The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-30
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when His WIZ Had Twtn Girls m. Rs,
Away he Police LoohlnE for Hin.

When His WIFE Had Ty-tu Girl. m, R.,
/ Avny-ihe Police Loohiug for Hin.
Max Smolenski was always good husband
and hard worker. His rooms were we'll fur
| ntshed. and his wife. a pretty young Russian
! girl. who has only been In the country few
years. was happy and contented. Besides being
| faithful husband and q hard worker
Smolenski was man OF good habits. Henever
drank. rarely smoked. and came home every
night Just as soon as he was through work.
In view OF all this his friends cannot imagine
| why ne mas deserted his wife. given UP his oc-
cnpation. ard suddenly disappeared rs thong h
the earth had opened and swallowed him up.
Smolenski. who is a RUSSIAN 81 years OF age.
lived with his wife at 45l Seventh avenue.
brooklyn. lie was employed as n car clean or
by the Brooklyn Heights Railway Company
and the wages he received were sufficiently
large Tor man Of his frugal habits TO live we'll
on Smolenskis wedding a little oyor a year
ago was an event in the Russian colony in
Brooklyn.
short time ago 1t became evident that Mrs
emoienski was about to become "a mother.
smolensRi drew his savings out OF the bank
and every way possible provided for the COM
Tort OF his wife. neighbor was hired to stay
win Mrs Smoenski day and night. while
Smolonskf himself came home every evening
Just as soon as ho could got away from work,
ana never went AWAY next morning until he
had TO- Tho neighbors said that 1t was a great
thlng Tor Smolenski. md the less happy house,
wives in the neigbborhood envied Mrs
smolenski the possession OF such q model hus-
hand.
From quiet man Smolenski turned into a
hail fellow well met. livery now and then he
would leave his wife for q few nom ents in the
evening and run out and invite all OF his
friends into the corner saloon to drink the
health OF the prospective child. Smoenski
never drank anything stronger than soda
himself. but his friends. in their an xiety for
the long and prosperous life Of the child.
drank everything tn at the bar afforded. and the
result was that Smolenski had some big bills
=" But don't mind it. boys" he said. I'm
going to have child. and 1t will be boy. too.
once more proceed to attack the liquid refresh
mcnt served over the bar. at the same time
vG!nT S% ana %oad s sSoa Sne
man; and his wife ia lucky to have such a hus-
band" and then Max would SIN le and 20 home
drinking the health Of the child and herself.
, ON tho morning of Oct the neghbor who
from the sofa on which he had spent the nRht.
and whispered in his ear:
What" gasped smolenski girls? What
Two girls" explained the nurse with a
Twins. and girls" shrieked Smolenski. |
springing from the, lounge. and then he ran |
nurse looked on in amazemenr, and then re-
turned to take charge Of the little ones.
Il Wns Tent e nv wcrs as usual that day.
rom his wife, He didn't even 60 in to see the
o "a and the nurse. like the true woman
she was. proceeded to report In detail to al the
, n y, y made father Then the people began
Smolenski came home that night to find n ,ot
u 1lends waiting asng to him. He
plying poor Mrs smoensRi sky from ies the
'ottom OF their hearts. All that night the man
Rfs or IN thu his and
,urse brought the twins to him. swathed in
take them away" cried smolenski and
IS the nurse left the room she heard him say
ne t to OF himself. IN tones o. despair;
twins and girls. twins and girls"
The next morning Smolenski went in and
aw his wife. He also looked at the twins.
hen. without word to anybody. he left the
" Max Maxl called his wife family. but the
nn paid hin no atte b, and the nurse who
is hat and coat from the rack. and. after don
ing them leave the house. He didn't return
hey learned that the man had given up his
,bs as ds seS bs1r. after months
bat !. vas sase q desertSn pure and @ sim
TO- 1uu LeSoNeu 10 put inc matter In the |
ands OF the police Mrs. Smolenski protested.
~ come back to me. know IT."
80 the relatives waited but Smoenski failed
} turn up. Then the matter was given into |
he hands Of the police nnd they have BEEN
'oking for the man without success ever
nca. "
II he comes back Smolenski will get a warm
sception from his wfe's friends and rela-
yes. MIS- Smolenski says. however that she |
III forgive her husband If he will come back
nd tax her and tho babies to his heart again.
:, And a., he Will come back. 1 know it," she
iris ahsk Ike their heads. and say sadly. mo :
0. Max Is gone for good"