The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-13
THE WYDESWARTHS.

The NlDES NAhlHO.
Where and How We Formed
Their Acquaintance
We were very plain peop.e. Mrs. Crumple
horn and I'm Mr.. Crumplehorn-wher
the death Of q distant relative made US un
expectedly rich.
Now I'm not going to be mean enough tc
put the blame Of what follows on Mrs
Crumplchorn. The dodge of husbands lay
ing their sins at their wives doors began al
a very early stage of the worlds history,
and small good it did the man that tried il
first-aid served him right. too-if no rai
our =. federal head and representative" I'll
Just tell my story. if you please. leaving the
question of who's to blame to a X care OF
itself.
We hardly came into possession Ct ouE
fortunc-certainly hadn't begun to feet at
home in it-when the season at Saratoga
opened, and Mrs. Crumplehorn said we must
70 there. as every body that was any body
did: that il was expected Of us-by Taom, ]
don't remember that she stated; in short,
that there was mo getting out OF IT," ]
really didn't see that there was, n SO va
went.
We found q crowd of people there. none Of
whom we knew. You can't think how unso-
ciable they were. Why, when Mrs. Crum-
plehOrn. Just to be civil, asked q lady where
she had bought the stun in her dress, and
how much it had cost yard, she received
for an answer such . stare as made the
cold chills run over her, and. to use 6er
own expression, came near giving her q
turn"
Hops" to people that don't dance,
games to people that can't play them and
iostling people one doesn't know, arc very
tresome modes Of killing time In two
days I had had enough Of it. and Mrs. Crum-
plehorn expressed herself satisfied in three.
We had Just conctaded to Get fashionable
opinion a defiance, and 80 homo and take
things comfortable, when, - luck would
have 1t, we made the ac~quainta1ce Of Gen
efal and Mrs. Wydeswarth; and % agrees-
BILE did it prove that u purpose Of speedy
departure was It once reconsideeed, and
promp0y dismissed.
During our stay, which VA prolonged
several weeks, the General and myse3,
similarly his lady an1 Mss. Crumplehorn,
were i~nseparably: They were . very enter
tanning and agreeable couple, quite up 70
The highest notch OF fashion, but not In the
least proud. Why, bless you! the General
thought no more Of walking axn in arm
with me, and thought it no moro . liberty
to be invited to drink champagne ct my ex-
pense, than his aristocratic wife did to be
o2ered-snd 70 accept too-Xrs. Crumpee-
horns finest diamond ring - . marriage
anniversary present, Of the advent Of which
$780, >~>~.:~> AAA AAA 49, e. ~w~ NJ
c. private and confidential notice.
When the time cane for going, w bad
become so attached toour new friends that
We gave them . cordial invitation to pay u
IN early visit, which theT promised to do.
While the two ladies were taking IN n
{ectionate leave, crying md kissing .
another by turns, the General took me-
aside, and disclosed the fact that, owing 70
10 found himself Q little short Of funds. II
I could accommodate him with-say two
hundred dollars-it would relieve him from
present embarrassment, and he would re-
turn it the following week, when he and
Mrs. W. came to pay their promised visit
was deeply affected At this mark OF
confidence, and at one handed over the
amount, and after another pathetic scene
O6SWCCu MIS. oAx0 Il Sf " WIZ -
selves away.
. Punctual to the day our distinguished
guests arrived, and night glad We were to
Gee them. Our country homo had seemed
dull since our return, mainly owing, no
doubt, to the absence of the dear friends TO
whose society We had grown accustomed
The General was c~aptivated with
rural abode. He thought Of building just
.,>> A:-AA1Rs 0~A nAfhinO vNnNNvA
do but I must show him over the premises
which I did-pointing out every nook, corner
and apartment, with q conscious pride which
my friends praises served IN no way to
abote.
The first furry over, we were just getting
c3everly settled down, and beginning to en-
Joy ourselves in earnest, when IN event
occurred 70 mar our pleasure.
The house was entered by burglars one
night, and ransacked from top to bottom.
Our own loss, though BY no means trifin&
consisting Of al the plate, md over Q
thousand dollars In money-We could have
Rrinnod and borne: but Hrs. Wydeswareh's
diamonds-vc had ' seen them. q
they must have been splendid-and the Gen.
erals pocketbook, fat with untold green
hacks, 1hoe was what crushed us.
"Never mind, my dear fellow" said the
General, with the fortitude OF . hcro;"
nv chief regret Is on your account. 1t
win compel me to defer payment Of taae
little loan Q few days longer. On the whole
I'm rather glad I didn't think Of retnrnin&
Il eoouer. though. a. the loss would then
have been yOwysL"
Thecped him not to think Of such . tri6e;
"a wSen I offered to replenish his Unfse
I'M another remn: ance came. b slapped N
IN the back and called me . .t.umr"
~ On Nrs. Crumpaehoru's birthday, which
followed close upon the =. e.rs,as ;v,d xl =
-y.~ri6oent breastpin, which bad como
sc~ escaped the vigilance Of tho robbeta
~. g: would have declined the e4t Cua
AVE done 80 without vonnd'ns hes