The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-01
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We saw this morning one o! the nno
lorn specimens Of humanity that can "e' :
be conceived of. His eye, origin""y "sA
blue, was dark As night, in fact 1t '00Aeu .
though the whole family had Fecen"' -
ceased; his nose, an elegant Squ'"' va"
minus its cuticle, and IN co'of 'eo' 'eu'
~. hal, IF his head was not on his
.o.a :, f.ct !. was decidedly minus in sew.
-, 80. and his face, as broad as they
ara made, resembled the streets of Paris,
-n,,;oe with blood, indeed ii looked as il
tho arch 6end had taken contract to
remove all traces of responsibility from
good looking phiz, and had failed in the
attempt on account of the shortness of his
talons, his clothing resembled the choice
attire of an INDECENT clio picker, but the most
wretched part of the account was that
his heart strings were severed, and it was a
goner, clean split; he would be ''no-more''
if he dared, but let us tell you his tale OF
woe. One short week ago he had been q
loving husband "a happy father; in the bosom
of his family he reposed in peace and quiet
his children called him father and he wa
happy. But how short-sighted are the bes,
of US. Even this poor man, while in the
perfect enjoyment OF everything desirable
sitting under his own vine and fig tree, wal
at the same time sitting on . keg OF gun
powder with barrel of matches in his
breaches pocket, not at all. Nothing of the
kind. But 20 our tale. AS he reposed, 9
demon in the shape of a gay decever, a mar
with the cunning of his species, had stolen
into his house and robbed him of his most
precious possession-his wife's affections
| He lived in ignorance until Yesterday, wher
the partner of his joys, who appears to have
been much more than half the firm, told
him that she loved him no more, that she
would not abide with him longer, her ioVyer
was to ''meet her in the lane and they
would instantaneously elope. Her betrayed
| ieye lord "wouldn'. have it that way" and
protested strongly against any such affeo
tomato meneuvers, he told her that his
income tax had been paid, and that she
could have love of bonnet. But the
wife was not to be bonnesed out of her pro
jecs. The husband then forgot his man
hood, and attempted force, to his sorrow
and stdiction, for she crooked him to sleep
with q rolling pin, "put him in his little bed
with her fist, and when she finished he was
not only willing, but anxious for her &c
elope. After she had amused herself til
size was too tired for further effort, she
gathered the little hock, two in
| number, and took them under
her wing, and with her lovyer bold, struck
for far distant city. TIL. lonely and de-
serted one concluded his tale OF woe and
misery by obscuriDg his face in beer cup
probably to hide his anguish, and we left him
in the possession OF what little consola
ton he could obtain for dollar bill. 81,
wants his brood of dsrliugs, and viii use III,
law for that object, but his wife, as he rashe
inelegsnslY but strongly expressed himself
| could go to the ID. The above happened
at q certain house, not six blocks from tn,
post Office, to tell more would be wrong
! For ways that are dark the gay deceiver IL
this case is unequsled.