Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-02


The Rochester IN. ~ Union psblishss
the following interesting letter frsm . lady
residing in Monroe county, to her husband,
who is prospecting in the oil regions. The
names Of the parties ere suppressed, the
excuse for publishing being that the re-
marks Of . sensible but suffering wife, ads
dressed to . foolish but infatuated husband,
viii have > healthy influence on the unso'
phisticated generally
HxxnaxrrA, n. ", March 2. 1867.
DEAR HUSBAND: Pm quite out Of pa
| tincs with you and this nasty oil business.
| Don't tell mo any more about your great
| privations and sacrifices; | have heard
enough Of that, and | don't believe one
word Of il. IL there IL any one making
great sacsiAcss, ISIS M. To be shut up ~
| have bssn 10 The houses whole year, just
fos the want Of . new beonet LIS oil vesy
wen 10 eay | shall have one when you strike
oil. I sheuld think Il val abou, time yoY
had, if you ere ever going TO; bu, | r..
believe you ever will. and II yoY 49,
proper segsed iss yosr family. ~ ~
this foolish business and 9. so.'e'D'"s =
that ysur wife could sr''s' o 'espec'a'''
WV y isArssdlv about the oil
-. ..,5u call Il. You have only to
o"". I'll you wish'to hear all about oil
h,c.is. l would just like you TO hear Miss
n, the dssssmaker. who put tive huDdrs,
[ dollars (all the money she bad in the world
into the dirty business /; | guess you
wouldn't caro- to say anything more abou,
breaks.
What do | care il the rocks do pitch east
and west, and that Professor Richardson
says "the outer edge 10 dyke" Just think
him 40 big . fool a. oil the rest Of you oil
n~innies; and you would only bs getting
your deserts IL you were all pitched into
the dyke together.
suppose you thought you'd excite my
sympathy BY writing such . long account
about losing the Gamer in your well, but
you didn't. only wished your gsubs and
sockets, a. you call them, with yourself
we're in and fastened there.
Legitimate business, 10 it? That's whal
my father used to say about the Mulberry
Tree speculation /; but I guess he didn't
from under rim.
Living . very quiet sad moral life, ar'
ysue Ii may b ysu do, but know shil
mueA, your letters smell awIaI stsene o.
whisky aud eeboece. Went I ehould 3D.
wise my friend whs have money 10 the Sev'
ines Bank, VIE hold 0ovssnmsut sscusi-
ties, 70 draw IL out and invest il oil, eh p
You must think I'm . feel.
Whist do you think | care IL thseo arl
some Koohestes lawyers putting down q
we'll ~ 0rssr's Run. and you think them
outside the bsaksi Anybody wsuid know
from he locks Of ysus wife that you wsrs
on the break. Doa't tell ~ Tie old stery
-yos'll soon have and then We ass 70 hsvs
such nice timss-thst you'll build . lssgs
house. and | shall have my earrisee and
horss. 50 % Saratoga and display ny dia-
monds and costly dresses; but you dom
fool me with such baldesdash, l can tel
you What good doee il do 10 you II you,
nsighbes. DR.. Brown, hes . 6ns show o
oil, and ifshs hadn't busesd hi. soedbae hs's
had . Zig wenf would say that any ma,
Who wouli stay away from his family Nv,
years, ought to have his head busted. I
is very little sympathy he would ever &c
from me.
never have heard anything about Shsr-
ID Chapman getting up company to cult
waite nutmegs or a farm near the West Fork
As u the thousand questions in your las
letter, | can't nor shan't answer them. Yo,
thiak to brighten me about your health.-
Don't iiatter yourself III be uneasy or tina
account.
Tho fifty cent shinplaster you sent to IN
to pay for Intending my shoes. was 40 dirt
and filthy no one will take it, so you ca
just send me another. Till then,
Your afflicted wife, CARRIE.