Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-08-01
Free Love at Georgetown.

OlheF ulSlracIlnS ruopisi, oho VIM
believes in the salubrious doctrines
of free love, and is given to prating
about "the divine sentiment" the
"higher purity" and the so-called
"eternal fitness of things" whatever
that may be. This progressive lady
has been Mrs. Clark several years,
and is the mother of two or three
children. She is repnted handsome,
having symmetrical person Gas Mr..
J enkins-profound dog!-would say)
and tolerably good face, the whole
supported by grace of motion and
manner that almost verges on the
poetical.
Not long ago, Mr.. G. began to en-
tain suspicious most foul. He may,
or may not, be composed of. such
baseness as jealous mortals are but
he is human, and therefore we'll deal
by him. He began to fear
that all was not right-that his es-
Unable better Cor baser) half was
playing him false, was endcavoring
with much earnestness of purpose,
and that robust devotion TO a high
cause which one would naturally ex-
pect to find in woman of her pecu-
liar temperament and mental consti-
tuition, endeavoring, we say, TO fur
nish Mr.. Charles Reade or some oth>
or literary luminary, the raw materi-
ais for second Terrible Temptation
romance. The woman would 90 out
D nights, and be absent, goodness
only knows how long, we don't
Upon her return, the fond pair would
have dialogue something like this
He. Where hast thou been ?
She At, sir, visiting little.
tie. You lie, madam, lie like
She. You are fool, an impudent
I'D hunks, a low sneak, "a
Aud so on, he taking her "sass" and
oersisting in his catechizing until for
ceased TO be virtue, and
she was constrained to tell him very
Dluntly that her whereabout was
none of his deuced (only she employ
I'd more sulphurOus qualifier) bust
ness. This made Clark prudent,
and he concluded to watch a bit.
SO one fair night, when the moon
shone and the corn rustled and the
song of the frog was heard in the
distance, he concealed himself in re-
Tired spot near his premises, and be-
gan his lonely vigils. Presently he
saw, or imagined that he saw, some
1ody-a probable or possible man, as
Victor Hugo might say,-prospect-
ng around in the dew wherewith
hight and nature had sprinkled the
noonlit earth. He watched the
Of the figure with terrible
interest. Hot blood he felt like drink
ng, and deeds, such the day would
quake to look upon, he thought some
If committing, just on speculation
V engeance was in his heart, determ-
nation in his eye, There be stood,
each brown paw
Clenched like a knot Of natural law.
With slow and stealthy strides the
object neared the fence, and cautious
y climbed over, cas- clomb that first
grand thief into Gods fold" In n
moment it was lost TO view among
he rank weeds and the rustiing corn.
lark thought, Ha! but he had sufli-
,ient self-control to await new reve-
atoms. 1t is better TO be much
4bused-ever SO much more comfort
ng, you know,-''than but to know
/ little" For time all was quiet,
hen low, alluring whistle broke
he silence, and little while the ex-
,ited watcher had the supreme salts
faction of hearing sound, which
must have reminded him of that line
n Tennyson running, "And our spir.
is rushed together at the touching
IF our lips"
He rushed wildly into that corn
ield, did Clark, savagely determined
10 abolish the marauder before he
could tell a prayer, or be placed on
good terms with the powers that
IlG MOlAu AONOiNOs
Mr.C's. sudden and barbaric coming
upon them made both vanish as pre-
as did old Hamlet's ghost
at the sound of the cocks shrill clar-
ion note. They sought conceal
ment, this soied dove aud her choice
''affinity," in dense growth of tall
weeds bordering the cornfeld. But
Clark soon caught them, and he
knew them both right well One
was a young man of the name Of
Quick, an inhabitant of that goodly
vicinage, born of respectable parents,
as the biography books say, and only
about twenty-one years of age; the
other was the erring partner of
Clark's injured bosom, the sharer--
D yes-in short, the model Mrs. G.
herself,
And now the abused man had the
oracular proof, proof that left no loop
TO hang doubt on, of what he had
long suspicioned, and now he was in
for raising the Old Boy, and sending
somebody TO the deuce (if there be
such a place. as quickly as he could
perforate his beastly crust with the
contents of q six shooter.
However, matters were in some way
brought to boodless issue, aud the
stage whereon was played this scan
dalous Merry Wives Of Windsor com
edy was not drenched with guilty
human gore. The doting pair were
ordered to betake themselves to q To-
cality more favorable to the develop
ment of the divine sentiment and the
preservation of the immaculate high
err purity, and they did, with willing
and cheerful alacrity. The twain
are now some where in Iowa. The
husband is at home, taking care OF
the children, and feeling so very,
very lonely ofan evening when the
criekets shrill and the twilight fades
away.
AT present there are 80 boys
in the Reform School at Waukesha
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