The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-05-15

who they were. They saun,ered about
until tired They took refreshments and
occasionally glass Of wine. They made
no attempts TO peep beneath each Others
mfsques, for it WAS evident they knew
each other well. At all times the cavalier
seemed. whispering the softest things to
the domino, and close observer might
have seen that occasionally the words
were very soft, for they made the fair
domino s,srt aud ue'uble just little,
but che seemed to have gsod control Of
herself, but there IS no doubt that could
her face have been seen, there would
| have been traces Of blusbes.
! It wss no. very late hour when the
cavalier and the domino had disappeared
from the scene. when the mas9ues were
removed at II O'CLOCK, anxious ones we're
looking to see who the couple were, but
they we're gone, ard all were disappointed.
Let us follow them to the home Of the
widow, where they drove in haste, the
cavalier very happy, very taIkatve, and
almost beside himself with jov-the
domino very quiet and very reserved.
They were shown into the drawing room,
where the domino throws herself uron a
lounge. The cavalier steps forward 20
turn mp the gas little, hut pleasant
voice says, 81 will do il for YOU, Mr.. X"
and the room is ablsze with the light.
The voice was that Of the vouug widow,
and the blaze OF the light showed the
LAWYER lesning upon chair. perfectly
aehast with astonishment, looking from
the widow to the domino, yet unable to
utter wOrl.
."Why, what is The matter with Mr..
NJ asked she widow. you look
astonished expected you, and have
been waiting for you some time. Your
wife tod me she would come here"
MY wife J gssped the cavalier.
ayes, your wife. Why, what is the
matter with youi Are you unwell Z"
The cavalier scarce seemed to know
whether he was unwel or not lie turned
| 10 the domino. She had removed her
masgne, and he saw his wife sitting be
fore him. His astonishment was greater
than before. Still Ire could say no,hinr
The wife was too indignant 20 speak.
! The widow came to the relief Of both.
81 tell you what it is, Mr.. " she said,
you've one of :he best women in the
world for a wife, ancfyou abuse her worse
than any man ever knew. I just wisn
| was in her p lace for about five minutes"
The cavalier looked as il he wished
nothing Of the kind. The widow wen,
| on.
"You insul,ed me in asking me TO 90
with you. II l'bad big brother able
to whip you he should have done-i,, and
il II had not been that woman cannot
DO those things. I would have done it
yseif. You deserved it anv way, you
ugly mopsler As could nol do it, |
| ibid your wife, and We determined to
! punish YOU, and guess YOU have had a
pretty good lesson, and one which will
last you sometime, know, hy the way
your poor wifs bushes, you have said all
sorts Of Insulting things TO her, thinking Q
II WIS me; but j, wasn't, and L guess
you have fouud !. all out. You've had
your lesson now 60 home, and II T ever
hear Of your neglectjng your wife again,
or rnnuing off after women. IN tell the
wheIe story, and haeet published in the
papers, with your name in great big tyre
oh you big monster, youl
Poor Y. was suffering terribly. He
had never been caught so faitly before.
The perspira,ion was pouring down his
forehead, and the air II the room seemed
terribly confined, lie mentally cursed
masquerades, domiuos, bewl;ching wild
ows'and his own stupidity. and twas a
relief when bis wife, who evidently fei,
that he had been punished sufficiently
iLtma'ed that they had better 90 home
AID the poor cavalier sluok away, like n
J whipped school boy,-MIWaukee IPis
eoHsin. ...-r.. ........
TAKE HrM 0ur.--A scrub'headed boy