The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-10

enc losed in an envelope, and, directed TO
her. g "a * 81 ..
Who's your letter from?' said Smith
suddenly. Aff grsUE
Il don't know, = was the quiet reply.
"DOn't know? Why, what's that bit
&! Its piece of police news. aud tie ac-
count of one HarrF Stubbles. whose name
was afterwards found to be Charles Smith,
of the Temple. being Drunk and riotous,
aud assalltng Che police"
e" Good gracions!" calculated Smith.
:. But won't Stand it. Now isn't it too
bad? But III have an action against
8" Against whom?p said Smiths wife,
quietly. '7se-- r17ss tssa g ss
Against whom? Why, Stubbles. To
Add TO a. the other annoy alces he has
! giyenTne by taking my lamei But, thank
| goodness there fs law In the iand-a
scoundrel ~
Smith started back a few PAGES, and
gazed up again at the window, justas the
| blind was pushed aside for moment, and
some one looked out. Then the shadows
were seen strongly again upon the blind !;
the lady's arm was raised and laid affec-
ionately upon the shoulder of the gentle
man, and face nfet face in a loving ldss.
IL was only Short one, butt had the
power of endless bottles OF ,da water on
Smith. He was sober in an instant, and
dashed back to the bell; but before be
could pull It, the voice came up the area ::
Am ! TO call THE police TO you?'
"Here, Sarah, open the doorn cried
Smith, hoarsely; ''it's me-yOur MASTER"
Get along with you, don' cried Sarah.
Don't tell you Hasue- s upstairs? III
call him directly If you don't leave that
| bell alone"
MONO, don't. Here, let me in
quick. | tell you it is me-your MASTER"
And / tell you that masters upstairs,
and he'll call the police to you directly if
you don't 60" y
but, Sarah. here" cried Smith, softly:
at is ME, indeed am Mr.. Smith, your
MASTER; look at me-" 3
"Well, YOU do Look like him, certainly"
said Sarah, peering up, for the lamp sl1one
strongly on his figure. "But you ain
him. know who you are-yOu're that
nasty wretch that's always being took for
| him, and as made missus so uncnmfOrta-
bic !; and she told me about it. It's nv
belief if your names Smith too, as you
say it is, that you're twins and don't know
/ it but you don't live here, so | tell you y
But, Sarah, 2 cried Smith, who just
then heard a bell ring.
There ~ cried Sarah, "that's them
ringing for candle, they're going to bed
so now be Off while your shoes are good"
The window was shut with bang. the
fastening snapped loudly, and, staggering
back, Smith stood for few moments
gasping for breath, and staring at the
blind fyOm which the shadows were now
gone.
What did it mean? Had he cOnjured
up a fac simile of himself, or was there
really his exact likeness in existence, as
he told his wife, and was she really de-
ceivede The thought was maddening
What had he done-whaU should he DO |?
Shut out of his own house-another there
-confusion-lunacy!
He dashed to the door, tore at the bell
madiy till light danced il. the fanlight,
and the catch was drawn back, when,
without stopping to see who opened, he
flew along the passage and up four stairs
at time to where, candle in hand, stood
his wife. q - rt- -ta
''What is this ~ she exclaimed.
Z" "What is this ~ he roared. ''Stand
aside woman ~ And he thrust her
againstthe wall, to dash fHriously up to
the drawing room door, which opened as
he reached it, and man confronted him,
at whom he hurled himself madly, but
only 20 have his arms pinned TO his side.
B" Do you often come home like this,
Charley p fell on his ears. ..s
"What, you, WHIP" cried Smith, gaz-
ing in his brOther-in-law's face, aud then
turning to see bis wife upon the stair
holding her handkerchief to her mouth.
Let's go down to supper, late as it is, y
she said, recovering herself. Go on first
| WILL"
And her brother wondering. and staring
from husband to wife, Obeyed her COM
mand
"What-where the-where's that wo-
man. Sarah p gasped Smith.
Hush, dear," said his wife. leaning up
on his arm as he gaZed upon her mirthful
face, 4" did you ever hear about the man be-
ing hoist by his own petardr"
There are times when it may be wise to
/ fly in a passion, and there are times when
! it is wise 10 bear in silence somehow or
another Smith seemed to think that this
was time for the latter. He had been
! duped, he knew, but his conscience told
him it was deserved, and he only whisper
ed a sentence or two as his wife and he
went down.
"Does Will known
Nothing. ] asked him here tonight,
IL l nave uolc lot tndnY IigntS pd>ts'' -
And that wretch OF woman p
(" She only did as she was told, said
Smiths wife, 'and after twenty wears in
our family. think she can be trusteG.'
"But-" a u tr.
"Are you people coming to supper?'
shouted voice from the dining-rOOm /;
and late as it was, a pleasant meal ensued.
What more passed between husband and
wife this chronicler knoweth not; but he
can declare that Smith disappeared from
bachelor parties in the temple precincts; /;
and also that if there is happy, round.
pleaSant-lOoking little woman in the neigh
boz hood OF Bay swater, tits Smiths wife.