Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-12
CHAPTER ".

In very good spirits, the party crossed
the river, and inquired at the baggage
room in reference TO each and all black
leather travelling bags arrived that day,
took notes Of where they were sent, aud
set out to follow them up. In due time
they reached the Continental, and, as luck
would have it, met the unhappy bridal
pair just coming down stairs in charge Of
the policeman.
"What's all this p inquired the Captain.
"Oh, couple Of bugIars, caught with a
valse full Of stolen property"
"a valise what kind of a valise p
"a black Gather yalise. That's it over
Here. Stop, Hallol Policeman /
Lsndlord! It's oil right. You're all
wrong.
That's my valise. It's all mistake.
They got changed at the depot. This
lady and gentleman are innocent. Here's
their valse, with her night cap in it,
Great was the laughter, multitarious
the comments, and deep the interest of
the crowd in all this dialogue, which they
appeared to regard as delightful enter.
tainment, got up expressly for their
amusement.
"Tnen you say this ere is your'n7" said
the policeman relaxing his hold on the
bridegroom, and confronting the Captain
"Yes, IFS mine
And how did you come by the spoons?
Spoons, you jackanapes = said the
Captain. Pistols !-dueling pistols
DO you call these pistols p said the
hn1t NJ ha
marked T. B."
The Captain, astounded, gasped, "Its
the wrong valise again, after all
''Stop! Not SO fas,!" said the police
man functionary, now invested with great
dignity by the Importance of the affair he
found himself engaged in.
"If so be as how you've got this ere
lady's valse, she's all right. and can go.
But, in that case, this is your'n, and it
comes on you to account for thom ere
stolen spoons. Have to take in charge
all four of ye.
why, you impudent scoundrel r roar
ed the Captain; al see you in. l wish
had my pistols here I'd teach you how
to insult gentlemen r shaking his fist.
The dispute waxed fast and furious
The outsiders began to take part in it and
there is no telling how it would have end.
ed, had not an explosion, followed by
heavy fall and a scream of pain, been
heard in an adjoining room.
The crowd rushed to the scene Of the
new attraction.
The door was fast 1t was soon burst
open, and the mystery explained. The
thief, who had carried off the Captains
valise by mistake for his own, had taken
it up to his room, and opened it to gloat
over his booty he supposed it to contain,
thrusting his hand in after the spoons. In
so doing he had touched one Of the hair
triggers, and the pistol had gone off, the
bullet making a round hole through the
side Of the valise, and corresponding
round hole in the calf OF his leg.
The wounded rascal was taken in charge
first by the policeman, and then by the
Doctor and the dueists aud welded pair
struck up friendship on the score of their
mutual mishaps, which eliminated in
supper, where the fun was abundant, and
where it would be hard to say which was
in the best spirits, s,-the Captain for recov-
ering his pistols, the bride for getting her
ngh,cap, the bridegroom for escaping the
station house. or the duelists for escaping
each other All resolved to "mark that
day with white stone,' and henceforth to
mark their names on their black travelling
bags in white letters.
MoRAL,-Go thou and do likewise.