The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-09
THE DEAR CREATURES.
Awkward Predicament-Grea Dan
ger of Changing Overcoats.

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A few evenings since party of friend
met at sociahle gathering at fashion
able restaurant. Some were bachelors
and some were in the enjoyment o
Heavens best gift on earth to man
The evening was cold and chilly, anC
most of them wore overcoats. Two o.
these were nearly alike, and were ownet
respectively by Charley G--and
Charley s., one of them married
the latter single, and a wild, rakish sort
of fellow, who as fast as he was out ot
onescrape was in another. His pockets
were always full of ofrose-colored missives
and delicate love tokens. His heart was
desolate out of the sunny glances OF wo,
mankind; yet this adventurous head never
permitted the matrimonial moose to curl
around it. His friend Charley C.
is sober married man, cherishing a
bright-eyed, but jealous-hearted little
wife, who loves him tenderly, He had
found it difficult to obtain permission to
attend the supper at all.
1t was given at last with the under.
standing that he would come home early.
He didn't however, but sat late; so very
late indeed that he slept soundly the
next morning until the sun was far ad'
vancCd toward the zenith. He had met
with misfortune, too, having stumbled
on his way home and rolled over in the
muddy street His wife, however, set
about repairing this mishap the next
morning by cleansing his muddy great.
coat While engaged in this occupation
her hand, by the merest chance in the
world, strayed into one OF the side-pock-
cts of the coat, and encountering q neat
ly-folded billetdoux superscribcd to
Charley, read:
"Donot 90 to that horrid, supper love,
but come to me instead. | am so lonely.
Your devoted KATE
Oh, my but the little blue eyes flash
ed-the color came and went upon cheek
and forehead-when she read the lines.
There was a moments pause, as if to
still the intensity of passion, and then
Mr.. G--was rudely shaken from his
rest.
What is the meaning Of this, sir?
and the little white hands trembled with
passion as the offending paper was held
nm hnfore the culprit
~ don't know! brought it?'
"Who brought it, sir? ] found it in
your coat pocket. Mr.. O. want
an explanation; ! will have one; !
want divorce, too"
Mr. G--was fully aroused by this
time. lie protested he knew nothing
of the note; he did not know how the
treacherous little thing came in his pock
ct. He appealed to his wiies good
sense. She would hear of no denial,
but instead made another dive into the
coat-pocket. Another little missive re-
ward her search. 1t was brimful of the
tenderest endearmcnts, and dated only
two days back, but was in another hand
writing, very beautiful, and signed
Jennie
"Oh, you Turk Just look at that :
and while Charlcy's hcwildered eyes
were persuing the latter, another visit
was made to the receptacle Of love-an-
other letter came out 1t was equally
as delicate, but full of upbraming. 1t
called Charley cruel, false, dcccitful
said that "Fanny's' broken heart was TO
he laid at his door, said his once.loyed
darling would die early.
The lips were now white with rage, the
blue eyes all atiamc with fire the little viii
lowy form drawn up to its fullest hight.
Charley never saw her looking 50 indig-
nant.
you rake-mon.tcr Why, Brig
ham Young would bc ashamed to do a.
YOU have done
Another dive was made 10 the pocket,
and letter afterlet brought ont, until a
dozen strewcd the hoor-aIl Of them
from different ladies, all cvincing the
tendcrest love for Charley.
Unable to cope with the storm of in
dignation, he made hasty exit from
the ROOM and leaving the house, left
his wife to mediate upon divorce or
suicide at leisure. \ few moments after,
however, the servant OF Charley 5
appeared with Mr.. G--s overcoat,
and respectfully solicited the return OF
his masters. The reader is left to i'm.
aginc the rest.