The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-21


ealy contumacious, shall do the only thing
which il left for me I'd do. shall call your
relatives III. alid III their presence shall Iex-
pose you and they shall then judge whether
/ have reason to put You from me! II 81
~ on can do as YOU please, Mr. stiggers.
ssI shall do as please. And with this I
Elnathan Stiggers strobe from the room.
And while the savage fit was upon him I
Stiggers posted off and called upon the rela-
tiyes Of his wife who lived near at hand. /
They were shocked when they heard his ac-
sensations: but they were inered1loas. They /
had known Maria ali Tnest proper and dis |
erect maiden, and they could not believe that
she had 50 far forgotten herself But they
were willing to assemble at his house, and
witness the effect Of his accusations before
them.
h And that evening the Browns and two
Joneses. and the Pipers-al relatives of the
suspected wife--were gathered together IN
Elnatllan Stiggers' large drawing room, and
Mrs Stiggers was summoned before them.
First, JoIham Judkins was called upon for
his story.
But Mrs. Stiggers interrupted.
ss1'here is no need,' she said, THAT our
servants should be questioned. can give all
needed particulars
ssAha, madam, we shall seel Now answer
me. Mr.. stiggers spoke grandiloquently.
II have told our friends OF the seandalizing
facts SO far as they are known to me. Now,
Mrs. stiggers, viii you tell us what was the
yifIafn,S u name 2f. tsS8 FsHS 50 4s88
You mean the name Of the gentleman who
called on me ?n
AS you please.n se
ssHs name, as he wrote it, was GustaYus
yanderyeer.''
"a most gallant name,= II must confess.
Where was he from?''
.sNew York.
4.Ah a most proper place. And you made
him happy man
ssIIe 50 declared
ale did !? So. SO, we are getting Oil. And
what did you do that made him so excessive
" happy ~
II did what he had evidently began to fear
never would be done. Il 81
ssYou dids And you bound your servant
to secrecy ~
e Yes. j did Ynot care that his. errand
should be known to our irlends-for yonr
sake Elnathan, as well as for my own.
| ss0h, yes, very careful for my sake! But.
Mrs. stiggers would you be 50 kind as to tell
lis what that marvellous deed was, which he
bad feared never would be accomplished, but
which sou SO pleasantly wrought out for
him ?'' A
:sItis written on this paper said Mrs.
Stiggers, at the same time taking q neatly
folled paper from her pocket.
.sOho That is the paper he gave you p
s.Yes. Shall let my uncle read il r.
faye. We will hear II. Read it aloud,
Parson. Read every word. \
Parson Solomon Brown took the paper,
and having stood up near to the manteI lamp
and adjusted his spectacles, he read, in VIC
orous, resonant tones, assfoloWs:
new York, June1, 1873.
Mr. Elslathan Stggcrs to PapeFpoa and Inkman,
aepror To one copy Of Tas Evangelical Gazette
from June L, 80 to june 4, 20, IHenty-dye dos-
| GusTAvus yAspERgEEn.
5s* Fer the publishers.
I ssYou will understand" remarked Mrs,
stiggers, very quietly, s'that the terms Of the
paper were Two dollars year, TO which fifty
cents was to be added, if not paid within six
months =
| Mr.. Stiggers caught the paper from the
Parsons hand.and when.he had seen its writ
ten face, he sank down like man palsied.
ssThe collector pursued Mrs. stiggers,
twas very very happy, when he found hiIn-
self in possession of the full amount of the
bill. He had sought long but IN vain to col
leet it By mail. And perhaps you can all OF
you understand that delicate instinct OF
true and sensitive wife which would seek to
hide from the world a thing 50 damaging to
the character Of her husband as an unpaid
newspaper account of SO many years stand
ing.
10 the present day Elnathan stiggers has
but a faint idea of how he got rid of his sum-
moned witnesses OH that eventful evening;
but upon two very important particulars he
feels that with perfect assurance be can take
his oath: First He has not since allowed
| himself to manifest any symptoms OF Jeal-
ousy toward bis wife; and, second--He has
precluded the possibility Of another visit
| from the New York collector by paying in-
variably in advance for his newspaper.
5 AMONG the most ancient men In existence
! Is Mr.. Mark Hardin, now residing in Shelby
County, Kentucky, who was born on the
banks Of the Monongehala, March 14th, l772.
and accompanied his fathers family Oh their
removable Kentucky, descending the Ohio