Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-21

SLEIGH RDING IN New YoRK.-A Good
StOry.-The New York correspondent of the
Charleston Ne1os gives the following amusing
account of what would be considered rather
bad snap" in which would be Lothario
was caught by HE neglected wife:
Snow has been falling since yesterday after
noon at 8 O'Clock, aud the sleighing is glorious
Many last night, fearful that it would not last,
took time by the forelock, and by II o'clock
the Fifth Avenue, the Bloomingdale road, aud
the road to Highbridge, were resonant with
the pleasant jingle of bells, the hay hay bel of
the drivers, and hejolly laughter of the merry
sleighers. Your correspondent, too, caught the
infection, and could not resist the temptation
Of run to Macomb's Dam and good supper.
While at the Dam | learned the particulars of
little affair over which "our party" chuckled
nightly. One Of our fast men, who lives in
an elegant "free stone 'front.' aud who is the
husband of very pretty wife, upon whose
peace of mind ''the green-eyed monster" has
made dreadful inroads, left his coy parlor
about 10 o'clock, and having, as he thought,
thrown dirt into the eyes of bis spouse, by tel
ling her that he had an appointment at the
Club, proceeded to livery stable in Fourth
street, and engaging the prettest pony" he
could procure, and, filling it with nice warm
robes, drove 10 the residence of a lads, OF
whom his wife had good cause to be jealous,
and started for NcComb's Dam for "a good
old. fashioned sleigh-ride and a jolly lark"
His wife, however. suspected his appointment
was all sham, and after tear or two, pat or
two of her little foot upon the 'royal medallion"
carpet. made up her mind that she would stand
il no longer" so muffling herseltup as warmly
as she could, she started in company of the
coachman, and procuring sleigh, went in
pursuit OF her lege lord.
She drove first to ''Burnham'sn and sending
the coachnan into the bar. room, heard that
her smart spouse had left five minutes before
for Jones ITO Jones' she followed as fast
as the horses could ''put in" and arrived there
Just IS the truant was leaving for the Dam"
whittier she proceeded, and getting out of the
sleigh, was shown into the "ladies parior."
She sent the coachman out to reconnoitre, and
he soon returned with the information that her
husband aud Miss O. had ordered supper, and
were then in the parlor awaiting its prepare
ton. Under the Instructions, OF the wife, the
coaohman peeped into the back parlor, aud
finding the lady alone, the gentleman having
gone TO the bar 10 take a "nip," told Miss q.
that there was the devil to pay, aud that 10
AVOID scene she uHu better take seat III the
sleigh he had come in and 60 quietly back.
Miss O., fearful OF row, exposure, and all that
complied, and the wife, after seeing her OH
through the window, rung for the servant aud
requested TO be shown into the room where
1 Mr. H., her husband; had ordered supper to
be served. She was accordingly conducted to
I the room, where 10 short time Mr. H., after
having looked 10 the parlor for bis lady love,
| finding her missing, aud thinking she had al
ready gone to supper, made bis appearance.
/ lis not necessary to tell the the rest Of the
story; you can easily ':phaucy the pheliuks'
OF Mr.. II. on bis finding that hts own vile was
/ bis els Uis, aud the scene which followed.
Suffice it to say, that Mr.. and Mrs. II. returned
in the same sleigh, and that the face OF Ir. H..
had heightened considerably since the time OF
I bis arrival at the Dam. IL is to DO hoped IL
will prove q lesson to him.