Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-07-16
MR.. AND MRS. NUWED.

Z with which he left her, she resigned her
self as best she could to the prospect O
5 such a separation. But In spite Of all he
fortitudo she found herself sobbing ant
snufling surreptitiously when 1t came t,
: packing his vaIiso, which probably 40
. counted for her putting his socks into hi
collar box and leaving out his collars en-
tirely.
Luckily Mr.. Nuwed, who was himself
wandering around In detected style, re-
tanned sufficient presence OF mind to SLIP
In couple Of clean shirts, otherwise the
yalise would have contained little besides
slippers, lunch and tears This was an
other evidence Of his state Of mind, for
mono other than newly married man
would submit to Juggling valise full of
lunch on a road where dining cars and
restaurant stations abounded AS 1t was,
the tears eyaporated, but tho lunch re-
manned with him until the trip homeward,
when he proyidentlally threw 1t out.
Then husband and wife proceeded to bid
each other goodby. The process was too
extended TO be described In detail. 1t COM
monccd in tho early morning and contin-
ucd until the train carried Mr.. Nuwed out
or his wifes fearful vision. or course he
promised TO think Of her every minute and
write every day while she assured him
that her life would be bowling wilder
ness until his return. Her last words,
which had been frequently reiterated be-
fore, wore, Telegraph mo John, dear, II
anything happens"
And so they parted. Mrs. Nuwed re-
turned home to solitude and tears, and for
once in her life she did not in the least on
Joy "a real good cry" Neither was Mr..
Huwed feeling so clipper Us was his won't.
He curled himself up In a corner Of the
smoking cabaret, smoked viclously and
thought long, delirious thoughts, In which
all the horrible oalamities which could
possibly or impossibly happon 10 the vito
OF his bosom marshalod themselves before
his oxoitod imagination.
But by and by good dinner, followed
by smoke and friendly game Of cards
with some oongenial fellows on tho train,
coupled with the fact that no quit winner
enough TO put him on the good side Of the
porter and secure "nightcap," served to
divert his mind from these gloomful fore
bodings and send him to bed to rest as
we'll as one ever does In sleeping car
bunk. After that his business absorbed
him most OF tho time, and although he |!
wrote regularly every day no did not, truth |
to toll, think OF Mrs Nuwed every minute. |
Twas ever thus-in the exoitemant Of |
business, battle or the chase man may d.
vert his mind from gloomy thoughts, but
woman left alone at homo can only think
of her lost lover. Her very household du-
tics arc painfully reminiscent, since II was
for him that she used to perform them
Now that he is gono they seem hollow
Left TO hersolf-for she Is loath
TO oonfldo her woes TO her friends for fear
Of their laughter-terrors multiply them
selves in her mind, and 1t Is small wonder
that she Is reduced to the verge of hysteria.
All these things are cited in explanation
and to some extenuation of the state of
mind In which Mrs. Nuwed found herself
about the third day after her husbands
departure. OF course tho chief fund for
llarm, which increased by constant brood
ng over 1t, was the possibility of rail-
Dad wreck which might involve her be-
owed husband. Tho fact that no carried
argo life insurance did not occur to her :
nee as consolation, which goes to prove !
hat she was young and truly loved him.
Night after night she would Ito awake,
ecalling all tho horrible disasters she had I
YER heard OF and conjuring up In mag !:
oation fresh terrors to add TO them. Then
BIO would fall into an uneasy sleop only :
dream OF crashing timbers, kissing
team, leaping flames, cries, shrieks and
roans from poor, mangled passengers,
mong whom Mr.. Nuwed was the first to N
loet her sight. BY day these grim visions
'dod away, and aftor she had perusod the
forming paper with fear and trembling
10 could almost afford TO laugh at them, =,
ut at night, under tho cover of darkness, l.
lese ghosts OF the imagination returned II
18th redoubled yigor. n
just at this time It happened that the a,
all missed connection OF Mr.. Nuwed
'gleotod TO post his daily letter in time T.
though he strenuously insists that he did "
and Mrs. Nuwed went whole day NJ
ithout hearing from him. Tho last pre- N
ding letter had announced that he was -,
Ing to make short side trip up In tho W
untry, and she remembered that IL must sc
over ramshaokle little road where I'll
rocks were not an uncommon occurrence.
To cap the climax, ono of hor friends n
He'd in tho afternoon, apparently to re- -,
70 terrible dream sho had had about W.
+. Nuwed the night before. IL Is aston si
ling how far friends will travel and m
lat trouble they will take to relate such Dir
ngs. A bit OF real cheerful news may on
main locked in their bosoms for ages,
when anything uncomfortable occurs c''
must DO communicated at once to tho In
, IL will disturb most. That Is part OF ro
riond's duty no
As night approached Mrs. Nuwed was al ,l,i
st ON tho verge OF Mysteries. She could -. :,
no supper and cried herself into a
to OF exhaustion. Then camo an omit ca
is ring at the doorbell. There was a coll
ny with the maidservant In the hall 90
ow Wv
Telegram for Mrs Nuwed," she heard
10 one say.
Rising hurriedly, she rushed out to re- 100
q II.
'he yellow envelope fairly burned her ~
GERS, which tremblod so that she could Ore
rcely tear 1t open. Val
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