The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-11-28
A SHOEMAKER G ME TO GRIEF

We are laughing over an adventure in
which an amorous shoemaker fell. He
was not content With one wife he had
taken, but he must leeds go poaching
on his neighbor's grounds. II 8 neigh
bor's wife. annoyed bv his declarations.
told her husband. The latter replied -
I'VE will punish him." They put Their
heads together to devise some suitable
Punishment. The evening after this fam
i'v constitution; the amorous shoemaker
("lo lived Immediately opposite tho
house painter, whose wife he 80 loved)
seeing the husband absent, called on the
wife He vas in higher spirits than ever:
he bought an enormous nosegay, mace
entirely Of roses, and was rs full of com
pliments as hs could be. The wifi. said
u him, in reply to q question: my
husband has gone to st German 10 re
over debt Of sorhe 2OOC." The shos
maker was delighted at the prospect Of
spending the whole evening with her
Two hours flew away in most delightful
conversation He pressed her to WELD
she reused. At last she sad NV
greatest objection to you is the horrible
"dor Of leather, which all shoemakers
have. Take bath in my husband. bath
'ng tub. and perhaps, after YOU smell like
other people. will not be so obstinate Al.
you SAY am" The shoemaker besi,a
ted lie dreaded foul play, bu. faint
heart Devefwon far lady-he undras.ed
and was s"on in the bath. lie had not
been in more than five minutes when loud
qnick knocking was heard a, the door,
The wife screamed, Mon dieu! There
is my husband what will became Of u.s."
Tho shoemaker ~as frightened out Of his
wits, his teeth chatter.d, his knees knock
et together, he was utterly Sewildered
With fright "Co,ne into this wardrobe
quick, exclaimed The wife. He obe,e ed
instantly. The wife opened the door {:
The husband entered in q towering fu,v
and violently threw his cap on the loor.
"xc"iming; "Accursed trip! I have
not brought one cent back with me to
pay the note OF 2OOt. due to morrow Il
never in my life WAS in sucl, bal luck "A
! Am now. Civ. me something TO ca,
! am half dad with hunger and thirst"
The wife replied. in her sofrest, gentlest
'one, "Here is some cold meat, and bread
and wine, dear" The husband seized
two knives on the table and sharpened
them IN manner which must have made
he poor shO-maker's blood run cold "a
crouched in the wardrobe naked. wet.
shivering with fear. an! cold. Bearer dead
than alive "W,fe," continued the hus
band, IL must sell the wardrobe to NOR
row. Nv friend the shoemaker over the
way has long been wanting to buv it. I
will carry it to him to morrow mo,nipg "
A the husband spoke. he went up 10 the
wardrobe, and after nt,ling the key for
9 me time, in which were new terro,s to
the poor amorous shoemaker, who, doubt
less, vowed # he ever got out of this
scrape, he would let other mems wives
alone. After supper husband and wife
vent to bed, The next morning at nine
o'clock the husband wen, out 10 get four
prrers. They took the wardrobs and
carried II over TO the shoemakar's. The
husband found the shoemaker's fam
lily in state Of the greatest consrsrna
ton The shoemaker could be found no
where; tho ~armest approximations were
entertained Of his fate; his family were
III tears. The husband was unable to re-
lievs their anxiety he lad neither seen
nor heard OF his freud The shoemake
vile accepted the wardrobe, (which she
knew her husband had Ionp desirsd ,o
purchase aud when the house painter
gave her the key she opened the door 10
examine tho cerdit'on Of her purchase.
'he 'nstsnt the door opened - man
With hair on end, covered with red, boun,
ded Orb, knocked down the wife. He,
screams, the terror Of the por,ers and the
apprentices, we're dreadful. Meanwhile.
the - red man, evidently beside him
sell, ran wildly about the shop; his wife
por'srs aod apprentices, dsw at him with
~hatevsr they could lay hands on, and
gave him . sound drubbing. until he re.
covered bis senses suffi jsn,ly to discover
himself The house painter had prepar
ed the hath With aIargs quantity Of glue,
and thickly 'dusted' the Inside of the
wsrdrobs with powdered ochre. which
had bssn transferred to the poor shoe
makers body during his nights res,les.