The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-19

perd sa place, together with picture from
fariS periodical, describing the murderous
act OF an injured husband. A wild,
weakening rage took hold of me.
trled to throw away my rifle, but
coulc not The world was crushing me,
everything was falling apart. l bowed be-
lore my shame and agony. Then | gradu
ally began to think. There they are |
whispered. | sat on bench and followed
them with my eyes, without a single
thought save that they would presently
leave the broad alleyway and my sight
Iney kissed each other twice as / sat there,
and turned into another path. rose and
hurried toward the house.
why should all this happen to mel Why
should 1t be as it IS, so revolving, so bare!
But L will do no murder, | thought, | will
do no murder. tried to remove the cart
ridge from the rifle, but my fingers trem-
oled violently, and finally shot it in the
air.
"On the open place before the house saw
Stehnltzin. be came toward me and in~
quired nonchalantly what game found in
the park 50 late. l interrupted him by
catching his hand. was impelled to crush
him, to destroy him. My rage shook me.
Away with you.' | shouted with .
mighty effort. He was astounded and tris /
to withdraw his hand, but could not. re-
lolced in my strength. | crushed his fingers
till he cried out like coward. The whim-
pering of the hare sounded in my ears.
Away with your cried. and then. whis-
| perIng, Yes, away with you; out of my
| sightl know ALL Then caught him up
had the strength of three men. l threw
him away from me.
Then went to my wife, who sat beside
her boys bed Hush. he is sleeping; the
heat has exhausted him. she said. Yes
yes; come, come quickly | Urged, and
caught her hand. She came, for she sus-
pected nothing and sat down in my study
"'What has happened? she asked, as she
noticed how pale / was. did not answer
at once. | did not know how to begin, be-
cause did not wish to begin with that
which must begin with. looked at her.
| saw her penetrating true glance, just as
| penetrating and true as il had been ever
! since knew her. 1t was hooking me.
WHAT has happened! Well, / have
thrown out Stebnitzin. 'Howl WhatP she
asked, softly, indifferently. 'Flogged, crush
| ed, thrown him out. You know why
She sat there still and white. Only her
eyelids quivered.
"'You have betrayed me, cheated me,
abandoned woman. saw you kiss him. /
had my rifle in my hand, yet did not kill
| YOU
| IF you only had
II caught her shoulder in my hand. She
groaned and let go, for perceived l had
no pleasure from hurting her.
Were it not for Kolja-,' continued
with hatred Ill my eyes and words 'Yot
are loathsome to Inc. / thought you the
best wife, but you are the worst. l do not
| care whether you betrayed me or only
wished to betray me. 1t is the same thing
Go, go, liar! cannot have you in sight
"She left che room and l hoped she would
poison herself.n
This is the story Madness husband tell.
his brother five years after. His comment
on the wisdom Of his sufferance of his wife.
unfaithfuiness is in this summary of the
| philosophy of his later years: II forgave
| my wife, not from weakness of character
but because / considered it necessary anC
honorable TO keep mother for my boy
| Was Kolja guiltyl Must he suffer my sor-
| rowsg Ny heart ls broken and dead, bu
only my wife and l know it. My son knows
nothing, and he will enter life with conf
dence in goodness and honor. Would il
have been better to add sin to sin by killing
| her? * * The Greeks said the god
could not alter the past. My past is unalter
| able, neither could l have altered it by kill
ing Nadine. Had l right to kill her becaus
she injured me, betrayed me? Did sh
thereby forfeit her right to hve2 Did
create her! May only that thing live tina
has not sinned against mei If l had kille(
her should have ruined my sons soul,
should have spotted my own, and l should
have crucifed her on her sin.
"And now-now am calm"