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

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no one OF wbir haro any special mark
on its front by which /. could be dis.
tinguished from another. Each hal
seven steps and II portico.
Tack on another itom. Mr. Frosty
was terribly Jealous of his wife. Now.
it is an awful thing for a man 10 be
jealous OF his wiio atu.l, with or with.
out reason. When man or wife falls
into such habit as that, thev nav as
we'll draw their cotton caps oyor their
eyes and say goo ol.night to tho world.
Living is no sort OF IN object TO them.
But whether MIR. Frosty had any
reason to be trn,o,s of his wife is not
what we are guiny 10 settle. And vet
we never thought he could have; for a
more amiable wife than she made him
it would be hard to iin.l. Mrs. Frosty
was young aud beautiful. and her man.
ners were very takirc 1t may be that
these were MIR. Frost, y reasons for his
jealousy; but il so, why didn't he
marry q palmer woman
Not many doors OF unl in the same
row Of dwellings lived Colonel SAWYER.
who rather prided himself ON being
esteemed n con leman. Without as.
suming to be what is popularly termed
ladies' man, he nevertheless was OK.
tremely particular in hi, carriage to.
ward them, aiming always to impress
them with q sense of his perfect purity.
chivalry and truth. No one in the
neighborhood ever suspected him of
being capable of insulting apy one
least OF all lady. Mothers held him
up to their sprouting sons a., an ex-
ample of tho lofty and true. And
fathers spoke of him to their daughters,
and hoped that if they ever thought Of
marriage they would be satisfied with
nothing less than character like him.
Coming homo musingly and with his
head bent one evening. the colonel
thought no such accident was possible
that lie sh ould mistake his own house,
especially as he had been in and out
that way so many times. Perhaps tho
very fact that le felt such a confidence
was the greater reason why he should
mako mistake ut all. But as he was
very much occupied with his refiec.
tions, he abandoned himself entirely to
what he knew of the way home, and
thought he should reach there all in
good time. Tho con, eouence was that
he quietly slipped himself in through
Mr.. Frosty's front door, hung up his
hat aud cont in the hall, and started for
the dining.room.
As all the hou .es in the row we're so
much alike OH the outside, their inter-
nal arrangements were pretty much on
the same pattern. Mr.. Frosty's hall
seemed like his own. and tho dining
room door opened where his did.
The instant he opened the door he
began to awaken to his error Tho
table was spread in the middle OF the
room, and Mrs Frosty sat near the
CRATE reading.
"Ahr' lie exclaimed, bowing and
scraping confusedly. II beg pardon I
Really. Mrs. Frosty. I beg pardon |"
In q moment the astonished lady wos
on her feet. her face flushed with the
natural excitement of 80 unlocked for
o visit. She knew not what to say.
This is . ludicrous mistake, I de.
clare, Mrs. Frosty" said the colonel.
"Here am invading vour house. when
Thought I was safe and snug in nv
ownl This comes OF these houses
wearing such similar faces. But it is
my first mistake, and / hope you'll OK.
cuse mo"
Mrs. Frosty comprshended INSTANTLY
and laughed heartily.
II NAV Get caucbt 40 mvself. Won
know" She said. ..and we are always
UrntafuI for a calI from Won Colonial
SAWYER Now Won are here and din.
ner will soor hs IN tho table wbv dont
Won Sit down with uas lam eIpeotinr
INV husband every minute."
Tho oniora, hag.n 20 thont bar and
excuse h;msolf on scconnt of urgent an
osoemsnts for the eyenino. but while
Sa was Io;ng so The 'front.' door was
heard to onon
"Thers i" said bis wife. nv husband
4. com;no now You'lj not ba detained
orv ionr.u a., 80, would ~ homa