The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-11
Interesting Letters From . Mans Mistress
10 His Wife.

Tie was devilish ingenuity Of tortur,
in the plan adopted by the mistress OF q
New York physician toward his wife. No
content with supplanting the unhappy crea
ture in the carnal affections OF the way
ward man Of medicine, the jade took W
the pen. In her malicious fingers its wound.
were deeper than a dagger might have
inflicted and the lawful, but neglected
wife, scorned by the Haunting jezebel, who
had usurPed her place, and deserted by the
man who had sworn TO protect her, had nc
other than the poor defence of appealing
to Comstock, u moral mail notoriety, to
save her from the postal shafts which had
been pitteously rained upon her. Some OF
the epistolary good- of the shameless, but
keen-witted girl are published, and their
insolence. considering the relations Of the
parties, is audacious. Some Of them are
appended:
Il was down t, your house last Wednesday
Cal DIR Wetrncrel gave me $40 for hat know
he only gave you 81. How is that 75-cent SIX RI :
At the same time he gave me one for 50
81 wish you n happy new year, Mary. II is two
years az :, last night you went to watch me With
CAL ii il had not been muddy me and Cal
would have had q nice ride last night. o, mary
I'll tell You what got for Christmas present-a
nice little watch was sent down from Parkman's in
Hudson suppose Cal paid; and to day 1 nd n
BEAUTIFUL Northumberland sent with q lavender
border. But you ask him il he won't exchange it
for me, for don't like it. All heard he gave you
was your teeth
Ii is sunday again, and thought would write
few lines telling you where Cal and have been
but will be down to see him
The year OF % will be the most trying one you
ever experienced in all your life. Look for letter
once a week
Dear Mary, you have not seen what a beautiful
present. letter daled hristmasl have had Of ma
terial for TO have a new bonnet made. see you
wear your Oh 1 one yet Well suppose Cal did not
feel able 10 get two at one time, and of course
would not 90 without
1T dos you no good to tell that have been the
means Of almost parting man and wife, but swear
have not the worst Of IT, for shall do ali can
TO destroy your happiness Tell Cal IL il rains will
meet him at the Prospect tonight, for don't wish
10 spoil the new dreas he gave me-"
@Cal Wetmore, - will be readily I'M
dertQOd, is the husband of the recipient of
she letters. Since the exposure has ben
made, he aseverates that the girl, Mis
Hoilenbeck. n almost totally . stranger to
him, and the letters were an emanation Of q
distorted fancy and . keen maliciousness.
On the contrary, she claims that every let
ter vas dictated By the husband, Who merely
used her rs = means Of tormeatine his wife.
Women have brine With resignation, even
with equanimity, the faithieHneas Of hus-
bands, but under the shock which pride
will survive, vanity will sink. Mrs. Wet
more might have condoned her husbands
per6dy, but when she Is told BY the mistress
of his misbeEotten affections that she re-
ceived At his hands the present of . pretty
and expen-ive piece of evelry, while the
vile gels nothing but new set Of molar-,
she invoke the power Of the United States
to plunge that rival into q dungeon. She
will not submit tn have thrown into her
teeth, artificial though they may be, the
richer gifts Of her faiihIess spouse to a pert
and shameless huzzy.