The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-05-12

Colonel Sawyer would Immediately OK.
plain IL all. But the enraged man
would hear nothing.
Leave the room r. he exclaimed to
his wife. I'll hear nothing from you'll
I've had disgrace enough brought on
me already. Leave the rooml''
Mortified and in tears, she passed
out to brood over her misery and NOR
tification alone. Colonel Sawyer es-
sayed to begin, though IL was exceed.
ingly hard work, and he could accom-.
plish nothing but with almost SUPER
human effort.
II mistook tho house, sir, that is
ell, said he. My intentions were
perfectly honorable, and out OF this
house, sir, you shall not call them in
question without being held personally
responsible. am quite ready to leave
the place, 1 assure you"
He began to do SO.
That is very we'll TO say" replied
the jealous husband. II should advise
you for the future, however, to be O
little careful before you 60 into other
persons houses, and see IL your own
number extends the whole length Of
the street,
Colonel Sawyer withdrew, resolved
to have no future words with such q
creature. He saw that he was beside
himself with jealousy. and he knew
that speech would be wasted on him.
Perhaps it was couple of months
after this tha. party of gentlemen
fingered rather late at luncheon at q
tavern, and forgot that it was fairly
four o'clock In the afternoon, until
they found it had long ago struck six.
They wero NIL jolly fellows their eyes
were flashing and their cheeks were
getting rosy. The luncheon must
have put them in the best OF spirits
or, rather, the best Of spirits in them.
Among them was Mr.. Andrew Frosty.
II there was any one OF them par.
ticularly mellow" it was but fair to
say it was Frosty. He had evidently
improved his opportunities during
luncheon. Going out into the bracing
air after such banquet. Mr.. Frosty
began to feel the effects very sensibly.
BY hook and by crook he finally sailed
round to the street in which his domi-
cile stood, pushing along till he
thought he had got about where he
ought to live, and went up the steps.
After hanging up his grest.coat and hat
in the hall, he stepped along to the
door OF the dining-roo and opened it.
Who should suddenly appear to him, as
he looked around the room, but Colonel
Sawyer's wife 4? Frosty rubbed his
eyes, stammered, made half bow, felt
wholly lost, and finally gave it up.
Il declare T. he exclaimed, looking
blanker than the wall, I've mistaken
the house r.
"Oh, no. my dear SIR" said Colonel
Sawyer, Immediately rising and going
up to him. you have done no such
thing; you know you have not You
have only stolen in here to bring dis
grace upon my family. I've been sus.
pecting this for long time, and now,
sir, I'll just walk out myself with you.
and be at the trouble OF finding your
own house for you."
Upon this the colonel put on his coat
and hat, and insisted ON accompanying
Mr.. Frosty home Not syllable Of
explanation would he listen to.
"Oh, no. no r. he would say whenever
Frosty began to apologize. II under
stand it all well enough. see how it
is. It's all very we'll to say you've lost
the way into my house, but should
for the future advise you before going
into other persons houses to just look
and see if your own number runs the
length Of the street."
just the language Frosty had before
used to him and just what sealed his
lips. Frosty was foored completely.
But that WAS not the best Of it. The
colonel insisted on going home with
him and going in /; and he offered his
services in such pleasant, yet persis-
tent way that Frosty could not have
shaken him of even il he was not him
self rendered submissive by reason Of
his own modification. The colonel,
therefore, went in and told Mrs. Frosty
about it, which SO thoroughly pleased
that amiable lady that, in view Of pre-
vious circumstances she set up resist.
. less laugh in the face of her humbled
lord. in the midst of which his very po.
lite escort took occasion to quietly with.
draw. But Frosty was thoroughly
cured Of his jealousy, for he admitted
that it was quite possible for respeo.
table man TO mistake even the number