The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-07
Mrs. stlggers laid down her work, and

rhlSeu ner neau.
Elnathan ~
30, don't think to fool me, Mrs. Stig-
gers. know you for false, deceitful
treacherous, evil-eyed-"
"Mr. Stiggersl"
Who Is the gay Lothario that's been
buzzing about your bower during my
absence?'
Elnathan had sat down, well nigh
out of breath.
You mean the young man who call
ed to see me?"
Yes-I mean the graceless william
who persists in visiting you when I'm
away"
Really, Mr.. Stiggers, your abrupt
and ungentlemanly manner does not in
vite me to entertain your question"
But you do not deny that he has
been herep"
" do not"
The last time he was here he gave
you q written letter, and told you that
you had made him happy"
He gave me written paper, sir"
"And declared that you had made him
a happy man p'
=" think he did use words to that
effect"
Mrs. Stiggers, what was that writ
ten paperY"
"When you are more respectful, /
may tell you"
"Then you will not tell me now 2"
g. will not"
And you bade Polly Piper to be Sc
cret about the matterp"
eyes"
Mrs. Stiggers, that is enough am
not fool l am not to be henpecked
Henceforth you are nothing to me Had
you confessed your weakness, and hum
bly, asked my forgiveness, might have
overlooked this disgraceful proceeding;
but since youare wickedly contumacious
l shall do the only thing which is left
| for me to do. / shall call your relatives
in, and in their presence shall expose
you; and they shall then judge wheth-
er have reason to put you from mel"
"You can do as you please, Mr.. Stig-
gers"
'' 1 shall do as L pleasel ~ And with
this Elnathan Stiggers strobe from the
room.
And while the savage fit was upon
him Stiggers posted off and called upon
the relatives of his wife who lived near
at hand. They were shocked when they
had heard his accusations but they
were incredulous. They had known
Maria as most roperand discreet maid
en-, and they could not believe that she
had so forgotten herself. But they were
willing to assemble at his house, and
witness the effect of his accusations be-
fore them.
And that evening the Browns, and
the Joneses, and Pipers-all relatives of
the suspected wife-were gathered to-
gether in Elnathan Stiggers large draw
ing-room, and Mrs. Stiggers was sum-
moned before them.
First, Jonathan Judkins was called
upon for his story.
"But Mrs. Stiggers interrupted.
There is no need" she said, that
our servants should be questioned. L
can give all needed particulars.
Aha, madam! We shall see Now
answer me. Mr. Stiggers spoke very
grandiloquently.-"I have told our
friends of the scandalizing facts so far
as they are known to me. Now, Mrs.
Stiggers, will you tell us what was the
Villains name?"
You mean the name of the gentle
man who called upon me ?"
AS you please"
His name, as he wrote it, was Gus
tavus Vanderveer."
A most gallant name, must con-
fess Where was he from? ?"
New York"
"Ah Ia most proper place And you
made him happy man ?"
HE so declared"
He did? So. so,-we are getting
on. And what did you do to make him
so excessively happy?" tB
81 did what he had evidently began
to fear never would be DONE"
You did2 And you bound your ser
want to secrecy ?"
Yes. did not care that his errand
should be known to our friends for your
sake, Elnathan, as well as for my own. -"
%, yes very careful for nay sake
But Mrs. Stiggers, would you be SO kind
as to tell US what that marvellous deed
was which he had feared never might be