Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-03
CURING A TELLTALE.
The Trick That Reverend Gentlema,
Played on His Boon Companion.

A late reverend luminary of Edinburgh
an English paper tells us, as famed fol
his claretdrinking powers as for his great
abilities, had a crony of the name Of H..
with whom he was fond of spending the
whole night in cornwall tete-a-tete
His constant apology to his wife, on re
turning home from these drua Ken 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 rever.
end gentleman, and the circumstances
coming to the ears Of the doctor, he re-
solved to take pleasant revenge on II
for the scandal. The next time they
were seated at a tavern, over bottle OF
claret, with the intention of sitting il
out, as usual, the doctor pretended, all OF
sudden, to recollect some business OF
an official nature, which he must 90
about Immediately.
However" said he, sit won't detain
me long, so do you remain here till 1 re.
turn. In the meantime rcplenish your
glass and stir up the fire."
Away went the doctor-not, however,
about any official business, but directly
to the house of Mr.. H. n
sIs Mr.. II. at home?"
"No, sir"
SIS Mrs. H. at home?'
eyes, sir"
"Dr.-'s compliments, and he would
be happy to wait upon her.
The doctor was Immediately ushered
into the presence of the lady, who received
him with degree of constrained polite.
ness, the meaning of which he was at no
loss to comprehend.
$50, madam" said the doctor, "Mr. H.,
l find, is not at home?''
"No, doctor; but now that you are here,
I'll answer for it that he'll be home soon
enough"
''Well, madam replied the doctor,
affecting not to feel the point of her oh
servation, Kit is long time since have
seen Mr.. H., and as want very much to
speak to him about little matter of i'm.
portance, shall wait little.n
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 a kindlier tone,
she invited the doctor to stay to supper
by which time she trusted and had nc
doubt but Mr.. II. would return home
Nothing, the doctor said, would give him
more pleasure, for, luckily, he had an
hour to spare that night, which, SO many
were his avocations, was but rarely the
case. Supper, time came but still no Mr.
Fl. appeared. His good lady could not
imagine what had become of him; the
doctor suggested 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
was to see him, and how long he haG
waited for him.
The doctor now fastened back to thu
tavern, made many excuses to H. for leav
ing him so long alone, and, to make III
for the lost time, piled the bottle so hare
that ere daybreak he sent the gable1
home more fuddled than he had evel
parted with him before.
| "Where have you been, YOU drunken
sot?" exclaimed his offended wife.
H. hiccoughed out. as usual:
"Where- where have I been? WHY
don't you know, my love? With tina
good, holy man, DR.. .
90, fe! fie! Mr.. H." rejoined the hon
est woman; chow dare you make sic
use O. that godly mans name? VII YOU
lndeeds Ma, ma, guide man, nor wi on,
like you. That story II no do ony LANCER
I've fand you out at last, sir. The docto
supped here to night, and has ma seen 20,
the-knows when.''
In vain did H. protest, as intelligibl,
as he could, low true he spoke; the lad,
knew better than to believe word h
said. Next morning when II. began t,
collect his scattered senses, he easily per
ceived the trick which the doctor hal
played off upon him; but rather than be
tray so worthy an associate, he chose tt
remain silent. And ever after, instead O
being saluted with a s'where have 70,
been, you drunken sot?" his good wifi
would bawl out in tone of high deris
ion, $50, Mr.. H., aoith the doctor, as usu
| al, suppOse2''