Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-20
AN INSULTED WIFE.
A Husbands Vengeance.
The Wrong Man Punished.

A few days since, the wife OF a well-known
grocer on Pennsylvania avenue had occasion to
have some stamping done for embroidery at a
stamping establishment and fancy store on f
street, we'll known to the ladies of Washington.
After the work was handed to her she left the
store, and proceeded hOmeward. The propri-
etor, however, soon after she had left, missed
same valuable goods, and not knowing the So
cial standing OF his late customer supposed 1t
A CASE OF KLEPTOMANIA.
and that she was the culprit. He hastily fol-
lowed her, and overtaking her asked her name.
She gave II To him, being much surprised at his
manner. He then told her his reason for max
ing the inquiry, and the lady was naturally in
dIgnant, but went on her way greatly agitated
at the insult. TIE proprietor OF the store in
the meantime proceeded to magistrates Off ce
OBTAINED a warrant for The arrest OF his late
customer, ana gave ii 10 officer to serve on
her. The officer, when he was informed of the
offence and for whose arrest the warrant was
issued, refused to serve IL, saying there must be
some mistake, and If the prosecutor was willing
TO get into scrape by arrestne a lady of her
standing he Cthe officer) was not The lady, in
the meantime, informed her husband of the
circumstance, and he at once threatened ven
geance on the man who had so grossly insulted
her. She told him the name, which it suffices
our purpose to say commences with z. He
registered II on the tablets OF his memory with
A VOW OF VENGEANCE,
prompt and terrible, but, unfortunately he as.
sOciated the name in his mind with another in
Glyldual altogether q well-knOwn pawnbrOker
bearing the same royal title as the fancy store
man. The angry husband was, as he supposed
favored by fortune, for he had hardly rea "hed
his ? ace of business when he saw the portlv
form OF p, the pawnbrOker, coming down the
avenue. Never dreaming but that This was the
individual he sought, the angry grocer accoste6
him, and invited him III. evil you please step
in ere, SIR? j want to say a word to YOU . p.
never dre.. wing that this was hostile message
eGuiyalt nj TO L. deceptive invitation of
THE sPIcER TO THE FLY,
walked IN. will you r'ease step into the GEL
lar a moment" was the next invitation. +.
was somewhat astOnished, but obeyed. No
sooner however, had he reached bottom than
he regretted his weakness. Instead VI being
invited to TASTE some rare old wine, Or lec9@e the
purchaser of some laid-by article =. lie gI0""Ar'
trade, as he anticipated. he wOnderingly saw
bis host place himself in boxing attitude and
he had not recovered from HIS astonishment at
this unexpected sight before his eye was struck
by his hosts knuckles. Other blows on head,
face, and stomach followed rapidly, and never
was "A pawnbrOkcT 80 belabOred. They had a
lively time in that cellar tor about five minutes,
you bet, but exhaustion finally ensued, and the
painting pawnbroker at last found an opportu-
nifty 20 inquire, what the deuce does all this
mean, anyhow" Mutual explanations followed:
then apologies; then, "Won't you take some
thing 90 "Here's to you, old boy" "Ditto to
you" Tableau.