Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-30
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This woman Has n Good Reason for
| Doubting Circumstantiai Evidencc.
81 don't believe IN circums;lntial
evidence after tho experience l had
with it," said a very prim, angular
looking woman 10 u companion on
the elevated. Just let me tell you.
You know Miss H., don't your
"Oh, yes
"Well, she came TO see mo on
Wednesday evening about three
weeks ago. and we had a nice little
chat together, and made arrange
mcnts TO go 20 n concert the next
week, and It being quite late before
she went wo ioked some about tho
latc hours wo were keeping.
Nov, just a week from that night
! /, not having seen her since, sent her
u short note, heading 1t My dear
friend. and In the note itself remind.
ed her Of the concert, telling her TO
be sure and call for me and also max.
ing some reference TO the lovely time
we had Inst Wednesday night, but I
didn't sign my full first name, but
just J. B., aud in addressing tho
envelope put my friends initial in
tho same way. Well, by some mis-.
take or other that letter got sent TO
12l West - street instead Of 1871
East - street. where Il seems there
was a family OF the Same namo US
my friend.
1.-THE man Of tho house got IL and
thrust 1t into his pocket, and there
his wife found 1t, and MS II happened
! that no had been out the very
Wednesday evening referred 10 in
my letter sho jumped 10 the conclu.
sion that her husband had been maxi
/ ing love to some other woman, and
as my address was in tho note Bho
rushed around TO my fiat at -,
- street. and raised Chero tho
speakers voice sunk TO whisper
aud her friend looked horrihcd). Al
this happcnd while l was down ut
the school.
"shc wopt, told tho janitor and
the other tenants that had been
stealing her husband, and then went
out ON the sidewalk, called for the
police and shrickcd and threatened
me with all sorts Of things, 20 tho
great delight OF all the noighLors, OF
course. At last tho janitor, TO get
rid Of her, told her was "a teacher In
public school and gave her tho
number Of the school and sent her
around 10 find me, and so that after.
noon she walked into my classroom
and asked for Miss B., and just as
the principal happened to be in tho
room too.
"Of course didn't know what was
tho matter, aud / said that's my
name Then sho glared at mo for
about minute without saying a
word, and then she said again, This
IL Miss B-f said Yes; what do
You wantf
"Shc commenced TO abuse mo like
pickpocIet; said l had stolen her
husband. and taking q letter from
her pocket and holding 1t up before
mo said, Look, | have the proof |
said; That's n letter / wrote TO my
friend. How did you get itf And
then she shIickcd, 4 am his wife
and found it in his pocket, and then
burst into tears.
IL tried TO explain, but the moro |
explained tho more mixed up got.
hut just then who should como in but
Miss H, and between tho two Of
Ms we convinced the old fool that /
had not stolen her husband and had
no intention Of stealing him, and at
last sho departed, looking as IL u
world Of sorrow had been lifted from
her heart, and perhaps 1t had.
"Of course ! told all my friends
tho facts OF the ease, hut some Of tho
1 people in the noighborhood-whom /
don't know and therefore cannot OK.
plain to-always smile as ii they
know an awful lot. hate sach pco.
pie, don't YOU"
"Twcnty.third streetw yelled tho
guard, and tho two old maids do
| parted, leaving mo to ponder upon
tho uncertainties Of circumstantial
evidence. New York Recorder.