The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-13
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and you can find me there when you
wish to see me, but it is mean of you to
play me such trick when l wanted to
see you so bad; you might let me in" said
Mrs. Smith as she reluctantly turned
away from the door.
"This is alfred queer" soliloquised
Smith, "blame me if | understand it.
would think she was mistaken, only she
called me by name. have heard that
fellow has all sorts of games practiced
on him in the city, but darn my buttons
if any one can marry me, or claim to be
my wife in that sudden manner. I'll not
60 near the parlor that's certain, and there
can't any woman come it over me in that
fashion"
In accordance with that resolution,
Smith staid in his room until tea was
ready, when he went direct to the dining
room, and after tea took short walk
as was his custom at home, when he re-
turned and retired early.
In the mean while, Mrs. Smith sat for
some time in the parlor in momentary ex-
petation Of seeing her husband, but af-
ter an hour or more had dragged along
and she did not put in an appearance,
she finally got angry and inwardly vowed
that she would never go near that roo m
again until Smith asked her. AS the
evening advanced she began to get very
tired and finally as all but her had left
the room she reclined on the sofa and
ere she knew it was asleep.
The boat from Wheeling arrived about
9 o'clock and as soon as it touched
the Levee, Mr.. Smith sprang ashore and
hastened to the "Spencer" anxious to
clasp his wife to his bosom. As he reg
istered his name, he said:
"IIas Mrs. George Smith arrived ? if
SO please show me to her ROOM"
The clerk was so astonished that he
could for moment only stare at the
gentleman in amazement, and ere he
could reply, Mr.. Smith again said:
| expected to meet my wife here
as l wrote you should, hasn't she ar
rived ?"
Yes" stammered out the clerk with
much hesitation, Mrs. Smith came on the
3 o'clock train"
"Well then show me to her room, what
are you stammering about" said Smith.
There is some mistake" replied the
clerk, "about an hour after Mrs Smith
arrived gentleman came and registered
his name as George Smith and | sent him
to her room, as / supposed him to be her
husband, | haven't seen him since"
"Well, where is my wife ? haven't you
seen her either ?"
No SIR" said the clerk.
Show me to that room," exc laimed
the now thoroughly excited Smith, 81 will
see to this business A pretty blunder
you have made"
The clerk fastened to comply with
this demand, and accompanied by the
angry husband, was soon at the door OF
No. 30
Whats wanted" was the reply to the
vigorous knocks Of Smith.
"Wherc's my wife?" was the answer.
Now look here stranger, / have been
bothered enough about wives since
came to this house, and you had better
quit bothering me, or some one will get
hurt"
The only reply to this speech was a
still more positive demand for admission
to which the inside Smith returned
an equally positively refusal.
The clerk now spoke up and said "ii
you will let us in Mr.. Smith we can ex-
plain" and in answer to this request the
door was opened and the parties entered.
Before the clerk could begin his expla-
nation his companion who had pressed
hastily in and had been anxiously look
ing around the room, discovered some
articles which he recognized as his wife's
property, and his demands to know her
whereabouts, so exasperated Mr. Smith
number one, that only the interposition Of
the clerk saved the parties from damaging
each others countenances.
When the clerk had finally got a
chance to explain matters to the occu-
pant of the room, our bachelor friend at
once saw why woman had insisted upon
coming in, claiming to be his wife, and
when in return he had told his story
winding up by saying perhaps the wo-
man is still in the parlor," there was a
hasty departure for that locality, by the
married Smith.
With the meeting and explanations Of
the married couple we have nothing to do,
but will just mention that the husband
shortly returned to No. 80 for the arti-
cles belonging to his wife, they having
been assigned to some other room.
About that time the single Smith
might have been heard to mutter some.
thing about married men expecting to be