The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-07
A Tilted Lover Gets Even with the Lady
Who Played Him False,

Exchange.
George Lewis and Emma Lawson were
formerly the most gushing OF sweethsarts.
Lewis was railway engineer, and Miss
Lawson was the daughter Of a lady who
kept boarding house on Tenth street,
near Magazine. They were engaged. Two
years ago Lewis found himself out Of en-
ployment and in his efforts to secure
work he located in GAINESVILLE, Tenn. In
his absence George and Emma carried on
voluminous correspondence. The lapse
of q year brought about change in the
fair Emma's affections. Another man
was engaging her thoughts. She almost
forgot that she ever loved George Lewis.
But the latter crystalized continuous hap
py thoughts OF the boarding house keep
er's daughter. With him "absenee made
the heart grow fonder." His overlooking
sentiments found expression in six letters
a week to his loved one. She answered
occasionally, and, after the advent OF the
second lover, was cool and calculating In
her responses. Lewis finally tired of her
philosophy. He wrote and demanded q
FULL explanation. The explanation was
not long in reaching Lewis. 1t came in
the shape Of IN invitation to attend the
wedding OF his afiianced to one James r.
Simms. The shock Frustrated Lewis. He
was i'll for several days, and upon his
recovery journeyed immediate to Lou
isyille. lie found the tickle Emma hap
by in the love Of James K. Simms.
eiLnms wasa powerful man, somewhat OF
a pugilist, and it seemed that he had a
death-grip on the woman's affections. No
amount OF persuasion from Lewis could
induce her to change her mind. She
married Simms. Lewis returned toll
Clarksville sick and sore at heart. He
tried to forget, but It was more than he
could do. AT last he determined to be
revenged. He whistled the Revenge
Song' In ia Mascotte" doiefuily, and
set about to accomplish his cherished
task. The woman who had deceived him
had in her possession bundle OF letters
which he had written in some of his most
happy moods, and which would stamp
him as a fool Il ever brought to public
notice. 1t was bitter to think that James
Il. Simms, the man who had robbed him
Of Emma Lawson, would now have the
freedom oil these silly love messages.
Lewis determined that he never should ii
he could prevent it. Once more the re-
ieeted suiter returned to Louisville. This |
time he did not come as the penltent
lover, ready to say something soothing or
make honorable amends. 1t was his
.aission to be revenged. Accordingly he
called at the office OF Justice John Nc
Cam, resolved to proceed in the strict
line OF the law. The case in all its details
was ex planned to the magistrate.
"And now" concluded Lewis, u have
never to return to Clarksville
without those letters. How can secure
them?"
"Easy enough" replied Justice Nc
Cam. "Sue out IN order Of delivery"
Lewis signifed his willingness to take
such step. In the order which he drew
up he stated that the letters were worth
to him 500, and that he was being un-
lawfully deprived OF their possession:
Half an hour later Constable Sam Webb,
with the order Of delivery, knocked at
the door OF the three-story brick boarding
house on Tenth street, near Maple.
ssI want to sec Mrs. James K. Simms,"
said the constable politely.
81 am the LADY," was the sweet re-
The order of delivery was then read, ex-
planned and executed.
"Of course you can have the letters.
only wish l had time TO read them TO you.
Some Of them are the silliest things ever
saw"
"IIrs. simms left tho constable at the
door and hurried upstairs. Ina few min
utes she reappeared with hat-box full of
dusty missiyes, which she delivered to.
Constable Webb.
Meanwhile Lewis hah been waiting pa
tiently at the magistrate's office for the re-
turn Of the constable with the letters. The
was delivered to him, and after
paying The costs Lewis took his departure.