Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-17
THE LITTLE LIES
Husbands Tells Their wives-A Drummer's
50. Wicked Ruse. - .1s->

midnight over bottle or champagne,
box of cigars and an informal discus
sion of that that art Of arts-domestic
diplomacy.
Illustrations were given of serious
domestic trouble brought on by the alb
sence of tact on the part of the husband,
and instances were cited where circum-
stances would Justify husband in tell
ing his wife little white lie to explain
away circumStantial, though perhaps
not just, evidence of guilt.
Il recently heard of a case of Suspic
ion and jealousy that was cured in a
most heroic manner" said one OF the
party. THE patiezt was the wife OF a
well-knOwn travelling man. She had
noticed that her husband had never
brought his grip home, but always left
it at the store, when he came in from
one of his trips, and in her jealousy she
imagined it to be glled with love letters,
appointments for meetings with fair
ones, etc. A few days ago, while her
husband was on trip through the
West, she went down TO the store, and
approaching the porter, said:
John, you like to make dollar
honestly when you can, don't yOu?'
oh. yeS'm.'
"'You know where my husband
keeps his grip, don't yoa?'
"'Yes'm. He throws it down in one
corner OF the Office and leaves it there.
We'll, see here, John. He will be
in on the Chicago express tomorrow
morning, and, If at the first opportu-
nifty, you slip his grip out of the house
and bring it to me, I'll give you dol
lar. You can bring IL back again in
half an hour.
The porter consented, and two days
later presented himself with the grip in
his hand. He explained that he had
not before had an opportunity to carry
away. Giving him a seat the woman
carried the prize to the bedroom. The
first thing she encountered was a we'll
worn pocket Bible, thumbed, and show
ing the marks of much handling. Then
she dug ont a Soiled shirt, comb, hair
brush, and then she found letter fold
ed within an envelope. This she opened
eagerly and read as follows:
EVANSVILLE, IND, Jan. ,, 1891.
"'DEAR SIR-Your monthly assessment
of 81 for the support of the Young Mems
Christian Association bible fund.- is now
due, and the earnest interest you have al
ready taken in the work assures me that
YOU will promptly remit the amount. You
will be pleased to learn that the good
cause progresses rapidly, as you predicted
it would in your address delivered here
some months since. Yours,
80. W. E., Secretary
This drove much Of the hard, stony
look from her face, but she continued
her search. She fshed out three or
four tracts, bottle of ginger pop,
temperance badge, a bottle Of DR.. Sure
pops corn destroyer, and beneath it all,
in the bottom of the grip, letter,
sealed, stamped and ready for the mail,
addressed to Miss Georgia Gray, st.
Paul, MINI. When she had Gained
herself she tore the letter open and
read as follows:
"'MIsS GRAY-Your note, asking me
to meet you in Rice Park, Saturday
evening, was handed me by district
messenger boy this morning. In reply,
permit me to say chat you have mista-
ken your man. You may not be aware
that | am married man, and am
blessed with the love and confidence OF
the greatest little woman on earth
Rather than betray that confidence or
dshonor that love | would suffer ten
thousand deaths. In my eyes there is
but one woman in the world, and she it
is who greets me with pleasant smile
and wifely kiss every time | come
home from trip. Yours,
WILLIAM -.
"Then she lay down on the bed and
Sobbed for while, and then closed the
grip, took it to the porter and asked him
TO return it to the store and say nothing
of what had occurred. AS he entered
the store the drummer stepped from
behind a pile of goods and asked:
"'Did she go through it, John?'
Guess not. She took it into an
other room an was gone half an hour
before she brought it back. She gave
me another dollar, an said this would
be happy world if all men were like
her husband
That's business, John. Here's that
V promised you, and now you go
across the street and take something if
you like, and when you come back
dump out that stuff and put my things
back in the grip, for l go out again to-
morrow"
"When | was in Chicago last Fall"
said another of the party, my atten-
ton was attracted by a well-dressed
man in the hotel where / was stopping.
who was apparently trying to get an
interview with the hotel clerk
without danger of being overheard
by any one else around the Office.
At last he succeeded, and, after a short
conference. the clerk wrote letter,
sealed it, and gave it to the other. |
knew the clerk well, and later on, in
speaking Of the queer people that con-
gregate in hotels, | referred to this man
and his maneuverS.
4" DO you know what he wanted of
me?" asked the clerk. After | had an
Swered in the negative, the clerk said:
THAT man is one Of the best known
business men in Chicago, although he
lives out in Lakewood. Well, he was in
town on business late last light and miss
ed his last train home. So he put up
here His wife, he tells me, is very
Jealous, and whenever his own personal
actions are concerned, prefers to doubt,
rather than believe, his word. He
wanted me to write above my signature
that he went to bed at his hotel at y |
o'clock last night perfectly sober and |
did not leave until S o'clock this morn
ing He says his wife will believe that
he was all right with my evidence in
support of his statement.
IL once had an idea," said the oldest
man in the party, ''that there was no
nXcnsn whntnvnr for the man who