The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-03-16
Mr. Jones, tune suddenly changed rhs

Mr, Jones tune suddenly changed, III,
victim of husbands righteous wrath hat
brought hls cane 20 bear upon his foe
and was doing good work with il.
"smith-Dodsonl help heIpl" scream
ed Jones as the cane fell upon his head
and shoulders in unmereiful blows. "Mur
der, help@
The officers came to his assistancs and
succeeded in securing the stranger.
I'D Ike 10 know what this aeapsl" ht
demanded. Il Supposed this neighbor
hood was respectable; but should think
you hadaA gone crazy, or torned highway
robbers.
| wen let you know what it nesps,
cried Jones, Il don't believe you vii
want 70 rua away with Sam Jones wife
again"
/ rs that you, Sam Jones2" asked The
prisoner, Il thought your voice sounded
kind Of familiar, bat you beloved 50
cou!dn't make it out, Are you insane OF
idiotic, orwhat7'
Lord bless me, If il amt Uncle Josh
ua r cried Nj. Jones, family, Hs felt
small enough just then 20 crawl through a
knot hole. Il aal very sorry that this
has happened, but couldn't help il, |
didn't know 1t was yoa. You see Amelia
| has fell in love with sorne fellow and I
came across letter tsas she had written 60
bins, saying she weaId meet him here at
ten O'Clock, and [ got these men to he'll,
NE, and we waited For him, and + thought
| you was the man"
Fell in love with another man and
/ promised 60 meet him here az ten o'clock.
that's all stuff and nonsense exclaimed
Uncle Joshua indignantly. You were
always a big fool You're crazy
But ! tell you I saw her own letter, =
exclaimed Mr Jones. IT an, not crazy
now. but I'm afraid viii be before long
You have lost all the sense you used
TO have, and that was not enough TO brsg
Of, said Uncle Joshua, rather compliment
5ary. Come along to the house, and we
will ask Amelia wt,a5 5his means.
Uncle Joshua led the way, with pain
N his stomach, caused by Jones enerpet-
&c attempt TO teach his supposed rival not
10 meddle with Jones' Family. and lEr.
Jones followed in his wake with a sore
head and a black eye,
There was a light IN the sitting room
aud Mrs. Jones vas taere..
See here, Amelia" exclaimed Uncle
Joshua, bursting in Ikea 5nuntisr storm
your fool OF . husband says YOU fell in
love With another man and that rou wrote
4 lette- saying you would meet him at the
oak Tree az ten O'clock tonight and run
away with him, and he says saw the letter.
Vow i don't believe a word Of il. but
would ike "a have you explain. If you
can
Il never wrote any such thing. deeiaI.
I'd Nlss Jones indignantly
You did exclaimed Nr. Jones its
40 use to lie about it, Amelia. you have
broke my heart, aud you did write that
letter. ] found it on your desk. aud il
IS. Ii begins Dear Edwari.'
'Oh I saow all about it now" cred
Yrs. Jones beginning 10 laugh You
sea, Laura Wade aud [ agreed to write a
story, and | had mine half done. and went
over this evening TO read it 10 her, and
when / got there found had lest a page
OF it, | must have eft it on nay desk.
lt vas about woman that was going TO
eaope, and she wrote that she would go
With her loreT, aud then. after she
thought il all over concluded to stay at
home and 10 her duty The page that
was missing vas the one that had the let
ter written on it 10 her lover, You found
it and t.Ought I was going to run away
oh, dear I never heard OF anything 80
funny And Nrs. Jones laughed till the
tears rolled down heT cheeks
II can't see any thing very funny about
it. said Mrr Jones, feeling rather sheepish,
''how was to suow that you were writing
stories2 fou have no business TO spend
yonr time in that way.
That's so, said Uncle Joshua. whose
stomach began to feel sore, you area fool
forWriting stories, butJones isa fool any
yuv"
This was poor, consolation for, Jones
The story OF the whole affair leaked ont
and hesvill nevers near the asst OF Mrs.
Joness eaopement