San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-08-09
TWO OF THE SAME NAME.
Confusion In Household Resulting From n. -.
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The New York lIomi0o Iou,,
says that there were recently two qua
tlemen of the same name stonn;rsS sn,
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. One S AZ
accompanied by his wife, the ot has
was alone---his wife being detained
at home by sickness. Both w0'a
prominent men and occupied cbo ;,e
rooms. Both leftabout the same tim"
one going to his home in the West
and the other to his in the Southwest
The latter, the one who was r not
accompanied, did not proceed direetlv
to his home, but stopped at several
points on business en- route.
Arriving at his home, instead of
the affectionate greeting from his
wife he naturally expected, for their
relations had always been of the han.
piest, he found her sick abed with
nervous prostration, and was con.
fronted by her mother, who had been
telegraphed for.
Nor was the mother-in laws greet.
ing very cordial to the weary husband,
who had been counting the days when
he should get back.
The mother-in-law held up to his
astonished gaze lady's robe de mutt
and cap, taking the same from an
opened express bundle, properly ad.
dressed to him, and inclosing letter
from the proprietors of the Fifth Ave.
nue. Hotel saying that the inclosedhad
been left by his wife in their room,
and they consequently forwarded
them, the gentleman being, as stated,
a prominent man worthy of every
consideration.
"My God! I can't explain this!
You do not suspect think; oh, this
is horrible
81 should say so" calculated the
mother-in-law, probably vindictively
displaying the articles to his Devil.
dered gaze. 81 should say so; horri.
BILE indeed; explain if you can. Your
poor wife is in her bed nearly dead
with grief and notification
"You yourself telegraph to the pro-
prietors of the hotel and ask an ex.
PLANTATION, that there may be no sus-
picion Of cellusion should telegraph.
As strong as the circumstances are
against me, I swear to you l am in
nocent.
The mother-in law consented to
this, probably convinced by the poor
fellows manner that he was innocent
and a victim of mistake. Through
having had several days to Illuminate
over the strange contents Of the ex.
p1ess package, which had been opened
because it was supposed to contain
some things he had sent home, both
her own and the wife's mind had be
come thoroughly excited on the sub
ject. -,
The email, the accumulation OF
several days was brought to the hus-
band, and espying one in the same
handwriting as the letter and envelope
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, this was
hastily opened, under circumstances
first, as possibly supplying clue to the
mystery. And it did, and indeed a
complete elucidation and exoneratlon
of the husband.
1t was letter from the proprletors
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, stating
that in consequence of the similarity
of names package belonging to the
wife of the other gentleman OF the
same name as himself, stopping az
the hotel at the same time, had been
sent to him instead of to that gente,
man, and asking him if he would mol
please return the same to them I'LL,
rnediately, that it might be returned
to the owner. uot
There was an illumination that
night of the house-the wife INSTANT
" recovered from her nervous Plo0
tration-but the secret OF the relOlO5
ing was not generally known; anu
one of the proprietors Of the hotel Sa "
that the true cause of the delay IL 10 e
turningith the articles left in the TOoM ", :,
the owner was not explained, but this
article will probably supply the ILL
formation.