New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-19

tions and ceremonies, everything
went off smoothly. The brides
mother shed tears. Everybody
seemed full of happiness except
Thompson Hyde, who was satisfied
that the eyes Of the company were
riveted on bis bad fitting coat and
the shiny elbows. The bridal couple.
took the train for Houston.
Young Mrs. Palmer managed to
get rid of some of her superfuous
modesty when the happy couple we're
seated in the palace car. She leaned
her head on the breast of Thomp-
son Hyde's coat.
Ransom, do you ever smoker"
she asked suddenly.
mo, darling, never-that is, not
often. Have you ever seen me with
cigar?''
"What is that hard thing in che
breast pocket ofyour coat?''
That is my memorandum book,
honey"
ct looks very much as if you were
trying to deceive me-" she replied;
and, before he could object, she had
reachedsin hisspocket and drawn out
cigar case, on one side of which was
embroidered, in large red letters,
ITO my darling. z
Mrs. p almer looked reproachfully
at her husband.
$50 you do smoke after all? But
-er-Who did the embroidery on
this cigar case?"
SsThat is not my cigar case,'' said
Palmer, trying to look Indifferent,
it belongs to a friend Of nline.''
81 don't believe YOU said young
Mrs. Palmer, as she closed her fingers
tightly on letter which, together
with a fine white pocket handkerchief
she had taken from his pocket I'M
seen by him.
Five minutes later the train stop
ped at a railroad station, and Pal
mer got out of the car to get his
wife some refres hments. She utilized
the ortunity to open the letter.
1t was written in a small female
hand and signed, "Your ever loving
Amelia.
To say that Mrs. Palmer was ex-
asperated was to use ridiculo usly in
adequate language. She was in
perfect rage. The husband when he
returned with the lemonade, was
somewhat astonished at the ferocity
of her expression.
& 6 Here is some nice lemonade. We
will not arrive at our destination for
several whole hours yet. =
q am very much obliged to YOU"
said the young wife, with great dig
nifty, Il am going to get off right
here. =
s'You are going to get off The
train is going off in aminute. What
do you mean? We will be Left
You will be left, for I am going
right back to my mother, where /
spent the happy days of my child
hood" and she burst into tears.
'Louisa!' exclaimed the husband,
disagreeably surprised.
'You are devil, a sneak, a deceiv-
er. Twill never have anything more
to do with you Oh, you vile, vile
wretch!'
Calm yourself, my DEAR said the
young husband.
"You can go to your dear Amelia,
if want to, she replied with wither-
ing sarcasm
'sWho the devil is she?''
ssWhat does this mean, villain?"
said Mrs. Palmer, producing the ON
nous document from her pocket, and
shaking it under her husbands nose.
Mr.. Palmer looked at the letter
and seemed very much surprised.
Louisa he said, IT suppose /
should have told you about it before
but it is not too late now ~
ooh, | know what it is. I always
suspected it. You have got another
wife. Why didn't | die before I be-
came the victim of a heartless
Wretch?''
Not quite, answered Mr. Palmer,
"but you see the tailor didn't have
my coat ready for the wedding, SO I
had to borrow Mr.. Hyde's coat in a
hurry, and all these letters and this
cigar case belong to him. Arkan-
saw Traveller.
He Was Too Honest.