Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-29
CLEARFIELD Pa WEDNESDAY, JANUARY %. 1868
How Jealous Wife was Cured.


Sam j is a jolly. rollicking cuss, with
face always expanded by smile, and a
heart always warm with affectionate yearn-
ing tor his pretty little wife But Sam S
jolly, tree and easy disposition places him on
the most friendly terms with all who know
him, male and female, and the gushing
warmth OF his heart often displays itself III
the most kindly demonstrations toward those
he esteems.
Now, Sans wife, although pretty, and
loving him wildly, is not of the same rolick-
ing disposition as her husband, and cannot
exactly understand how he can kiss the girls,
as he frequently does, and hug them too, and
at the same time maintain for her that love
which every husband owes his wife. In
deed, tight OF the feeling as she would, the
genius of jealousy took possession of her
SOUL and she led Sam, to use his own words,
IAN awful life'' This awful life Sam en-
dured as best he could, hoping soon to con-
vince his wife of the injustice she did In sus-
pecting him of infdelity to her.
A few weeks ago Sam wife, OF sudden,
took a notion to visit some relatives up in
Ohio, and alter admonishing her husband to
be more circumspect and prudent, departed
on her journey, to be absent one month.
Now Sam is decidedly opposed to sleeping
and, withal, somewhat afraid Of robbers. So
he prevailed upon Il young Charley -, to
sleep with him each night Charley, being
an early riser, was always up and away OF a
morning, before any one else about the
house arose.
Sam had an old lady living in the house,
and she was just as tull Of inquisitiveness as
any other woman, and had not the most ex
alted estimate of Sans married fidelity.
But when making up the bed each morning
she discovered head marksupon two pillows
instead of one, her suspicious took definite
shape, and she was quite ready to swear that
Sans bed was occupied each night by a
woman as well as himself Indeed, she
would have sworn to it.
Well, she writes Sans wife letter, de-
failing her conviction, and arranging for her
to come home immediately, and to arrive on
the midnight train Then to slip quietly
home, and as quietly into her husband S
room, and then-she would be convinced her
suspicious were not groundless.
This little programme was carried out
beautifully. The old lady met the returning
wife at the door, and said: Y ou are in 0ime
she's here, the nasty thing-in bed with
Sam-in your bed, too, the impudent hus-
sy." Tie wife became furious, but made
no noise just then laying aside her bonnet,
shawl, &C., she TOOK lamp, walked lightly
to the door Of her husbands room, listened,
heard talking, began to scream and pound
on the door, and brought Sam out of bed in
a jiffy, and 20 the door, en- dtshabille.
The wife gave no answer to his wild in
quiries as to what was the matter and what
had brought her home so Unexpectedly. She
screamed out, ''you villain, you scamp I've
caught you at last. You could not deceive
me always. All, that vile woman, I'll kill
her. /"
Sam smelt large sized mice. Heappre-
ciated the situation at once, and played his
part in mastery manner. well. my dear
you have fairly caught me, and | reckon |
might as well confess and have done with 1t,
Sam said, and turning to the bed he cried
out, ''get up, Mary, for it's all up with us,
for my wife has come, and she now knows
all. Let's ask forgiveness and promise to
sleep together no more
Then Charley head darted out from un-
der the cover, developing an immense Lail
of whiskers-for a woman-and he said:
her, for have no clothes On but just my
spotted, then red. She read it all in fact.
Sam shrieked out the loudest, broadcast guf-
flaws, and the old lady, who had followed the
wife up stairs, exclaimed, did you ever
Sam and his wife retired to the parlor,
while Charley dressed and soon went down.
Explanations followed, mysteries were un-
ravelled, a few tears, some jolly hip smack
ing, and the curtain dropped Sam says his
wife will never be jealous of him agaln-at
least she SO declares.