New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-10
UNFORTUNATE MR.. DOGGETT.

A divorce suit of most curious character is said
to be imminent at Waynesville, Ohio. In point Of
absolute fact, the matter is reported from Wayne
town. Indiana, but such great number of re
markoble occurrences have happened in Indiana
during the past few months that feel fully
justified in transferring this to Ohio. Indiana has
never done anything that entities her to mo-
nOpoly Of these things.
Mr.. Doggett is one of the prosperous grocery
dealers of Waynesville. He also carries full
line of shelf and heavy hardware dry and fancy
goods, paints, oils and drugs, boots and shoes.
cigars and tobacco and fresh vegetables in season;
but since these facts have no bearing whatever
on the question in hand, any further reference
TO them will he studiOusly avoided. They show
Mr. Doggett, however, to be man Of parts and an
important citizen of the municipality When Mr.
Doggett leaves the society of his mixed paints and
homeless Goldfish at night he invariably retres to
the bosom Of his family, he having been a kind
husband end indulgent father for upwards of
twenty years. Mrs. Doggett is a woman of COM
handing presence and naughty men. We could
| easily take up column in describing Mrs. Dog
gett, but will refrain and simply say that she is
president OF the Ohio really Indiana, Of course
Dress Reform Society. single word addressed
10 the wise sometimes conveys greater information
than volumes-aye, than whole libraries.
week ago Mr.. Doggett discharged a clerk
named LOCKER, for carelessness in spilling the
kerosene oil on the cigars Several good customers
were badly burned in trying to smoke these cigars,
their coal-oil preparation having rendered them
highly inflammable and a constant source Of I'M
easiness to the Waynesville fire department
Young Mr. LOCKER discharged, and advised to
go far away where he not known and start
life anew under an assumed name. lie was very
angry and decided on revenge. Some young men
in his position thus thirsting for vengeance would
have weakly put the boiled inseed-oi barrel in
the place of the amber syrup barrel, or spread
the report that Mr.. Doggett sprinlSled his brown
sugar or charged his poor accounts TO his good
customers but young Mr.. LOCKER is ingenious, il
he is careless, and he did none of these things
What he did do WAS to, in some unknown way
procure long blond hair and place it on the
unsuspectiDg coatsleeve Of the innocent Mr.. Dog.
gett when he went away.
Only few words more ARE needed Mrs. DoQ-
gett observed the hair at the supper table She
removed ii with deadly calmness and held il up
by one end before Mr.. lDoggett's eyes, eighteen
inches long and very blond-apparently q bleached
blond Mr.. Doggett smiled a kind of sicsly
smile. Mrs. Doggett did not smile at all "One
Of your hairs. my dear?" said Mr. Doggett, fcebly
Mrs. Doggett said nothing, but as he looked at
her short dark hair he felt the weakness of his
position. Dropped on while was coming home
in the streetcar, probably he then ventured.
1T was wound completely around your arm, 4"
replied Mrs Doggett. Er-um-um-er," an
swered Mr. Doggett. Eloquent, but not to the
point, said his wife in whitening tones Mr.
Doggett then protested that he knew nothing
whatever us to where the hair came FROM but
the plea twas not accepted. Mr.. Doggett then
began to laugh in what he tried to make q care
less. merry tone. The fact is, to tell the truth,
he said, that 1t Is an election bet with Alec
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