Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-24

en1v soisou niy mat anu s.ssssos
my lodgings In despair, with the intention
Of forthwith tying myself 10 the bedpost
instead Of week hence 90 u wife On CON
sideratioD, however, decided 20 postpone
the fatal act for day or two In order that
might have time 10 arrange the disposal
Of my worldly goods and chattels, as dtd
not wish there should be any wraDgling
over tho possession Of my hatboxo after
my dccease. In this determination re-
tired early 70 rest 10 enjoy tho sleep Of In
nocenco.
But did not have things quite 10 my
self My uned8 slumbers Of tho night
were fcarfully enlarged edition Of the
days proceedings. The six children, quick
ly multiplied up 10 90, shared my distress
full couch and made the night merry with
their pranks. They danced hornpipes on
my chest, turned soriiersaults on tho
bridge Of my nose, seized me by the hair OF
my head and whirleG me round tho room
I'm IA manner that would have surprised
Mr. Maskelyne himself, tossing me over
and over like n Shrove Tuesday pancake.
Needless 10 say that / awOko In the
morning with splitting headache and
feeling generally so unwell that decided
To pass tho day indoors
it Wh5 alttIDDoli, Huu bUTOWH
self into an easy chair and filled my pipe
with the intention Of spending half an
hour In the regions Of oblivion and tobacco
smoke when violent rattat at the ontcr
door caused me 10 jump to my feet A few
seconds later the door Of my own room
was thrust suddenly open and a powerful
feminine voice exclaimed "Go TO your IA
ther my dears and let him SEQ how you
love him"
In an instant half dozen brats OF ev-
cry conceivable degree of dirtiness rushed
into the room and made for me. A couple
caught hold OF each leg, while the others
pinioned me securely by the arms, and the
whole OF them burst into cracked chorus
of Daddy Daddyp'
The scene was probably ludicrous, and
I believe could have laughed at 1t my
SELF but that through the open door 1
thought / could SEQ Clementina with a
scowl upon her face
"What does all this mean? Take these
brats away" / shouted, vainly struggling
to free myself from the embraces of the
young wretches.
A woman Of masculine build bounced
into the room and turned her glaring eyes
upon me.
cts the wrong mani" she shouted, and
then, turning to the imps, said: "Come
away, my dears; we've made a mistake.
That's not your father!"
"Then what do you moan by sending
me this lying letter and coming to me in
this wayy" L demanded Of the woman in
dignantly.
81 thought you werc my husband" " she
replied coolly. You've got the seme
name"
Clementina now stepped forward
els not this gentleman then, your hus-
band, ma'amf" she asked timidly.
The woman regarded her contemptu-
ously. my husband, miss, wretch as he
Is, Is q mani was her reply, adding insult
to injury.
Clementina laughed loudly. AS for my
self, have seldom felt smaller In my life.
I was quito aware of my youthful appear
ance-in fact, prided myself upon 1t, be-
lieving it point in my favor But TO
have It thrown at me In this way was
most humiliating However, it seemed to
settle once and for all the insinuations Of
the letter and evidently convinced Clemen-
tina herself, for shortly afterward, with
the assistance Of the landlady, she man
aged to draw of the horrible woman and
her brats and even to extract an apology
from her for the mistake she had made.
When they had gone, Clementina came
up to me and said:
"Will you forgive me, dearest? see
how stupid have been and am mad with
myself for ever having distrusted you.
But the letter was the cause of 1t all. How
silly of me to have believed it! Can you
ever overlook my folly and love me againY"
For few moments 1 had serious
thoughts Of taking thira single to the
Sandwich Islands, but ClcAhentina pleaded
SO prettily that-well gave way, and we
were married at the date previously ar
ranged. -Tit-Bits.