The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-12-14

haV' got you
"Please, Mr.. Inspector, may | tole,
graph to my wife ~
4 The Inspector was a naturally kind
man: and, probably, momentsry
dream Of my possible innocence flil.
ted Rcro!s his official mind.
"Well, | hardly know" he said
"Howeyer, write down tho telegram
and let me SEQ it. suppose, too, you
wi i want me to lend you a shilllngr'
| Quickly | wrote.
From Edward Brownsmith, Po.
lice Station G., North Willis, to Au.
eusta Brownsmith, Sunny Villa,
Sandstone" ...
"Dearest--l am taken up wrongly
on suspicion. Come at once. Bring q
vicar Of parish to prove my iden.
tity."
In an hours time, q grim police
man handed me the following tele-
gam in reply:
"EDwARD: am not 60 easily taken
in by your dodge. Come home take
me to tho seaside then all forgiven"
Now, never before, In my recol.
lection, swOre at man or woman but
am afraid that then my mouth did
form what | suppose the sapient con-
coctors of the new "Public School
Latin Primer" would term a mono-
syllable dental word terminating
with the stem N; and they would
proba bly, further describe it as a trust
worthy verb, Thank goodness mywife
cannot understand all that.
Depict the utter wrctchedness Of
that night spent locked up in my
cell. Before post-but subject to
pol &c inspection, and, believe, also
police copy--I wrote most humble,
imploring letter TO my wife. Good
ness knows what amount of dirt ate
in that epistle. Next morning, about
twelve O'clock, | was had up before
the magistrates, Everything that
on already know WAS brought up
against me; and, moreover, it was
sworn that Jabrz Cough, dressed as
was, had left Sandstone station
dressed in the very cloths | had on,
had a knife and ticket such as were
found on me. My telegram and its
answer were brought forward as con-
demning evidence. 1t was stated
that the reply was supposed to be
from an aCeompllee, and in cyphtr,
aud remand WAS asked for. was
remandcd. One or two of the mag
isirates seemed slightly to hesitate;
bu', really. my slangy dreas, my worn
and harraased appearance, and cir
cumstances in general, were so much
lgainst me, that | was not surprised
AZ what happened Before the court
vas up, was put into the dock be-
tore the Bench. TO my glad surprise,
I sqw, shout 10 come into the wit
ness box, my wife, the clergyman,
and two SOmersetshirC magistrates,
one Of whom, as afterward appeared,
wHf known 10 some members Of the
North Wits bench at G--.
Quickly il was proved to the semi
omHiscicnt eye Of aIl-searching un-
paid justice that | was wlat | am,
and not the notorious forging male
fIctOr, Jabcz Cough, who had 80
many other aliases that | dare at
tempt 10 pick cut his real name.
The meeting with my wife and
friends, the respectful but not at all |
'ervile apology cf the policemen, my |
.ato guardians, the dinner with some |
IF the magistrates who had sat in
Judgment OF me, the journey home
leXt day, the mceasing banter which
everywhere encountered, and the
lMJUl curtain lecture from my wife,
| ptss over, and leave to the imagi-
lation Of my readers though to me
hey were stern re tlities. All can
ay is, that if there are many wives
possess the tWenty-Caudle- horse-i |
,cg pardon. twenty. Caudle-nearC
Mrs. Brownsmith is gift
ID with, am surprised that there
re not moro suicides per annum
han the Rpgistrar-Gencrsl would
ave us believe.
or course, had 10 take Mrs. b., to
ho seaside. She put on the mex
,ressibIes there, and has Worn them
yer since-to the great misfortune of
ha henpeCkad husband, | hear her
;entle voice calling me to roll the
,rass-plot. It's hard work, but
"CoMISG. MY DEAR. COMING"
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