Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-04-06
Tale Of "a Masquerade-A MiSchievous
Widow

ed to il, or connected with IT. Last evening
that of the Musical Society was no exception to-
the general nI!e, and any number of funny inci-
dents trauSpIrcd.
No person failed 10 notice conspicuous COS
tune present, gentleman dressed as Spanish
cavalier-a very neat and tasty dress, set OH
upon a we'll built and athletic frame. The gen
teman, whom We call X, paid partcuar-in-
deed most devoted attention to pink domino.
Ienshrouding a sylph,lke form, acting as her es-
cort at all times, and pay ing 10 attention, worth
noticing, to any body else. In p-omenadIn9 or
in restsng they were in earnest conversation,
and the ladies', who could not fail To notice
! them, thought he must be duck OF fellow TO
pay so much attention, while the gentlemen
thought II e must be divine little angel to iis-
ten so Jevotedly to all his soft things Perhaps
both Of them were just what they had The credt
OF being.
! The cavalier was legal gentleman OF our
city, and pluk domIno-was no ma'tof WHO just
( now.
/ The gentleman is married and has small
family. He loves his wife, bu: people DO y his
per that some time, he loves other peoples just
as much. The cavalier proposed some time
since to go To the ball, but his wife insisted that
her health was not very good, and as there
would be something Of a crowd present she
would not go-to her masqueradeS were very
tedious affairs at the best That y. was de-
lighted with the determination there j nc doubt
! He did not say SO, however, but the day his wife
decided not TO go he met IN company young
and pretty widow, and IN the heal OF the eX-
cItcmeul he asked her to accompany hlm TO the
masquerade. The widow was possessed OF bo-
som full OF fun, and she consented 10 go. X.
! fitted her out with costume aud pink domino,
and as every body saw, who noticed 1t, very
pretty aud very expensive. Now, ~ concluding
/ 10 20, the widow had some object In view, eY!-
IDENTITY, for yesterday, so rams the story, she
saw Y 60 way from home, when she sought
.he yrrsence Of his wife and told her the whole
story and in conclusion she sari:
Now. you've heard the whole thing. That
good for nothing husband Of yours has been
IpaNlug too many attentions to me OF late, ana /
do not like it. II you are woman Of spIIt you
will play trick on him for this, and if you are
not, why l'Il-l'll-just go will, him TO the mas
querade, and will firt with him all the even
ing Just as hard as ever know how. 1t is pre-
sumcd the wife is not a woRah Of spirit, Tor last
evening about nine O'Clock a carriage drove up
to the widows house, and Spanish cavalier,
very gcntlemanly, very drrotejly and very low
lrr-Iike assisted a domino jAto 1t and II drove TO
Mu,ic Hail.
At the hall the couple paid little attention to
! the funny scenes about the "a. IL they laughed
at all 1t was OF their own wis. PryiRg eyes tried
hard to lad out who they were. They saunter-
ed about until tired. They took refreshments
and occasionally glass Of wine. They made
Iuo attempts 10 peep beneath each others
masques for it was evident that they knew each
other well. At all times the cavalier seemed
whispering tie soltcst things TO the domino, and
a close observer might have seen that occasion
ally the words were very soft, fer they made
the fair domino start and trembIe just q little,
but she seemed 10 have good eontrol Of herself,
hut there is no doubt that could AcF face have
Ibeen seen, there would have been traces Of
| bushes.
1t was not very late hour when the cavaNer
and the domino had dlsapp' ar'd from the scene.
| VI hen the masks removed at twelve o.
clock, anxious ones were looking to see who The
couple were, but they were gore, and all were
disappointed. Let Us follow hem 10 the home
ol the widow where they drove III haste, the
cIva i,r very happy, very Ia sauve. and sIm1ss
beside himself with JOY the domino very quiet
end very reserved They were shown into the
lrswiGe.room, ard the domIAo throws himself
upon lounge. The ca, aljer steps forward to
turn up the gas little, bot d pleasant voice
saws, i will do it Tor y0s. Mr.. N and the
room is ablaze with light. TIE voice was that
of young idOw, and the slO1e of the light
showed the lawye: leaning apon chair, per
fect,v aehast with astonishmeGt, looking from
the widow TO the domino, ct unable 10 utter
word.
.Why, what is the matter with Mr.. X ask
cd the widow, you ook as.oniShed. expected
YOU, and have been waiting for You for some
time. Your wife told me size woatd come
here
MY wife " gasped the eaver.
Yes, your wife. Why, what is the matter
Are you unwell ?
| TIE cavalier scarce seemed 10 know whether
| he was unwell or not. He turned to the domi
no. She had removed her masque, and he saw
his wife sitting before him. His astonishment
was greater than before. Sill he could say
nothing His wife was to indignant to speak
The widow came 10 The relief beth.
81 tell you what it is, Mr.. X she said you
| have one of the best women in tie world for a
wife, and yoa abuse her worse than any man
ever knew. just wish was in her place foi
about five minures.'
The cavalier looked as il he wished nothing Of
the kind. The widow went on.
You insued nc in asking me 10 go with
you. III had bad big brother able to whip
YOU, h. should have done 1t, and IT 1t bad not
been that woman cannot do those things,
would have done it myself. You deserved II
any way, you--you ugly monster. As could
not do it, | told your wife, aud we determined to
punish you, and guess you have had a pretty
good lesson, and one which will last you some
time. Fknow, by the way your poor wife blush
es YOU have said al sorts of insulting things to
her thinking it he butt was not, and
guess you have found it all out. You've ad a.
lesson now 60 home, and If / ever hear OF
your negleciing your wife again, or running of
after other women, lteil the whole story, ans
have il published in the papers, with your name
in great big type-oh you big moDser you!
Poor y, was suffering terribly. He bad new
er been caught so fairly before The perspira-
ion was pouring down his forehead and the dill