The semi-weekly miner., 1883-11-21
From the Daily Of Tuesday.
a WOMEN'5 MASQUERADE.
Jimmy the Children are Awful
Lonesome Without You
at Home."

Among the passengers who aliphted
at one of the Butte hostelries from
! Sunday mornings train, was a .slen.
der and rather efeminate appearing
gentleman, who wore a neat business
suit and Derby hat. AS he tripped
up the step from the bus to the door
Jauntily swinging small cane, the
delicacy of his we'll formed foot and
a certain rotundity of bust attracted
the attention and excited the curio,i,
ty OF some young men who were
lockers on. It was resolved to learn
more of the interesting stranger and
one of the party was deputed to fol.
low him into the hotel, where in
cramped chirogrophy he registered
his name and in silvery tones. which
| confirmed the suspicious az to his aex,
the stranger desired to be conducted
Immediately to his room. Curiosity
was fully aroused and it was
determined to keep an eye on the
movements of the masquerader His
footsteps were followed during the
day, in what seemed evidently a
search for some person, and in which
hotels, saloons, highways and BY
ways were eagerly inspected, until
the entire city had been thoroughly
hunted over. At al late hour Sum
day night the mysterious stranger
wended his way to a wel-known ,al
ace Of sin, where, after cautiously
peering about. he hastily approached
the door and nervou-ly rang the bell.
The summons being answered, the
stranger entered the house. but al
MOST Immediately reappeared, lean-
ing upon the arm of tall and digni-
fled looking gentleman, the two en-
gagged in excited conversation, which
was carried on in such low tones that
the vigilant watcher Of their move
ments failed to gather it's purport
They walked hurriedlv to Main
street, where they entered carriage
and were whirled off toward the de-
pot, and, for the time being lost sight
Of, but yesterday mornings train
bore southward the same tall and
dignified looking gentleman, accom-
panied by q demure little woman,
whose features bore striking resem-
hlance to those of the dapper little
gentleman whose mysterious move.
ments had furnished food for the
curiosity cf a number of Butteites
during the day before. The MINER
detective ascertained that their tick
cts read for Ogden. Utah, but his in
genuity was baf1ed in all attempts to
gain any clue to the story Of deser-
tion and pursuit which doubtless
preceded the mysterious sequel
in Bu tie, excel It that on ln-
quiry at the ratace OF sin from which
the couple were seen to emerge, 1t
was ascertained that upon entering
the parlor the disguised woman
walked straight up tn the man,
whose agitation at sight. of her
eviuced great embarrassment at his |
and saying, Jimmy. the
children are awful lonesome without |
you at home,' quietly took his arm
and they Immediately left the house !
another word.
The story of heQrt breaking trials,
and faithful wife's de- |
termir alton to win back to his home |
and children a weak and faithless |
husband, which might be evolved !
from the incidents narrated, could |
the threads of the romance be gath
ered together, would doubtless form
IN interesting chapter, but if the
olucky little woman has been sue
,essful in bringing back to home and
luty a recreant husband aud father, !
he MINER will not regret its inabil-
ty to Law before it's readers the ro-
nance with all the details Of places,
names. and Incidents.