Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-06

Mr. Iaddie- of Elm street communicates
only under pledge of the most profound Sc
crccy little affair in which he was the VIC
tim the other night, and therefore 1t
would Mt he fair to diyulge. sense OF
journalistic honor, however, does not seem
10 prohibit the mention Of the fact that Mr..
T. is very fond OF cribbagc, and that card
plavinr j. strictly tabo0ed on the IadtleS
premises. as hi worthy spouse Is very
strict church member Therefore Mr.. I. Is
compelled 10 seek more congenIal scenes IN
which To indulge in his favorite game. The
other day, his old friend. Tom B, invited
him to join him that evening in pleasant
little card party, and Mr.. Taddles consented,
though with some misgiying as to how he
should account 10 his estimable lady for his
absence. or contriyc to break through her
rule that he shall always be safe at home at
not later than ..
The result of his cogitations was the con
coction Of a story to be palmed of on his
wife that he was going to New Haven that
afternoon on professional business which
might detain him until the midnight train.
lie ioined Tom at tea, and afterwards had
glorious evening at cribbage, starting from
home 50 a to arrive there about ten mirutes
after the train from New Haven was due
at the Asylum street depot. The partner Of
his bosom sympathizsd with him as he dilat-
cd on the tediousneSs Of the night journey by
rail. while the artful Taddles chuckled quiet
" as he reflected on the success of his little
trick.
\ day or two afterwards Mr.. Taddles came
home To- tea and found Mrs. I. sitting 10 the
rocking chair, with the evening paper in her
hand, and with rather peculiar expression
on her rountenance which Taddles could
not understand, but which seemed to he IN
dieative of something in the wind. So he
saunterei over towards the window, plunged
his hands away down into his pockets
and whistled softly to himself as he wonder
ed what the deuce was up, anyway. Mrs
/ T. watched him for few moments and final
/ ly broke the silence with the inquiry:
" Did your New Haven business prove
satisfactory, my dear -
Mr.. T--les, my dear, better than ex-
pected.
" Mrs. 7. lin a zone of freezing polite
messy" Very intricate, ! presume, Mr.
| T. ,"
Mr.. t" Well, yes, rather 50, my love
And by the way, how fortunate it Is that
! you women are not required TO bother your
selves with business. 1t would be such q
trouble to understand them (Mr. 7
plunges his hands still deeper into hi
pockets and resumes his whistling and think
| Ing.)
Mrs. 7. Every freezing now Yes,
suppose 50. All me with sigh, there are
so very, very many things we cannot quite
see through. For instance, the evening
paper says that on the night you went tt
New Haven, the midnight train was an houl
late Sudden stop of Mr.. S whistle), ans
yet, my love, you got home only ten minute:
after the time it was rightfully due a
the depot. Must have walked pretty fast
Mr.. T.. Hurrying yourself that way
will get y0l into trouble one of these days
Mr.. 4.
We rliaritably draw the curtain on tn,
heart-reading scene as Mr.. I. tried to cleal
himself, and only plunged deeper and deeper
every minute. Taddles thinks now that th'
news in the papers is of rather too miscel
laneous a character to be fully appreciated
in the family circle, and vows that the mex
time he makes that kind of New Haver
trip he will 90 round By way of the depo
and wait for the old train if he has to sta,
out all night.