time, begun to exercise him fearfully. and
thoughts of his old home were ever upper-
most in his mind. Growing desperate, he
resolved to return, throw himself upon his
knees, at the feet of Mrs. -. humbly
crave her pardon on his past misdeeds. and
promise something better for the future.
he came to Nashville, and at an early
hour on the morning of his arrival. in
stinctively sought the markethouse, in the
hustle and din of which he hoped to drown
his SORROWS at lower figure than at the
eeer-gardens. Strolling about among the
beef and fruit and vegetables, his eve sud-
denly struck familiar form, and he
thought he heard a voice he knew. The
person who had attracted his attention, was
little rosy-ehecked lady with a basket on
her arm, and as she turned her face toward
him he sprang to her side and would have
ciasped her in his arms had not her second
husband, healthy appearing gentleman at
her side, summarily interfered and thrown
back the enthusiastic returned.
An alteration ensued, but husband No.
cooled down on learning the relation ex-
listing between his antagonist and the de.
serted wife, and seemed willing to compro.
mise. All three were soon sobbing and
| crying over their misfortunes, and they
finally separated, TO meet again, however.
That night the wife left both her hus-
| bands, and set out for the house of her
mother-in-law, but had scarcely arrived
ere both Of them came in, each appearing
| determined, but preserving a solemn ST.
lence. Little attention was paid to either,
and at nine o'clock the lady retired. leay-
ing them to themselves. They exchanged
uneasy glances frequently, and as the night
crept on, again and again reminded each
other Of the growing lateness of the hour,
but not one inch would either of them stir
toward the door. One, two, and three, the
big clock rang spitefully out, and still they
fingered neither going to bed, or showing
any disposition to leave the house Morn
ing at last wound up their vigils, and hus-
band No. 2 ingloriously gave up the game,
weary Of so fruitless strife and at last
accounts was about to resign all claims to
the heartless female whom he had be-
| friended in her ridnuhnnd