The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-01

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gnsta Brownsmith, Sunny Villa, Sand
stone: I5es
(, NDEAREsr--I am taken. up wrongly
on suspicion. Come at once. Bring
the vicar of the parish to prove my
identitv.D son 81
In an hours time, grim policeman
handed me the following telegram in
reply: - syI5s Iss5ta8
EDwARD-I am not SO easily taken
in by your dodge. Come home; take
me to the seaside: then all will be for
given s a s fadass
Now, I never before, in my recol-
lection, swore at q man or woman but
am afraid that then nv mouth did
form what ] suppose that sapient con-
coctors of the new Public School
Latin Primer, would term q mono-
syllable denial word terminating with
the stern n and they would probably
further describe it as transitive verb
Thank goodness my wife cannot un-
derstand all that. 81 - aai ad sflaa8
Depict the utter wretchedness of
that night spent locked in my eellli
Before post but subject to police in
spection, and, I believe also to police
icopy--I wrote q most humble implor-
1nk lCltCE " i" A1Cs
knows what an amount of dirt ate
In that epislle. Next morning about
twelve O'Clock IL was had up before
the magistrates Everything that You
already know, was brought up against
nae; and, moreoxer, it was sworn that
Jacob Cough, dressed as L was, had
left the Sandstone Station, had knife
and ticket such as were found on me.
My telegram and its answer were
brought forward as condemning evil
dence. 1t was stated that the reply
was supposed to come from an accom-
plice, and in cipher; and remainder
was asked for. was remanded. One
or two of the magistrates seemed
slightly to hesitate; but, really, my
slangy dress. my worn and harassed
appearance, and circumstances in gen.
eral, were SO much against me that I
was not surprised at what happened.
Before the court was up, was again
put in the dock before the Bench. To
myglad surprise, / saw about to come
into the witness, box, my wife, the
Clergyman of my parish and two
| Somersetshire magistrates, one of
whom, as afterwards appeared, was
known to some of the members of
the North Wits Bench at G-z-7.
| Quickly it was proved to the semi
omniscient eye of all searching, un-
paid justice that I was what am, and
not the notorious forging malefactor,
Jacob Cough, who had SO many other
aliases that L dared not attempt to
pick out his real name. - 8
The meeting with my wife and
| friends, the respectful but not at all
servile apology of the policeman, my
late guardians, the dinner with some
who sat in Judgment on me, the Jour-
ney home next day, the unceasing
banter which everywhere encoun-
tered, and the awfui curtain lectures
or my wife, / pass over and leave
them to the imagination of my read
ers |; though to me they were stern re-
alities. All 1 can say is that if there
are many who possess the twenty
Caudle-horse-power-Is beg pardon,
the twenty y-Caudle-mare-power-that
Mrs. Brownsmith is gifted with, I am
surprised that there are not more sui
cides per annum than the Registrar
General would have US believe.
ssOf course / had to take Mrs. B. to
the seaside. She put on the mex
pressibles there and has worn them
ever since to the great misfortune of
her hen-pecked husband. / hear her
gentle voice calling me to roll the
grass-plot. It's hard work but
!" Coming my d-e-a-r!"