St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-29
CURED OF JEALOUSY.
Boston Globe.

one of long, straight row of houses, no
one of which bore any special mark on
its front by which it could be dstln-
gu:shed from another. Each had seven
steps and porticO.
Tack on another item. Mr.. Frosty
was terribly jealous Of his wife. Now,
it is an awful thing for man to be
jealous of his wife at all, with or with
out reason. When man or wife falls
into such habit as that they may as
we'll draw their cotton caps over their
eyes and say good night to the world.
Living is no sort OF an object to them.
But whether Mr.. Frosty had any rea-
son To be jealous of his wife is not what
we are going to settle. And yet we
never thought he could have, tor
more amiable wife than she made him
it would be hard 10 find. Mrs. Frosty
was young and beautiful, and her man
ners were very taking. 1t may be that
these were Mr.. Frosty's reasons for his
jealousy; but, if so, why didn't he
marry a palmer woman?
Not many doors off, and in the same
row OF dwellings, lived Col. Sawyer,
who rather prided himself on being es-
teemed a gentleman. Without asSum-
ing to he what is popularity known as
ladies' man, he nevertheless was eX-
tremely particular in his carriage to-
wards them, aiming always to impress
them with sense OF his perfect purity,
chivalry and truth.
No one in the neighborhoOd ever SuS-
pected him of being capable of insult
ing any one-least of all lady. Mothers
held him up to their sprOuting sons as
an example of the lofty and true: and
fathers spoke OF him to their daughters,
and hoped that if they ever thought of
marriage they would be satisfied with
nothing less than character like his.
Coming home muSingly, and with his
head bent, one evening, the colonel
thought no such accident was possible
as that he should mistake his own
house, especially as he had been in and
out that way so many times.
Perhaps the very fact that he felt such
a confidence was the greater reason
why he should make mistake after all.
But as he was very much occupied with
his reflections he abandoned himself
entirely to what he knew of the way
home, and thought he should reach
there all in good time. The cOnSe-
Quence was that he quietly slipped him
self III through MIR. FrOsty'S front door,
hung up his hat and coat in the hall and
started for the dining room.
AS all the houses in the row were so
much alike on the outside their internal
arrangements were pretty much on the
same pattern. Mr.. Frosty's hall seemed
like his own, and the dining room door
opened where his did.
The instant he opened the door he be-
gan to awaken to his error. The table
was spread in the middle of the room.
and Mrs. Frosty sat near the CRATE read
ing.
'Ahw he exclaimed, bowling and
scraping cOnfuSedly. 81 beg pardon
Really, Mrs. Frosty, | beg pardonW
In moment the astonisned lady was
on her feet. her face flushed with the
natural excitement of so unlOOked-for a
visit. She knew not what to say.
This is a ludicrOus mistake. l de-
clare, Mrs. Frosty" said the colonel.
Here | am invading your house, when
l tn ough Int was safe and snug i'll my
own! This comes of these houses wear
ing such similar faces. But it is my
first mistake, and l hope you will eX-
cuSe me-"
Mrs. Frosty comprehended instantly,
and laughed heartily.
Il may get caught so myself, you
know" she said; land we are always
grateful for a call from you, Col. Saw
yer. Now you are here, and dinner will
down with us? | am expecting my hus-
band every minute"
The colonel began to thank Der and
excuse himself on account of urgent
engagements for the evening, but while
he was doing so the front door was
heard to open.
There" said Mrs. Frosty, "my hus-
band is coming now. You'll not be de-
tanned any longer than you would at
home. Come, L think you'd better
stay"
Along came Frosty through the hall,
and his sour face would have turned
sweet milk i'll twinkling.
The instant he caught the sound of a
male voice in the dining room, his old
suspicion began to flame up again. AS
soon as he could creep along as far as
the door in his stealthy way. and look
in through the crevice and see who was
there. his rage burst all bounds, and
made him a temporary mailman. Col.
Sawyer and his wife were in the room
aIOne That was quite enough.
Now, what does this mean, sir?''
shouting the enraged husband, dashing
up before the thunderstruck colonel.
This is just what Pve been expecting
for Il long time. knew there was some
mischief like this afOOt. What are you
doing in my house? Tell me, sir-Or
march yourself out sooner than you
came in"
The colonel had got over his astonIsh-
ment enough to commence a calm eX-
PLANTATION, when Mrs. Frosty, bursting
into tears, threw herself before her
angry husband and implored him to be
silent, for it was Iritling mistake. and
Col. Sawyer would Immediately eX-
plain it all.
But the enraged man would hear
nothing.
Leave the ROOM" he exclaimed to
his wife. "I'll hear nothing from you!
I've had disgrace enough brought on
me already. Leave the roomw
Mortified. and in tears. she passed
out TO brood over her misery and morti-
ficatiOn alone.
Col. Sawyer essayed to begin, though
it was exceedingly hard work, and he
could accomplish nothing but with al
most superhuman effort.
Il mistook the house, sir, that is ALL"
said he my intentions were perfectly
honorable. and out of this house, sir,
YOU shall not call them in question
without being held personally respOn
sible. l am quite ready to leave the
place, | assure you"
He began to do so.
THAT is very we'll to say" replied
the jealous husband. II should advise
you in the future, however, to be lit
tie careful before you go into other per-
sons houses and see if your own num-
Der extends the whole length of the
streetp'
Col Sawyer Withdrew resolved to
have no further words with such a
creature. He saw that he was beside
! himself with jealousy, and he knew
that speech would be- wasted on him.
Perhaps il was a couple of months
after. this that a party of gentlemen
fingered rather late at luncheon at a
tavern, and forgot that it was fairly
O'Clock in the afternoon, until they
found il mad long ago struck 6.
They were all jolly fellows; their
eyes were flashing and their CHECKS
warn pnltinr rnsY The luncheon must