Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-31

A DAnbuiy man started for Greenwich, |
Friday, to see an Iron feuee. What he |
wanted to see an iron fence Tor VIC don't |
know, and II really makes no difference.
He went. He wanted to q off on the
$50 train, so he hurried home to get
ready. His wife and vicious outside
WOMAN were cleaning house, and it was
some little time before he could get bis
society suit ready. In the meantime he
opened fire on the largest half of u Gus
tard pie, holding II in his hand, aud dane
ing around yelling for his things. When
she brought his overcoat he set the pie in
chair to put OH the coat, but in his
nervousness he stepped on the end OF
long handled whitewash brush which was
balanced across pail, and the other end
flew up and discharged about pint of
the awful mixture over the sofa, wall
paper, and his painting aud Indignant
wife. She made remark and lie con-
tradieled il. Then he sat down In the
chair where the pie was, and got up again
with howl that would have melted the
stoutest heart. She wanted him to wait
while she seraped oil the surplus, but he
was too mad to converse in words of
more than one syllable, and started of
for the depot, and boarded the train, and
in the secluslon of the baggage car re-
moved the offensive lunch. He got to
Green witch all right, and looked at the
fence. We hope be admired ii. Then he
started for home, but missed the train,
and as the next train Was an express and
didn't stop at Greenwich, he was obliged
10 walk to the drawbridge at Cos Cob, OF
stay in Greenwich all night. So be
walked up there in the rain, but didn't
mind II much, as lie had an umbrella,
and the pie was pretty well dritd in.
When he got to Cos Cob, he stood up on
a fence to look al the scenery, aud sN ear,
when sharp gust of wind took of his
hat and carried ii across bog lot. Then
be stepped down on the other side too
amazed to express himself, and another
gust Of wind came along and turned his
umbrella inside out. A brief conversa-
ton here ensued between himself and the
umbrella, and he again started for the
hat. When he got up to 1t he kicked il
around several times, and then damned
il down on his head, and started once
more through the hogs as the train drew
up at the bridge. II was a terrible
struggle, as tie boys were uncertain, but
he strained and cOughrd, and spit, aud
howled, and swore, and it did seem as II
! he would catch II after all. What he
I
watched that train sail across the bridge,
no human being can tell.
f An hour later he appeared in Stamford,
wet through to the skin, spasbed with
mlnl, and with an expression on his face
! that would have scared hydrant. Back
. ing himself against the depot he stood
their until near midnight, and then went
up on the owl train to Norwalk, falling
asleep in the meantime, and narrowly
, escaping being carried by the depot
Here lie took the freight for Danbury
arriving at home just before Daylight
His wife was abed, but not sleeping
She lay there torn by fnrsbodings, snt
hRrassed by suspense Perhaps he wa
8 dead, and lying on the cold ground in tn,
I rain. Then she thought Of hs liftlss
s body, and groaned and thought Of NJ
3 pie and gr0aned again. shr knee hi
: knock the moment It sounded, and rush
D ing down 10 the costume appropriate &,
that hour, she threw herself in,o hi
hair, aud hysterically shouted, 80, yol
old rascal, come in here."-Danbsrl
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