Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-15
HER CONFIDENCE RESTORED.

, HER CONFIDENCE RESTORED.
A Domestic Story In which Truly
Good Drummer Figures.
The worst case of suspicion and
jealousy in the Northwest has just
been cured, the patient being the
wife of well-known travelling man in
ST. Paul She had noticed that her
husband never brought his grip home
with him, but always left it at the
store when be came in from trip,
and IN her jealousy she, according to
the Herold in that city. imagined 1t
to be filed with love letters, appoint
ments 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 por-
ter, said:
"John, you like to make dollar
honestly when you can, don't your"
| "Oh, yes'm."
'.You know where my husband
keeps his grip when he comes in,
don't your"
"Yes'm. He throws it down in 9
corner of the office an leaves il
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 to
me, I'll give you dollar. You can
bring it back again in less than hall
an hour
The porter consented, and two days
later presented himself at the drum.
mer's residence with his grip IN bis
hand. He explained that he had not
before had an opportunity to carry il
away, and, giving him seat in the
parlor, the woman carried her prize
to the bedroom, and, with set teeth
and pale face, opened it. The frs,
thing she encountered was a we'll,
worn pocket Bible, thumbed and
showing the marks of much handling
Then she dug out soiled shirt, som,
unchaste socks, comb, hairbrush, anc
then she found letter folded within
an envelope. This she opened ca
lgerly and read as follows:
FARGO, D. T., Nov. 1, 1884.
Mr.. W1LLIAM-:
i DEAR SIR-Your monthly assess
ment Of so cents for the support 0
the Young Mems Christian Associa
ton (Bihle fundD is now due. and th
earnest interest you have always take
in the work assures me you Wi
promptly remit the amount Yo
will be pleased to learn that the go.u
cause progresses rapidly, as you pre-
/ dicted it would in your address, dc
, livered here few weeks since.
Yours,
II A. W. EDWARDS, Secretary.
This drove much of the hard, ston
look from her face, but she continue
her search. She fshed out three O
four tracts, bottle Of pop, Franci
Murphy temperance badge, bottl
: of DR.. Surepop's corn destroyer, an
beneath it all, in the bottom of th
: grip. a letter sealed, stamped an
ready for the mail, addressed
Miss George Gray, St. Pau
Mimi"
The superscription was in her hus
bands we'll known handwriting, an
again the stony look came into be
!. eyes.
"Oh, the wretch!' she cried,
her anguish.
my suspicious are too well fount
, ed! George Gray' Oh. this
, too much, too much!" and she CAV
way to food of tears.
When she had calmed herself sl
:, tore the letter open and read as TO
9 lows:
oil ST. PAUL. MINI, Nov. 8.
1 Miss GRAY: Your note asking n
| to meet you in Rice Park Saturds
u evening was handed to me by a di
It trict messenger boy this mornin
/, In reply permit me to say that y
u have mistaken the man. You may n
e be aware of the fact that am ma
e ried man, and am blessed with u
r love and confidence of the best al
If sweetest wife in America. Rath
d than betray that confidence or di
,r honor that love l would suffer II
n OOU deaths. In my ewes there is b
g one woman IN the world, and she it
d who greets me with a pleasant sun
II and wifely kiss every time 1 come fro
II a trip. WILLIAM.
TX Then she laid down on the bed a
=. sohbed awhile, and then closed t
10 grip, took it to the porter and ask
,e him to return it to the store and 8
q, nothing of what had occurred.
he entered the store the drumn
- stepped from behind pile of goo
and asked:
~ "Did she 60 through it, John
"Guess so. She took it into
I'd other room an was gone half an he
We before she brought it back"
"How did she act?''
u, ~ "Well, she was smilin' awfully,
or she looked teary-like around the ey
10. She gimme another dollar, an 8
ay this world would be happy world
~ all men were like her husband"
y "That's business, John. Her