The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-18
THE TWO VALISES.
Translated for the PRISON MIRROR
From Uusi-Kotimaa.
BY A. A. LINDROOS.

BY A. A. LINDROOs.
"What queer looking valise," said
Mr.. Marrowbone, in one of the clothing
stores in Chicago.
eyes, it is very singular one, y
answered the clerk. "There is another,
and they are the only ones of the kind
They were made by special request, but
the customer died soon after, so we
had to keep them. They are both
snowy and strong"
"You may put my initials, M. NJ,
Milton Marrowbone, on one of them,
and send it to me-"
Soon after Mr.. Marrowbone left the
store. in walked very handsome
young lady. She also wanted a valise,
and after long and careful examina-
ton decided to buy the other.
81 wish to have my initials engraved
on it. Here is my card: Maria Mutton"
Some weeks later it happened that
Mr.. Marrowbone and Miss Mutton
stopped at the same hotel in New York.
They met one another at meals, and
Mr.. Marrowbone shortly found out that
the unknown lady was "stunner;"
and she on the other hand, after a sly
examination of her vis.a-vis, came to
the conclusion that he was lawfully
stylish"
And very queer indeed that they lived
in the same NUMBER. e. Mr.. Marrow
bone in the right wing in No. 5 and
Miss Mutton on the left wing in No. 5.
1t was night. Peace and quietness
refined over the slumbering populace.
Soon they were awakened by
terrible noise and cry Of: Fire. FIRE.!
In great confusion and pale from
fright Miss Mutton, clad in her white
night dress, sprang out into the hall,
where she met a great crowd of women,
as frightened as herself, and in to the
right wing bounced Mr.. Marrowbone,
arrayed in his night garment and
slippers.
After the guests had for some time
been screaming. and running among
themselves in the dark, there appeared
some of the servants with lamps, and
explained, as they at last got them
selves to be heard that there was no
danger. The electric wires had gotten
in disorder, and young man had re.
ceiyed violent shock, which had
caused Inconsistencies; of which he
had recovered. Every one could go and
rest with perfect safety.
Miss Maria Mutton, who never had
lived in hotel before, fled behind the
stairs, when the light was brought; then
she crept forward, searching for her
room, in many of the long corridors,
and finally found "No. So walked in
saw her initials on the valise, that
shone out as she opened the door
crept quickly into bed and shed few
tears of joy that shat terrible night
mare" had ended so we'll after all, and
nothing worse had happened.
MIR. Marrowbone, who also thought it
seemly not to show his night garments
in the candle light, moved into one
of the numerous Railways, from which.
in his suddenly excited state of mind it
was difficult for him to find the way
back to his room. Finally he found
"No. 5" stepped in and lighted
match.
fright; there is my valise with its
shining initials"
Then he blew out the fire and went
to bed.
Marrowbone awoke early; he had
promised to meet couple of his bust
ness friends early that morning. He
sat up in his bed and looked around,
but he couldn't see his clothes. In
their stead there hung on the chair a
lady's dress; on the mirror, on which he
knew he had laid his hat, were pair of
small fine gloves, and by the bed were
not his long, sharp pointed shoes, but
a pair of shoes, into which he could
hardly have gotten the tips of his toes.
What in h! Am getting crazyw
he cried, puzzled.
How did those things came into his
room? And where we're his own
clothes?
"But still have my valisep
He sprang up and opened it, but
backed up still more surprised: Full of
silk skirts and private female clothing,
of which he could make neither
head nor tail-but not a sign of his
own clothing.
A horrible suspicion entered his
mind. Could it be some secret plot
He hurriedly went to the mirror, and
with fear in his heart expected to see a