National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-09-19

All men whose business or pleasure car
rics them abroad, and who travel without
the company of their wives are, in these
days Of sleeping coaches and big hotels,
tclcgraphc wires and newspaper reporters,
exposed to pcrilous vicissitudes. Not long
ago the Hon. Vim. A. Dawson IA fictitious
name which we shall adopt to tell true
story, of, let us say, luka, Miss, having
visited New York and Washington, returned
home to find his wife in great state of ag-
tatiOn. just before his arrival IN express
parcel, In point Of fact, handbook, had
been delivered, containing some articles
of feminine apparel and note from
the Metropolitan Hotel, saying that "Mrs
Dawson" had left them in room li9. Poor
Dawson lie was In fix sure enough.
lie knew he was innocent; but nobody else
did, and the facts were dead against him.
PrOtcstations were, in the nature of the
ease, useless. The handbook, empty. could
not hold Oaths enough to clear him, and,
unfortunately, the handbook was not empty,
but contained the tell-talc garments and
the only too damning epistolary cyplana-
ton. At last in sheer desperation, Dawson
said: 81 don't know how IL Is. All know
is am guiltlcss. | did not occupy room
49, ! know of no woman. Lock me up
In Il closet, take the key with you, go to
the telegraph office, and see II YOU
can't somehow wire me out of this AS
he spoke there was a rap at the door. 1t
was the telegraph messenger with tele-
gram. The message came from the Metro
'unSun ios W. Inu s0lu' ilGase return
paliu l' 10 MIs. lawson, Oh iuka, leXas,
sent you ny mistake. The thing was clear
the coincidence that Mr.. Dawson and
his wife. of Iuia. Texas. were concurrent
Uuests of tho NnironnIitnu with Wr nav,
SuoS's VI tho "eI,,,oPolIn1ah WIN M DaW-
SUI, VI iuhu' MISS, roor lawson was
shatched, us II were, from the Jaws OF ruin,
and Just in the nick of time, and his WIFE
pCnitent for having mistrIIsted him, and
oyerioyrd beside. tainted I'm his arms lie
IromcrEt hor tn ,yii%n,,t n,,a,, ~ trn,%5 ir,
hot w. "rt i, l".n t'Ouulc, uut
nv snS lnaO ne NiS"rS nv nlus never see
the back oil his neck II he ever goes away
from home hereafter without taking his
wife along as guardian.
In truth tho liberties that wanna, ,vor, m,
allow themselves with uns,Ispectinp and
modest married gentlemen nowadays is
enough to make ones hair stand on end
This very summer Rudolphstein, the we'll
known brewer. whose portrait appears in
that gorgeous representation of the knights
of (;ambrinus. lately issued nv the JIIiisn-
kamps, found In his morning mail n tinted.
scented, and delicately addressed letter. lie
opened and read this twice over, lnid il
upon his desk face up and murInured
swell. IN be dam'd ~ Then he turned IN
the envelope. There could be no mistake
about IT, His full name, place of business.
not an initial, or dot, amiss, The contents
were as follows:
'INDINNAPoLIS, -. My Dear Mr.. Rudolph.
stein have Just now, by the merest accident,
seen your picture IN u group of distinguished
U mewS "nu niSc1ver 10 my SURPRISE, anu,
Mia %"ntlenn moi inSt FhnrsS ~ ,"o
at the Highland House in Cincinnati assure
you that | failed to keep the appointment for
next day, from no indifference to you, but
genuine dislrusl OF myself. tut now that |
t nmUW MU Sou rTa u'e, u you utS.rS 10 con-
shail Il" most hannv' shaiI remain hare 'i t,v,,
weeks Longer, when I return To- nv home in
-. would give you my local address
here but that do not wish to compromise the
iriehls whom an Wishing. a line, however,
MILL miit pc"c' INC through INC genera" clty post
pnIo,,hs,o,, .,,n,,o, u,i, ,,,,,.,,,,,,.,i f.. .
huuuiPhstelh luTheu this tlilsslve anu us
E Eoh ',nt over and over IN JUS mint ne
n ,'nI 10y oeIl 9et VI IoWu l2r lll3nth' lie
Tiu w. luz" u'"V H. ~ vio r,iSnihu ilouSe III
trosnsrt Had there evcr Loon suoh an IT,
cidort l., III Iifo5 NnUo ,Ln, 'I w.. "i ~
recall. At last he worked II out, and II was
perfectly plain. Some young woman had
met Il stranger at the Highland House. had