, 1877-03-17
Ills POCKETS.

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London socstty.
Ills POCKETS.
Nddge Elliot tn Desroit Free Press
ri They had been married FIVE years. aud S
IN had begun to think he didn't care Tor her as
rs days sune by.
H. Ills n1aay eHdcaring pet names had dwindl
H. to my dear" an occasional g. darlin9,'' and
# very occasional "tootscy love-" III read Il
,c morning papers ut breakfast and the cyeni1
e papers IT dinner. He lad gouc, several tim
e Vi late, to business without kissing her. He h.
9 ceased bringing home walnut candy, aud le l,s
G ercn slapped tie baby!
= - AUD when gooa-natnred, cycn-tcmpere
man like John Nar-cruln," Thought Mrs. Ma
geru1I, s!ais his own innocent offspring Il
/ nothing nlore than throwing the pudding al
/ butter on the noor and upsettiny the salt-cc1la
, into the teapot, there must be- something ds
cidedly wrong"
Could he be cntlra!Icd by the arts and vile
of SONIC other woMan! HI had said the othe
DAY that the lnsncst type Of beauty was tn
blonde. and &te had brown skin. brown hair
brown eycs,-no one could have been more brl
ncttey.
lie had joined club latcly-so he avoweu-
anu staid out unti IL O'Clock every Tuestlay
aud Friday evening. lie had taken to whistliu.
! love songs anu reaIj"g poetry, ami when she
asked him for siniplt: ostrilh fca1Ler Eoue ut
those tlat go all around tho hat and enough
ielt to nan.: gracefully over the CROWN, tt llal
! yFy1cled that lie bad III mo.Ie}.
tifcu'ils stances looked awfully Suspicious
! and, ,as circumstances generally do, the more
! grew. 's'
But how to find him out in his in;o,,tr-bo,r
gather conclusive EVIDENCE vita which to c,,n-
fron1 him and cover hin with confusion rs
with garment!
His pockets! In the days when she Ind trust
ea NM implicitly, and when he user to i. man
up long alter si4c retired, reading and wr1tiuu-
sdc had taA@u to going to bed early 1or several
months past, giving AS III excuse that hc wart.l
to gct little sleep before the baby :twok. him
~ s1t!i's upon his head at midnight, whereas
the dear cEilu ae4rv sat upon his head IneIor,.
]. in the morning)--sl1c hill never thour,.t ~
them. But now she was determined each ninht
tolnyestiSate them.
=, These inconstant husbands. III spite of all
their presautiul5 were always sur. To icava
Inst. ~A-A'' ~
She had read q: hundred cases, and heard of
hundred more, where lock oi hair, Il photo ]
grapn, "oman's glove, and, worst OF ali. Il |
maintenance. S''
SO night after night, when John Nargerum,s !
!1!a51cal snofc proclAi::,eu that he sluInbercd |
us we stole quietly from his side, ami in fear
SA@7t "4tA llItt 1uILlFC Et.4t}GE5 Ut the
sleeper, it must be confessed {for John. like
most Eood~natureu men, was the tnalcst Of the
[nau Wien ilc was mad), she carefully and cou-
scentloIsly examined the pockets Of trousers,
sest, undcrcoat, and oyccyoat.
\ month went by and she had found nothinr |
'!t q hash with something more or less in it. u
landkerclel smelling strongly of beer, pair of
'!o'eS ulLto, some cotfec-beaus, q few Cloves Il !
;ces. j,ces VI nas-root: mcerscbaum, half dozen
iears. paper Of cigarettes. two or threerar]s I
,crta1nins to hotels and restaurants, i night
icy, ana sundry silver and nickel coins.
~ last, Just hre weeks after she had COM !
nehcea her search, she felt that her patience
as about to be rewarded
IN corner OF the vest, between the cloth md
ae a:nng,-it had Slipped through q hole in the {
ockct, made there OH purpose, no doubt, these t
ien are 50 arttu,-shc liscovered the receipt Of p,
.esa51efed letter, which letter had been al-
Fcssca 10 Miss tfary-Aiss Mary (why do these | 6
9sl - oce people write SO ile.ibly !)-for the | S
'c oi her she couldn't make out the surname. ! Il
u 1l1ss Mary somebody, ut the very time uc ! y
g Denied ter, lis lawful wife, tho Simple os- d
'Dcccitlul wrctch!'' she said, between her II
c1h, .laucing indignantly at the bed where the u
wretch slun,bered unconsciously, .'but now II
liaye H. one proof of his perddy,' and she lid
II fustmosttr's receipt in her wor;,-ba skrt
and I'll have more, il it takes me all the rcst
11e winter to find thcn1.''
But She didn't have to wait all the rest of the =,
n'er: lor tIe very next night Johu Mar.crum -, ~
- !
Il the flask, aud the nicer rsvhaun and th. ar
ndEcrvlllet smelling Of beer aud the gloves hr
TO- ana lew other articles had rumblel out, l.,
ay DOWN at the bottom of the breast pocket OF - -
= nusoanus overcoat Mrs Alargeruln found q 9. q
aied envelope directed to nobody. StyauhL ut
TIE Sarret she carried it, Deliberately tore It la
en-, ana read as follows: VI
= DEAREST ONE: Meet ME at the Aouarinzn m p,
nc happy. happy hours Together veil watcu Sptc Of
s:noois Of the Intelligent seal and look at the TN
ss astss? at saoas.: se'ts s s@, Ind I
festive hermit crabs. Don't disapnoint 1nn Su
rue!e fxa1 at PRECISELY when the band begins to POI
;, - 4.'et ta'iet RuxNr.
Ru,nmy,'' she repeated, with the calmncss
volcano, as She inserted tho billet tIouy ,
, onolher envelope, sealed it, and rctnrnril
70 the brcast~pocket. ssYou'll have tie 1
,sufe OF seeing Mrs Rsu'my, too, my dearest but
M, shaking her little brown fist at the Z
aiming siumbcrcE, she laid her head on the | in t
wv ocsiae nm and slept restless slccn, ANY
eonesoay afternoon came, bright and beau <
rs. Margcr1m arranged her silkenYtrcsses in to e
most becoming and coauettish styf. wifi
'lea pretty, broasl-brinmct black yciys1 j.
=, nGt eI tne'' an,l, arraycd in her invisible are
aateil. a., prepared 10 meet The fuc. e$
ny uJ'est pns' shall see that I'm not 70
Iesplsed: # haven't ncr blue eycs md ID last
-, uan, , sue satd with scorrl> Us sue pcr- d"
~ - A'i oes1 lace handkerchief with rose ~
- ~, were
~ ~ eIoek s''uck she set out with beating "W
. tor ti1e place OF meeting. twas aoartrT IT.,
io.. ss0e from the house, and u quarter
aou, would Just give them time to meet M M,e' y;
'asp itatias and gaze lovingly at each otler hc tt
~ ~ 'as t' pfc1ense OF studying tue won 4
n n. a,.,'e.; t.e uceF. lady:
a'!oaflu'n was reached. Faster and faster has q
,.n nsr neart. brighter aud brighter suarklcd sion
;, s., I:t Ieudcr anu rcdder g1owrd her Cheeks. A.,
ha haa never locked prrttier il, her Ife So, an n
..ssl nu Was playing she entered, Vns a,,. .S
was--4lirectly in front of h.~ it len
y forward with bland smile. saxin@ "N
!, now charming You look, Tootsry. jnsei ''arc
- II romantic, utr putting that uotc ~ "Ayc
J. ny pocket! thought !: q sna,7c t1ot sand
.oulu search SO patiently anu so loUc ,rffs ~,
"ulne something by way OF recofsnonsa e,,a "
a1os, mat reecips you've got in your wnrE. Iaot
3'hG c4Fc o1 IT, sent sp1ue mo1er II, ro,1r s
Id worry yon hn, s', nn ~ hno" 1t aof fear til
IS ahd Is Fery poor.'' Ease
- naTEernm biusfted still Ieener er;n,. q pity
y ail sue said, in i calm ann rb,]d.1;ta On bis
"aS '''ohn' where il the hippopotamuss" You
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LADY CLERKS. about
Ne4r Fork garzd at leas
"a store Lady clerk putting n finish "La
lcn 10 her longest curl with her fore-6n- will
70 her, 4o"sa"- really,
Enter Eo,,o,o 1,.. | plishetl
liz c,,r+os- 1e customer. initiate
ae eos1omer-l wish to see some linen pair Of