The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-30


FAKE WARNING.-The Cincinnati Times gives an &C
count Of piece of bad luck that befell faithles
husband i'll that city not long ago. which goes to show
the danger of using letter envelopes with the "egend
printed on them: &C If not called fer within ten day.
to be returned to -" The wfe's suspicious of BIZ
fidelity had been aroused by havin. received an anony
nous intimaton that her husband sustaining rela
tions OF questionable propriety with dashing young
widow of neighboring town. She brought the charge
against her lord, who denied the mputaton with such
viruous indignation that her suspicious completely
lulled.
But, alas they were to receive tsrible confirmation
During his absence there to the house, among
other letters addressed to the widow marked to
be returned in ten days. with her husband. signature
Need be said that she instantly broke the seal The
contents established her husbands falsehood and in
fidelity beyond "A doubt But worse than this, there
the passionate declarations of love for the
widow, followed by appeals to her eIope with him,
leaving thnt old hen my wife" CHATS the way be
wrote, the brute y "to scratch fer herself"
On an exhibition of due repentance, the wife
might have forgiven his writing love letter to another
woman, butt0 be stignatised as an :" old hen was
than nature could bear, so she has began
steps for divorce. Meantime the fathless husband
is cursiug his stupidity 1t seems he had several
envelopes which he had filed up the blank with his
signature, aud carelessy enclosed the loving missed in
Of them. The widow being temporarily absent
from home the postmaster returned the letter as d.
rected, with the above result
Oh, what a tangled web weave,
When first we practice to deceived"
This incident Should prove warning to all faithess
husbands.
INcENDIARIsM IN VIRG1N1A.-A fellow named Sny-
der few nights ago. made an outrss eeusly ncendary
speech at Lynchburg, Va, to an audience made up
principally of negroes. He exhorted his hearers in
substance to begin at once, seEing for that pur
pose whatever weapons they might find most conve-
nent to their hands. He arrested and held for
trial. He will not, however, be punished negro
and scalawag jury will acqut him or scalawag Gov
ernor pardon him.
Last Tuesday night another fellow named Flynn, a
notorious ncendary leader made speech in front of
the Lynchburg Court House. The substance of what
he said is reported in the Lynchburg Virginan. A
good many coloed people were present. considerable
portion Of them women, who exutca and shouted not
less than the men at the viainous denunciatons of
the whites Hereafter said the speaker: eve 1.-THE
negroes himself incuded will mako the laws and rule
the children Of the whites, and child who has
been turned out homeless and without crust of bread
would be justified in burning the property of such peo-
pie" He babe the negroes have no fears, saying to
them, " You the stronger race and, if conflict
of races shall come the poor white will be on
your side"
We do not know that this wretch has been arrested,
but be should be- Ten years ago he would, for such
speech as he made on Tuesday night have been
"lynched" in any parof the civsed world and Justly
for these crimes, the punishment of which cannot
well await the tardy action of law. If man is seen
rushing through the streets of atty brandishing
lighted torch for incendary purposes, It's not worth
while to get up legal process against him. But the
white people Of Virginia must be careful what they do
Not only must they, even in cases of mortal public
danger avoid going beyond the severe letter of the
law but they must be extremely heedful how they ex
erclse the unquesonable rights which the law gives
them for their protection. Civil authorities and mill
tary authorities watching them with Jealous and
malignant vigilance, ready, upon the slightest color of
preteXt, to pounce upon them, to drag them before
military commissions, to imprson them Indefinitely,
and to distranchise them and their party
Courier-J Journal.