The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-07
Curing q Jealous Husband.

Elnathan Stiggers was jealous-as jeal-
Gus as man could he. And thus 1t was
Elnathan Stiggers was forty years of
age, and until within year of the time
of which we write he had lived the life
of a grasping bachelor but at length he
had taken wife. Whether he loved
Maria Brown as a true man ought to
have loved we cannot say but we can
say that no sooner had she become his
wife than he sought to guard her from
the admiring eyes of the rest of the
world. Maria was young and cookbook
ing. AS child she admired the Stiggers
mansion, and as q woman she had ac-
cepted the position of its mistress. Peo-
pie said that Stiggers had concluded it
would be cheaper TO maintain wife
than to hire housekeeper; and at the
same time expressed the opinion that
Stiggers had made mistake if he an
ticipated that he was going to bend Ma
ria Brown to the yoke of his penurious
purpose.
We have said that Stiggers was jealous.
He had discovered that dashing look
ing man had visited his house during his
absence-that he had been there twice lat
least,-and that on both occasions he had
been closeted with Mrs. Stiggers. He had
received this information from old Jona-
than Judkins, his man-of-all-work about
his place.
Sartain sure" declared Jonathan,
"the man has been here twice within
week. First time he ax'd me, was my
master to hum and when told him
no, he put right straight for the house,
and ax'd for the missus. She came to
the door and he went in. Three days
afterwards he come agin. When he
went away this last time l was standing
close by the porch and heerd missus
tell him to be keerful, and not to breathe
a tOord of sUhat had happened! L did,
sir, sartin sure"
co. the scoundrel Oh, the perfidious
wretch ~
Stiggers ground his heel into the sand,
and when he had sworn to his hearts
content,-or, as much as he thought
Jonathan could bear,-he started for the
house, and in the hall met Polly Piper.
Polly was the young maid-servant, and
warmly attached to her mistress. Stig-
gers took her by the arm, and dragged
her into the drawing-room.
"Polly Piper, if you value your life,
tell me the truthl'' He stamped his
foot and looked furious. Ordinarily
Polly would have been frightened by
such an exhibition of madness on the
part of a man but Elnathan Stiggers
was hardly made up for frighteningany-
body, particularly a quick-witted wo-
man.
&C There has been young man here to
see Mrs. Stiggers-a dashing mamie
has been here twice? ?''
Yes, sir" answered Polly.
"Ah-you acknowledge it What did
he come for ?'
6 1 cannot tell you, sir"
Don't you know ?"
Polly looked up almost wickedly.
81" Yes, SIR"
"Aha !-Oho !-you know, eh? And
what did he come here for ?"
Polly Piper looked resolute, and yet
the wicked expression-an expression
such as only bright-eyed, saucy girl
can wear-was upon her face.
Z" I cannot tell you, SIR"
I" Cannot p''
"No, sir.''
Polly Piper, if you value your life,
tell me-"
L cannot"
"Why not ?"
"My mistress made me promise"
" Made you promise not to tell why
that young william came here ?''
Made me promise, sir, not to tell
why the beautiful young gentleman
came here"
Wretchl = Hypocrite ! Worm i
Leave my housej You are no longer in
my employ But stay Ibid this creep
ing, sneaking villainous abomination of
a man use terms of endearment to Mrs.
Stiggers ?"
81 think he had reason, sir, to bless
her."
Hal-he did?-And what for?"
"I cannot tell you sir"
"You promised Mrs. Shggers you
would not, eh ?'
4" Yes, SIR"
"Out with you, vixenl Pack up your
contemplate wardrobe, and leave Let
me never set eyes upon your detestable,
fiendish face again ~