Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-27
ALLAYING SUSPICION.
The Festive Drummer Satisfies q JeaI.
Oua Wife

The Festive Drummer Satisfies a JeaI-
Gus Wife.
The worst case Of suspicion and ieaI-
Ousy in the Northwest has Just been
cured, the patient being the wife of well
known travelling man, says the st. Paul
Herald. She had noticed that her hus-
band never brought his grip home with
him, but always left it at the store when
he came in from a trip, and in her jeal-
ousy she imagined it to be filled with love
letters, appointments OF meetings with
various lair ones, etc, etc. A few DAYS
since, while her husband was on a trip
through Dakota, she went down to the
store, and, approaching the porter, said:
John, you like TO make a dollar hon.
estly when you can, don't youp
''Oh, yes'm."
You know where my husband keeps
his grip when he comes in, don't your"
'fes'm. He throws 1t down in a cor
ner Of the Office an leaves it there"
''Well, look here, John. He will be in
on the Northern Pacific train tomorrow
morning, and if, at the first opportunity,
you slip his grip out of the house and
bring It up 70 me, I'll give you a dollar.
1Ou can bring it back again in half an
hour"
The porter consented, and two DAYS
later presented himself at the drummeT's
residence with the grip in his hand. He
explained that he had not before had an
opportunity to carry il away, and, giving
him seat IN the parlOr, the woman car
rled her prize to the bedroom, and with
set teeth and a pale face opened it. The
nrst thing she encountered was a WELL
worn pocket Bible, thumbed and showing
the marks OF much handling. Then she
dug out soIled shirt, some unchaste
socks, comb, hair-brush, and then she
found letter folded within an envelope
This she opened eagerly, and read as fol-
lows:
FARGO, d. T., Sept. l, 1884.
Nh. WILLIAM -, Dear Sir: Your month
ly assessment Of so cents for the support of
the Young Mems Christian Association
bible fund.- is now due, and the
earnest interest you have always ta-
ken inthe work assures me you will
promptly remit the amount. You Will be
pleased to learn that the good cause progress
Is rapidly, as you predicted it would in your
address, delivered here a few weeks since.
Yours, 4. W. EDWARDS, Secretary.
This drove much Of the hard, stony look
from her face, but she continued her
search. She fished out three or four
tracts, bottle of pop, a Francis Murphy
temperance badge, bottle Of DIR. Sure
pops corn destroyer, and, beneath it all,
IN the bottom Of the grip, a letter, sealed,
stamped and ready for the mail, address,
ed to Miss George Gray, st. Paul,
Mimi.
The superscription was in her husbands
well-knOwn handwriting, and again the
stony look came into her eyes.
"Oh, the wretch!" she cried, in her an
guish. "My suspicious are too well found
ed George Gray! OH this is too muchl
too muchw and she gave way to flood
Of tears.
When she had Gained herself she tere
the letter open and read as follows:
"ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 10.
miss GRAY: Your note asking me to meet
you in Rice park Saturday evening was hand
ing. In reply permit me to say that you have
mistaken the man. 1Ou may not be aware
81 the fact that l am married man, and am
blcst with the love and confidence of the best
and sweetest little wife in America. Rather
than bctray that confidence or dishonor that
love would suffer ten thousand deaths. In
my ewes there Is but one woman in the world,
and she it is who greets me with a pleasant
smile and a wifely kiss every time / come
from trip. WILLIAM -
Then she laid down on the bed and sob
bed for awhile, and then closed the grip,
took il TO the porter, and asked him to re-
turn il TO the store, and say nothing Of
what had occurred. AS he entered the
store, the drummer stepped from behind
a pile OF goods, and asked:
"Did she go through il, JohnY'
Guess so. She took it into another
room, an was gone half an hour before
she brought il back"
"IiOw did she actg"
s'Wel. she was smilin' awfully, but
looked teary like around the eyes. She
gimme another dollar, an said this world
would be a happy world if all men were
like her husband"
That's business, John. Here's the V
l promised you, and now let's go across
the street and take something. When
YOU come back dump that stuff and put
my things back in the grip. for l 90 out
tomorrow morning, I'll never forget you,
John. for putting me on TO this" and they
slipped out and disappeared behind the
green shade of a convenient saloon,