, 1879-01-05

When the news OF the Auelphi's explosion
! reached Danbury, citizen, whose wife ha'
| suiled from New York that morning BY way o
| the boat took the first train for Norwalk The,
had never 1t the best bcen very loving couple
/ but they were e1n:ncntiS respectable. He hal
! pursGed his way und she had gone hers, caci
finding PLEASURE In characteristic channels. Bu,
| nuw with the presence OF her death upon him
i the old tenderness with which nc had won her
! came back to him. and during that long aud
drrury ride to the seaside his thoughts were
busy with the past. lie could recall with pain
full distinctncss every help he had refused her,
every cross word he had given her, every cold
ness he had shown her. All the little acts GOV
ernrd BY petit, scitshness of which he lad been
guilty, and which hau passed from his memory
III the dong. NOW rose I'D before him Us deeds
Of monst-csity ut whose presence his heart sank
trembling away-
as the last train reached NorwallS, he hurried
out o.: his wretcned search, asking here and
there for intelligence Of her, his white lips and
Es.nonax s tras tSStifXi1E mo5t el2quensy to
and hc found her. Not dead and muti1atcd,
but alive anu unhartned. It was 4 happy
meetiug, hut deMonstrative, because both were
sorcly OUT of practirc iu tnat, bur he WAS re-
lleyed of a terrible weight on finding her as ne
did.
$50 you are all rieht?" be said.
"Yes,'' she answered; "1 amt hurt Bit but
was terribly frightened"
''iou must have bcen,-horrib1y so. It
was terribly barrow escape. Where's your
~ don't know. think it must have blown
oyerboard.''
"D'dn't you hare it with you?"
No; lett it "a bench, and had gone to
the trout OF the boat to look out on tie water
when the explosion camc.''
"llat was drcadfuly careless. I don't see
What you could ilave been thinking OF to have
gone oil ani lett your sa.cl,rl like that.''
ny never hau 4 thought the boat was
going to blow up, Gid e"
'lt dou't make any diffeTepce,'' he Der
sisted. "Some one would have stolen it,. AZ |
likely as not, il the boat hadn't blown nm. |
Iher: was no sense in it anyway. and it WIS q !
foolish thing to DO ! don't suppose there's |
any use to go looking for 1t now.'' !
~ know there ANTI she answered. abe-
,ause was sitting right where the boat blowed |
but, because it WAS warm thcre.'
Swell. it can't be helped. suppose, but it is
90 tad. The next time you 70 away you'll |!
how more sense, hope tnan to 90 na1iivant-
ug all over q boat without your sa1chel.''
IT WASN'T HER HAIR AT ALL.
Exchange.
Yesterday afternoon couple Of gentlemen
'crc walking down Man street, and lady with
ne ol these pitch-forwari hats was walking
head Of them i few feet Said one Of the I
ents, ...Did you ever see hair put up in that
ay bcforcl"
Upon nv word ncrer did. It's enough to
poll the best hair in the trader
" And then the color-why, it is entirely off
ty'e;n: ..'......-.
The lady ahead looke1 mad enough to eat
rc-p1us:.
And just think Of charging 81 for lot of
air like ..at.''
"If had it in MY store wouldn't get rid Of
s. It can't cost less than three hours work |
lch day 10 keep the miserable tousIe in order |
he woman's husband tllat-''
And then tnat lady in front turned around !
It'll ire and fury in her eyes:
- You miserable puppies: I'd just thank you
let my hair alone. ii you dare to say another
ord I'll scream 'PoIice,' aud have you ar
stcd.''
As soou as the gentlemen recovered breath t
c fittstoa man exclaimed: t
81 Your hair lnadaM! your hairi"
E'fes, my hair. You just keep Your impudcnt
ngue of it,"
II positively declare neither of us saw you $
your hair" =
Then what were you talking about it fora" =
Talking about it! We were not even think =
about It. ;" :,
'Ihen what were you talking about in that
Why, madam, do business in this town. IT
this gentleman deals ID hair in Scranton | a
we we're conyersing about lot OF hair we le
toeet'!e. in Philadelphia Yesterday and on y
ch the dealer tried to cheat him." IL
And is that align
Upon my honor that is al1.'' hi
he lady looked little moliifed, but r. III
lsed with rather scornful accent: gr
Il may be SO, but don't believe one word wi
T." ~,
nd she sailed off With her nose well ND in
air, while the Two greatly startled gentle 49,
stepped into the National House for some w. w.
E 70 steady their astonished nerves. i ul
MOSLEM DIVORCES. 80,
fras-r's 4}faDu=tne. I ~,
nonG N1os}ems no bill OF divorcement'' is
ssary, but only the short verbal formula Of h.
II thYself, take thy marriage portion, aud sci
a wife may thus be rcpudlated twice an,
taken back. but, ii the formula have been il i
ounced third time. she can only be re- up
red after fully-consummated marriage te.s -
and divorce from another husband. This r
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