Year: 1869

Recreant Husband.


The Dubuque Herald tells queer


story of the manner in which a little


unpleasantness" in the family of
prominent gentleman in that city was
adjusted, few nights since. The gen.


tleman belonged to one of the many


benevolent societies which flourish in
that city, and on the evening in question
was delegated to watch by the side Of a


sick brother. OF this duty he informed


his wife, and shortly after left the house.


On his way to the residence of the suf-


ferer he met friend, who volunteered to


act for him in the capacity of nurse,
which kind offer was accepted, and the


gentleman proceeded to "epjoy him


self"


The Herald says: After remaining


down town till nes.rly eleven o'clock, he


returned to the bo som of his virtuous and


unsuspecting family. 1t had been rain


ing some during the day and on reach


ing home be proceededt to divest himself


Of his boots and leave them close to the


door. Be then proceeded upstairs to


his usu al quarters, but on entering his


own bedroom, he discovered instantly


that rev arrangements had been made


sincb he last slept there. A pair of boots,


not his own, stood just inside the bed


room door; hat, not his Own, graeed


tie bureau; pair of pants, not his


own, hung by the suspenders over the


foot post Of the bed so much was dimly,


but unmistaksbly, evident.


"Our dispatches concerning the af-


fair (Which come by underground tele-


graph, via no matter who so long as we


can vouch for their authenticity leave a


little hiatus here to be filled by the imsg-
ination. The next that is certainly
known, spirited triangular CONVERSE
ton, in which large proportion of the
words were vehemently emphasized, was
in progress between the wife, who was
there where she ought to be, and the hus-
band, who was there where he was not
expected to be, and the other man, who
was there where, according to the Gus
toms of society and the code of Iowa, he
had no legitimate right to be. For full
five minutes the husband rained down
bitter and burning epithets upon the de-
voted heads of the recumbent couple. |
When he gave out for want of breath, the
wife made right angle of herself, satup |
in bed, took off her night-cap, and in
quired if he was through. The indignant
husband was bound to show her he was
not, and let off another blast of virtuous
indignation for the space of about five
minutes. The wife shook her hair out
over her shoulders, leaned back against
the upper bed post, folded her arms, and
again calmly inquired of the husband If
he was through.


Perhaps none of our readers have
been in the place of that husband-we
hope not. at least-yet they can imagine
with glance and annihilate with SEN
tence his crushed, guilty and weeping
victim, to be met in this way, was cool,
to say the least. Then the woman had
her say. Was it entirely consistent in
husband to make such an ado about this
matter2 Had he forgotten his sdven.
lures with the lively widow at Cedar
Fals2 Aud the curly-headed sipgist at
Strawberry Point? Aud the Marion
school madam And the dear friend
over by the Fourth Ward school-house 2
And several others whose afectionate
letters he cherished so carefully, and
which she had read with such interest,
and never had made any complaint
about, so that he never would have
known that she had key that would
open the paddock on that little japanned
box in his trunk, if he hadn't been at
tackled with these cat.fits, and gone to
talking blood and thunder ? What sort
Of sauce was it that was so appropriate
for the gander, but SO unwholesome for I
the goose 2 lH


"Ths sort of caiechising seemed to
have very assusging effect on the an ,
ger of the husband; triangular truce
was concluded between the parties the l
husband and wife both agreed to forgive {
each other for the past, and set better {
example for each other, and the third /
party was left out in the cold. A philo-
sophie trio. l