Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-06-07

top to reason over the matter. He
leyer. once thought that 6 Dear Ed
Hard'' couldn't by any possibility
nave received this letter since it
hadn't been sent. He only realized
that his wife was going to meet her
lover at ten o'clock.
Y I'll be there my lady," said Mr.
j es significantly, putting on his
d coat, preparatory to gong in
1T the proper officers. 'I'll
Rnd give your Dear Edward
he didn't bargain for. I'll
ard him.
me O'Clock Mr.. Jones and
lfficers came up the road
nd secreted themselves
mp of bushes near where
in roads crossed Naoi'
ou mind what l say" said
'I'n go for him and you
the way till L am done
l. II make him wish he'd
ght of such thing as max
% other mems wives, see if l
p pommel him! IN trounce e
IA an inch of his life, the con-
Idle puppyl" and Mr.. Jones
81 out right and left at his vision
an yal in way that made the Off
They waited and waited, and kept
waiting. The ten o'clock train came
in, vhistling shrilly. And still no
signs of either woman or man for
whom they were waiting.
Presently Mr.. Jones bade them
listen; he heard steps down the road.
The night was dark, and they could
not see q rod on. But he was right
in thinking he heard steps. Some
one was coming.
s'It's him curse him. muttered
Mr.. Jones. snow you lay low, and
mind what i say, don't come till tel
yoaIto. / dare say 1 shall hall Kill
him, but you keep off and let me be.
III take the consequences if / do Kill
him completely? Great Jehosophat
/ Just yearn to get my hands on the
wretch" 49, .
"He's close by now,'' whispered
one of the men.
81 see him." answered Mr.. Jones
in an awful whisper, "Here, hold
my hat. I'm going for him, and may
the Lord have mercy on his soul!'
Accordingly, Mr.. Jones ''went fol
him" He made a rush at the tall
black figure coming leasurely mp tn,
ssffsmac, sffs1s lie gave it a punch in th'
= "'Sn one fist and an othel
p the ribs with Luv ,s,sllcr -..--, .
ing like wild bull. He was too ex
cited to talk intelligibly at first, Th'
unsaspecting recipient of such an ex
trsordinary greeting seemed half IN
clined to run at FIRST, but, on secont
thought, seemed to think better of it
and turned upon his assailant.
Take that, and that, and that,
cried Mr.. Jones, who had got so h,
could utter words tritie coherently
by this time, dealing blows right and
left. "Run away with my wife, viii
you? You old william. TN learn you
to sneak around the Jones family try.
ing to break it up. Take that-and
that and-oh, great Jehosophat! |"
Mr.. Jones's tune suddenly chang
ed the victim of a husbands right
eous wrath had brought his cane to
bear upon his foe, and was doing good
work with it.
''Smith! Dobson! help! help!'
shrieked Jones, as the cane fell upon
his head and shoulders in unmerciful
blows. Murder! help!" -.
The officers came to his assistance
and succeeded in securing the strang-
er. ....
"Td like to know what this means ="
he demanded. i supposed this neigh
bohood was respectable, but / should
think you've all gone crazy, Or else
turned highway robbers" /" Il.
~We'll let you know what it means, +"
cred Jones. II don't believe you
will want to run away with Samuel
Jones' wife again."
SIS that you, Samuel Jones?"
asked the prisoner: ''I thought
your voice sounded kind of familiar
before, but You beloved so couldn't
make it out. Are you insane or lido
tie, or what?''
"Lord bless me, if you amt uncle
bsliua!' said Mr.. Jones, family.
Ee felt small enough just then to
Gawl through knot hole. "I'm aw-
hl sorry that this happened, but /
touldn't help it, / didn't know it was
Iou. You see Amelia's fell in love
With some fellow, and I came across
/ letter this afternoon that she had
written to him, saying she'd meet
him here at ten O'Clock, and I got
these men to help me, and we waited
for him, and I thought you was the
man, +
"Fell in love with another man and
promised to meet him here at ten
o. clock? Stuff and nonsense !" ex-