Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-04-29


Pht relates to US queer story Of neighbor
: hood not many miles - from this place
which we will merely "outline." MIR. b
was absent from home several days. rnd unex
pectedly returned again by rail, late in the
night. Hurrying from the epot to his residence
he knocked for admission at side door No
answer was made to his summons; and nfler
repeated knocking, he became impatient Of
delay, and siormed violently against the door.
This plan was successful, for his wife soon
came and demanded who was there2 On his
replying, the door was instantly opened. and
Well, the meeting of two loving hearts after
40 absence Of a week is not a subject for
newspaper paragraph such matters come with
n the province of Harper's journal Of Civilza.
tion" and its corps Of artists.
Mr. r. was delighted TO get homo was pleas.
ed to see his wife looking so charming; and
having been iaded down with travel, was glad
to retire as soon as possible. Just before ex
tlnguishiDg the light, however, he detected
something brilliant upon the toilet stand, il
might have been his wife's new diamond min
but then 1t was too small this thought induced
him to look again; it was small. delicate and
rich article Of iewelry, and-it was attached tn
gentleman's cravatl All the while his wife's
tongue ratified with Joy at his return; and al |
thongh he assumed a careless, happy demeauor |
he was i'll OF ease. In one short minute. he had
decided what to do in regard to pin and cravat.
Blowing out the light, he scored the fixtures
on the stand, concealed them in The pocket of
his coat, and retired to rest.
The next morning Ar. b. was deeked in a
strange cravat Although he was positive tha,
IL was noticed at the breakfast table, and thai
his wife's eye qusiled beneath his gaze. he msds
no remark calculated TO call attention 70 the
matter. He had the "key" to a painful mystery
aud he would leave it TO time and circumstances
10 nhraVel IT. and take the consequences
Atter breakfast Mr.. II. went to his Store On
The way he was greeted by several acousintances
and he noticed that each one "started " nm no,io
ing his eravst The mystery was being unloei
3D. just before dinner time, friend called to
nee MIN on business connected with the church
or while the conversation was strictly nm the =
subject; but at length the friend observed
What on earth are you doing with SIS pin and
,ravat /" o
Our hero did not fly into an uncontrollable q
'asSion, nor demand the proof of the charge !,
elicately made. He simply asked his friend Y
'hY he thought the pin belonged to the ndi. d.
ldual namedY His visitor was familiar with Il
he owneri had remarked The pin hundred A
mes 1t was an odd one, and there was not
lch another in the place besides he had part,
d from the owner at Mr.. BIS residence last
ight, where a little party Of gentlemen and 7
'dies' members OF the Benevolent Society, had 1
let ior lransacting business, and he were hat
ln--there could be no mistake about that
The key" had opened the mystery We
eed not prolong the story. Mr.. B. wrote to o
Is wlte touching epistle, in which he made
nown his determination to separate from her C.
once, and never see her more To her family M
wrote another note, stating his purpose, and ~
wing the reasons for his course Murder did F,i
y snter his mind. Before night he disposed II
ms business, settled the family mansion. d.
ID some paying stocks upon his wife (obil
ZEN they had none > placed his bequests and
FINISHED business in the hands of trustv
lend, and taking sufficiency Of ready funds 10
let his home the next morning to prosecute th' S
tour which he had designed for years, with g
It having had, prior to that time, the oppor a
nifty To commenced -
All men would not have done like b. We
'r we would not. "All men" are not constitut.
alike. 1t is probable that he would have -
en- less happy man had he killed the de
oyer OF his home. 1t is possible that he is ID
Iliosopher; he is not, certainly, murderer;
d he will not be followed by remorse to the
d of LIES pilgrimage.