The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-08

Jug 10 uCf nuSsShds WHO IA " IN tue Vto
ben, mp Ike a jaek-knife.
''l'il have your plaster ready in Z
moment, dear.
Noiselessly she hurried along the cor.
riGnr until she reached the toilet-room,
where. hv means of a aow of hot wa
ter, SIC prepared a plaster about tho
size of dinner-plate. When every
thing was ready she clasped the plss.
ter tightly in her hands to prevent its
cooling before she reached her hus-
bands side and hurried back To the
room
The gas in the room had been turned
very low. but there was light enough
for the faithful old wife To see what
she was doing. She approached the
side of the bed very gently and with
ali the tenderness of her nature APP
piled the plaster TO the pain-racked alb
domen of the man. Then she crossed
to the other side of the bed and, lying
down. carefully awaited results.
.'Do You feel easier. dear?" she IN.
quired sweetly, after few minutes.
No answer.
Don't you feel better, pet" she asked
again. and she turned over 10 gently ca
rcss her husband.
IL ghr' was the reply, as the mals
form turned and stretched. Then there
was yell and scramble such rs never
before nor since disturbed the peaceful
quiet of that hotel. The woman had
made the astounding discovery tina,
the man to whom she had applied the
~ h.s- hrs
but instead was total stranger. She
had entered the wrong room.
Rounding out like "A frightened an
telope she rushed into the adjoining
room wringing her hands and half-dcad
with fear and excitement. Her sick
husband. who had by this time grown
easier was sitting upright in the bed.
and as his wife entered the room and
sank exhausted on the floor. he said:
What on earth is the matter. Mar
tina? Has anybody hurt you? Speak,
quick, woman
40. 10, mercy. / got into tho
wrong roomr' moaned the wife. vsiniy
endeavoring toczlm herself She then
explained fully what had happened.
and when she had completed the story
of her embarrassing mistake, the hus-
band inquired:
We'll, where is the mustard plas
ter?"
''I-I-left il on the other mans stom.
bursting into tears.
Before the astonished husband had
time 10 realize what his wife had said
there came a sonnd from the next room:
Clerk. landlord beil-boy! help. Oh,
my goodness"
The gentleman in the adjoining room
had discovered the mustard plaster.
He was commercial traveller. and. az
it afterward developed. had been
laboripg under a heavy Jag" when bs
retired that night He had left his gas
burning dimly and had forgotten to
bolt his door. The drummer represent.
ed a Wholesale whisky house, and had
been sampling his samples very freely.
He afterward said that when he awol<s
and felt that terrible burning he
thought he had EN-"
He reached down in the vicinity 81
the scorching sensation and came IN
contact with the cold. elammy plaster.
which curied into roll as he moved
his hand over It. lie threw the plaster
across the room. and a. he turned over
and buried his face in the pillow hc
moaned: "Oh. il had only stopped
drinking years ago. They told me whis-
ky would eat out my insidex. and now
the worst has come ! am going t0diel'
But he didn't lie Is still drinking
and selling whisky. As for the old gen.
tleman and his wife. they had their
meals served i'm their room the next
day. and the following day left thu
city. lie has not received his post Office
appointment yet.-W ashington Post