Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-04

When His Wife Had Twin Girls He
Ran Away-The Police Looking for
Him.

When His Wife Had Twin Girls He
Ran Away-The Police Looking for
Him.
From the New York Sun.
Max Smolenski was always a good hus-
band and a hard worker His rooms were
well furnished, and his wife, a pretty young
Russian girl, who has only been in the
country few years, was happy and con-
tented Besides being a faithful husband
and q hard worker. Smolenski was a man
of good habits. He never drank, rarely
smoked, and came home every night just
as soon as he was through work. In view
OF all this his friends cannot imagine why
he has deserted his wife, given up
his occupation, and suddenly disappeared
as though the earth had opened and swal-
lowed him up.
Smolenski. who is Russian. thirty-two
years Of age, lived with his wife at AL 7th
! avenue. Brooklyn. He was employed a
car cleaner by the Brooklyn Heights Rail-
way Company, and the wages he received
were sufficiently large for a of his
frugal habits to live well on. Smolenskrs
wedding a little over a year ago was an
| event in the Russian colony in Brooklyn.
A short time ago it became evident that
Mrs. Smolenski was about to become a
mother. Smolenski drew his savings out Of
the bank and every way possible provided
for the comfort of his wife. A neighbor
was hired to stay with Mrs. Smolenski day
and night. while Smolenski himself came
home every evening just as soon as he
| could get away from work, and never went
away next morning until he had to. The
neighbors said that 1t was a great thing for
| Smolenski, and the less happy housewives
| in the neighborhood envied Mrs. Smolenski
| the possession of such model husband.
From a quiet man Snlolenski turned into
| hail fellow we'll met. Every now and
| then he would leave his wife for few mo-
ments in the evening and run out and IN
| vite all of his friends into the corner saloon
| to drink the health of the prospective child.
Smoienski never drank anything stronger
than soda himself, but his friends. in their
| anxiety for the long and prosperous life of
the child. drank everything that the bar af-
| fordId, ard the result WAS that SmolenSki
| had some big bills settle.
| But don't mind 1t. boys" he said. I'm
going to have a child, and it will be boy,
too. Come and drink again." and the friends
would once more proceed to attack the
| liquid refreshment served over the bar, at
the same time voting Smolenski a good fell
low.
..Ah"' one would say, MAX is a man, a
good man. his wife is lucky to have such
a husband" and then Max would smile
and 20 home and tell his wife how all the
| boys had been drinking the health Of the
On the morning of October the neigh
Dor who had been acting nurse reused
Smolenski from the sofa on which he had
| spent the night, and whispered in his ear:
What gasped smolenski. girls? What
do .; you mean mean :. ,,,no, .,o u .,,,
| smile.
Twins. and girlsr' shrieked Smolenski,
| sprinGing from the lounge, and then he ran
around the room and swore to himself. The
nurse looked on in amazement, and then
rarrt nod 10 falx anhor Of . he
Smolenski went to work as usual that
| day, but ii was without the customary
good-by kiss from his wife. He didn't even
go in to the babies and the nurse, like
the true woman she was. proceeded to re-
port in detail to all the neighbors around
the queer conduct of the newly made father.
| Then the people began to talk and wonder.
Smolenski came home that night to find
| a lot of friends waiting to congratulate him.
He refused to listen to them. and they
| left the house plying poor Mrs. Smolenski
| from the bottom of their hearts. All that
night the man remained In his own room,
and refused to see his wife or the twins.
| The next morning the nurse brought the
twins to him. swathed in fannels. r
Take them away! cried SmolenSki, and
as the nurse left the room she heard him
saying to himself in tones of despair:
| Twins and girls, twins and girls
| The next morning Smolenski went in and
| saw his wife. He also looked at the twins
| Then. without a word to anybody, he left
( the room.
| MAX! Max called MS wife family, but
| the man paid no attention, and the nurse
who followed him. saw him go to the hat
! rack, take his hat and coat from the rack
] and. donning them. leave the house. He
! didn't return that night or the next morn
| ing. His friends became worried and start
| ed an investigation. They learned that the
| man had given up his place as cleaner af-
! ter receiving a months pay, the day before
| When Mrs. Smolenskis friends learned this
! they made up their mind that it was a case
! or desertion, pure and simple, and resolved
te put the matter in the hands of the police.
Mrs. Smolenski protested
| lie will come back" she said: wait he
| Will come back to me. 1 know it,
| So the relatives waited, but Smolenski
! failed to turn up. Then the matter was
| given into the hands of the police. and
success ever since.
! If he comes back Smolenski will get a
warm reception from his wife's friends and
| relatives. Mrs. Smolenski says, however
/ that she will forgive her husband If he will
come back and take her and the babies to
| his heart again.
| And he will come back. I know it." she
| says. But Smolenski's friends look at the
| twin girls, shake their heads, and say sadly.
| NO, no, Max is gone for good"