The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-12

There was little else to note there"
continued with a brave smile, except the
mosquito man, who was exhibiting his train
o pets to an admiring crowd. l took seat,
and glanced from the snake to the woman
from the woman to the evoluGoHist; / stud
led each one of the spectators faces. Where
was Edward? it was growing late; my alb
sence from home was becoming more and
more painful. At length / rose; the last
spectator had gone away, the evolutionist
had placed his mosquitoes in box and was
lulling them asleep. Edward must have
made a mistake. Confound the fellow! L
cried"
"What did you say, Charles2'' said my
wife, aghast
"For the first time in my life, darling, l
said, 'Confound the fellow What FOOLS
errand. With that L arose to leave the
place, when suddenly the fat woman stood
up. and, stretching out her hand, beckoned
to me to follow her"
You didn't do i'll" cried my wife, her
jealousy returning with double violence.
1T flashed into my mind that she might
poor wife," / answered. 80 followed her
into the hack room, the door of which, after
1 bad entered, she secured with a bolt"
LOCKED the door?' shrilled my wife,
turning pale with anger
What do you wish with me?' asked the
WOildL, myself u nbNlS dStOulsnOu db AcT
procedure. She gave no answer, but placing
her right hand behind the back of her head,
and grasping her neck firmly, she gave
sudden wrench and pulled up her head by
the roots"
"Unlace my corsets!" cried a familiar
voice.
Gracious heavensp I exclaimed, ED
ward, Is that yov?" and with little assist
ance from me the huge monster opened, and
the small and graceful figure of Edward King
stepped forth.
world he said to me, land have at length
found it in that extreme corner OF possibih-
ty-a woman"
With that Edward carefully arranged hts
head and arms ready to doff them at mo-
ment's warning.
stood gazing with wonder at the strange
analysis.
(Which shall l address, Iasked at length,
1.-The mountain or the mousep
Edward blushed little at this unkind al
fusion to his size, into which / had been
urged by an epigram.
''You see to what have been forced he
said. Fanny ought to be satisfied now.
Her jealousy has driven me into becoming
woman"
81 examined my friends apartments as he
was speaking In the main body of the house
a small three legged stool like the Delphlan
tripod an eye served an ink bottle, ald
the head of the monster was stored with
manuscript which Edward told me was his
new book.
lone meets with strange persons here,
he said, as | was admiring bis study. Did
you notice that man with the box? That
man, they say, used to support himself by
putting out the eyes of children to mt them
TO serve as blind beggars.'
"Why didn't they kill him?" asked.
"'Hush, he is at the door, What can he
want@ cried Edward in alarm. He must
not see me-, and he gave leap and jumped
into herself again.
"Open the door! open the door!' cried An
eager voice.
"'Wait a minute, whispered Edward to
me-
"'OpeD thy door, or 1 will break it down.
shouted the voice.
''One minute" Icried, till seeing my friend
was safe, drew back the bolt.
where is it, Mon dieu! ma vie. Have
you seen it?
Seen what?' asked, annov ID at the in
terruption.
My treasure, cried the n an his eyes
filling with tears. The truest, he dearest
of them all, and he looked hungrily around
the room. Suddenly his eyes fastened on
my neck. You have stolen him. be cried
Give him TO me or / will take your life.
the utmost gentleness picked a mosquito
from my neck. With his prize secured he
hurried from the room, aud we soon heard
him singing TO his pet.
As soon as he was gone Edward crept
from his clOister.
az want yod,' he said. ito tell Fanny that
you have seen me; that L am working hard;
that as soon as my book is finished l shall
return
II will do So" replied solemnly; "but
hope, Edward, that you will not be absent
much longer. Your wife's jealousy may be
trying, but remember you took her for bet
ter or worse"
That was my own darling husband"
cried my wife, throwing her arms around
my neck
you sbOAld also remember, Edward" l
continued, that her very jealousies spuryou
to that reputation which you will soon ac-
quire, as the ablest writer in the country"
d" But how can a man write in the midst
OF the ocean, cried Edward.
There is another thing, Edward" l con-
tlnued, not noticing his question. Your
wife is young and pretty; women are not
stone; you should not leave her to the tempt
alton of neglect"
''You are the best husband in the world"
cried my wife, smiling all over with aztec
ton
''Since you have been away, Edward" l
went on 10 say, 'Jnat ola a11nirer OF your
wife, Shulick, has called there three times
"Whatl that wheedling paTson?' cried my
friend, turning very red.
HE processes to have great sympathy"
''Fll sympathy him" cried Edward
furiously seIzing one of his huge arms.
He was going to call this very evening
H showed me poem which he had written
to Fanny, the Forsaken.''
No mOrep shouted Edward in berserker
fury, 'stop my book Bring thatp and he
thrust the head of the fat woman into my
hands, and, brandishing the huge arm, ran
from the room, followed by me at his heels
"a cab stood at the door. Ten dollars if
you reach Thirueth street in ten minutes,
he cried: and we jumped into the cab.
"The cabman whipped his horses to a gall
lop. / clasped the head containing the pre-
cious manuscript in my arm. Air! airP
cried Edward in fever, letting down the
window. The long black hair of the fat
wOman's head streamed over my shout
ders-'
Just as l had reached this point of my
story the bell rang, and, as i'll luck would
have il. who should enter the door but Ed
Waid King himself in N evaninO coat