The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-02-07

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It was exceedingly hard work and he
could accomplish n"thing but with
almost super-human effort.
II mistcok the house, sir, that is
ALL" said be. "My intentions were
perfectly honorable, and out Of this
house, sir, you shall not call them in
question without being held person
ally responsible. lam quite ready to
leave the place, ] assure you"
He began to do So
That is all very we'll to say" re
oiled the jealous husband. 81 should
advise you in the future, however to
be little more careful before you go
into other persons houses and see il
your own number extends the whole
length Of the street"
Col. Sawyer withdrew, resolved t.
nave no further words with such a
creature. He saw that he was be-
side himself with Jealousy, and he
knew that speech would be wasted
upon him.
Perhaps it was a couple of months
after this that party OF gentlemen
fingered rather late at luncheon at a
tavern, and forgot that it was fairly
o'clock in the afternoon, until they
found it had long ago struck &.
They were all jolly fellows: theii
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
iu them. Among them was Andrew
Frosty.
If there was anyone of them par
Gicularly "mellow," it was but fair to
say it was Frosty. He had evidently
Improved his opportunities during
the luncheon.
Going out into the bracing air aftel
such banquet, Mr. Frosty began to
feel the effects very sensibly. BY
hook and by crook he finally sailed
found to the street in wh ch his
domicile stood, pushing along till he
thought be had got about where he
ought to live, and went up the steps.
After hanging up his greatcoat and
hat in the hall, he stepped along to
The door Of the diniug-room and
opened it. Who should suddenly ap-
pear to him as he looked around the
room but CO... Sawyer's wife. Frosty
rubbed his eyes, stammered, made
half bow, felt wholly lost, and
finally gave 1t up
Il declare!n he exclaimed, locking
slanker than the wall; "pve mis-.
taken the house"
''Oh, no, my dear sir" said Col
Sawyer, Immediately rising and going
up to him, 'you have done no such
thing; you know you have not! You
nave only stolen ir here to bring dis
grace upon my family. I've been
suspecting this, sir, for a long time,
and now, sir, I'll just walk out my
self with you and be at the trouble
of finding your own house for you"
Upon this the Colonel put on bis
nat and coat, and insisted on accom-.
panyinQ Mr.. Frosty home Not a
syllable of explanation would he
listen to-
"Oh, no, no' he would say when
ever Frosty began to apologize. II
understand it we'll enough. I 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 be-
fore used to him, and just what
sealed his lips Frosty was foored
completely. But that was the best
of it. The Colonel insisted Oh going
home with him and going in; and he
offered his services in such a way that
Frosty could not have shaken him of,
even if he was not himself rendered
submissive by reason of his own NOR
tifcatiou.
The Colonel, therefore, went in.
and told Mrs Frosty about it, which
so thoroughly pleased that amiable
lady that, in view Of previous circum-
stances, she set up resistless laugh
In the face of her humbled lord, in
the midst Of which his very polite es-
cort took occasion to quietly with.
draw.
But Frosty was thoroughly cured
Of his jealousy, for he admitted that
it was quite poss:b BILE for respectable
man to mistake even the number OF
his own door-TiG-Rita