The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-29
THE PASTORS WIFE'S JOKE.
,ov MRS. TOSBURGH SENT PHILLIs
orr 10 FOOL THE SPIES.
-, pcpnty SherIG's Miid shnse amer n Cot
.ca Girl who i.imprd Lie hrr Mistress
49,, In,rrty's serIou. view OF the C.se-A
"a. 1, court Ur. tinmmond'. Testimony.

I'D t.IrI who Itmprd iike hrr Mistress-
a. In,rrty's serious View Of the Case-A
-. In court Ur. Hammond. Testimony.
1bc meek and dcmurc appearance OF Mrs.
v..tur.h while she was present at the trial OF
,.,iu-lnnd made it hard for tho spectators to
'.,a.It..l .r anything but IA brokcn-spiritcd
.,Ilre...y. ring invalid. Tothosc. however,
mho hl,. Soon her outside OF the depressing
s.neof lhe court room, there Is sparkle in
t.rc,,- ttli hotavs the recovery of some Of
l.r.I .cuih and spirits. and suggests a pro-
ro.ry for innocent mischief. Since her re-
,srn {, her husbands house she has found
amusement in proring through the blinds at
r.n,c Deputy Shcrins broilng in the sun as
rey lo,.r about ON the street within sight OF
u.daor. ON sunday evening she proposed to
Tnuis Nune,ou. the brisk little colorcd SER
vnttorut on her Mrs Nosburgh 81 clothes and
make attempt to run the blockade VI the deputies
vhle ehe spt ai % window and watched the re-
sut rhIis. however. refused to do it because
rva4 sun lav. The next day she urged phillis
aaia t'do ID.
Itl. her." said Phillls. that I wouldn't.
Unfit she'd behave herself I'D do 1t the next
r.M That was last night. but when the night
cam, fnrso, all about it and went to bed.
Thor, were lot Of 'on down stairs. but Mr..
ya.lursi had CONC out for the night. About 10
O'Clock Frank sicklcs and Eugene Vosburgh
cancel home. and Frank put it in her head again.
Ilr.amo up into my room aud says:
"' IuIl-. do you want some funY
90 Whit b. it ? says |.
"Urtolc' me. and says. That's my huckle-
trre.
Accordingly Mrs. Vosburgh brought her
street dress to Philss room She was arraycd
In ihe ou.. black cloak and well known black
N.ft D. Ia. NNfp
trod uu over the side. Then her hands were
disguised in Il pair Of white kids. and she was
really for her adventure. In size the two are
about alike. hut Mrs. Vosburghs rheumatic
Or uhr ruuscs her to limp. This difficulty was
- NVrr IA the uurlur below. Ihills took
IT, arm ~ Mr.. Frank Sirkl's and pra'tised
i', n. Shr proInrnndcd up ana down the
room. Mrs Noshurgh walking in front OF her as
am"i'. IhIis caught It r.adily. and was 80
snHf -s'ul that Or. Prddic. Mr.. Morrison. and
t'Nrr- who were there rparci with laughter.
the lesson had been learned, the blue veil
w.- wrapped around her face. and Mrs. Sicklcs
isi'n"i one corner ot II overthc cnnury-cOlored
Father So that only part of IL would appear. M
liiN n.iiout MI Sigkles planned that when
g. ui'i. rrs ac'oet"d them. lH His should not
riIA her voil until he should say the word Be-
Then Mrs.. Voshureh placed herself Mt a win.
dow and Mr. Sicklss and his companion SAILED
ont They walked down Clinton street past the
r.urh AMI Ysre followed 10y Deputy Sherl
y pped out on the stoop alter they had gone
lIry snw four oi the deputies closely guard nv
thu house. Or prdlie gave one Of them u cigar
and iu reply To- "a question said that they la,
l. tt'r u ike sure 10 WIS Mrs. Noshurgh before
they arrested her At that minute a whist,
was heard from ko"lhr. and the four dcputi,,
ttrted ON run down Clinton street.
We walked along down Clinton street, sait
ih laughter. tin we came 10 between Madi
I'm and Jackson avenues. The grass is thicI
Cltlry Koclhlr followed US. and pretty soon h,
cam. up q Frank aud says:
p,,My .ri"ni. think that Is Mrs. vosburgh
"rr'aa yMFdt GfT-t ~. Sss, ~ 4,,'ss s
M.n Charley came around 70 mo.
Pru~e show your face. VI adam, saws he.
- II was agreed | shouldn't say word. and
IN gent my mouth shut Then he SAYS again
maMadame | insist. | must see your face
o'Ihrn Frank came around between us nnt
k'trhrd him. and the first thing | noticed hi,
hal wis buried in the grass and his heels W.
couldn't ke y n then. and wonder my augl
hdut make MIN suspicious. hut he kept say
ms Madame. llU NJ your veil. At last Franz
unurd NJ and waved his hand ksthis Philli,
90 Behold Phlls Mungeonr
IaHn Iut up my hand AMI raised tho veil
Fou ought To have se,n Charley stare.
Nrl says he. Phillis, YOU can mock Mrs
..Tlen we went hack to the house and toll,
VIZ Nu-turch AL about IT, n,,,.
Durug IA" latter part of the recital Phlli
ts u rT '.' ', s3'. adi"i seen Charlie
slobr outs de- in the hot sun, and sand L
tlN so near the house you night a- we'll conn
d. but he walked away as If he didn't hea
When Mr. Yoshurgh heard ~ the adventur
f-hrrday murnlus %" wiz very much annoyed
est il should bee thought thu he had had th
Hid fHst 20 engage 10 y.
sheriff Lavrrty ON being asked ~ 20 what h.
Du-ht of this 'srapudr. d. -mrrd that he wa
contrary. be- imagined that il was "a part %
.Dlil 90 effect Mr.. No~burghs escape from Ia
II. sd filou of tine court
o. 80 u - Ita o. ~ %
rNi.lng our process she could not possibly have
H.. li"i "a hrme that ll'rcd a greater proba
tI.', 0t -u''c-- She knew that my instru'
n-iD the onirers were 90 permit her To- visi
H|f part ~ the county and even of the State
Or N.l'd they kept her in sight. and her eN
ll'u'' % t1r morning r9nvinrr,l her mat II
h movements SHE would De- subjected 10 NJ
%, "-tt ou. was therefore worry natural Z
ED. t'-" iiht ihlls wearing her nat an'
'h"- ana initiating her giant would ba ms
u,.n f,r her and followed by the cons.ahlrs
L 'he girl had started from the hous'
Ae chances Of carrying out the plO
Flui hay been better. but the extrnordinnr,
hour aud the wrrt'hcl imitation OF Mrs. Nos
olrg walk excited their suspicious and thel
s"v.i % r1nyln'r themselves OF her identii,
fore heiug 10 the trouble OF following her. o
our" " 90" incident wa- as | suspect. a par
'l % rr". on'"rtnd plot we can readily und-r
.HI why tI' people engaged IN II should b
l.r l.s- practical joke. The coniu't Of Mrs
'-hdr-h .u 0ou-"ntins TO and permitting sucl
r.urnlu't serves u Illustrate her dlsposi
lH-'nnl may congrnulntD himself on havin!
-'nt 40 the time ot the occurrence"
VIZ rams i'Alcs. who appears 10 have beef
A' worst victim ut tie prurssrd joke. havin.
u -uumarily KNOCKED down 10y koelhl
rnl"uv0rlng to protect his companion
III li '9' ol the Officers Geographical IN
5"Dfh aul That h" gim' 10 within a shor
.IH."oi the house before he was apprise
Ifur' ui the ruse.
v james N : kles snid Yesterday that h
wed Il otter from his mother In whic
.uifiy d"urd that she had ever bee
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