Year: 1873

A Danbury man started for Greenwich,
wanted to see an iron fence for We don't
know, and it really makes nc difference.
lie went. lie wanted to get off on the
900 train, so lie hurried some to get ready.


His wifa and q vicious outside woman were
cleaning house, and it was some little time
before he could get his society suit ready.
In the meantime be opened fire on the
largest half of q cussari pie, holding it in
his hand anl dancing around and
yelling fol his thing. When
she brought his overcoat, be set the pie in
4 chair, to put on the coat, but in his ner-
vousuess sterped on the end of lons-
handled white-wash brush which was
balanced across pail, and the other end
few Up and discharged about pint Of
the awful mixture over the sofa, wall pa
per, and his painting and indignant wife.
She made q remark and he contradicted
it, Then he sat down in the chair " here
the pie was, and got up with howl that
that would have melted the stoutc st heart
She wanted him to wait while she scraped
OFF the surplus but he was toe mad to con.
verse in words of more than one syllable,
and started for the depot, and boarded the
train, ard IN the seclusion of the baggage
Car removed the offensive lunch


lie got to Greenwich ali right, and
looked at the fence. We hope he admired
it. Then lie started for home bu. missed
the train, and as the next was an express
and didn't stop ct Greenwich, he was
obliged to walk to the w-brldge at Cos
Cob or stay at Greenwich all night. So
he walked up there in the rain, but didn't
mind it mush, as he had an umbrella and
the pie was pretty we'll dried in. When
he got to Cos Cob he stood up on fence
to laok on the scenery. and swear, when
a SHARP gust of wind took off his hat and
carried it across bog let Then he
stepped down on the other side too amazed
to express himself and another gust Of
wind came along and turned the umbrella
inside out A brief conversation here en-
sued between himself and the umbrella,
WHICH he still held, and he again started
for the hat When he got to it he kicked
1t round several times and then jammed
it down on his head, and started once more
.Arengh the boss as tne train drew up at
ths bridge. 1t was a terrible struggle, as
the boss were uncertain, but he strained
and coughcd and spit and howlcd and
sworc, and it did seem as if he'd catch il


Ger all. What he thought as no stood on


lcnce and watched the train sail across
the bridge DO human being can tell.


An hour later he appeared in Stamford
vet through to the skin splashed with
with mud, and with an expression on his
fuce that would have scared hydrant.
Backing bimseif against tho depot he stood
there until near mit9i and then went
up on the owl train to Norwalk, Ealing
asleep in the mean time, and narrowly es-
Gaping l.einS carried by the depot. Here /
hc took the freight for Danbury, arriving
at home just before daylight. His wife
was aboI hut not sleeping. She lay there
torn by forebodings, and harrassed by sus-
pcnse. Perhaps he was dead and lying
on the cold ground in the rain. Then she
thought Of his llfeless body. and
Sroaned; and thought of the pie, and
groaned again. She knew his knock the
moment it sounded, and rushing down
stairs in the cus.ume appropriate
TO that hour, she threw herself into his
hair and hysterically shoutek, "'Oh, you
old rascal, come in hcre.'-DaHJnry Ne,cs.