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

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angry husband and implored him to be,
silent, for it was trihing mistake, and
Colonel Sawyer would Immediately ex-
plain it all.
But the enraged man would hear moth
ing.
Leave the rooml" he exclaimed TO his
wife. "Fll hear nothing from youi I've
had disgrace enough brought on me al
ready. Leave the room"
Mortified and in tears, she passed out
to brood over her misery and mortifca-
ton alone.
Colonel Sawyer essayed to begin,
though it was exceedingly hard work,
end he could accomplish nothing but
with almost superhuman effort.
"I 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 with
out being held personally responsible. /
am quite ready to leave the place, as
sure you."
He began to do so.
"That is very well to say" replied the
Jealous husband. "I should advise you
for the future, however, to be little
careful before you go into other persons
houses and see if your own number ex-
tends the whole length of the street,"
Colonel Sawyer withdrew, resolved to
have no further words with such crea-
ture. He saw that he was beside him
self with jealousy, and he knew that
speech would be wasted on him.
Perhaps it was a couple of months
after this that party of gentlemen lin
gered rather late at luncheon at tav-
ern and forgot that it was fairly
o'clock in the afternoon until they found
it had long ago struck 6.
They were all jolly fellows. Their eyes
were flashing, and their cheeks were get.
ting rosy. The luncheon must have put
them in the best of spirits-or, rather
the best of spirits in them. Among then
was Mr.. Andrew Frosty.
If there was any one of them particu
larly mellow" it was but fair to say il
was Frosty. He had evidently improved
his opportunities during the luncheon.
Going out into the bracing air afte,
such banquet, Mr.. Frosty began to fee
the effects very sensibly. By hook an(
by crook he finally sailed round to tn,
street in which his domicile stood, push
ing along till he thought he had gon
about where he ought to live and wen
| up the steps.
After hanging up his greatcoat and ha
in the hall he stepped along to the doc
of the dining room and opened it. VIII
should suddenly appear to him as b
looked around the room but Colone
sawyer's wife. Frosty rubbed his eyes
stammered, made half bow, felt who'll
lost and finally gave it up.
81 declared" he exclaimed, lookin
blanker than the wall, "I've mistake
the housen'
"Oh, no, my dear sir" said Colone
Sawyer, Immediately rising and goin
up to him, "you have done no sue
thing; you know you have not! Yo
have only stolen in here to bring di'
grace upon my family. I've been SUI
pecting this, sir, for a long time, an
now, sir, I'll just walk out myself wit
you and be at the trouble of finding yor
own house for you"
Upon this the colonel put on his co;
,, and hat and insisted on accompanyir
Mr.. Frosty home. Not syllable of e.
PLANTATION would he listen to.
"Oh, no, nor he would say, whenev
!. Frosty began to apologize. II unde
stand it all well enough. see how it
It's all very well to say you've lost Il
J way into my house, but should for Il
future advise you before going into 9th
! persons houses to just look and see
your own number runs the length of Il
. street."
y Just the language Frosty had befo
used to him, and just what sealed l
lips. Frosty was foored completed
But that was not the best of it, T.
y colonel insisted on going home with hi
: and going in, and he offered his servic
in such pleasant yet persistent w
Il that Frosty could not have shaken hi
off, even if he was not himself render
submissive by reason of his own morti
y cation.
!, The colonel, therefore, went in al
/ told Mrs. Frosty about it, which so thC
oughly pleased that amiable lady that,
view of previous circumstances, she {
y up resistless laugh in the face of h
humble lord, in the midst of which
Is very polite escort took occasion to qui
le ly withdraw.
a But Frosty was thoroughly cured
his jealousy, for he admitted that it W
9, quite possible for respectable man
i mistake even the number of his oN
II door. Boston Globe.
o. There is horse in Florida that
e, comes wildly excited and unmanagea
whenever any one approaches him b
ly ing breath that smells of whisky.
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