The Grenada gazette., 1888-01-07
Mr.. srEeelNs' TRIALS.
Why He VIII Never Again Go Travelling
with His wife.

Why He Wm Never Again Go Travelling
With His Wife.
Mr.. Stebbins has been an admirable
husband for ten years, and you will
see. after reading what he suffered,
that he is not cruel in vowing that he
will never again go travelling with his
wife. She is exceedingly domestic.
and his trip few days ago kept her
away from her home bed over night
for the first time in years. Stebbins
was already tired when they took the
six-something train for Philad elphia.
A friend met him In the Office Of
hotel next day, and says he never saw
aman so discouraged. Stebbins con.
fided his troubles to the friend, and,
though the case is not without
parallel, 1t is Of sufficient In
terest to the general public to let
1t go Stebbins says that the journey
to Philadelphia completed his ex-
haustion, and he was truly delighted
to be ushered, about eleven o'clock,
into elegant hotel apartments. Steb.
bins remained in the drawing-room to
look atsome evening papers and smoke
restful cigar. while PAMELA unmaie
her toilet. He spoke to her at 11:45,
At 1915 and at 1856. On all these oc.
casions the lady was either brushing
her hair. or folding some things, or
searching in a toilet bag, and she
would not let him 60 to bed before her
for fear he would fall instantly asleep,
leaving her lonesome and nervous in
the strange place At all events. the
poor man was taking his first nap
when PAMELA said: 'Oh. dear! I have
forgotten to wind my watch" and
out Of bed she piled; coming back
she asked him il he had put his cough
medicine in his satchel or his overcoat
Trying to think Of the locality Of that
bottle walked him completely, and the
clock was striking three when he went
to sleep again. At 5:15 Pamela said
that she must have glass Of water,
and he fetched it, At $50 she heard
something picking at the lock, and
asked him about burglars nippers and
how they used jimmios. That got him
into a cold perspiration, with disquiet.
ing conversation. At four she knew
gas was escaping. and went around to
examine oil the burners. She came back
to bed with her feet like cakes Of ice.
At 4:10 she knew she had forgotten to
bolt the drawing-room door and her
sealskin sacque was on the piano.
Stebbins made that excursion. Al
AIS she sat up in bed and whispered
in q curdling voice that some one was
concealed in the room; she had heard
strange sounds in the corner. Steb-
bins listened. It was heat going of
in the pipes and he explained that tc
her At 4:S0 she knew spider had
bitten her hand; she must get some
camphor, and up she got.
Stebbins thinks that PAMELA was
out twice during a little nap th1t he
had, but at 6:11 he was brought up
standing by hideous scream. There
was a mouse in the room; she had seen
it run mp the lace curtain; he
could see it too. IL he looked.
Twas an unusually large and ferocious
mouse. that shook the lace curtain in
. threatening manner. This discus
sion and its consequent excitement
kept poor Htebbins awake till six. Tho
man was trying to got forty winks and
prevent having headache next day,
when PAMELA slid out to pull down a
blind, taking the precaution to cry
'Shoo! Shoot" several times and rap
ON the floor with slipper before she
put her foot down. At 1880 PAMELA
got up and began her toilet About
noon friend found him asleep in
chair.
"What want to know" said Steb-
bins, ''is how Tn going to live II this
thing keeps on during the six months
Of our proposed tour with PAMELA in
anew room every night IN y Sun.