Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-22
The Wrong suit of Clothes.


/ Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hopkins were SUI
premely happy.
Their. condition was as felicitou- a. that
of a well-mated pair OF robins on the l'th
day OF February.
For il was the day after their marrias"
that they arrived AT the Etgle Hotel ana
were shown up 10 No. ID - pleasant
room on the second fnor. Nuihing was
wanting TO make them happy.
Mrs. Hopkins had two new silks ana .
lcharmingly- braided undeT->kirt, aud .
/ real cashmere shawl. and "a love of Don
net, and what more could srh-i"i'
woman require. And then, "a Ia a nus
I band Frank was the very punk al tht
masculine flower-gArden And d. hhn
such beautiful mou-tache-Ju-t me
shade that blonde Aggie .idmIred-biAc :
ones were 40 fierce Dear me, -he SAD
/ with pretty shiver. she should al"aS :
4 feel a horror of a man with black NOUS
tache.
And Frank looked 20 splendidly IN ms
new clothes. \ blue coat, and plaid, biue
/ and green pautaloon>, and . whlt" Fe-i'
I and an uuexccptionable neck-tI". surely
: there was not such another -;ei-up ia TIE
4 city.
And Frank thought Aggie little les
! than an angel. aud IA great deal better
4 adapted To make him happy than any oi
those winged. ETHEREAL Gre 4iuTes that are
/ supposed Ia he the quintes,;.nce OF all thai
Is charming. So you sec. dear readers
every thing was going, a. IN srry - = mar
riage bell.
/ la the same hotel-on he same h'oI
and in the adjoining roo. II, which Had
i been constructed 10 be- let with the r"onl
I of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, ~ q suite. and
was connected by a large pre- s--Mr John
Franklin Swift, young gen tk man from
/ the country, was lodging.
John retired 10 rest early, end not being
much accustomed 10 the usage of the city
concluded TO do A. he did AT hon ue--rlst
when he first awoke And a. he aw"kt
at five. and this was in the winter, he wa
= little early.
He was afraid of the gas-in IA, 1 be
did not understand its arrangements -
he decided to dress IN the dark, and tep
ping into the clothes press he took: do vi
clothes and got into them. lie thong. .
the pantIloous a little tight IN the waist
band. and the coat tclt singularly uu-
comfortable about the arm holes. but then
Il was a cold morning, he reasoned, ants
4 W
Mr.. Swift having apparcled himself,
went out for a morning walk.
i As fate would have il, he found en-
ployment that morning, tor the first iim'-
since coming to the city and 80 he of
with his coat and went 10 workout not
until he had discovered that he was III
| the wrong suit OF clothes
Its mighty queer lac said 70 himself.
but | reckon | got EN- III that press that
was between the chambers, and whoever
slept in the other room l. wearing mine.
Ii will come right again at night, and
these are sla-hlng nice-loooking set 81
rigging Declare tor i'll lu0k more Ink.
gentleman than | ever did
4 Meanwhile, Mr. Hopkins ro>e ust be-
fore sunrise, a. he had Ia do, ln order Ia
reach the early tram, which lett tor d
country town about thirty miles away.
where he had got 10 20 that day on inn
| portant business. And "a he was 10 I,-iyt
his wife at the Eagle during hIs aoscIl.,s,
and the day would seem 50 hong Ia hei
because he was away, he thought lt b.Si
not to wake her, but dress himself IN semi
obscurity- taking his clothes from tn
closet, where he had hun them the pr.
vious night. BY the time he had goi
himself invested in them. he bid discuy-
cred the exchange, but there w.is not .
moment TO lose, and lac could wear them
Tor that day, trusting Ia good luck Ia get
ting his own garments again IA return.
80 laughing a httle 10 himself AT III.
ludicrou- figure he cut in the long swai-
low-tailed coat, and baggy butterhut pam
falcons, and slonched hat of the country
man. he kissed his wife, and departed.
II When MIR. Swift returned 10 his hotel
at night, everybody was deferential L.
him. The waiter bowed To hlm az re--
pectfully as it was in his power to do.
md opened the door of parlor, remark
ing:
II .'She's in there, sir"
"Who's in there T" said Mr.. Swift.
/ "Your lady, sir. And she's had a sad
day of it, I'm thinking. She's cried NOR,
than once for your absence"
\ Swift wondered who could be CRYING
for him, as he had no lady acquaintance
in the city; but being remarkably fond
of the ladies, he had no objection TO see
ing this one, who was plunged into grief
on his account
Mrs. Hopkins was sitting on the sofa,
and the gas not having been lighted, the
twilight of the place favored the dDeep-
ton. and she took him for her husband.
/ There was a resemblance between the
two men. And that immaculate suit OF
clothes-of course it was he.
She sprang up, and was in his arms in a
/ moment.
"Oh, my dearest, dearest Frank" she
cried, where have you been? How
could you stay away from your own
l Aggie 30 long Z" and she began to put ON
the kisses in q way Frank Swift Thought
particularly delightful. Swift returned
them with interest, feeling very much
like one bee in whole hive Of honeyl
my dear Frank, don't kiss 90 hard.
You dreadful mani You haven't shaved
te-dayl You ought to be Ashamed 70
"Nevw mind that r cried Swift 81
| should SoEgst everything Il I were with