The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-14
TWO nF THE Sane NAME.

lhe New ! DIX Morning J0tlFitHt says
that there were recently Two geDilfmen of
the same name stopPingat the Fifth avenue
hotel. One WIS accompanied by lis wife,
and the other Was aiOne-his wife beng
detained at hUme by sickness. Both were
prominent men and occupied rA0ice rooms
Both left about the sa me time, uGr going
to his home III the West and The Other TO
his home in the Southwest.
The latter, the one who was not accom-,
panied, did not proceed directly to his
home, but stopped at severa! points en-
route.
Arriving al his home, Instead Of tie
affectionate greeting from his wife he nat
urally expected, for their relations had
always been of the hapI,iest, he found her
sick abed with nervous prosration, and
was confronted by her mother, wAn had
been telegraphed for.
Nor was the mOther.iu laws greeting
very cordial to the weary husband, who
had been counting the days when he
should get back.
The mother-in law held up to bis aston
ished gaze lady's robe de mutt and cap,
taking the same from an open bundle,
properly addressed 10 him, and inclo5ing
letter from the prOprietors of the Fifth
Avenue no tel saying that the iBciosed bad
| been left by his wife in their room. aud
| they cOnseq uently forwarded them, tho
| gentlemen being, as stated prominent
| man worthy of every consideration.
MY God! can't explain this You
do not suspect-think; oh this is horri
BILE
| Il should say 50, calculated the moth
CT iplaw, probably vendictively display
| ing the articles to his bewildered gaze.
Il should say so; horrible. indeed, explain
if you can, Your poor wife is in bed nearly
dead with grief and modification.
'You yourself telegraph 10 the propri
etors of the hotel and ask an explanation
that there may be no suspicion of coIlu
sioR should | telegraph, AS strong q!
the circumstances are against me,
swear to you am innocent"
The mother-in-law consented to this
, probably convinced by the poor fellow
manner that he was innocent and a
victim of mistake. Through having
had several days to rurninate over tht
strange contents of the express package
which had been opened because it wa
supposed to contain some things be MAJ
sent home. both her own and the wife
mind had been thoroughly excited OF
/ the subject. 4
} The mail" the accumulation o
several days, was brought to the hus
band, and espying one in the sam
handwriting as the letter and enVeiop
of the Fifth Avenue hotel, this was hastil,
opened, under circumstances, first a
= possibly supplying 9 clue to the mystery
AND it did, and indeed a complet
calculation and exoncration of the bus
7 band.
q 1t was letter from the proprietors 0
i the Fifth avenue hotel stating that il
consequence of the similarity of name
q package belonging to the. wife Of tn
other gentleman of the same name a
e himself, stopping at the hotel at tn
j same time, had been sent to him instea
!. of to that gentleman, aud asking him
he would not please return the same t.
: them Immediately that it might be re
e turned to the owner.
Il There was an illumination that nigh
of the house-the wife instantly recovere,
i from her nervous prostrstion-but tn,
: secret of the rejoicing was not general
4 known; and one of the proprietors of tn
D hotel says that the true cause of the de
lay in returning the articles left in tn
room to the proper owner was not ex
planned, but this article will probably
4 supply the information.