Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-05-25
CURED OF JEALOUSY.


in one of long, straight row Of houses,
no one of which bore any special mark |
on its front by which it could be distin.
guished 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 without rear
son. When a man or wife falls into
such habit as that, they may as well
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 rear
son to be jealous of his wife is not what
we are going to settle. And yet we new
er thought he could have, for more
amiable wife than she made him il
would be hard to find. Mrs. Frosty was
young and beautiful, and her manners
were very taking. 1t may be that these
were Mr.. Frosty's reasons for his jeal.
ousy, but il so why didn't he marry a
palmer woman?
Not many doors off and in the same
row of dwellings lived Colonel Sawyer,
who rather prided himself on being es.
teemed a gentleman, Without assum.
ing to be what is popularly known as
| ladies' man, he nevertheless was ex-
tremely particular in his carriage to.
ward them, aiming always to impress
them with a sense Of his perfect purity.
chivalry and truth.
No one in the neighborhood ever sus
pected him of being capable of insulting
any one-least of all a lady. Mothers
held him up to their sprouting sons as an
example of the lofty and true, and fa-
theirs spoke of him to their daughters
and hoped that if they ever thought Of
marriage they would be satisfied with
nothing less than a 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 a 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 anG
thought he should reach there all ir
good time. The consequence was thai
he quietly slipped himself in through
Mr.. 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 81
much alike on the outside their interna
arrangements were pretty much on thu
same pattern. Mr.. Frosty's hall seemed
like his own, and the dining room doc
opened where his did.
The instant he opened the door he be
gan to awaken to his error. The tabl
was spread in the middle of the room
and Mrs Frosty sat near the CRATE read
ing.
"Ah," he exclaimed, bowling and scrap
ing confnsedly, 81 beg pardonl Really
Mrs Frosty, beg pardon"
In moment the astonished lady wa
on her feet, her face fust ed with tn
natural excitement of so unlocked for
visit. She knew not what to say.
"This is ludicrous mistake, l declare
Mrs. Frosty" said the colonel. Here
am invading your house when though
- was safe and snug in my own. Thi
comes of these houses wearing such sin
liar faces. But it is my first mistake
and hope you will excuse me-"
Mrs. Frosty comprehended instantl
and laughed heartily.
II may get caught so myself, yo
know" she said, land we are alway
/ grateful for call from you, Colonel Saw
yer. Now you are here and dinner wi
soon be on the table, why don't you S
down with us? l am expecting my hui
band every minute"
The colonel began to thank her an
, excuse himself on account of urgent el
, gagements for the evening, but while
was doing so the front door was heard
open.
. "There," said Mrs. Frosty, "my hu
t band is coming now. You'll not be d
! tanned any longer than you would
1 home. Come, think you'd better stay
e Along came Frosty through the hal
and his sour face would have turnt
+. sweet milk in twinkling.
70 The instant he caught the sound Of
Il male voice in the dining room his o
Is suspicious began to flame up again. 1
L soon as could creep along as far as Il
Is door in his stealthy way and look
3$ through the crevice and see who w
& there his rage burst all bounds al
3 made him temporary madman. Col
3 mel Sawyer and his wife were in Il
3 room alone! That was quite enough.
3 "Now, what does this mean, sir
fS shouted the enraged husband, dashil
: UP before the thunderstruck colon'
ss "This is just what I've been expectil
! for long time. I knew there was sor
: mischief like this afoot What are "
doing in my house? Tell me, sir,
: march yourself out sooner than y
came in"
nd The colonel had got over his astonis
w ment enough to commence a calm
80 nlanation. when Mrs. Frosty. burstI