The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-25
Ghe 9ailg Areas,
Independent IN EoerytAing.
A WRoNGED AND DECEIVED WIFE.
The Folly Of Writing Love-Letters.

A tired husband went home from his
work last night, and taking off his coat, re-
quested his wife to mend rent in the
sleeve, then sank upon the sofa behind the
evening paper. Nife-lke she took up the
coat; woman-hSe she dived into the peck
cts From the inside pocket she
drew forth a letter. directed in delicate
chirography, to her husband. With dark
ening brow, she quickly took the suspi-
cious looking missive from the envelope,
and, without noticing the date. began to
read:
DEAR GEORGE Il am lonely, oh, so
lonely, since you left me last Thursday
night
"Ah, ha that was lodge night, he told
me-" said the now thoroughly interested
woman. as she glanced viciuusly at her
husband, who appeared to be just falling
asleep. "Oh, how can you sleep with the
weight Of this deep sin upon you? But
III see what more the braZen huZzy has
TO say. if it kills me- With one hand
pressed to her throbbing heart she read
Lon
Il know am foolish, darling, but when
l. you are away there seems to be a barrier
between me and all that is bright and love
", L
the moon is but white spot in the sky, and
the stars stare coldly down when you ar,
not with me. lord OF my life and heart
w as it for this was II Tor this !? moan
ed the unhappy wife.
Fortune speed the day when we may b.
! united in those indissoluble bonds that ar,
sacred in the eyes of Heaven and earth
what mockery! Does he or she con
| l.. IL l., RI mn ar
+" cred a? What are they going to do wit
&, me. anyway, wonder? Poison, perhaps
i Oh. false, false, perfdlous mani OF
wicked. hellish, designing wanton!'' Sti
l. the suffering woman read the letter, thong
I each word burned to ashes a thousan
hopes and j,ys: :,
when we need no more meet clandestinel
and tremble in each others embrace
= "Pd make you tremble, if had iou
- anu embrace minute
when my head may be plllowed in safe
e upon your breast
~ The fendess
and your arms twi.e in loving pressu
about me"
''Furies!'
oao ''and our lips smother the tender wor
that would escape between n I'M:
and 4s''Oh, the sirenic she-devil!" Kissed
Nv ~ woman. as she tried to keep down the bt
lort ing rage within her. She crushed the
~, ter in her hands, then threw it upon
ia. floor and sprang upon it with her heels,
rider though it were snake, and groundlt into
anu anu carpet. Then with clenched hands and &C
dressed lips. she strobe rapidly back {
and forth across the room, ever and anon |
\. king move as if to spring like fury
= IN her husband, who, with a paper Q
mis- face, was apparently sound aisle
dreaming, Perhaps of the wicked temptI
hat had come between him and his +
8 wife. Presently a reaction took place.
~ the wretched woman sunk into a chair
found relief in that blessed panacea fol
male iIls-a food of tears.
LIS Grown calmer after a while, she PIC
40 the rumpled letter, smoothed out
-reases, and with an air OF mingled des
nv, md resignation, looked for the signat
Your ever loving and devoted, but p
apprehensive-
whats this Flut hut-tering BIZ
A-D-A-ADA. Why, bless me! thu
ne of my own Old letters to George. v
fool /
rs, A sound from the sofa, first like csca
steam and then like a car rafting Ell
!, stony street assured her that her RI
.ous actions had been witnessed b.
husband Burning with shame, the to
49, yoman few to her room, and locked
elf in, and she is almost as miserable
,S when she felt that she was wro
md deceived wife.