Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-30
TWO H HUSBANDS.
The Melancholy Experience Of Messrs.
IOnes and Brown.
Boston Gazette New York letter.

SNfANA AaakNAk - u
New York is full Of scandals. If
the things that happen here among
society people happened among mem
bers of the theatrical profession we
would hear more of them. People on
the stage are so well known that they
can do nothing that is not made pub
lie. Theatrical scandals are rolled
over the mouth like a sweet morsel,
but in society they are husAed up or
whispered about with bated breath.
| heard a story the other day that has
made a stir in certain fashionable cir
Giles. 1t seems that two friends were
talking condolences at their club the
other night, when one, whom | shall
for convenience call Jones, told the
other, whom | shall call Brown, that
his wife needed looking after. "Now
don't get angry, Brown, old boy, but
they do talk about your wife, and say
that she goes out with a set of fast
men" Impossible y said Brown.
Il know where my wife is every night
she could not go with fast men
without my finding her out" swell,
| only tell you to warn you"
said Jones, and as he and.
Brown were such cronies the latter
did not take it amiss. 81 am going to
Philadelphia tomorrow, and if you
hear anything let me know by tele-
graph" said Brown, laughingly. He
went to Philadelphia, and the morning
after he arrived received a telegram
from Jones " Come home; there's a
theater party on hand for tonight that
you will not approve" So Brown
came back, and at nine o'clock OF so
strolled into a certain theater with
Jones. The two friends turned up
their ~coat-collars and stood up against
the rear wall. They raked the house
with their eyes, and 10! there in a
proscenium box sat Mrs. Brown in
evening dress, with the man Of all men
in New York whom Brown despised
the most leaning Familiarity over the
back Of her chair. By her side sat
another man, one bearing a very UNI
savory name among gentlemen. He
was talking to some one in a corner of
the box, who could not be seen by the
audience. Browns feelings may be
better imagined than described. He
would have gone and dragged his wife
forcibly out Of the box if Jones had
not held him back. Jones soothed
him as best he might, inwardly
thanking his stars that Mrs. Jones
was not like Mrs. Brown. Aft
ter the play was ended, the two
friends stood outside the theateI
door and saw the party from the box
come out, There were two ladies, well
mufled up with scarfs and such like
DISCUSSES. Such women generally &c
in pairs, thought Jones, and pitied
poor Brown from the bottom Of hi;
heart The order was given to the
driver. "as usual" and the coach
dashed of. Jones and Brown jumped
into a coupe and told the driver tC
follow the coach, and when it stopped
to stop a good distance behind. III
town dashed the two vehicles, and
brought up in front Of Browns door
the party went in, and giving then
time to get settled Brown and Jones
let themselves in with a night-key,
The front door unfortunately made a
noise in closing, and when the two
friends walked into the dining.room
where preparations were made for Q
champagne supper, they saw the enc
of coat-tails disappearing through the
back windows, and two pale, fright.
ened women staring at them one was
Mrs. Brown, and the other-Mrs
Jones.
The outraged husbands flew 10 The
window, but the guilty pair were
scaling the garden fence. 1t is SAID
that there are two duels in the air on
account Of this little episode.