The Rock Island Argus., 1880-12-02
Two Husbands cured.

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will come out on them'or not-but it ought
to, because it is 50 good. and because they
deserve it. It is something of an old
plan, the writer believes, but this is the
first application of it in the city, we
believe.
Two worthy citizens of Davenport, who
are not grey headed by many years, have
been chums evenings for good while.
Both belong to the same Order-two or
three Orders. for that matter-and both
are Benedicts of few years growth. They
visited Chicago sometime in August
shouldn't wonder if il was the time of the
Knight Templars gathering-and ever
since that eventful time they have chad
deal of business to attend to down town
after supper. Occasionally their excuse
| to their wives would be lodge meeting
| but that wouldn't answer too often, and so
| frequently their plea for departure from
home was business Nine times out of
ten they told rather wrong stories
in thess excuses-for their real object was
pleasure, not business. Tnis thing ran
along in the homes Of these worthless until.
/ last week-and we guess 1t has come TO
quits. It was last Friday afternoon when
the wife OF the elder night hawk found a
note on the hall floor addressed to her
husband. Shs read tit was from his
Island and attend the theatre, the Florence
Herbert com bination icing on the boards.
| In was revelation to the vile -iustau-
taneous aud astonishing. She donned her
cloak and furs, and made her way to Mrs,
Blanks as soon as possible, and told her
what was up And the two, then aud
there decided that if their husbands went
ITO the lodge" that evening, they would
be there to see low they euj)yed it, The
husbands came home early for supper, and
lcou!dn't stay long alter it, must 60 back
to infernal business ;uever saw such times.
one of them said. man can't get a
chance to spend an evening at home at all.
And the vile replied, well, dear, there S
one consolation, it brings m)ney t. our
} pursel"
How it happened perhaps an usher oi
the theater can tell, but the tEo Daven,
porters we're given seas behind two rather
elegant daisy, lively women, when they
walked into the theatcr after the curtin
had been lifted for the first act. And the
tw0 gentlemen were not long in forming
zcu~es to speak to tho two lively faiT
ones ~loaning their opera gIasses-in fact
q1ite Irritation ensued. And at the
close OF the performance. the usua
gsllautry of the tive cussess prom ID
them to afer themselves as escorts and
obliged if you would" Aud straightway
the ladies went with the gents up tho
avenue, and at the first crossing stopped
at hack, to the astonishment of the gents
: slaBat all four entered the carriage the
driver Of which seemed to know exactly
what to.do. The gehts were still further
astopished 10 ascertain that the ladies
lived in Davenport. and across the bridge
came the happy party, chatting, and
, laughing, and enjoying themselves
elegantly. Up LIE Claire streei
went the hack, down Tenth to Iowa, up
Iowa to Eleventh, and across to Brady
and-ths writer follows it no further. AT
} last it drove up~ko house. which was not
on Brady by a good deal-the driver
Iopened the hack door; one lady got Out
quickly. and laying her hand on the arm
| of the gent seated by the side OF the other
lady, said. Come. love. we are home
now, and then-what do you think AS
the entrapped husband sat astonishej, the
wife burst into tears, and started for the
gate, followed by her partner. What
trauspired between the occupants of the
carriage as they were driven toward home
the writer never learned.
And now the story is printed almost
exactly as it came TO the Democrat in a
neat feminine hand. with postscript that
, every word Of it is true. 1t is believed
that some Blue Lodge, Royal Arch
Kuight Templar Free Masons know who
the husbands were-if they don't it i.
( certain some United Workmen do.-
DAP, Dem. 1st.
What is home without a baby2 Many
children have Coughs and Colds just now
and should have the greatest care. and &
bottle of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup. Priot
only IS cents.