Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-02-02
A DIVORCE.
From the Oil CITY Derrick,

How a Persevering Woman Tracked an
Unfortunate Husband.
From the Oil City Derrick.
An Oil City firm is composed of
two members, whose names are alike.
Both are called Tom, and both are
married.
A few evenings since one of these
Toms left his overcoat at home.
With true womanly instinct and Gu
rlosity his wife went through his
pockets, and was rewarded oy finding
a dainty little pink sheet of paper,
sweetly perfumed, and without any
direction. She hastily opened it,
and nervously read the following
startling letter penned In woman g
hand, and neatly written:
"MY DEAR Tom: You must try
to come early this evening, as 1 shall
be entirely alone, and we can have
such nice cosy time. John is out
OF town, you know, and will be en-
tirely alone. Don't forget to bring
me the new silk dress you promised,
and you might also bring along few
oranges. Come early as you posi-
bly, can. Yours, lovingly.
MARY"
She read it over two or three times.
Then she turned deathly pale and
muttered between her set teeth:
"And this is what keeps him out SC
late at nights, is it? The hussy
She wants him to come early, does
she? And she wants a new silk
dress, does she? And few oranges
Oh, yes! And she will I've alone
Oh, yes! So will he. I'll get di
vorce."
Then she took up her baby anc
gave it a sound spanking, put it ir
bed and left it to cry itself asleep
She then sat down and had gooc
crying spell, after which she drieG
her tears, replaced the letter in the
overcoat pocket, and proceeded tt
dress herself in most faultless attire.
When her husband came home sht
was smiling and apparently in an un
usually good humor.
At the supper table she pleasant,
asked him:
"Did you forget the oranges:"
"What oranges:'
"Oh. of course YOU don't know
II certainly do not remember tha
you told me to get any"
"liow about the silk dress that yo
promised:'
When she asked this she expectet
he would squirm, but he only an
swered: Il know nothing ahoat
silk dress
"Oh, of course you do not" sh
replied, and at the same time though
to herself that her husband was
most consnmate villain and an ade,
at deception. But she resolved on
desperate plan. She would folio
4 him and see for herself She wa
fully satisfied in her mind that he wa
unfaithful, and therefore when sh
asked if he could spend the evenin
at home, aud he replied that it woul
= he impossible for him to do so, as
e had some work to do at the office
| she was not the least surprised, br
cody answered, every WE'LL
= When he went ont it was DARK
She hastily put on her wraps an
; followed him, like shadow, bein
-. very careful not to let him see her
= Contrary to expectation, he pro
ceeded directly to his office, went ir
turned on the gas and commence
work on lis books. For three lon
hours he worked over the books an
then wrote several letters, all til
time being in blissful ignorance {
the fact that his wife WAS watchin
his every movement through til
; frost covered windows. 1t was free:
ing cold, but she determined 10 r,
main at her post, and did so unit
the town clock stuck IL. Then sh
saw him look at his watch, put ava
Y the books and prepare to leave. Sh
-. fastened home and had just remove
her wraps and got seated, when h,
husband came in.
; When removing his hands from hi
y coat pocket he pulled out the lette
with the remark:
"What is this, l wonder?'
After reading it he carelessly r,
. marked:
y ooh, see, it is note my partnt
got from his wife yesterday aftcrnoo
and by mistake he put it in my pocl
ct. The TWO are alike and wei
y hanging side by side in the office
The woman will not apply for a d
vOrcc.
n Meet Me the Morning