Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-01-09
How a Jealous Wife was Cured
"A Trip to Ohio and the Re
suit.

"A Trip TO Onlo ana the Ee-
suit.
Sam j is a jolly, rollicling
uss,with face always expanded by
smile, and heart always warm with
afe3tionate warnings for bis pretty
little wife. But Sans Jolly, free
and easy disposition placed him on
the most friendly terms with all
who knew him, male and female,
and the gushing warmth of his heart
often displays itself in the most
kindly demonstrations towards
those Inc esteems.
Now, Sans wife, although pref
ty, and loving him wildly, is not Of
the same rollicking disposition as
her husband, and cannot exactly
understand how he can kiss the
girls, as he frequently does, and
/ hug them too, and at the same
time maintain for her that love
which every husband owes his wife.
Indeed, fight off the feeling as she
would, the genius Of jealousy took
possession of her soul, and she led
Sam to use his own words, ian aw-
ful life This awful life Sam en-
dured as best he could. hoping
soon to convince his wife Of
the injustice she did in suspecting
him Of infdelity to her.
A few weeks ago Sans wife, ofa
sudden, took a notion to visit
some relatives in Ohio, and after ad-
monishing her husband to be more
circumspect and prudent, departed
on her journey, to be absent one
month. Now Sam is decidedly op-
posed to sleeping alone; being
victim of horrible nightmare, and,
withal, somewhat afraid of robbers. 4.
So he prevailed upon a young friend 1
Charley --, to sleep with him
each night. Charley being an ear
ly riser, was always up and away Of
morning, before any one else about /
the house arose.
Sam had an old lady living in the !
house, and she was just as full Of
inquisitiveness as any other woman
and had not the most exalted esti-
mate of SANS married fidelity. But |
when making up the bed each morn
ing she discovered head marks up
ON two pillows instead of one, her
suspicion took definite shape, and |
she was quite ready to swear that /
Sans bed was occupied each night .
by a woman as well as himself In
deed she would have sworn to it.
Well, she writes to Sans wife a
letter, detailing her convictions, and |
arranging for her to come home
Immediately, and to arrive on the
midnight train. Then to slip qui-
etly into her husbands room, and
then-she would be convinced that
her suspicious were not ground
less.
This little programme was car
ried out beautifully. The old lady
met the returning wife at the door,
and said: "You are in time-she's
here, the nasty thing-in bed with |
Sam-in your bed, too, the impu-
dent hussy. The wife became furi- |
Gus, but made no noise just then;
laying aside her bonnet, shawl DC,
she took a lamp, walked lightly to
the door Of her husbands room,
listened, heard talking, began to
scream and pound on the door,and
brought Sam out of bed in a jefy,
and to the door, en- di$habjHe.
The wife gave no answer to his
wild inquiries as to what was the
matter and what had brought her
home so unexpectedly. She scream
ed out, ooh you villain, you scamp;
I've caught you at last. You could
not deceive me always. All, that
vile woman, I'll kill her."
Sam smelt a large sized mice. He
the situation at once,
and played his part in a mastery !
"Weli, my dear, you have fairly
caught me, and l reckon l might as t
we'll confess and have done with it." |
Sam said, and turning to the bed he I
cried out, ''get up, Mary, for it's all
up with us, for my wife has come,
and she now knows all. Let's ask {
and promise to sleep /
together no more.'' {
Then Charley's head darted out t
from under the cover, developing {
IN immense pair of whiskers-for a {
he said: "Take her l
away, Sam, l can't get up before l
ler, for | have no clothes on but {
ust my shirt" The jealous wife t
.urned white, then spotted, then red |
She read it all, in fact. Sam Shrek |
I'd out the loudest, broadest guf- {
avs, and the old lady, who had fol- a
owed the wife up stairs, exclaimed, c
did you ever!" c
Sam and his wife retired to the
1arlor, while Charley dressed and
joon went down. Explanations fol
owed, mysteries we're unravelled, +
/ few tears, some jolly lip-smack q
ng, and the curtain dropped. Sam |
iays his wife will never be jealous /,
If him again-at least she so de- 1
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