Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-01-03


La her more juvenile days, she had es-
sayed her hand at whist and euchre, the
concomltants of evening party organiza-
tlons, and had obtained considerable skill
IN the subtle science. A thought struck
her She would dress in men's clothes.
and so disguise herself as 30 render the
chances of recognition bv Ter husband
matter of impossibility and thus accou-
tired, follow him to New Orleans, and re
duce to certainty her suspicious with
regard to Mr.. P's gambling pechaut
She accordingly confded her intentions
to an intimate friend, who procured her
the desired male apparel, and other
essentials that 60 to make up the tout en-
Sem5ls, of masculine gentlemen
The morning succeeding Mr.. p do
mestic colloquy, he announced his deter,
mination to leave Immediately. Without
farther delay, he packed bis carpet bag
with the linen required for the trip. tied
a stout piece of twne around his pocket
book, containing 50 600 kissed his wife
hugged the little fellows. and was soon
rafting away in the village stage, for the
steamboat landing, where he was to en-
bark for the Crescent City,
Twenty minutes had scarcely elapsed
before a Que horse buggy, containing two,
apparently male passengers, was seen driv
ing furiously in the same direction taken
by the mail coach
One of the passengers was Mrs Pardy-
gle in male attire, looking the sporting
man to perfection A delicate black
moustache, graced her upper lip. the
neither one gloried in an imperial, of
priDcely proportions Tie other indigid-
ual in the buggy was brother. whom
Mrs P bad engaged to assist her in de
veloping her object Tie village stage
was speedily overtaken, aud quickly
left far behind On arriving at the boat
a state room was procured tickets pur-
chased and the iqcQg Mrs P : name reg
istered. as Fitzherbert Flumkius
IL few minutes the coach containing
Mr. IS CoPus lazily wheeled down to
the wharf aud dsgorged its fifty cent load
ofhumanity ho was soon made comfort
able with a sherry cobber, aud the con
graduating protestations of half dozen
commercial friends, who were also esI
route for the Gomorah of the New World
\ general jolifcation, was evidently on
/ the qui rare
The boat started from her dock, the
supper bell had clamored together an un
usual quantity of gormandizers
Fitzherbert Flumkius sat opposite the
now uprorious Pardygle, watching every
movement with moistened eyes, for it wa;
the first time she had witnessed an eXhi
/ bition of the kind. With her dear Amini
dab, the father Of ber half dozen leather
/ lung responsibilities, giving utterance t
low comedy wit, coarse Jokes, and tossiu!
down his throat, cocktails, juleps. arc
/ other like compounds with delectablt
! synonysm She almost wished the nov
/ batefull elucidation Of her husband:
away from home department, had neve
! been made apparent to her pryiug though
! laudable effort at reforming the partner
Of her joys and sorrows but she was {
wife and loving one, and therefore deter
mined to carry out her designs. regardes:
of the cutting agonies inflicted by Pardy
gle's unnatural rum engeDdered 1ea
Esprit
Fitzherbert Flumkins took advantagt
Of the first opportunity to address Par
dygle,
:" Sir you will please pardon my impu
dence. | am a little curious to ascertain
/ if / am correct in addressing you as \
Pardygle, merchant Of Etna Your fea
lures are familiar was formerly clerk
in the firm of Hunt & Stubbins, aud tht
gentleman | refer to, was one of our bes
customers As [ am now engaged witt
a new house. | am desirous if you are th,
gentleman in question. to offer for your
inspection, samples of goods, that | car
dispose of to merchants OF your standing
at cash rate. with six mouths credit
You are not out Of your reckonin:
young man said our convivial hero
my name is PardygIe. although | have n
recollection of having seen you before.
am not particular with regard to the hou>'
! do business with, provided the induce
ments are sufficiently attractive to max,
a change desirable | ike your propo
sition of six mouths credit and f til,
goods are satisfactory. may open an ac
count fit be not infringing too muci
on the rules of etiquette may | ask you
name ?'
! "Certaiuly SIR" responded the diSguis