The Leavenworth weekly times., 1873-10-23
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| We are particular people. When We phcs
| anything down We want TO sud il just there
| when We look for Il. We are very particu-
lar about this. And When we do not piscr
anything just there, We expect TO find it there
| Just the same And more so. Mr.. Cobleigb
| took bath Sunday morning. On coming
from the ss'sr refreshed and strengthened,
| ne put On MS pants, and drew the saspeu
ders over bis bare stouliers, and taking hi-
| -oiIed clothing ia his arms, adjourned 10 the
! bedroom. Here he deliberately put bis IN
dershir and Q fac liner over the enspenders,
and deliberately loosened these articles whiis
he tucxed in the garments. Then he looked
for his euspender lie mad carefully placed
them on . chzir, you know-thst chair right
at the foot OF The bed, and lie looked there for
them, - it Was perfectly reasonable he
should. They we're no, there. however. Mr.
Cobleigh Was surprised. He stared very
hard a, the chair, and tried manfuiiy to ke-p
down the rising temper. Then he looked in
every corner OF the room, ard got down on
bis knees, and peered under the bed, and
even looked up st the ceiling. and ont OF the
window. He examined these localities. not
bscsuse he expected to find the article there,
TN. Mr. Cobl-igh wished 10 shov the world
,tz, there wss no intention on hs part 20 b.
unfair in this matter. He had left the.e sns-
pender- On tie chair, and as they were not
gifted with legs, scIne one had removed them.
Mr.. Cotieigh vas 20 confident OF this, that
he et.eemed il prudent 10 strike the
stand with his Gst, and tell whs. ought TO be
done TO the party who took ;he suspenders.
This he did, sHd then called his wife. She
csme at ones Mr.. Cobieigh very briefly
related the los, becsuse he hadn't lime TO
talk much, anI then proceeded 10 talk about
nothing else. Mira. C,bieieh carefully
-earcfed the ca.ir, while Mr.. CobIeigh etood
by ard grated his teeth. Tnen she carefully
searched the room. which 60 e1ssperz,ed
him. as he had already made the search, ard
ief, the suspenders On the chair. that he
iartiv inquired if she supposad ID he had hidden
the articles. Til, led her to explain that
she believed be had left them somewhere
elss. ID, you think I'd lie about pair OF
su-penders?' gssped he. a. the awful suspi- |
c;on ia he'd upon him. Mrs. Cobleigb was |
no, prepared 70 back up this proposition
perhaps she die not consider it at at all. hn,
she was confident that they had been mislaid,
and said so, while Mr. Cobleigh, holding up
his garments, danced around in q very
furious manner. Finally a compromise
wns made vith Two stripe OF
sooIen cloth. with holes a, the ends, and the
-ohieighs wen,;o church in no very hsppy
s-e o; mind At night. when Mr.. Cob!eigh
-riifed. and drew off his upper wardrobe for
ha. purpose, 4 vehemsnt exclamation at.
raced the attention CT Mrs. Cobleigh, who,
cokin. around, behe!d a very sheep;sh-
aoking man trying to d;ssnsaee pair OF
uspendsrs from under ,ieh.-friirg under
hirt. "WeII, declare" commenced thai
,dy. Il" "weli you just shut up ard
q to bei?' s,vagely demanded Mr.. Cob.