, 1874-10-14
III2. TADDLES MISTAKE.
A Hartford Cribba-c-IsRrty and a Now
fauvcn 1rntn-Ais Elm Street Gei1tle-
Ilstk1 III u Queer &crupc.

a Hartford uCribbayc-pnrty and a Now
faaVcn Trntn-Afs Elm Street Gentle.
lAa.tts III L. Queer Scrupc.
From The Hartford tCf.) Post.
Mr. Ia1des, OF Elm street. communicates on.
y nstcr pledgo OF the most. profound secrecy
l!tle affair iu which ho MAS tic victim tho otho1
night, and therefore it wouldn't bo fur tu d.
yngc. scuEo of journalistic honor. however,
uocs not Bcctn to proh!uit tho mention III lhC
tacl that Afr. Il. IL worry fond OF cr.bbaee. and
/ tint ca!d-pIay;ng ia strictly tabooed " tue
InIdles renisss, as bis worthy spouse Ii q
very ttriet curch-mombcr. Therefore Mr. I.
In compelled 10 seek moro congoninl scenes iu
which to indu,se i'll Lis fasorile game. The
othor day, hia old friend, Tom E., invited
him to JUN him TINT evening in pleasant little
card-party, md 3lr. Taddlca consented, though
with scnu misgiyiuga Us to how le Should Ac-
count TO hIs ehtilnabla lady tor hiB abaeuce or
contriYe to broak though her ,a1le that he slal!
always ho Hafo d! home Mut later than y.
Tho result Of h!s cogitatious was tho connection
Of atory to 10 palaod oR Oh his vito that 10
Vas golut; to Now Haven tnat afternoon On pro-
losnional business Which might detaiu linn Until
tho midnight train. Lie joined Tom at ten aud
starting for homo 10 as to arsiyo tnere about ion
minutes aftor tho traiu fran Now Haven was
duo ut tho AS, ium street depot. Tho partnor Ut
his bosom syml,ath2cd will Linn 10 Le dilatod
on tue todiousness Of night journey by rail,
Willie tho attlul Yaddlcs chuokcd quietly us ho
rcaoctcd on the SUCCESS Of his littio trlrs
Il day or Lwo afterwards Mr. Yaddics cnrno
homo to teA aud found Mira. T.. sitting in tno
rocking. chair, With tho evening paper in her
hand, md With rathor q peculiar expression Ct
eollntenauc0 which Tatlales could not quito ILL.,
Gc.stand, bu. which seemed to bo Indicative Of
something III tho Mind. So lso sauntorod over
toward lhc wiudow. plunged lin hands awav
down into his puckets, sud whiHticd sottIy to
linsulf as le wondered wha! tho deuce wns up,
anyway. AlsB I. watched HIN tor a fow mo.
ueutH, aud finally btuko Lilo 'biteneo with tim III.
qulry:
.a.,d "pid your M @ New Haven business prove satis-
AIR. T.-"les my dear. better than ez-
pected."
AIS, T. lin tono Of freezing polttencss)-
At. r." Well, yes, rather 80, my lore. And,
by Lho way, how fortunate it il tint you women
urs hot required to bother yourselveH with busl-
ness affalGs. II would be such troublo 10 un-
doIssand thom;" (Mr. 7. Ilunges his hauls
"hlrt|ing ard thinkiug:)
Nib. I, (vely lroezl'ls, now, )-"Yes. I sup
posa no. Als, me with Blgh), thcro are 80 very,
very many things wo cannot quite see through.
FOR Instance, tho eYoh'ng paper says that On
train ,lp wAs au hour iato (sudden stop Of Alr.
Il. y whistlo}. and yet, my luyo, you got home
only ten lnuuteB utter the time II w,ss rsehtully
due ct tho depot. Must hnvo walked pretty fnst,
alr. T.! Il,lwyiEg yourself that wny wall get
you into trouble Que OF these dnys Mr. T.!
w charitnby faraw tho curtain on tho heart
rlenalnE acano Es tho gentleman tried to cloar
oyo,y minute. Taddss thinks now that tho
nova in tho pnperu il OF ratAor rtoo miscellaneous
:! = ehaiaelor 10 ho fully appreciated IN The family
circle, mud vowA tint lilo next time he 1nakea
that kiud Of Nov uayen trip. ho vii! 70 around
NY Wny OF the Depot una witt for tllAt internal
Gu tram it he hnB 10 atny out all night.