The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-19
MI Harvey Was TTouncad by
His Muscular Better Halt.
She HAD MANY RELATIVES.
He Grew Suspicious After He Found They
Were Hotel Clerks and Bariendsrs and
Brought Suffering on Himself.

New york, Dee. R.-Ihe tfialS OF LII
ward Wilson Harvey have reached a cul-
mination at last. and the poor man is
now MT subject for AN insane ward OF
"A hospital as well as being in poor
physical condition, as a result OF a mid
night encounter with his inamorata.
The ladv OF Mr. Harvey's affections is
constructed on generous principles. and
it was her, elephantine figure which first
caused the iovelight 10 shine in the eyes
of Harvey, who is a small man, weigh
ing about 40 pounds In lighting condition.
This lady. whose stage sppellation was
position OF chief spear carrier in the
stately chorus OF May Howards show
couple of years ago.
She captured the heart OF the small
shirt salesman and he intimated to her
that he was prepared To furnish cosy
little fiat and make things very pleasant
for her. Being a girl of economical
turn OF mind, she accepted the invitation
and the fiat was procured at 80 West
Sixty-third street.
shE WAS RICH IN RELATIVES.
Mr.. Harvey's business was not such as
TO demand all his time and he was much
at home. lie was altogether too much at
home for Miss Careys use, and she was
worried
Soon the fiat was visited by cousins
and brothers-in-law, and Mr.. Harvey en-
tertained them royalty in the goodness
OF his heart.
This sort of thing contineud until cous-
ins appeared from all parts OF the Union,
and one day Harvey remarked after
period OF deep thought:
Ernestine, j have just been thinking
what a peculiar thing 1t is that your
lady cousins never call TO see you. Yours
must have been a large family, for that
cousin who called today was the fortieth.
They seem TO live so far away. l."
But he was interrupted by Miss Carey,
who had an attack OF Mysteries upon the
new Persian rug in the parlor. Harvey
went downtown and, 20 his surprise, dis
covered that one cousin from Portland,
ore was tending bar i'm a saloon on
Sixth avenue. He also discovered that
two brothers-in-law were hotel clerks on
Broadway. and great light came 10 him.
FLAT OVERLOOKED WITH TnEM.
Then he bethought him of time hon.
ored scheme and wired his wife TO pack
a grip and send IL TO the office by mes
senger boy, as he had to so TO Boston on
business.
lie chuckled when the boy arrived with
the bag and went out to dinner. AT
o'clock on Saturday night he inserted his
key in the front door OF the nat and
stole quietly i'm. He heard voices In the
kitchen and peeped in.
There were eight cousins and three
brothers-in-law drinking champagne
from tin cups. In the parlor were two
more cousins and his wife. Ihey had
nf pyi
His wife was sitting on the knee OF one
cousin while khe other playfully tickled
her ear with a piece Of paper. He was
panied TO hear Mrs. Carey say:
Don't worry; that little lobster has
gone to Boston. and l don't care IL he
never comes back"
He then inserted himself within the
parlor door, and I'm cold and freezing
tones remarked:
Madam, you are altogether mistaken.
The lobster has returned. | will thank
you 10 send this aggregation OF hotel
clerks and bartenders out OF my house
at once i do not think"
HIS INJURIES WERE NUMEROUS
But it is not recorded what he thought.
for his muscular wife threw the bottle
at him. and as he ducked she kicked him
I'm the chin, while one OF the cousins
struck him in the nose with a clenched
fist. and he was thrown out in the cold
night without an overcoat.
The kindly janitor found him some
minutes later In a small pool OF gore and
carried him into the basement, where he
was placed on "A sofa, He had incipient
pneumonia from the exposure, badly
swollen nose, two black eyes and some
torn clothes, and was slightly demented.
A physician fixed him up little. and
then an emissary In the person Of the
janitor's eldest son was sent out To re-
connoitre. lie returned and reported the
fiat deserted. MIR Harvey was helped up
stairs and found his wife had departed
with her male relations and had left the
fat on Ine verge OF utter ruin. One
half empty bottle of wine and some brok-
en- furniture were left and a trunk
packed and bearing "A note saying that
the owner would send for II In the morn
ing.
The little dovecote was broken up. The
male relatives had wrecked the happy
little home and loves dream was knock
ed out.