The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-24
PROTECTING HIS WIFE.

AN OHIO MAN BUILDS FENCE l6 FEET HIGH
1T WAS HIS ONLY RESORT TO PROTECT HIS
WIFE FROM WICKED FREIGHT CoNDUc-
TOR.
The Cincinnati Commercial is authority
for the following: He lives in nice little,
town in this state, not many miles away
from this city, to the north of it, on the line
of fiourIsbing railroad. We don't care 10
band bis name over to the press. But his
name is very well known in connection with
the incident we are about to narrate, to the
people generally of the town in which he
lives. He came down to this city one day,
and called on the superintendent OF
the railroad that runs through
his town. He introduced himself in a mild,
inoffensive sort of a way, and handed the
superinterdent document. The supeTEn-
tendent read it. 1t related that the bearer
was citizen Of NJ in good standing. a
man of veracity; that any statement ne
might make could safely be taken for the
truth. 1t was signed by several prominent
sonally known to the superintendent. Then
a conversation came about, in substance as
follows:
Superintendent Very well, sir. Now
what can l do for you? What statement
have you to make?
CitiZeD-I am resident of NJ. NY
property, where reside, where my darling
wife lives with me, abuts on your railroad
There is freight conductor in your employ
named A. On one occasion, when his
train was slowly passing NV place, this
mans eye caught my wife's eye. He bowed,
anu she was injudiciOus enoug gh 10 return
the sslutation. AS he passed the house fire.
quently on his train this man continued TO
Cow. 10 my wife; and the darling girl, little
thinking of the trouble that was 10 conn.
| H..
tstions. At last, sir, emboldened by his sue
cess IL receiving recognition from my wife
this man dropped her note. She was fool
ish enough regret to admit it, sir-sbe
was foolish enough to pick it up, / need
not detain you with a long story of the
events that led to the finale. The monster
accomplished
BIS HELLIsH DESIGN.
He seduced my wife. Do you remember
the time when he received a weeks leave OF
absence?
superintendent-Ab,y yes.
Citizen-He lsd her astray then. They
met on the commons when / happened to be
away. It came 10 my ears in such way that
1 could not trea. it lightly. / accused my
poor. dear wife. She admitted her gu,lt-
with tears, and begged my forgiveness. I
could not withhold il, for / love her. sir.
lessly stabbed my happiness.
! Superintendent-And what did he say?
Citizen-Well. sir, he said, "What are Won
going TO do about it?'
Observation-Disclosures what did you tell
him?
Citzen-Thst / should apply TO Won 10
have him discharged. And that is what L
have called on you to-day for.
SUPPLEMENTARY dear sir, regret ex-
lceedingly the misfortune that has happeneS.
TO you. You may have been cruelty
: wronged in this matter, but can not inser-
fere. This conductor attends promptly tn
his duties. 1t would be mistake for me To
interfere in this matter. can not possibly
undertake 10 attend to the morals of a tbon-
sand men, more or less. It is very difficult
thing TO lay out a curriculum of morals, The
{ learned gentlemen who are the principals Of
| the vast public school system OF this great
{ and thriving city are wraDgling now, In n
? most Objectionable manner, on this same
subject.
: man?
SuDerintendent-I must refuse-kindlv
e but firmly, / must refuse.
D SUPPLEMENTARY course. That is Ycnz
+ right.
Citizen-Yes. III build a fence thars
: thst'll stop him after thisi
And now one Of the prominent objects o;
!. the thrifty town of NJ Is fence sixteen
feet high.