The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-03-21
TALE OF A MASQUERADE.
A MischieVOuS Widow.

PROM IT" milwaukee, " lScon5in. --..
A masquerade would not be much of
an affair if there were not some iUG1crous
scenes attached to it. or connected with it.
Last evening that OF the nusicai society
was no exception to the general rule, and
any number of funny incidents transpir-
ed.
!. No person failed to notice a CONSPICUOUS
person, a gentleman dressed as Span
ish cavailei--a very neat and tasty dress,
set off upon weli-built and athletic
frame. The gentleman, whom We shall
call x, paid particular most de-
voted attention to pink domino, en-
shrouding q sylph-like form, acting as
her escort at all times, and paying no at
tention, worth noticing. to anybody else
In promenading or In resting they were
III earnest conversation, and the ladies,
who could not fad to notice them, thought
he must be duck of a fellow to pay so
much attention while the gentleman
thought she must be divine little angel
to listen sodevotedly to all his soft things
Perhops both Of them were jjast what
they had the credit Of being.
The cavalier was legal gentleman of
| our city, and the pink domino was-no
matter who, just now
IilC Scu.icHdil Is married ana mas IL
small family. He loves his wife, but
| people do whisper that sometimes he
loves other peoples just as much. The
cavalier proposed sometime since to go to
the bali, but his wife insisted that her
health was not very good, and as there
would be som ething of crowd present
were very tedious affairs at best That
X was delighted with the determination
there is no 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 heat of the
excitement he asked her to accompany
him to the masquerade The widow was
possessed Of bosom full of fun, and she
a costume and pink domino, and as
Everybody saw, Who noticed it, very pref
| ty and very expensive Now, in conclud-
ing to GO, the widow had some object in
view, evidently, for yesterday, SO runs
| the story, she saw X go away from home,
when she sought the presence of his wife
| and told her the whole story, and in cor
zclusion, she said:
Now you We heard the whole thing.
That good for nothing husband of yours
| has been paying too many attentions to
me OF late, and | do not like it. If you
are woman of spirit you will play trick
Oh him for this, and if you are not, why
/ 'H-Ill-just go with him to the mas
| querade and FL hirt with him all the
/ evening just as hard as ever know now. -
| 1t is presumed the wife was not a woman
of spirit, for last evening about nine
| o clock, IA carriage drove up to the wodow S
house, and a Spanish cavalier, very gen
| tlenlanly. very devotedly, and very lover
! like. assisted a domino into it and it
drove to Music hall. ses
At the hall the couple paid little at
| tention to the funny scenes about them.
IF they laughed at all it was at their own
wit. Frying eyes tried hard to find out
who they were They sauntered abcut
until tired. They took refreshments and
occasionally a glass of wine. They made
no attempt to peep beneath each others
Mosques, for it was evident they knew
each other we'll At all times the caval-
Ter seemed whispering the softest things
to the domino, and a close observer
might have seen that occasionally the
words were very soft, for they made the
fair domino, start and tremble just a lit
tie, but she seemed to have good control
of herself. but there is no doubt that could
ueF lace nave Deen seen, tnere would
/ have been traces of bushes
| 1t was not a very late hour when the
cavalier and the domino, had disappear
ed from the scene. When the Mosques
were removed at y O'Clock anxious ones
were looking to see who the couple were,
but they were gone, and all were disap-
pointed Let US follow them to the
home of the widow. where they drove in
haste, the cavalier very happy. very
laxative, and almost beside himself with
joy-the domino veryuquiet and very
reserved. They were shown into the
drawing-room, where the domino throws
herself upon the lounge. The cavalier
steps forward to turn up the gas a little,
but pleasant voice says, II viii do it
for you. Mr.. X and the room is ablaze
4 with light The voice was that of the
young widow, and the blaze of light
showedaths lawyer leaning upon chair,
| perfectly aghast with astonishment, look
ing from the window to the domino, yet
4 unableto utter a word. ..-..ss-' $
4 r'Why, what is the matter, Mr. x %
+ asked the widow, you look astonished.
expected you, and have been waiting
for you some time. Your wife told me
8 she would come hera A44