Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-28
THE BLACK DOMINO.
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In yesterdays LEDGER appeared an
account Of the adventures OF Mr.. -
with lady in black domino at the
Mardi.Gras Carnival The facts as act
forth in the article were received from
the hero himself. aud our reporter hav-
ing been a witness TO the Grst meeting
in the Grand Opera House, was sorely
puzzled when the denouement was made
known. Instigated by that curiosity
which rests In the bosom Of every man
aud woman. on Wednesday last he, in
company with Mr.. -, promenaded
from the Exposition building in several
directions, but at Court Square the trail
ives lost, Mr.. - not being able to fol-
low the clue any farther indeed, the
Square was the only locality that he
could remember distinctly as point
which he passed on his route, either in
going to or coming from the home Of
the black domino. This morning our
reporter received the following notes on
the subject, which add considerably TO
the mystery, even II they do not seem
TO clear il up:
MEMPHIS, Tam. February q. 1873.
Mr.. Reporter Of the Ledger;
You can assure your friend that the
"black domino" was not guilty Of the
crime Of pilfering the solitaire, as was
intimated in the sensational article IN
Yesterdays LEDGER. The thing was a
mad prank played for the nonce by me,
and your friend Ia most entertaining
gentleman indeed) must not for a mo
ment imagine that he fell into the hands
of an adventures. He is we'll known
to many of my friends, and this having
been discovered, | engaged in the affair
from purely malicious motives, Inc
glove he treasures so aifectionately was
dropped in the parlor accidentally and
by him captured designedly. Its mate l
will keep as memento OF the romantic
episode of Mardi.Gras.
Yours Indignantly, BLUE MASK.
The above was written on French
note paper. and inclosed in an envelope
of the same material; it was exquisitely
perfumed, and the caligraphy was di-
minutive and characteristic.
Now this partially cleared up the
mystery, so far as the suspected robbery
was concerned, but shed no CLEAN Of
light on the identity of the black dom
mo" But another letter received seems
to involve the matter in confusion worse
COMPOUNDED:
MEMrnls. TENN, February q.
Editor of the Ledger;
Your Mr.. - did not go home with
me; it is big story from beginning to
end. True, did take seat in the east
gallery Of the Exposition building near
YOUR friend, and we conversed OF Paris
aud Vienna, whittier it seemed we had
both been, and possibly about the same
time, but / did not say follow me" nor
did we leave the Exposition building to-
gether. / lost white kid glove, how
ever, most mysteriously and must CON
fess that / suspect Mr.. - has it in his
} possession; if so, let him Keep it and
not forget the BLACK DOMINO.
Mr.. - must have had the power OF
being two persons at once to thus be-
come entangled in two affairs mysteri-
ously similar. To unravel the matter
is beyond the ability of our reporter,
unless the writer's of the above make
persons and things clearer by producing
the gloves, but which gloves, like Othel-
los handkerchief, may lead to trouble
in masquerading families.