The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-19
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THE SEPARATION.


l got pretty angry then, as you may i'm
agine. We we're living at the Occidental.
and | went straight home, though without
saying a word But when we got home
said: Tracy, / do not want you to talk
TO me again as you did at the theater, You
insulted me in the grossest way, before the
whole troupe, and tell you once for ALL
that will not stand it." He answered
back with some insOlence, but we had no
trouble then. Next morning he began to
abuse me again and the matter ended by
his jumping out of the bed and swearing
that he'd pack his trunk and leave, the
next instant. | told him quietly to do it if
he wanted to- He went to work packing,
and cursing me at the same time. He got
all his things, crushed them into big
trunk, slammed down the lid and locked it.
Then he dressed himself, and, ringing for
n porter, sent his trunk out of the room.
He put on his hat and picked up his cane,
and started for the dor but, just as he
was going out, he bethought him of his
watch 1t was a valuable one, and had
been given to him by Mr. Oats, before his
death. He pulled it angrily out of his
pocket, and, marching a few steps to-
ward the bed, II was lying in bed), he took
deliberate aim at my head, and hurled it
with all his force. The watch struck
against the head of the bed. and smashed
into thousand atoms.
HUMBLE APPEAL FOR RECONCILIATION.
Then he walked out got up when he
had gone and turned the key in that door,
and swore that never again, so long as i
lived, should he ever enter my apartments,
and I've kept my word so far and mean to
keep 1t, lie has sent me several humble
messages since then. but my self Prospect
will not permit overtures of reconciliation
A man can offer a woman no greater in
suit in the world than TO leave her in the
manner Mr.. Titus quilted my apartments
that morning, and | shall never forgive
him.
IHPEAcIIING a wIFE's HONOR.
In his shame and humiliation, and with
want of manliness that l never could
have believed of him, Mr.. Titus now seeks
to throw the odium of the whole business
upon me by impugnine my honor. He &C
cuses me of somekind of connection with
Mr.. Allison, and then goes and canes
Allison for it. as if that would improve
matters. Why, bless my soul, Mr.. -,
Allison is no more to me than you or any
other stranger. He's the business man
ager OF the troupe, and has been very
successful one. He simply occupies the
position that Titus would if he'd attend to
1t, and no more. Our intercourse has
been solely one of business. and has not
even extended to the familiarity of friend
ship. l never wrote Mr.. Allison a note in
my life. Titus excuses his attack on ALI
sou by saying that he was defending his
Wite's good name" that Allison had been
showing her letters and Boosting of favors
received, etc. That is UNANIMOUSLY false,
sir Mr.. Allison had, in the first place,
no letter to show, and in the next
place, had no occasion to boast. Besides.
VI know he did not. He has large family
to which he is especially devoted and he
never thinks Of anything but business
THE ASSAULT ON ALLISON.
Mr.. Titus is pretty one to talk of de-
Tending his wife's good name. Itseems to
me that when man in private life curses
and abuses his wife, calls her vile names
and openly deserts her in public hotel,
and then goes out into the streets to vim
dictate her good name with cowhide, he
should be regarded as a sensationalist of
the first water. There is about as much
real chivalry in him as there is in the end
VI his walking stick, aud as much soul in