Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-02-14

a Warming to Ladics-An
Unfaithfill Husband De-
serts his wns-A Bless
sing I'm Disguise.
Deception and Efaithfulness, 80
often found among bbth sexes, eonsti-
tute the chief cause OF unhappiness
and final misery in the married reIa-
ton. ............
Not with the expectation of abolish.
Ing these two great evils, but rather
with the view of giving warning to
those who would avoid them, we give
publicity to the following facts. the cir.
cumstances of which may already be fa.
miliar to a few of our readers:
Before the war there lived In Wis.
consin young man by the name OF
Lincoln Watson, q polished rogue, who
succeeded by his prepossessing man
ners and deceptive tongue in winning
the affections of a young lady, an &C.
complished daughter of highly re-
spectacle and wealthy citizen of his
neighborhood. They were i'm due time
engaged to Ne married, but the war
breaking out the wedding was post.
poned until his return.
Unfortunately for the lady, he re-
turned at the close Of the war and they
were married, she furnishing him
money to purchase his wedding clothes
and afterwards the means to 90 to
housekeeping. After residing short
time In Wisconsin, they concluded to
move to Cedar Falls, and accordingly
packed up their household furniture
and shipped for this place. On the
way Watson left his wife at the hotel
at Jessup, in this State, and came on
through to this place to look up house
and see TO the goods.
Nearly week had passed by with
out word from her husband, when
the following letter was received:
"MY DEAR by the time you re-
Il
State, from the fact that never want
to see you as last saw you, the wife of
poor man; Be good and kind as YOU
always have been and you will have
many friends. o! that I only had
your photograph, bat have nothing
whereby to remember you but your
goodness and loving kindness, which
will be source of misery tp me
throughout life. o! that / could only
have died by your hands.
"Your Husband,
LINCOLN WATSON"
This accomplished rogue was not out
of the State when the above was re-
ceived by his wife, but on the contrary,
has been living In this vicinity ever
since. He is now stopping in this city
and Is paying his addresses to lady
we will not sav how young-with the
view, doubtless, of repeating another
heartless case of desertion.
Previous to leaving his first wife, 1--WE
do not know how many he has now, J
he took all the money that could be
found, leaving her penniless and
among strangers. Through the kind
hess Of friends, she succeeded in pro-
curing her goods, and i'm securing suf.
ficient money to return to her home In
Wisconsin. The goods were delivered
to her at this depot August ed, 1865.
In due time, however, we are pleased
to inform our readers, came rich re-
ward for all her sorrow when deserted
by her unfaithful husband. Her father
succeeded i'm procuring a divorce for
her, and she is now married to a
wealthy and generous husband, sur
reunited with all the comforts and hap.
piness OF married life.
Tt is well, perhaps, for said Watson
that he does not come I'M coiitact with
any of her family, else he might not
have the privilege of continuing at
large in his deceptive games. The law
should take such rascally knaves i'm
hand. Society ought not I'd lie contain
mated by such unpretending fiehas.
We would warn our lady readers to
beware of the sweet promises given by
such silvery tongued gentry, and learn
a iessop from this circumstance, and by
its teachings uvoid, what might prove,
a life of sad experiences.
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