Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-26

but she seemed to have good control
OF herself, but there is no doubt that
could her face have been seen, there
would have been traces of bushes.
1t was not very late hour when
the cavalier and the domino had dis.
appeared from the scene. When the
Mosques were removed at IL o'clock
anxious ones were looking to see
who the couple were, but they were
gone, and all were disappointed. Let
US follow them to the home of the
widow, where they drove in haste,
the cavalier very happy, very talka-
tive, and almost beside himself with
joy-the domino very quiet and very
reserved. They were shown into
the drawing-room, where the domino
throws himself upon lounge. The
cavalier steps forward to turn up the
gas a little, but a pleasant voice says,
81 will do it for you, Mr.. H." and
the room is ablaze with the light.
The voice was that of the young
widow, and the blaze of the light
showed the lawyer leaning upon a
chair, perfectly aghast with astonish-
ment, looking from the widow to the
domino, yet unable to utter word.
"Why, what is the matter with
Mr.. X.!" asked the widow, "you
look astonished. / expected you,
and have been waiting for you some
time. Your wife told me she would
come here
"My wife !" gasped the cavalier.
eyes, your wife. Why, what is
the matter with youa Are you
unwell 2"
The cavalier scarce seemed to
know whether he was unwell or not.
He turned to the domino. She had
removed her masque, and he saw his
wife sitting before him. His aston
ishment was greater than before.
Still he could say nothing. The
wife was too indignant to speak.
The widow came to the relief of both.
81 tell you what it is, Mr.. X"
she said, you've one of the best
women in the world for wife, and
you abuse her worse than any man
| ever knew. I just wish I was in
her place for about five minutes"
The cavalier looked as if he wished
nothing of the kind. The widow
vent on.
"You insulted me in asking me to
go with you. If 1 had had a big
brother able to whip you he should
have done it, and if it had not been
that woman cannot do those things,
| would have done it myself. You
deserved it any way, you-you ugly
monster. As | could not do it, I
told your wife, and we determined
to punish you, and l guess you have
had a pretty good lesson, and one
which will last you sometime. I
know, by the way your poor wife
bushes, you have said all sorts of
insulting things to her, thinking it
was me; but it wasn't, and I guess
you have found it all out. You've
had your lesson; now go home, and
If | ever hear of your neglecting
your wife again or running off after
other women I'll tell the whole story,
and have it published in the papers,
with your name in great big type
OBJ! you big monster, you'll"
Poor X. was suffering terribly.
He had never been caught SO fairy
before. The perspiration was pour
ing down his forehead, and the air
OF the room seemed terribly confined.
lie mentally cursed masquerades,
dominoes, bewitching widows and
his own stupidity, and it was re-
lief when his wife, who evidently
felt that he had been punished sufi-
GENTLY, intimated that they had bet
ter go home, and the poor cavalier.
skunk away, like whipped school
boy. We trust the lesson will be
LASTING ono tn him