The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-17
HrR unrourrous SPOUSE.
The Very Simple Explanation Of What
Seemed Mysterious Matter.

There is one Minneapolis lady who is
surrounded with mystery she has never
been able TO unravel, and which, no doubt.
has caused her an inconsiderable amount of
speculatioD. She is one of the Oldest resi-
dents in the city aud her name is not uu-
known In social circles, nevertheless this
occurrence has only leaked out among a
very few of her friends. But those who
are in the secret are enjoying a laugh at
her expense.
Quite recently her husband, who Is we'll
known politician, who was called to Chicago
and the east by business. His departure was
rather hasty, and he did not have time TO 90
up 20 his house and prepare for the Journey,
but started off without going home. He
sent district telegraph messenger to his
home with a message for his wife, stating
his reason for leaving so hurriedly, and that
he did not expect to return for at least
two weeks. This was not an uncommon
occurrence, and his wife thought moth
ing of it, but she was somewhat sur
prised to receive from her husband at
about IL o'clock on the evening on which he
left Minneapolis telegram, aud it was with
some fear she opened the message when it
was handed her. thoughts Of all sorts Of
accidents that could have happened to her
husband flashed across her mind as she
broke open the envelope She was some
Nuhb EcHCNOQ Hucu Eet1 Tue DehuluR.
"Dear Wife, " bnt as she read down the page
her terror became horror. for she saw:
81 have arrived at Chicago and am at the
Palmer house, having a - OF a good
time"
Tbs thought never dawned upon her that
six hours was rapid time between Mime
spolis and Chicago; but it did strike her
that for her husband to have such a time as
be expressed himself as having was unpre-
eedeuted, and she read the telegram with
alarm.
The next morning, just as she was telling
her son OF the occurrence OF the night before,
another messenger arrived with q second
telegram. With considerable fear she
opened IL, and was again relieved to find
that ID began Dear Wife" Casting her
eye over the page she read:
81 am in Cincinnati this morning and ex-
pect to remain here to-day. Address all
mail 30 me transient"
She was relieved that her husband was
not In the same condition as on the evening
before, but was certain he must be crazy to
be travelling around the country in that
way. Her son. young man Of 81, did not
say that he thought twelve hours between
Minneapolis and Cincinnati was good time
even for railroads, but attributed his
fathers change OF location to business rea-
sons. At noon another telegram came, and
the head of the family was in Washington.
at o o'clock he was back in Chicago.
Forebodings began TO ill thesmind of the
good woman, and she recounted various in
stances where husbands had suddenly left
home on account of temporary insanity,
and had wandered from city to city until
some friend had taken them in hand re-
storing them to friends and relatives.
Her husband was TO her parallel case,
and she began to be much disturbed about
him. That night she sat up until her SOD
returned and then expressed her fears to
him. He consOled her, telling her that his
father had business to transact, and must
necessarily make rapid time. Only
half relieved, she assented to the ex-
PLANTATION. In fact, she never cues.
toned it, but she could not remember trip
her husband had ever made in which he had
jumped from place TO place in such strange
manner. Tbs next day not telegram was
received, and she began TO feel calmer. On
the fourth day of her husbands absence
however. she received telegram dated San
Francisco. The next day another came
from New York. Things were beginning to
take serious turn again, and she talked
about the matter TO such an extent that her
son had to use all OF his persuasive powers
attention of the police and the
newspapers. The kilograms sud-
denly stopped coming, and it was
not until the day on which her husband was
expected home that another arrived. He
was expected to reach the city at O'Clock,
and about 5 o'clock his spouse received "a
telegram dated at San Francisco again,
stating that he would leave for tine Honolulu
islands at once. In half an hour another
was received informing her that he would
at once leave the pier at San Francisco and
that he was bound on five months voy-
age. His wife was frantic and expressed her
grief in various ways. She was sure her
husband had gone crazy and no amount of
consolation could make her believe other
wise. Her son exhausted every endeavor TO
console her
All at once a familiar step was heard on
the walk below, and in her husband came
with his customary "Good evening" as if
nothing had ever happened. Surprise and
conservation were the only emotions de-
picted on her face, and it was some minutes
before she could realize what had happened.
Suddenly 1t had dawned upon her, this was
her husband, and carefully looking him
over she tremblingly inquired:
John, are you all rightr
He looked at her in astonishment and
then answered:
"All right Why, Of course am all right.
never felt better in my life"
You are not crazy, thenr inquired his
Crazy Why, no." aud he looked as
astonished as did his better half few
minutes before. Cray! No; nor any pos
sibiity of it. as far as / know. What made
you think of such thing?p
II didn't know but that your business
cares had unsettled your mind, :" was the
fearful answer, and there the conversation
dropped.
How did it happen is easily answered.
This mystery was like good many mys-
terles-it was no mystery at all. The son
aud friend. who was telegraph operator
IN the Western Union Office, had been send
ing bogus kilograms up to the house. BY a
Judicious expenditure Of money among the
messenger boys they had secured tine de-
livery of the missives. The son knew his
mother was credulous in certain directions,
and had cleverly imposed upon her. Soon
after his fathers homecoming be was told
OF the affair, bnt the mother does not know
1t to this day, nor will she, unless she reads
this.-. The affair was Intended as harm
less Joke, and succeeded better than either