Year: 1866

The postot1ce bas long been regarded
by the fast young men of Chicago as
one of the most desirable assignation
institutions in the city. Young ladies
hover around there for the purpose of
getting answers to tender missives, sent
in answer to equally tender matrimonial
advertisements, and young gentlemen,
and sometimes those of middle age, and
even elderly, wait to scan the pretty
faces of the applicants So common
has this custom been that. respectable
ladies are frightened to appear at that
place, lest they might be mistaken for
those who come there with a different
object from that Of finding letters.


On Saturday last young man came
to grief by presuming TOO far on what
he supposed to be the general character
istics of ladies who were habitually
waiting for letters He had seen for
several days strikingly pretty young
lady make inquiries regarding q particu,
lar box, and each time turn away disap-.
pointed He was a gay, fashionably
dressed and rather attractive youth ia
appearance, and presuming. on these
qualities, he made up to the young LADY,
and in the blandest manner requested
the privilege of escorting her home. The
request was, at first. Indignantly refused,
but almost, Immediately afterward new
idea flashed across the brain of the
merry young wife, and abe gfaciously
consented to accept the escort.


Proudly and happily Mr.. 1t (his
name need not be given in the mean
time escorted the apparently enamored
lady to the Madison street car. Seated
beside her, he entertained her With the
liveliest talk, and upon arriving at Aber-
deem street he gallantly assisted her to
alight, and prJfering his arm, the two
walked on pleasantly together. Upon
approaching her residence, the lady be-
came suddenly timid She was afraid
that some of her husband friends might
see them together, and requested him to
leave her in the meantime, and to steal
into the wood.shed behind the house, and
there she would come to him when the
domestics had retired. Mr.. L-t
was speedily ensconced in the place pre-
scribed, and scarcely was he so, when a
hack drove up to the front door, and the
| husband Che whose letters she had been
so anxiously expecting leaped out The
wicked wife merrily told him about her
adventure, and described the animal she
had Gag ed in the wood shed ~ 81
On Saturday night, it will be remem-
bered, it was bitter cold. The husband,
upon hearing his young wife's story, slid
| silently from the house and locked the
door of the shed in which the gay Lo-
thario was concealed Through the
openings Of the shed they could see him
as he crouched behind couple of empty
barrels, and the husband and wife and O.
couple of servants, enjoyed themselves
hugely for time watching him as be
sat shivering in his wretched corner.
The malicious young wife then suggest
ed that he should be more Thoroughly
/ cooled, and, at her request, the garden
engine was brought, the hose of which
was inserted silently through an aper-
ture close behind his back. s ~.
The husband and servants then went
to work with will, while the object OF
his pursuit directed the stream. In less
than q minute he was completely del
uged, aud for more than ten minutes he
danced around the woodshed, believing
and cursing like maniac, while all the
time the stream, directed by vengeful
little hand, poured upon him. At last,
upon beginning to show symptoms ol
exhaustion, the door was opened, and
he was brought forth in a miserable
plight. The husband conducted him tc
the gate BY the ear, he whining piteous


ly meanwhile, and in order to restore


some degree Of warmth to his frame, ad


ministered series Of vigorous kicks tc


q portion of his body few inches below


the buttons on the back of his coat


This last operation was witnessed By


several persons, and the gallant, taking


them as witnesses, proceeded to the Wes


police station, and gave in q charge o
I assault against the gentleman. Th'
Il young gallant, after getting thawed


thought it prudent to step out of tn,


way, so that no prosecution has takeI