Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-07
CURING A TELLTALE.
The Trick That Reverend Gentleman
Played on His Boon Companion.

The Trick That Reverend Gentleman
Played on His Boon Companion.
A late reverend luminary of Edinburgh,
an English paper tells us, as famed for
his claretdrinking po crs as for his great
abilities, had crony of the name Of H. :,
with whom he was fond Of spending the
" hole mig t in a cornwall tctc-a-tete.
His constant apology to his wife, on re
turning home from these drunken bouts,
was that he chad been with that good
holy man, Dr. -" The lady made no
secret to her friends Of the excuses into
which her husband was led by the rcver-
end gentleman, and the circumstances
coming to the ears Of the doctor, he re-
solved to take pleasant revenge on H.
for the scandal. The next time they
ere seated at tavern, over bottle of
claret, with intention of sitting it
out, as usual, the doctor pretended, all OF
a sudden, to recollect some business of
an official nature, which he must go
about Immediately.
"However," said he, lit won't detain
me long, so do you remain here till l re-
turn. In the meantime rcplenish your
glass and stir up the fire."
Away went the dortor-n"t, however,
about any official business, but directly
to the house of Mr.. H.
us Mr.. H. at home?"
mo, SIR"
''Is Mrs. II. at home?'
eyes, sir.
"Dr-'s compliments, and he would
be happy to wait upon her.
The doctor was Immediately ushered
into epresence Of the lady, who received
him with a degree of constrained polite
ness, the meaning Of which he was at no
loss to comprehend.
$50, madam" said the doctor, "Mr. H.,
| . find, is not at home?"
mo, doctor; but now that you are here,
I'll ans er for it that he'll lie home soon
enough"
"Wtll, madam" replied the doctor,
! affecting not to feel the point Of her oh
servation, lit is a long time since I have
seen Mr.. H., and as want very muc to
speak to him about little matter of i'm
portance, shall wait litte.'
From the seriousness with which this
was SAID, the lady began to suspect that
her husband must have been taking some
liberties with the doctors name, in his
drunken apologies, and in kindlier tone,
she invited the doctor to stay to supper,
| by which time she trusted and had no
doubt but Mr.. H. would return home.
Nothing, the doctor said, would give him
more pleasure, for, luc~i lily, he ad an
hour to spare that night, which, SO many
were his avocations, was but rarely the
case. Supper time came but still no Mr..
Il. appeared. His good lady could not
! imagine what had become of him; the
doctor suggested a hundred friendly
apologies. The hour of eleven at length
arriving, later than which, the doctor
gravely affirmed, he never stayed from
home, he rose to depart, begging Mrs. H.
to inform her husband how anxious he
as to see him, ahd how long he had
waited for him.
The doctor now fastened back to- the
f, tavern, made many excuses to H. for leav-
| ing HIM so long alone, and, to make up
for the lost time, piled the bottle so hard
that ere daybreak he sent the gabIe1
home more fuddled than he had ever
parted wit him before.
"Where have you been, you drum en-
sot2'' exclaimed his offended wife. :,
H. hiccoughed out. as usual: >,
"Where- here have I been? Why
don't you know, my love? With tina,
good, holy man, DR.. -'' ..
30, fe! fie! Mr.. H." rcjoired the hon.
est woman; chow dare you make sic q
use O. that godIy mans name? Wi you
| indeed? Ma, ma, guide man, nor wi ony
like you. That story'll no do ony LANCER
I've tand you out at last, sir. The doctor
supped here to night, and has ma seen you
| the---knows when.''
In vain did H. protest, as intelligibly
as ne could, ow true he spoke; the lady
| knew better than to believe word he
| said. Next morning when II. began tc
collect his scattered senses, he easily per,
ceived the trick which the doct''r had
Fplayed off upon him; but rather than be-
tray 50 ''orthy an associate. he. chose to
remain silent. And ever after, instead OF
being saluted with ''where have you
been, you drum en- sot?" his good wife
would bawl out in tone of high deris-
ion, $50, Mr.. H., so.t4 the docto1, as usu-
al, | SUPPOSED" 10 Z - - q. =: