The Osceola times., 1883-09-15
MRS. wOBBLE'S ADVENTURE.
A Thrilling Mystery Upon which Light
was Never Thrown.
Boston Journal.

bDbtOH
ooh that puts me in mind of a curl
Gus thing l heard when | was in New
York.
Everybody becomes quiet TO hear Mrs.
Wobble's story.
She continues-"No, 'twasn't in New
York, either-yes, it was-no-but it
must have been; it was the time bought
my black grcnadine, father turning to
her lord and master.
at was in Philadelphy you bought
your granydine, Maria"
"Oh, la, yes; where was I? Oh as |
was saying when was in Philadelphia
but il does seem as though | was in
New York-when | was in Philadelphia
in Strange, can't remember when
it wasl Father, what year was 1t we were
in Philadelphia
Somewhere in the fltics, Maria; fif-
ty-six, believe"
"Are you sure it was filty-six, father ?
Seems as though it wasn't so long ago as
that. Dear mc! how time does fly !
however it doesn't make any difference
when it was. Let's call it fifty-six,
though | shall think it wasn't so far
backs that. Well, az was saying, when
we were in Philadelphia-if it was Phil
adelphia-in ls56-can it be possible2-
| heard Il very curious story. 1t was
about a Mr.. What'shisname-I never
could remember names, but you know
him, father. That man with the red
face and gray beard no, 'twasn't him ;
the man with the red face and gray
beard was the man we met at Hulda's.
Couldn't have been him. Why, father,
you ought to remember. Twas the man
who lived down on-dear me- what is
the name of that street,"
"Never mind the mans name, mother
give us the story"
"Of course it's nothing to do with the
story, but it makes me so mad that
can't remember nothing. Now, there's
your sister Sarah, iather-what MEM
ory that woman has She ALWAYS has
the day and the date right at her tom
CUES end, and you once give her a per-
sons name and she never'll forget it to
her dying day. But me 1t puts me all
out of patience. When 90 to tell any
thing I can't remember the first thing"
"But the story, motherw
"Oh, yes. I. was about this man -
mercy sakes? why can't / think what
his name is? However, it's no use.
Well, a very funny thing happened to
him in India, | believe no, twas China
oh, yes, no, it was in Italy, because it
had something to do with bandits. But
it couldn't have been in Italy, either,
for you remember, father, that it had
something about tigers in it, and there
amt no tigers in Italy-leastwise,
never heard of any there. So it couldn't
have been in Italy But where was it,,
father? You oughty to remember"
"Father" is unable to throw any light
on the matter.
GLOW vexatious it is, to be sure, that |
can't remember such a little thing as
that Well, wherever it was, the thing |
am going to tell you happened one day
when he was travelling along-no, there
when he was travelling alone-no, there
must have been somebody with him,
because he told me what he said to
somebody or other, and of course he
couldn't have said something to some
body If somebody hadn't been there to
hear it. and yet he must have been alone.
At all events, he was travelling-oh, |
have it nowl / wish | could remember
his name. Sounds something like 'llick-
ory,' but of course that wasn't it."
Perhaps it was Shadbark," ventures
father" iacetiously.
"What do you want to Illustrate me
with your nonsense ,or, father? de-
clare you've put me all out, and can't
remember for the life of me what it was
that happened to him, but | know it was
some thing awfillly funny"
"Father" has no doubt of it, but
breathes prayer of thankfulness to
know that Maria has run down at last.