The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-21
An Amateur Burglar.

An Amateur Burglar.
1t was IL o'clock at night. aud Jedt
diah Brown had not returned.
1t was q circumstance which raise
in the mind of Mrs. Jedediah Brow
mingled feelings of indignation an
surprise.
Among the mental qualities of tn
lady in question were an abundanc
of those generative of termagency
aud she was not inclined to let any in
fringements of her matrimonial right
pass with impunity. That she reall
entertained for her .sterner half dee
affection, to cay the least, all who ar
any way acquainted with the domesti
affairs of the Brown family Cal
truthfully attest. Still, it is
matter of universal recognition tha
Mrs. Brown had a very exalted ide,
of her own merits, and constantly en-
deavored to inspire her husband will
a due sense of the priceless treasure
he possessed in her.
In the language of . celebrated Ro.
man-slightly modified for present ap-
plication. Not that she loved Jede
diah less, but herself more
AS previously stated, it was IL
O'Clock, and delinquent Brown had
not made his appearance.
Allowing the extreme view that
Mrs.. Brown took in. regard to the
course Of conduct pursued by Mr..
Brown, to be the true one, that indi-
vidual was deserving of the strongest
censurc.
The impatient lady sat before the
cheerful CRATE in her little parlor, the
sharp outlines of her features fully ex-
posed by the ascending flames, deeply
ruminating upon the subject of her
woes. Presently she arose, seized
with malignant grasp the unoffending
poker and fiercely attacked the glow
ing Goals. would seem that she
stirred up at the same time the fire of
anger, for Its flames burst passionate
ly forth. E
sIfs too bad = she exclaimed aloud,
sits too bad-it's really abominable,
that Jedediah should so far forget
himself-and me, as to act in this
atrocious manner
She glanced nervously at the clock,
then seating herself continued
This is-Iet me see-three, four
times as I'm living soul, that he has
similarly outraged my feelings within
a single month and then he has the
to excuse himself on the
ground of political excitement. Now
l should like to know what reasons
there can be for q man to make a
beast of himself because he can't tell
who has been elected President
AS q supplement to the question she
fixed upon the unconscious cat, who
was sleeping on the corner of the
hearth, such sanguinary look as must
have filed that feminine quadruped
with feelings of intensest horror, had
It's reasoning faculties been of the hu-
man order, and its eyes met the gaze Of
its mistress.
But am not going to allow this
state Of things any longerl I'll teach
him that the wife Of his bosom is en-
titled to q little more respect. It's q
,hame-a burning, everlasting shame,
that he should leave me to spend my
evenings neglected and alone, when he
Is reveling in scenes of wickcdness
md riot.
Again she started to her feet.
'I'll not wait for him another min
1te /; no, not if his very life and future
happiness depends upon it. I'll 60 to
bed - - ---
1t is due to the veracity of the lady
% chronicle the fact that her assertion
was not idly made.
Mrs. Jedediah Brown went to bed.
1t might have been an hour, it might
nave been somewhat more, when Mr..
Jedediah Brown approached his resi-
lence. He did not, however, moye
Up to the door, after turning the street
corner, with the dignified statliness
which usually characterized him, nor
lid he reach it as quickly as might be
for, like a vessel beating to
wind ward, he tackled several times,
from curbstone to curbstone,
md more than once being seriously in
langer of wreckiug himself in the
gutter. At last he was happy enough
o make port and drop anchor on his
,wn doorstep.
Truth compels us to admit, however
that Jedediah Brown
vas drunk.
AS he sat upon the lower step, his
read sunk upon his bosom, his badly
lamaged hat crowded down over his
,row, his neck-cloth, with the knot in
! position under his left ear rather
of a murderer's fate, and
lis entire outward appearance indica-
i've of an utter regardlessness as to
lls personal aspect, or anything else
to this terrestrial sphere, q
moral reform lecturer would have
zone into ecstacies at the thought of
such a subject to exhibit
before an appreciative audience as an
unique specimen of total deprayity.
Whether Mr.. Jedediah Brown, at
hat precise moment, had a realizing
'ense of his true condition, is uncer-
ain. The air was keenly cold, and it