The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-05-11

- MOI IA I kupM w. ltlin'N tii' h'''
waiter. !" lie might wake up IN the
night and walk OIL with the spoons. No,
We must find out where he lives some
how. some Of You just look in his peck
cts, will youp Perhaps the gent has q
card-case about him"
No sooner said than done.
:. Here's card. " said one. diving into
Evans waistcoat pocket. 80 Mr.. Owen
Jones, 30 Winslow square,
s.That's him right enough; he said
his name was Jones. lie don't look
much like Winslow square sort, does
hep But there's no accounting for these
Welsh gents. just n well he had his
pasteboard about him, though, wasn't
ite Or he wouldn't have got home to-
night
Ii was a little after eleven o'clock
when four-whee cab drove up 70 the
door Of No. 80 Winslow square.
This is Mr.. Joncs's, amt it?' said
the cabman 10 the smart parlor maid
who answered his knock 1t the door.
Yes. this is Mr.. Jones's,' answered
the maid.
That's the name right enough.
Owen Jones. No. go Well. look here,
miss. I've brought your master from the
Welsh dinner. He've been enjoying Of
his wine a goodish bit, should say, and
can't wake him up nohow.'
You don't mean TO say he's taken
too much?"
.Well. miss, that depends. don't
think myself. in general way, gen
tleman can take too much; the more the
merrier, says. But he's pretty far
gone, anyhow"
The maid rushed in to her mistress,
who was sitting in the dining-room.
40 ma'am. here's master come back
in cab from the Welsh dinner, and the
cabman says he's fast asleep and quite
tosticated."
Nonsense, Mary said her mistress
angrily, and advancing into the hall !;
there must be some mistake.
"No mistake, mc'm," said the cab
man. touching his hat respectfully.
.I'yc brought the gent from the Welsh
dinner. and here's his card. ~
Good hcavens,' said Mrs. Jones.
recognizing her husbands card, Iii i
too true. % dear. how ever shall | sur
viye this shocking disgrace? Mary, 20
down stairs; know can rely upon you
not 10 say word Of this dreadful mis-
. fortune to the other servants
Mary retired accordingly, and Mrs.
Jones continued:
Cabman, must ask you TO assist
Mr.. Jones up 10 his bedroom; il j. the
front room on the first floor; you will
find the gas ready lighted. can give
YOU no help; for | think it would kill me
10 see him in such condition
"Lor. don't take on 30, maam." said
the cabman, good-naturedly it amt
! nothing when your used to it. Why,
! some o. them nobs does il every night
! Nv old horse'll stand a. steady ~ d
church. and I'll have the geneIman up
4 stairs in a jiil'y."
) Poor Mrs. Jones returned into the din
| ing-room, holding her handkerchief q
4 her ewes: and after a moments pause
/ she was made aware, by - RI Of scuf
E fling in the passage, accompanied by ex-
4 carnations Of "Wo-ho, NJ" Hold up,
: and other calculations Of horsey ma
|, ture, that the cabman was assisting Mr.
Jones up stairs. After an interval O
! about ten minutes, which seemed III
I age, he reappearcd AT Jhe dining-roon
/ door. and said, in a confidential man
ner:
: 1--we got the gent into bed quite com
4 Portable, mum. lie was little orkars
Z to undrcss. but done him at last, prop
e err; and he's sleeping like q babby.'
q ..Owen,- and sober" she exclaimed
! then flung herself into his arms, an'
q went into tit Of decided Mysteries.
) MY darling wife, what on earth !
v the matter?"
. "Oh. Owen, I am 80 thankful, sai'
the little wife, a. soon a. her sobs woul'
K lei her speak am thankful. Blu
then who il the man IN our bcd?''
r = The man in Our Jedf" said MI
! Jones. Whatever do you mean?"
"Oh, Owen, dear, you cant tell wha
e have gone through. A cab came hal
/ an hour ago. and brought you home fror
NJ the dinner; At least the cabman said
\ was YOU. very tipsy. and fast asleep, an
I: he had your card; and 50 ! told him 4
put you-I mean to say HMM on
/ room. and there he l. now
Il The devil he IT, said Mr.. Jone.
r. ~ must have look al this double d
n mine;'' and. Selling candle, he strod
lr up stairs. Presently he again entere
ID the room.
III think see how this mistake hap
le pened,' said he. I" This fellow up stair
was at the dinner tonight. and had ha
more than was good for him at an earl
period Of the evening. He was rattle
ne rude to me; but il was no ilsc 10 be- angr
IL with man in such condition, 50
n merely handed him my card, and tol
~ him when he returned 70 his senses h
ia might come and apologize, though