The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-11-17
coo,acIRiED MEN.

mt' LeChouc'nuo ANoOuS married WeIl ne
was fine man and popular. Mr.. Nobbs was
great on societies Of oil kinds, and regular
attendant at his club. These societies we're
good excuse for him to be out late at night,
and many good frolic he had while his bet
ter half was wrapped in the arms of Morphe
us, believing fondly that her dear No bs was
speechlfyng on some important question be
fore some important society. However, his
late habits and occasional smell Of brandy, at
length opened her eyes to the true state of
the case in great measure.
One night Mr.. Nnbbs had been induging
in his favorite whskey toddy rather more than
usual, and when he walked the streets, his
walking cane would obstnaiely slip bet ween
his legs, and away would go the waking cane
in the gutter, while Mr. Nobbs would come
fla, on the pavement. However. it is a long
road that has no turning, and Mr.. Nobbs at
length reached the row of houses in which
his domicll was situated. 1t was a long row
o. houses exactly alike, with their starting
red fronts and green blinds, and white steps,
as much aiine an twin sisters
'Ah, thank the Lord, have at length got
home. Let me see what is my number!-
twenty, twenty two, %! All, dam it, how
dark 1t is, cant see The nnnber; never mind
-hic--l- hic--will find it, hic. All, here!
hic! it Is with this ree-hic--hefore III hc.'
Mr. Nobbs crawls into the entry, and :" IT'D
his night key IN his hand, he feels Cor hs
hole. 'Confound the hnle, I cant find. All,
here il is,' and the door opens. Now solil
oquised he, 4 must go slowly and must not
light candle yet, for if I wake my wife,
there will be the devil to pay''
Up stairs groped Nobbs, slowly, and stead
wing himself by the banisters, he ascended to
his room.
At last he gained it, and commenced un-
dressing. He was ultimately unrobed, and
feeling for the bed rolls in. I1a, how com
Portable, now thought Mr. Nobbs, as he feels
his wife, 10 se if she was asleep. The dew
il! Nobbs suddenly DIRE his h4nd back
there are persons 10 bed besides hinself
Now am in sweet fix, thinks Nobbs; my
wife has gone and got some friend to sleep
with her and have played the very devil.
What shall do! At. length he thought he
wouldfeel, and see he could notste|l A it
were not one Of his sisters. He placed his
hand on the individual, and gently brought it
| to the face. Mr.. N. started for oh Lord!
his hand had come in contact with PAIR Of
large whlskers.
Proof of his ~iFe's infdeity was now be.
fore him, and Nobbs was crazy! Nobbs was
u brave man; SO he leaps as a stag from
his mountain lair, hen startled by the hun
lers. HIS first impulse was To bury his clasp
knle in the ourager of his honor, but drunk
as he was, he desisted, and moving abont he
grasped the poker, rushing to the bedside
again, he struck the sleeper, screaming vio-
lently, You Internal william, who are you.
who thus creeps into my house when am
gone, to steal away my honor'
The sleeper awakened so unceremoniously,
leaps up and grapples with Nobbs. Thieves!
Robbers! FIRE.! They fell, and rolled over
an the floor. The wife, in the meantime.
awakened by the scuffie and the blows given
each other, commenced screaming violently.
This aroused the servants, no came fincking
up with lights, armed with pokers, shoyels,
axes and everything else they could lay hands
on. In they came, aud what scene present
ed itself to their astonished gaze. On the
fnor, struggling with one another, lay the two
men; while over the men, was the lady, y itII
her hair dshelved, and her clothes IN disnr.
eer. The tao comoatants were then torn
asunder.
who are yon, william, whom have caught
in bed with my wto!'
Yonr wife!'
Nobbs looked at the lady, aud then around
the room. HIS countenance showed amaze
inent.
4 wonder If this is not Dream he solilo
qnized.
4 know this man, sir said one Of the ser
wants.
who is it sir!
why it So Mr.. Nobbs, Of the next door,
Poor Noobbs of the snext door was did |
for.' He saw through 1t in a moment.
Can you explain all this, Mr.. Noobs, asked |
be of the whiskers!
Well, said Nobbs. Completely crest fallen,
I'm in pretty fx! Here go-gct drunk
come in at late hour. and then get into gen
lenan house thinking it my own: when !
ret in, | attack gentleman in he'd and ras'
d. of fuss generally. Nov what's !
70 d0net
sAll will be rig'rt,' answered the other. i
'as all a mistake Ia
yes, and the Internal night lstch did it all.
He proceeded TO dress himself slowly, bi
em all good night, and went into his o~
,use, next doo, and as from that time, nev