The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-01-22
SATISFIED JEALOUSY.
e Al Men Were Like Her Husband What
aHappy Would This Would Be.

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e Al Men Were Like Her Husband Wnst
aHappy wo.ld This Would Be.
The worst case of suspicion and jeal~
usy in the Northwest has just been
cured, the patient being the wife Of q
xell-known travelling man. She had
aoticed that her husband never brought
lis grip home with him, but always left
t at the store when he. came home from
trip, and in her jealousy she imagined
{ to be filled with love letters, appoint
ments Of meetings with fair ones, etc.,
tic. A few days since, while her hus-
band was on a trip through Dakota, she
wentd down to the store and approach
ing the porter, said:
"John, you like to make dollar hon
sstly when you can, don't you?"
"Oh, yes'm."
"You know where my husband keeps
his grip when he comes in, don't you?"
"Yes'm. He throws it down in cor
ner of the Office and leaves it there"
"Well, look here, John. he will be
On the Northern Pacific train tomorrow
morning, and if at She first opportunity
you slip his grip out of the house and
bring it up to me, I'll give you dol
lar You can bring it back again in
half an hour"
The porter consented and two days,
later presented himself at the drum
mer's residence with the grip in his
hand. He explained that he had not
before had an opportunity to carry it
sway, and giving him seat in the par
Tor, the woman carried her prize to the
bedroom, and with set teeth and pale
face opened it. The first thing she en-
countered was well-wcrn pocket BIZ
BILE, thumbed and showing the marks
Of much handling. Then she dug out
soiled shirt. some unchaste socks,
comb, hair brush. and then she found q
letter folded within an evelope. This
che opened eagerly and read as follows:
| Fargo, D. T., Sept. l, 1884.
Mr.. William -, Dear Sir: Your
monthly assessment of so cents for the
support of the Young Mems Christian
Association Bible fund.- is now due,
and the earnest interest you ave always
taken in the work assures ne you will
promptly remit the amount. You will
| be pleased to learn that the good can
progresses rapidly, as you predicted i.
would in your address delivered here q
few weeks since.
A. w. EDWARDS, Secretary.
This drove much of the hard, stony
look from her face, but she continued
her search. She fshed out two or
three tracts, bottle of pop, Francis
Murphy temperance badge, bottle ct
DR.. Surepop's Gitthere's bunion paci-
fer, some more impure socks. and be-
meath it all letter sealed, stamped and
ready for the mail, addressed to "IIiss
George Gray, St. Paul, Minnesota.
The superscription was in her hus-
bands handwriting. and again the stony
look came into her eyes, and her bosom
heaved with emotion. Her teeth grit
sd together, and her breath came as
hard as three-year- old New England
| cider.
ooh, the wretch !" she cried in her an
guish. my suspicious are too we'll
! founded. George Gray! Oh, if had
the--the-the thing I'd kick her hustle
clear over her head Pd-Pd-l'd-Ohi
this is too much, too much!" and She
gave way to food of tears.
When she had Gained herself she
tore the letter open and read as follows:
St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. l9.-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 that l
am married man. and am blessed With
the love and confidence of the sweetest
little wife in America. Rather than be-
tray that confidence or dishonor that
love, Iwould suffer ten thousand deaths.
In my eyes there is but one woman in
the world, and she it is who greets me
with a smile and a wifely kiss every
time I come from trip shall not
tell her If this, for I do not want her to
know that one Of her sex could be so
depraved and lost to all sense of honor
as your act has proven you to be.
WILLIAM.
Then she laid down on the bed and
sobbed for while, and then closed t.
grip, took it to the porter and ask.--.
him to return it to the store and say
nothing of what had occurred. AS he
entered the store the drummer stepped
from behind pile of goods and asked:
"Did she go through it, John?'
"Guess so. She took it into another
room an was gone half an hour before
she brought it back"
"How did she act?"
"Well, she was smilin' awfully, but
looked teary like around the eyes. She
gimme another dollar an said this
would be happy world if all men were
like her husband" $780,
''That's business, John; here's the V
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 60 out
tomorrow morning. I'll never forget
you, John, for putting me onto this"
and they slipped out and disappeared
behind the green shade of convenient
saloon.
The slaughter of brakemen on on.