The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-08-04

character. knew him we'll, and would
not credit the accusation. Therefore I re-
fuseda warrant until Monday, when 1
could examine into the matter.
Mr.. Nesmith, late in life, had married a
very pretty girl, and was thought to dote
upon her, while she delighted in being ian
old mans darling" She was one Of those
guileless creatures who seem all innocence
and contingencies.
On Monday morning while was awaiting
Nesmith, his wife was announced, and re-
quested a conversation.
Like her husband she was extremely ag-
itated, but from different cause. After
much stammerine, blushing, and circumlo-
cution, drew from her that she wanted a
warrent to arrest her husband for adultery.
was thunderstruck. Iargued that there
must be some mistake-that his devotion
to her was we'll known. She laughed IRON
ically, and confessed that her apparent
happiness was all mockery to deceive the
world; that in reality they lived q cat-and-
dog life; but for their children they would
long ago have separated, but that now for
bearance ceased to be q virtue. She had,
she averred, the most convincing proofs of
his in6delity.
When demanded what they we're, she
replied that her physician would inform
me. tried to appease her, but in vain. All
could do was 10 put her off till the follow
ing Monday.
She had scarcely left the office when her
husband called about the clerks embezzle-
ment, as supposed. He, too, wished to
consult me in the most confidential manner
not about the Stonington matter, but
about his wife! He had discovered that
she was untrue to him! was even more
thunderstruck than ut the wife's charge,
and when inquired, as in her case, what
proofs he could adduce, he replied to the
same effect as she had. However, man
aged to put him off until the ensuing Tues
day on that matter, and the next day on
that of the clerk.
The next morning back came Mrs. Ne
smith. I told her it was before the ap-
pointed time, but she said she had another
matter to consult me about, and very i'm
portant. It was just after New Years and
dry goods merchant of our city. On exam
ming the articles she found silk dress and
shawl charged to her she had never got,
but she had seen them worn by Miss Par
meter, a young woman who had been in
her house for couple of years as COVER
ness and seamstress. Evidently the wo-
man had obtained the goods under false
pretenses, and she wanted her arrest.
This was getting pretty thick. dismiss
ed her for few days, promising her faith
fully that the affair should be attended to,
and justice melted out to the guilty party.
sent for my shrewdest detective, and put
this complicated case in his hands.
He succeeded in asertaining the where
abouts Of the missing clerk, and determined
without doubt that the silk dress and
| shawl were, as charged by the wife, in pos
session of the governess. When got the
whole story sent for all the parties con-
| cerned, inviting them separately, and with
out the knowledge of the other TO come tc
my Office at certain hour on certain day,
! They came in one by one, looking aghast
| and turning white as they discovered each
others presence.
| When they were assembled I addressed
them individually, without explaining any
thing or making any preliminary remarks
first addressed myself to the old man
saying:
against this clerk for embezzlement?"
| Yes, sir, he answered severely.
Young Stonington nearly jumped from
his chair with astonishment and indigna.
ton.
MRS. Eesmith you wanted Warrant
against your husband for infdelity?"
Yes, sir, she said, stoutly, "and II
have it, too.
Nesmith could only stammer out:
What
ssAnd you, sir, wanted q warrant agains
your wife for infidelity?"
':What!" she gasped, looking as if sh'
. was going to faint.
Eyes, sir, and will have it, says Mes
NTH. Then continued speaking to tn,
wife, pointing to the seamstress, who, tn,
picture Of innocence, had, up to this, KEEP
looking from one to the other as if to asl
how all this turpitude concerned her
''And you furthermore, Mrs. Nesmith
wanted to arrest Miss Parn.enter for OBJ
tanning goods under false pretenses.
4 As Mrs. Nesmith bowed assent, the seam
stress started from her seat pale with frigh
\ and amazement. did not spare them il
the explanations made them of this quad
ripple imbroglio. First, I showed that tn
husband had been maintaining for som
time illicit relations with the pretty seam
4 stress; had presented her with the dress an,
shawl, and by some fatal oversight ha,
omitted to caution the salesman not to pu
the items in his wife's bill.
After the wife had expressed her triumph
at having been right as regarded her hus
bands laxity Of conduct and baseness 0
principle, abducted conclusive proof o
4 her liaison with Stonington, from who's
indiscriminate amorous tendencies spran
{; that indubitable evidence which convince,
q both husband and wife of each others in
u fidelity. AS to the matter Of the embezzle
/ ment, it appears that on the Saturday after
noon prior to his call on me in the evening
4 the old merchant had had LOO in hi