Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-07-11

Il He had taken to going to bed
early for several months past, Civ
ing as an excuse that he wanted to
| get little sleep before the baby
awoke him by sitting upon his head
at midnight, whereas the dear child
ncrer sat upon his head before two
in the morning.) She had never
thought of them. Bat now she was
determined each night to inveSti.
gate them,
These inconstant husbands, in
spite Of all their precautions, were
always sure to leave something III
their pockets TO betray at last.
She had read of 4 hundred cases,
and heard OF hundred more, where
q lock of hair, photograph, n wo-
mans glove, and, worst of all, Il
note had led to divorce, or ut least
4 separate maintenance.
So night after night, when John
Margerum's musical snore proclaim
ed that he slumbered, his wife stole
quietly from his side, and in fear
and trembling, with many furtiye
glances at the sleeper, it must be
confessed for John, like most good
natured men, was the maddeSt of
the mad when he was mad), she
carefully and conscientiously exam
ined the pockets of trousers, vest,
undercoat and overcoat.
A month went by and she had
found nothing but flask with some
thing lore or less in it, a handker-
chief smelling strongly of beer, a
pair of gloves ditto, some coffee
beans, few cloves, a piece Of flag
root. a meerchaum, half a dozen ci-
gars, paper of cigarettes, two or
three cards pertaining to hotels and
restaurants, night-2eY and sun dry
silver and nickle coins.
At last, just five weeks after she
had commenced her search, she felt
that her patience was about to be
rewarded.
In a corner of the vest, between
the cloth and the lining-it had
slipped through hole in the pocket
made there en- purpose, no doubt.
these men are so artful-she dis
covered the receipt of a registered
letter, which letter had been address
ed to Miss Mary-MIss Mary (why
do these postofllcs people write SO
illegibly ?(-for the life of her she
couldn't make out the surname, but
Miss Mary somebody, at the very
time he had denied her, his lawful
wife, the simple ostrich feather.
"D9ceitful wretch - she said,
between her'teeth, glancing indig-
nantly at the bed where the
wretch" sIumbercd unconsciousIy,
but now 1 have one proof Of his
perfldy," and she hid the postmaS-
ter'S receipt in her workbasket,
"and I'll have more, if it takes me
all the rest Of the winter TO lild
the NJ"
! Bat SIZE diln't have to wait all the
rest of the winter, for the very next
night John Margerum was snoring
louder than ever, after the gloves,
ard the flash and the meerchaum,
and the handkerchief smelling of
beer, and the gloves ditto, and / few
other articles had tGmbled out,
away down at the bottom OF the
breast pocket of the husbands over
coat Mrs. Margerum found seal
ed envelope direcled TO nobody.
traight to the garret she carried it,
deliberately tore it open and Rad as
| follows
my DEAREST ONE-Meet me at
the Aquarium on Wednesday after
noon and there we will spend some
happy, happy h ours. Together We'll
watch the gambolS OF the inttlli-
gent seal and look at the broad back
of the interesting white whale. To.
gether we'll gaze upon the Sdlmonese
twins and the festive hermit crabs.
Don't disappoint me. P3 there at
70 precisely, when the band begins
to play. Ever thine
"RUMMY."
"Rummy," she repeated, with the
calmness Of a volcano, as she insert.
ed the billet doux into another en-
velope. sealed it returned it to the
breast pocket. You'll have the
pleasure of seeing Mrs. Rummy, al
so, ny dearest one"
And, shaking her little crown fist
at the dreaming slumberer, she laid
her head on the pillow beside him
and and slept a restless sleep.
Wednesday afternoon came, bright
and beautiful.
Mrs. Margerum arranged her silk
en- tresses in the most becoming and
cOquettish style, perched a pretty,
broad-brimme black velvet hat
upon them, and arrayed in her in
visible green silk, with cloth polo
naise and kid gloves to match, pre-