The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-05
Allaying Suspicion.

THE FESTIVE DRUMMER SATISFIES A JEAL-
Gus WIFE.
The worst case of suspicion and jeal-
ousy in the Northwest has just been
cured, the patient being the wife of well
known travelling man, saws 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 trip, and in her jeal-
ousy she imagined it to be filled with
love letters, appointments of meetings
with various fair 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 dollar hon
estly when you can, don't you?'
"Oh, ves'm."
"You know where my husband keeps
his grip when he comes in, don't you?p
"Yes'm. He throws it down in cor
ner Of the office an leaves it there
"Well, look here, John. He will be
in on the Northern Pacific train to-mor-
row morning, and if, at the first oppor
and bringit up to me, I'll give you dol
! a
| an hour"
| The porter consented, and two DAYS
later presented himself at the drummer's
residence with the grip in his hand. He
explained that he had not before had an
opportunity to carry it away, and, giving
him seat in the parlor, the woman car
ried her prize to the bedroom, and with
set teeth and pale face opened it. The
first thing she encountered was we'll
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 with an envelope.
This she opened eagerly, and read as
follows:
'tFdrgo, d. r. Sept. I, 1884
Mr.. WILLIAM -, Dear Sir: Your
monthly assessment OF 90 cents for the
support of the Young Mems Christian
Association bible fund.- is now due, and
the earnest interest your have always
taken in the work assures me you will
promptly remit the amount. You will
be pleased to learn that the good cause
progresses rapidly, as you predicted it
would in your address, delivered here a
few weeks since. Yours,
A. w. EDWARDS, Sec'y.
This drove much of the hard, stony
look from her face, but she continued
her search. She fished out three or four
tracts, a bottle of pop, Francis Muir
ply temperance badge, bottle OF DIR.
Surepop's corn destroyer, and beneath it
all, in the bottom of the grip, letter
sealed, stamped, and ready for the mail
addressed to Miss George Gray, st. Paul,
MINI.
This superscription was in her hus-
bands 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
founded George Gray Oh! this is too
much too much!' and she gave way
to flood of tears.
When she had calmed herself, she
tore the letter open and read as follows
",St. Paul, Mimi, Sept 10.
"MIss GRAY: Your note asking me to
meet you in Rice Park Saturday evening
was handed me by district messenger
boy this morning, In reply permit me
to say that you have mistaken the man.
You may not be aware OF the fact am
a married man, and am blest with the
love and confidence of the best and
sweetest little wife in America. Rather
than betray that confidence or dishonoI
that love | would suffer ten thousand
deaths. In my eyes there is but one wo-
man in the world, and she it is who
greets me with pleasant smile and a
wifely kiss every time | come from a
trip. WILLIAM --.
Then she laid down on the bed and
sobbed for awhile, and then closed the
grip ook it to the porter, and asked
nm, 10 return to the store, and say moth