The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-10
Getting his Pay.

A few nights ago Briggs woke up
about II o'clock, and giving his wife
three or tour punches in the back, told
her in reply to her s'well, what is the
matter now 20 that he was cold and
wanted some more clothes put on the
bed. Not feeling very well at thus
being disturbed, she snarlingiy replied
that she was plenty warm enough, and
it he wanted any more clothes he might
get up and get them himself Swarm
enough, are you. hey ?" said he, sarcas-
tically, jumping out of bed, and at the
same time turning the clothes clear down
to the foot-board.
stYou'H get your pay for this, see if
you don't,' said she, raising herself up
and pulling the clothes over her again.
Feeling about in the dark, Briggs
knocked his knee against the corner OF
the bureau, and then, mistaking the
hooking glass for q part of the wall, ne
struck it so hard with half card OF
matches that it broke into atoms, besides
cutting his hand frighttully.
stWhat did I tell you % asked Mrs.
Briggs, tantalizingly, turning over III
the bed as she heard the glass flying
about the room 'sthat pays you for
waking me up in the middle of the night
when YOU know how hard it is for me to
go to sleep again"
Briggs was too mad to make any
reply, and after doing his hand up in
towel, and goiug into another part of
the house for quilt, he got IN bed and
planted hlsicy feet square on Mrs. Briggs.
sect ont with your cold feet, you
old torment," said she emphaticaily.
g You're not going to make warming
pan of me. If your feet are cold, put
on your stockings, for if you don't I'll
toss about all night and you won't get
wink Of Sleep"
After she had carried out her threat
for about half an hour Briggs thought
it would be policy for him to do as she
had suggested, so after feeling about in
the dark for some time, and getting
nearly AS cold as an iceberg he succeeded
In getting on pair of stockings, one of
his and one of hers. During the night
the towel got off his hand and the next
morning his face, shirt aud bed-clothes
were almost as red as though they had
been dyed. He must have bled two
quarts. Nor did Mrs. Briggs escape.
The blood on her neck gave her the
appearance of having had her throat cut
from ear TO ear, while her ltng flowing
hair was so matted to the FELLOWSHIP,
that hot water had to be got and half
al hour expended before the two could
be separated.
Their troubles did not end here, for
Just as they sat down to breakfast two
officers entered the house. Mrs. Briggs
Immediately tainted, and while one held
on to Briggs, the other started up stairs
TO investigate things.
SHE'S the man fast enough" said the
officer, returning below, holding mp a
shirt and pillow case red with blood
s'hold him tight while I run to the station
for the deputy. $4,000 for me out OF
this it's the first streak of good luck i
ever had in my life.o said the officer,
kicking up his heels and bounding out
into the street.
There had been q cold-blood murder
committed that night, and the authori-
ties offered large reward for the arrest
ofthe assassin. A yonng man happened
to be going home late that night, and
seeing Briggs besmeared with blood,
pass by an uncurtained window with a
lamp in his hand, he reported it to the
chief of police.
Briggs tried to explain things to the
officers, bat they wouldn't credita sylla-
bic of it, and 50 after gathering up the
bedding, night shirt, towel, floor, mats.
aud some few other articles that they
thought best to take, Briggs and his
wife were marched off to the police sta
4ion.
1t was noised about that the perpe-
traitor Of last nights murder was arrest
cd and on his way to the lock-up and a
great crowd gathered to get glimpse
of the VILLAIN. Both of them would
have been torn in pieces, SO Indignant
were the crowd, but for the police. Al
It was, Briggs got blow behind the
ear with cobble stone, and his nost
was partly carried away by Hyins
misa Mrs. Briggs received two rap
on tha head from heavy cane, beside
having her jaw laid open by a CLAW
hammer. They were both soon attend
ed By the physician and remained unde
arrest & II the next morning, when bein,
brought into court they told the Judge
satisfactory story, and there being n
gidence against them they were set a
liberty mnd forthwith started for hons
Iii strongly thinking of 3 10. 900 damage
and she Of suing for divorce.