The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-26
CIRCUMsTANTIAL.

Ah' .tahNhsa vs. sNeN"stsH RWtaaNt
Nearly breaks Up . Domestic CIR
clio,
About two weeks ago young mar
rled gentleman, OF this city, who for
convenience sake we will call Charley,
left his young wife for u business trip
TO 1t. Louis. While no was a5sent he
did not allow day to pass without
indltlng an eplstle to hIs wife, who
grieved ut his absence sorely. Three
days ago he returned by the night
train, and Immediately sought his
home, entered In a frantic manner,
throwing his travelling satchel down,
and clasplng his expectant and happy
wife In happy and fond embrace.
"Oh, Charlie am 30 glad you are
back / missed YOU 30 much, and l
have been waiting for the train with
the utmost impatlence.n "WelI," said
Charlie, ~ am very glad TO get home,
myself, and | am rs tired as dog.
Got anything to eat In the house,"
"Yes, dear, | will have nice
lunch ready In few minutes"
This was soon prepared. The hap>
py wife sat down and feaste,i 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, "DId you
have pleasant trip" "Well. yes,
rather / met u number OF pleasant
people, and was fortunate enough to
scrape up an acquaintance with a par
ty while In st, Louis, and on my re-
turn trip found them In the sleeping
ear. They were bound for Galveston.
We played cards, and enjoyed our
selves hugely "Was there any ladies
in the party, asked the Wife," ooh,
yer, there were two, and one OF them
very pretty girl" AT this tho little
wife's lip began to culver, and she said
with something like cry In her voice,
'Charlie, was awful lonesome while
you were gone, but l don't be-
lieve you ii ought OF me hardly
any" ooh, yes l did. Didn't
| 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, and her eyes were
misty as she made the final prepara-
tions about the house before retiring.
Charlie in the mean time had III
cigar, and Was enj 'ying u smoke be-
fore going to bed. His wife spying
the satchel, picked II up, and asked
her husband for the key, that she
might unpack 1t, as there were articles
in II he would require In the morning.
He handed her the bunch OF keys, and
for a few moments silence reigned
unbroken, except by the jingle of the
keys, as the wife tried one after anoth.
or in the lock. Finally she said: IL
can't unlock 1t, don't think the key
Is here.n Nonsense, said Charlie; aud
he took the punch and tried. After
some effort one was found that did un.
lock 1t, and Charlie took hls SO {
again, and blew out cloads OF smoke.
The wife made dive into the satchel,
and fshed out--what; q lady's robe
dc niM. Another dive brought to light
bottle OF lilly white; next.
some ladies hose; quicker and
quicker, various articles were brought
forth, TIL the following collection was
lying spread out on the bed: BOX
OF hair-pins, paper OF pins, comb and
brush, handkerchiefs, a back comb, "
bundle of letters, corset laces, tow els,
etc etc. Charles back was turned,
when, OF a sudden, he heard his name
called in tone of voice 30 unnatural
that his blood curdled In his veins.
Turning round, lie beheld his vito
standing line tigress vt bay. with her
right hand pointing to the damnlng
articles spread before her. Then Ia
cutting tones she remarked: al do not
doubt but that you met pery pleasant
pdrty, aud the young lady was most
agreeable" Dumbfounded 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 car he had hastily
snatched up his satchel as he thought,
and by mistake he must have taken
the lady's, as they were together, with
Others, between the seats. He ex.
planned. but II wouldn't go down. Sep
aration was threatened. The wife
would return TO her parents. The
deuce was to pay, and the balance Of
the night was spent la discussing the
situation.
Finally, the wife agreed 10 take the
testimony OF the car conductor, and
II he stated that the baggage was to.
gether In the car, and the party had
been discreet In their behavior, she
would accept the statement The hug
band telegraphed the Pullman ton-
ductor, and received word that the
lady In Galveston had just cent word
to him that her satchel was lost. aud
she had another persons. When the
conductor made his return trip, the
husband and wife met him ut the oe-
pot, and his testimony healed the
breach. The gentlemen is, "iike
Caesars wife. above suspicion" This
circumstance would not have come 10
Il light had II not been that outside par
ties were called In 10 help straighfen
m atters out. The gentleman swearr
that hen eater he viii mark his sstehel