Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-08-01
A PLUCkY WIFE.
Properly Punished Upon
The Public streets BY His Indignant
Wife Whom He Had Deceived.

1t mast be a much more sultry day
than yesterday when Davenport cannot
turn out sensation. The other day
that sinful city-between which and this
city fortunately for us flows the purify
ing waters of one of earth's mightiest
streams presented its newspapers with a
social sensation in the way of an ats
tempted suicide by a love-slck maiden
whose lover had deserted her. Now
comes scandal in domestic affairs over
there, and the Democrat Gazette tells
about it in the following fashion:
! There WAS an amuaing spectacle wit
messed at the corner of Fourth and Brady
streets few evenings since. A married
! gentleman, somewhat advanced in wears,
stated to his wife that he would not be
| nome early IN the evening, as he had bus
mess down town, the transaction of which
Wss imperatively necessary. The good
wife never mistrusted that her husband
intended to deceive her, and passed upon
the matter quietly. She had hoped that
be would be home early that evening as
she had some shopping she was ANXIOUS
TO do, and did not care to 90 alone. She
thought, however, that She would not
trouble him and when evening came she
arranged her toilet to 60 shopping. She
came down town made her necessary pur>
chases, and started home. She had gone
"a
WAS met by a lady acquaintance, who
informed her that she had seen her
husband in the company of two Young
ladies who appeared to be flirting with
him. This news fairly astounded the
married woman and she implOred her
lady friend to 90 with her and they
would try to find him The lady friend
stated that she SAW the woman's husband
pass up Brady street not long before,
The two women went together in search
OF him and after travelling around
block, returned to Brady, intending to
give up the search and 90 home. The
married lady could not believe that her
husband would deceive her, and when
her lady acquaintance informed her Of
having seen him with two women. she
believed the lady must be mistaken. She
knew that her husband thought more of
her than to deceive her in that way. The
lady friend was most emphatic in her
declarations, but the married lady was
inclined to dismiss the gossip of her friend
from mind, and the twain started M
Brady street for home When they were
nearing Fourth street thew saw man
and two ladies coming out of rpstan-
rant There they are now" shouted
the lady acquaintance to her married
friend. The deceived wife knew At
glance that the man across the way was
her husband She noticed that the
young ladies with hun were not such as
She cared to have him associate with.
The way in which he had deceived her
made her feel indignant She left her
lady acquaintance and crossed the street |
hurredE walked up behind he husband |
and the two women al each side of him, |
grabbed one by the arm and began to |
beat her. The other woman ran across |
the street, hut WAS soon followed by the |
married woman. who vowed she wnuld |
make II warm Tor any woman who would |
attempt to break the peace between her
self and husband. She caught the womp
an on the opposite side of the street and !
administered to her a severe pounding. |
which might have resulted seriously, but |
for the timely intervention Of her hus- |
band. He too, came in for his share Of |
punishn ent His wife had taken whip |
from buggy standing IN front of the
restaurant and she began lashing him |
terribly. The two women who were |
with him. disappeared, and as soon as she |
could make him understand how he de- |
celved her, she accompanied him home,
lecturlng him every step % the way. |
She proposes hereafter to keep an eye up |
on her husband.