New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
GUILTY CONSCIENCES IN PERIL.
SOME MYSTERIOUS NOTES WHICH MIGHT HAVE
MADE TROUBLE.

SOME MYSTERIOUS NOTES WHICH MIGHT HAVE
MADE TROUBLE.
"Is life worth Hving7n This Is the text upon which
have been constructed many mental sermons which
have disturbed the peace OF many people since the
march of cranks' was resumed against the Rev. Dr.
John Hail. Russell Sage and several others. The timd
ones have been living, 1t may be said dying, In
fever OF alarm for the last three weeks and whether
al home at their places OF business, in the street.
they have trembled at every footstp behind them,
at every click of the doorstch ringing OF the bell,
and at every sound OF a loud voice; they have had
their eyes In 'front.' behind and al either side at the
same time anticipating that some crazy pedestrian was
ready with revolver or Internal machine to send
them 10 eternity. Some have seriously considered
the advisability of ordering coat OF mall and moro
have hurried to take out q lfe-insurance policy.
That this fever of alarm has become contagious Is
fully confirmed by the news dispatches from all over
the country and there is sign yet Of Its abatang.
The fever assumed an alarming form two weeks ago
in Mount Vernon, but 1t was principally confined to
loving wives and young women keeping steady COM
pany, who suddered with terror at all strange sounds
like the rustng OF leaves, rhe squeaking OF shutter,
or the slamming Of door caused by the wind. Nearly
every household affected, but In each there was
ignorance that there was the state OF alarm with
the nextdoor neigor and each wife and each maiden
feared that some evil-disposed person had wicked
designs upon her husband or lover; and no
one felt that It was wise TO mention the
circumstance to another outside of the house
for fear It might scandal. The cause
of this fever to- has since been learned an
innocently written note copied upon hektograph but
mysterlousy wOied, which showed undei the ron'
door of each house two Sundays ago. 1t read:
l have something particular to say TO You, when
'' PINK DOMINO.
In houses where the husbands return or the beaus
visit was expected there was intense alarm lest the
dynamite fend might be lowering about waiting Tor
his or her victim Days passed end the mystery con-
nued to be followed with another circular on Sunday
last reading follows:
shall not meet you at the time you name and am
surnris Il that should make such proposal. iOu
may think well II l don't tell your wife:
This last circular that seemed to be the
SEQUEL to tie frsi-and every husband and every bean
was questioned sharply as to who Penelope was
where he had met the woman; what sort OF a pro
posal il was that had made her so indignant oi
course the husband or beau innocent; he vowed
that he had never met such woman J.; did not know
her and had never heard Of her; and he was sur
prised that such note should be sent TO that mouse
and il must have been Intended for next door, IN
1ujries were more searching, the soon spread
and when the writer learned that serious family
lars had already occurred and that wholesale line o
divorce suits might result he explained that the note
only had reference to comedy that was soon 10 De
PLACED for the benefit of Of the leading churches.