The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-06-02
CIRCUMsrANTIAL.

lied gentleman, OF this city, who for
sake we will call Charley,
eft his young wife for business trip
70 st. Louis. While he was absent he
lid not allow day to pass without
an epistle to his wife, who
yrieyed at his absence sorely. Three
lays ago he returned by the night
rain, and immediately sought his
home, entered in q frantic manner,
his travelling sstchei down,
and clasping his expectant and happy
wife in = happy aid fond embrace.
''Oh, Charlie Am SO glad you are
back. j missed you 30 much, and
have been waiting for the train with
the utmost impatience." "Well," said
81 am very glad to get home,
myself, and am as tired as q dog.
Got anything TO eat in the house?'
EYES, dear, I will have q nice
lunch ready In . few minutes"
This was coon prepared. The hap
Ply wife sat down and Toasted her eyes
on her liege lord, lovingly, with all
the tenderness of . wife who has Just
been reunited TO her hearts idol, after
the first separation. After the wire
edge of his appetite had been appeased.
she shyly asked Charlie, "DiI you
have q pleasant Tipg' swell. yes,
rather / met Q humber Of pleasant
people, and was fortunate enough to
scrspe up an acquaintance with par
ty while In st. Louis, and on my re-
turn trip found them In the sleepin,
Car. They were bound for Galveston.
We played cards, and enjoyed our
selves hugely" "Was there any ladies
in the party, asked the wifee" ooh
yer, there were two, and one OF them
. very pretty girl" At this the little
wife's lip began to culver, aud she said
with something like cry in her voice,
'Chariie, was awful lonesome while
you were gone. but I don't be-
lieye you thought of me hardly
any," "Oh, yes 1 did. Didn't
l write to you every day." and here
the stupid fellow commenced again to
tell Of that pretty girl. The little wo-
man said nothing more, but big lump
WAS in her throat, aud her eyes were
misty as she made the final prepare
lions about the house before retiring.
Charlie in the mean time had lit q
cigar, and WAS enjoying smoke be,
fore going to bed. His wife spying
the satchel, picked It up, and asked
her husband for the key, that she
might unpack it, as there were articles
in it he would require in the morning.
He handed her the bunch OF keys, and
for . few moments silence reigned
unbroken, except by the jingle of the
keys, IS the wife tried one after anoth
er in the lock. Finahy she said: al
| can't unlock 1t, l don't think the key
Is here" Nonsense. said Charlie and
he took the bunch and tried. After
some effort one was found that did un-
lock it, and Charlie took his sc
again, and blew out clouds of smoke.
The wife made dive into the satchel,
and fished out-whst; q lsdy's rob-
dc niut. Another dive brought to light
q bottle of lilly white; next
some ladies hose; quicker and
quicker, various articles were brought
forth, till the following collection wa
lying spread out on the bed: Box
OF hair-pins, paper of pins, comb and
brush, handkerchief, back comb, q
bundle Of letters, corset laces, tow els
etc, etc. Charles back WAS turned,
when, OF = sudden, he heard his name
| called in tone OF voice 10 usnatural
that his blood curdled In his veins
Turning round, he beheld his wife
| standing iiAe . tigress At bay. with heI
right hand pointing TO the damninl
articles spread before her. Then Ia
| cutting tones she remarked: 81 do moi
doubt but that you met very pleasant
pdsty. and the young lady was mosl
agreeable" Dumbfo0nded he stood
knowing not what TO say, and wonder
ing how the deuce those things came
IN his satchel. He finally Remembered
| that on leaving the cur he had hastily
snatched up his satchsl - he thought
and ~ mistake he must have taken
the lady,a - they we're together, viii
f0thers, between the, seata. He ex.
planned. but It wouldn't 70 down. Sep
| arati0n was threatened. The wifi
would return TO her pafeufs. Ths
deuce Wa 10 pay, and the balance oil
the night was spent In discussing the
situation.
Finally, the wife agreed to take the
testimony of the car conductor, and
u he stated that the baggage was to.
gether In the car, and the party had
been discreet In their behavior, sht
would accept the statement The hus
band telegraphed the Pullman con
ductOr, and received word that the
lady In Galveston had just sent wore
to him that her satchel was lost, and
she had another PERSONS. When III,
conductor made his return trip, tn,
husband and wife met him at the de
pot, and his testimony healed thu
breach. The geutlemea n, "lik,
Ciesar's wife, above suspicion" Thii
circumstance would not have come q
light had IL not been that outside par
ties were called In 10 help straighter
matters out. The gcntlemsn swear
that hei eater he will mark his satche
20 that there will be no danger OF ,
mistake.
H0rue Thieves.
The two negroes arrested Saturda,
by the deputy sheriff.. on suspecion o
stealing horses, have ackBow ledge,
their guilt in this way: Eaci
says the other did It. Their nan. es or,
George Crutchfield and Bill Daniels
and they claim TO have been raised IL
(yolIiu counts Nfutf haEo.~ l..s