Telegram-herald., 1890-09-18
WHERE WAS Mr.. BLANK
IIis Absence Causes HIS Wife
Much Trouble.

A@-S 2k1PL(7 1dlcct IA, W 49,
Much Trouble.
Pretty Mrs Blank had . very unpleas-
ant experience IA Bay Grove. y. j.. and
il Nes al duo 20 = mistake
When she moved herselfand her baby
and her pug and her other household
goods to Jersey. along ia the spring, tho
villagers seemed 10 Do ready 20 take
her 70 their arms and their hearts
They gave her teas they showed her
AL the show sights OF the neighbor-
hood. they posted her on the proper
church 70 attend and the proper peo-
pie % know. They almost gave q
dinner in her honor. and that IS some
that had not 5een even dreamed OF since
an unfortunate afaiF OF several years
back. when a heartless detective had
appeared at a feast and had carried
away with hin one who for a brief
month had all Bay Grove az his feet
Il was the remembrance Of that touch
Ing incident that made people hesitate.
and by their hesisating Mrs. Blank lost
the dinner.
She vas bright her maids caps were
IRE proachable. what firting she did
was artistic enough 90 be pleasant to
look upon But II was seldom that Mrs
Blank was artistic In that way, and
therefore sho was p0pclar with matrons
and maids The mon liked her, too.
and al went merry as marriage
bell FOR many day and until somebody
ill-nsturedly asked question
Where Is Mr.. Blank and who Is hep"
quersed this busybody.
Nobody but Mrs Blank could answer
this, and she didn't volunteer any infor-
nation on the subject So gossip, hav-
ing nothing 20 feed upon, grew rapidly.
as Is generally the way, and in a week
Bay Grove began 20 believe that some
thing must be very wrong somewhere.
Now 1t happened that Mrs Blank had
brought one letter OF introduction TO Bay
Grove. This epistle had been hurriedly
ponned By young woman about to take
a lighs 70 Europe. and, under the scru-
tiny OF = female com mmittee OF investiga-
tion. II appeared 70 lack satisfactory Dc
tails about tho nominal head of the
Blank family.
II do SO hope you will like Mrs B" it
ran. "She can sec so little OF her hus-
band. you know. that It will be very
dull for her out there unless you look
after her bit think she frets over
her husband sometime but how can it
be helped now? But then she has"
And here the writer drifted into mat
tcrs that were never intended for the
public eve. When tho letter was re-
coived tho sentences about the husband
had attracted no attention; but now,
with suspicion resting heavily upon
them, The committee women agreed that
something must 60 very. very wrong
wish Mrs Blanks spouse II camo
about therefore. that Mrs Blank was
soon put to the question
when are we 70 see your husbard?'
asked one OF her friends in a guileless
way.
Mrs. Blank pouted Really. don't
know" she said "Hs is In Auburn
now with that poor wretch Kemmler.
believe"
Aubarn happens 20 contain \ prison.
hemmler was then in that prison. It
is not difficult 70 put one and one
together and get dozen, II you are in
a prooar franc OF mind FOR the achieve
mens So is happened that when Mrs.
Blank entered church tho next day
there was rustic OF silk al through
the pevs and With it a general feeling
that the sermon should deal with
hvpocrisv But it didn't Tt was de-
voted to mercy. Which only goes n
show that preachers are not always in
touch with their congregations
Whea Ms. Blank joined the group
in tho vestibuls after the services, the
church thermometer hanging thero
dropped hslf dozen degrees Nobody
quite cut her-the sermon had been
really a good oao-bus the social at.
rnosphers vas full OF little icicles.
Mrs Blank went homo alone, wonder
ing what vas the matter
The next da7 ono OF her closest
friends called upon her. Just "a The
visitor was departing she iHdnlged in a
sort of spoken posescript. savinT the
important part q hor business for tho
last. iast as 10 she we're writing let
ter
"Irov "a Nr. BsnkT~ she queried.
"hc has been sentto Elmira. was the
snswcr
As there f. = reformatorv IN Eluira,
thls proved 60 be a very uafortunate ~.
spoaso Bay Grove posted Itself OF
New York's pensi institutions and the
next ia7 three acquaintances of Mrs.
Biaak failed 90 see her on the st-ees
Nabodv called. snd Der name did not
anuasr On the Use o. patronesscs ~
s-ravbcrry festival the village ras
piaired to maize Tiorious success
She attended tha festivities ard was
greatly puszled by her treatment ~
er-boav seemed - shua her except cus
voanr ran wbo was popula arly anasr