The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-05-19
CoaxuBrAL INYELIcrrY.-Ina thriving

VINO is about 20 years old, put on her night
gown, unfastened her hair, and ran through
the city, towards the river, avowing
with every breath, a determination Ia
drown herself and beseeching the sur.
prised lookers-on, not TO interfere with
her Her husband, who is q man of about
CD, had, she said, communicated TO her q
horrid disease that was rendering her
young life a living death, and Of all mis-.
erable woman making her the most mis-
cradle. Running from one street corner
to another, she cried thst no person should
deter her from drowning herself, which
disagreeable little job she proposed 10 ac-
compli'h the very minute she could reach
the river.
1t falling to occur to everybody that the
much abused lady might have drowned
herself in her own horse-pond or we'll, at
home, without incurring the risk of inter-
ference, there were those who made chase
after and overlook her on the very verge
Of the river. The result was, . postpone.
ment Of the drowning.
a friend Of the family meeting the old
man shortly afterwards, addressed him as
follows: Your wife has been on another
one Of her tsntrums Now I'll tell you
what you can do. Play the drowning
dodge yourself believe it will cure
her
An hour later the friend visited .e
wife, and found her craving, distracted,
IL come, madam" said the friend 70 .break
a sad piece Of news TO you. Prepare for
the worst. Your husband has drowned
himself. found his coat NJ the odge Of
the horse-pond and his hat floating upon
the water. The most diligent search
since then has failed to disclose his where
abouts, and the conclusion i. inevitable:
lie drowned himself"
Well, now, said the young wife, calm.
ly, "thsts too bad. And to think Of the
lies | told on him. cant think what
made Inc do it. Poor man. He was real
ly good to me. Everything / said about
being miserable and the cause Of nv mis-
cry was untrue. Why Mr.. -. I'm as
pure asa lily. don't know what / shall |
wear to the funeral. Poor man. But he
ought not to have married such a young
creature rs / am; and although I shall |
never, never, never marry sgain-Oh,
Mr.. - how could / think of doing
such q thing-altbough couldn't be per- |
susded TO marry any man in the world, |
must tell you again tina, what ! said about |
the cause OF my misery was untrue. ]
Am, a. i said, as pure as lily"
Not tear WAS shed, and the serious re-
gret that was expressed was because of
her own scandalous u,terances. She did
not regret these because Of their effect
upon the character Of her husband, but
because, maniiestly, they would stand a.
an ugly obstacle between her and second
husband.
The friend left. While turning n cor
ner about a hundred yards distant, he
heard the pleadings Of the "bereaved |
wife " unmistakably panctusted by the
crack of se-whip. The drowned hus-
band was taking matters in his own hards,
and settling a score that had driven him |
we'll nigh 10 distraction.
From that time forward the couple |
lived together quietly, and as far as the !
neighbors could judge, contentedly.
YEA AND MAYA case before squire
Bross, yesterday morning, gave rise to
what Bifkins would term confoundedly /
tall swearing An old citizen Of Cairo !
was brought up, charged with having sold !
unlicensed liquor in quantities less than
one gallon. A negro was introduced who
swore most unequivocally that he had
bought liquor from the accused, BY the
glass, and paid him for it. The accused
swore with equal emphasis that the negro
had done no such thing. As the case
could only turn on the prepondersnce of !
evidence, and there being q plentiful lack
Of "preponderance,' the city attorney
could do nothing less than take nonsui,.
Before leaving the house the negro recol-
lected that another darkey had bought
liquor at the same establishment The
city attorney therefore, as in duty bound,
the proceedings. Both negroes
now swore that they had bought liquor of
defendant by the drink and bald him
Tor it, adding that defendant gave them
cracker piece, at the time, and protested
hat he took their money, not in payment
Tor the whisky, but for the crackers. Ac-
,used was again brought to the stand
md again swore, with en- earnestncss not
% be mistaken, that the negroes lied
hat neither of them had obtained drop
If liquor at his house at the time stated or
1t any other time. Here WAS fat contra
liction but there were two against one,
and the squire had no discretion. The
preponderance" was with the negroes,
and the old citizen was mulcted in the sum
Of $40 and the fixtures.
A N sa,,Nla of cant raf ictnry ,swaaripyu