St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-06-13
A Danbury Mans Adventure.

y DanburN man started for Green.
Wich. Friday. to see an iron fence
What he wanted to see an mon fence
for we don't know. and it really makes
no difference. lie went He wanted
to go oil on the 90 train - he hurried
home I" get ready. His wife and y
vicious outside woman were cleaning
house. sIri II Wis some litllc time he
fore he could get his society suit ready
In the nic;;n Time lie opened fire u!I Tia,
largest halt of Il cu>taid pie. huldimg il
IN his hand. and danciH. around and
yelling for his things. When sh,
brought his oNcrcoat, he set the pie IL
i chan. to put on the coat. hut in hi>
nervousness stepped on the end "t {;
l"ug-hamdlcd WhItcWa>h brush which
wis balanced ACROSS Il pail. and tn,
other end flew up and discharged about
Il pint nt the awful mixture over III,
sofa. Wallpaper. and his painting aru
indignant wife. She made Il remark.
and he contlaGictrd it, Then he >al
down III the chair where the pie WAS.
and got up with howl that would haN,
melted the >t"utc>t heart She
wanted him to wait while she scraped
oil the surplus. hut he Was too mad I"
converse in W"ldS uf mon" than ON.
~ llldhlc. and started t"l the depot and
boarded the train. an'i III thc >rclu>ion
of the hagga"c-caI removed the often
~iNr lunch.
lie got To Greenwich all right and
looked at the fence. We hope he dd
mircd it, Then he started fnl h"m,
but missed the 1I.iil3. Hnd ~ the next
Il ,
wich. he was obliged to walk Ia the
draw bridge at Cos Cob ol stay ii.
Greenwich all night. 80 he walked ul'
there in the rain. hui didn't mind il
much. ~ lr had an mllclIa and tn,
pie WAS pretty we'll dried in. VI hen Ia,
got tn Cos Cob he stood up on fence
tu look III the scenery. and swear. WhcL
Il sharp gust Of wind took oil his hat
and carried it ACROSS Il hog lot. Thel.
he stepped down on the other side. toe
amazed To express himself. and another
gust of wind came along and TUNED
the umbrella inside out. \ hrict con
Ver>atiom here cn>ucd hctWecn himself
and the umbrella. which hc still held.
and he again started tuI the hat.
When he got to it he Kicked it around
Ncr;ll times and then iammcd il dow,
on his head. and started once more
through the hogs ~ the train drew up
at the bridge. 1t was Il teIihlc >trug-
gle. as the hn9> W"r" uncertain. but hu
strained and coughcd and spit Hu,:
howlcd aud >wolc. and it did seem 80
if he would catch it after all What hc
thought a> hc stood "n that fence aud
Watched the Train sail ACROSS the bridge.
no human being can tell.
.\n hnul later he apprnlcd in Stam-
ford. wet through Ia the skin. >pla>hcd
with mud. and with au expression ou
his face that would have scared Il hy-
drant. Backing himself against the
depot he stood there until ncar mid
night. and then went Up ON the owl
train /" NorWalk. falling asleep III the
mean time. and narrowly escaping hc
ing carried 10y the depot. licIc he took
the freight tur DanhurN. arriving III
home just before aylight. His wife
WAS ahrd hut not sleeping. She lay
there torn 10y tnrchodin"> and 10y >rl>-
pcn>c. Perhaps he was dead and lying
"u the cold ground in the rain. Then
She thought ot his liielr>S body. and
gI"aned and thought of the pie and
groancd again. She knew his knock
the moment il sounded. and rushing
down -StaiI> IN the costume appropriate
to thai hour. she thew herself into hi>
hair and Historically shouted. ''0h Noti
old rascal. come in here" DdHbHt1
NcrS.