The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-03
SUSPICION ALLAYED.
A Festive Drummer Makes Himself Solid
at the Domestic Fireside.

IA RostiVo drummer Makes Htmself Solid
ut the Domestic Firesldc.
The worst case Of suspicion and jeal-
ousy in the Northwest has Just been
cured. the patient being the wife Of
well-known travelling man. She had
noticed that her husband never brought
his grip homo with him, but always left
it at tho store when no came in from
trip. and in her jealousy she imagined
1T to be filled with love letters, APP
pointments OF meetings with fair ones,
etc. few days since, while her hus-
band was on trip through Dakota, she
went down to the store, and approach
ing tho porter, said:
John, you like to make dollar hon
estly whom you can, don't You"
"Oh, yes'm."
You know whore my husband koeps
his grip. don't you?"
"Yes'm; ho throws it down in O cor
nor OF tho Office and leaves it there"
well, look here, John. He will BIO
In on the Northern Pacific train. to-
morrow morning. and If, at tho first OPP
portunity, you slip his grip out of the
house and bring it to me. I'll give you
dollar. You can bring it back again in
half an hour"
The porter consented, and two days
later presented himself at the drum
mor's residence with the grip in his
hand. He explained that he had not
before had an opportunity to carry it
away, and giving him scat in the par
lor the woman carried tho prize to tho
bedroom, and with set teeth and pale
face opened it. The first thing she en-
countered was wcll-worn pocket Bible,
thumbed and showing tho marks of
much handling. Then sho dug out
soilcd shirt, some unchase socks, comb.
hair-brush, and then she found letter
folded within an envelope. This she
opened eagerly and read as follows:
FARGO, ID. T., Sept. !, 1889
M,'. lillian; -
DEAR SIR: Your monthly assessment of
fifty cents for the support OF the Youn.
Mems Christian Association (l,iblc fund) is
now duc,an1 the earnest interest you have al
ways taken In the work assures me YOU will
promptly remit thr amount. You will be
pleased to learn that the good cause pro-
srcsscs rapidly. rs you predicted it would
In your address delivered here Il few weeks
since. Yours, A. w. EDWARDS.
Secretary.
This drove much OF tho hard stony
look from her face. but she continued
her search. She flshcd out three or four
tracts, bottle of pop. Francis Murphy
temperance badge, 4 bottle of Dir. Sure
pops corn-dcstroyer, and beneath it all,
in the bottom of tho grip, letter,
sealed, stamped and ready for tho mail,
addressed to Miss Georgia Gray St
Paul, Mimi"
Tho superscription was in her nus
bands well-known hand writing. and
again the stony look came into her eyes.
"Oh, tho wretch" she cried in her
anguish MY suspicious ARC too w ell
founded! Georgia Gray! Oh this is too
much. too much"' and she gave way to
n flood OF tears.
When She had Gained herself she tore
the letter ope and read as follows:
ST PAUL. Minn.. Sept. 10.
MISS G RAY-Your note asking me co meet
you in II ce Park Saturday evening was
handed me by district mes sengcr boy this
morning. In reply. permit me to say that
you have mistaken the man. You may not be
aware that nm married man. and am
blessed with the love and confidence OF the
greatest little wife In America. Rather than
bctray that condolences or dishonor that love
l would suffer 10000 deaths. In my eyes there
Is but one woman IN tho world, and she it Is
who greets me with n pleasant smile and IL
WILLIAM
Then she laid down on tho bed and
sobbed for awhile, and then closed tho
grip took it to tho porter, and asked
him to return it to tho store and say
nothing OF what had occurred. AS he
entered tho store the drummer stepped
from behind pile OF goods and asked:
Ibid she go through it, John?"
Guess so. She took it into ancther
room. an was como half an hour before
sho brought it back"
''liow did she act?"
"Woll. She was smlin' awfully, but
looked tcary all around the eyes. Sto
gimme another dollar, an said this
would be happy world II all men
were like her husband" - ST. Paul
Herald.
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