Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-01
A Cruel Piece Of Stupidity.

ASruel FleCe OIL stupidity.
Not mary days ago the heavens opened aud
the floods descended 90 New Ycrk snd its nor
al sister. Brooklyn. The streets were deserted
San!iug sheet, of rain danced upon the pave.
ment ard the whole city was droncaed. Men
wero at their work. Women sst and sewed
10 pleasant room 10 Williamsburg a happy
little lady busted herself with household mat
ters, sang TO the baby on hor knee and lsid
plans perbsps for the little one that was to be.
A kocck al the door.
Come in.
Ea,er officer. wet md cold and not ove.-
pleasant. "Are you Mr.. Miller p said he.
Amtz,d, astonished. .apprehensi We aud alarm
cd. Il am" said she. Showing her a bit Of
paper on which was scraWled the word, "Muel-
Ter" or MILLER" she knows not which, he
ssid us til, your husbands handwriting ?"
She saw aud said it was not. We'll, any Vay,
ycu must come 10 New York With mo.
What lcr ?"
well. you'll 6od ou. when yau get over
there. Your husband wants sou."
"Bu. il is raining, and I hsvs 20 one to
hour ?"
mo. Mg orders are to take you ever IS
5000 as can. "
Visions OF disaster to her husband passed
before the young W!f.'s EYES. Sho knew bim
20 bu delicate 10 health. Was he in trouble :?
Had he bsen court mar tailed by hi. re & men !?
Had bis habit of cigarette smoking coLquersd
um. ss predicted uy Ihs dociorp
Il don't owe aty hiog anywhere. sir. What
can be the mstter?'
"lf You dii ws'd have nothing to do With it.
Come, must take you rig BIT along"
With .hls Mrs. Miller, Who wss seitated be-
y)td sonce psiou, LETT thu room to dress for the
,rIo. The errand of the officer was 10 iuf1rm
the vile OF nan who had dropped dead 10
Broad street that she was needed in the station
house. Had be been thoughtful mau he
migat have taken the opportunity 10 commuui-
cate the fact TO Mrs. Mlller's Iscdlady, who
rcm.iued 10 the rosm With him. Bus be sid
notniog, and presently Mrs. Miller, With her
baby, returned spd TO- se, her they started 10 the
enpestuous storm for the Grand Street ferry
8 i'll not hint as 70 tho nature of his errsod
1ai vouossAfed by the gallant cficsr. The
neigh hblr.-ever alert-ssw palt of this ard
i'm. ned more. Mrs Mller's arrested" said
oue. Caught shophfuug," said aoo,her.
"lhe officer carried her eff Immediately" said
third. aud b. .he time the trio reacbci the
errybo il WIS duly settled 10 S,utn Flf.b
street thai she was regular bad 'uu." A
pretty picIurs they made on the ferryboat-
duff aud silent, she faint sud shaking. The
biby fortuoately slept;
"Ycur husbands hard driukor, isa't h.?"
said he.
He never dlitks drop" ,,id she.
Arrived at tie further shore the turgid officer
out his charges 10 a Bst iine car, while he to, k
post by the driver. Not w1ro OF the ordeal
10 be faced, cot hint OF tho blow to b. rec.iv.
I'd, bad ss set been gvan. Presently the csP
was stopped. aud Mis-. Miller. wet to the skin,
hodlt 6 her wide awake b1 By in her weary arms,
while ner skirt dragged 10 the mud aud water,
WAS taken fJr the first time 10 her ycuDg life IL
90 he Nv inspiring oressnos ofa police sergaan.
in police station house. Placed at the rail she
waited.
~ h,t's your namt?'
Mrs. Miller, Sit.
Husband been siok litely2"
Nov, bsr husband. who ia young clerk 10 q
gre,t 6ospolal institution on Broadway. had left
b, early 10 the day, aud 10 his ordiosry health.
rh RETIRE, w1nderlOgly, she replied, why no,
sir.
"Gu:ss you're wrong, lady. He drcrpsd
d, ad Oh Broad street as ten O'clock this mornlDg.
Qui:k as u FISH she fell to the floor, uucon.
sciUus and unstru0g. The baby. frightened, bul
closely held, screamed. and the pselerI looked
alarmed. Present y she came 10 Where vi,
she2 Oh. Us Tue officer. the station hcuss
aud Hsry, dead Again sac fsinIel. Af.er 9
while sho revived. 1t WAS piliful tAbleau-
| tsl officer. and The shockad and wralched widow
"How old are y "a. Mrs. Miller?
She ssve hsr,g.
"Whstl Why, how old was your husband ?
About twenty four Sir"
"Twerty.fourl Why, see here. G fl ,er, there's
Aventy, and hi. name wast II Ter either. IL'a
Mueller, Say. lady. there's some mistake
you're discharged you can 60"
"MistAkel dischalgsdl Go-go whsre?'
Why: 20 homs.''
"HoW2
"Why. 70 Is you came"
But don't kuow the wav. don't know
where am What shall I do?
To make long story short. after awhile ~
hcer was detailed 10 ru. the distracted woman
iu q car and start her nomeward. Meantime
| the rsin poured in torrents The late hours o.
The sfsernoon h. 4 cone The you1g husband
6 ORAL t of what wac 6 ing on, starred for III,
larry. He took MATHS leisurely AID entered
| hIs home about supper time. On hsaring Of hi
| wife's arrest, he resolved to come TO New Yoil
and m ke q tour The station houses. At th'
ferry he M II his wife. All night she lay in hys
tetics. Every noise fji4htened her. She saw
policeman on every Lev corner. Fear Absc
| lutey dominated her berg The next day anc
the next psts,d onI Sh, WAS no better. On
the G. n:rsry excitement. the fever, the horrible
p1auns n.goris 81 upset, unnsrved and weak
eoed her that 8 premature ti:th was induce
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