Year: 1872

Davenport, our sister city, has Just had
a sensation. 1t was all about pair of
pantaloons, and is to terminate in divorce
suit. In my preceding letter | alluded to
the encouragiI G manner in which people
out this way are emulating the famed ex.
ami le of Chicaao's good citizens. The
| c,se In hand is another illustration. For
Instance, Davenport legal gentleman
" Mt out one evening last week to have
quiet gan of billiard. He stuck to his
.ue for s,v raj faithful hours, conviviaiz
Ell with his fri. nds still longer and .hen
vent home On retiring to rest, he was
no singularly uneasy, and tossed for
sou'e time without dropping into that
peac ful slumber we usually derive from a
cear onscence. His lady was annoyed,
aud complained kindly 1t was no use,
however. Something drove sleep from his
e, ellis. At this juncture his lady was
aiken suddenly and araruiugly i'll Chow
fortunate be had remained awake y and he
was appealed to to hasten off to the nearest
drug store in quest ct restorative He
hastily attired himself, double quickened
down the Street, rushed into a store,
obtained the article so urgently required,
nd produced his pocket book to pay for it
| Great Caesar! What had transpired? ? He
had never seen that wallet beforehand
the pants they were not his own. Could
it be possible he was in his right mind ?
Was it not rather all dstempered dream !?
He resolved to see, aud without stopping
t. take the remedy with him, he rushed
back to the wife of his bosom He did
not flourish revolver. Fl did not smash
furniture He did not strike attitudes like
gladiator He simply took part iu the
following conversation:


'Jane?'


Yes, dear


How are you feeling ?
Better Much better | think a good
sleep is all now need How kind of you
| to 90 to so much trouble.


Very kind wasn't it?'


Very kind, honey


Jane, shall turn Oh the GASP


If you like, dear


The gas was turned on.


Jane


Yes, DEAR


q o these look like my pantaloons Z?


why, what can you mean, dear Z!


i mean, do these resemble the trousers
wore home this evening?


why how can tell, dear?' and Jane
raised up with some surprise and reluc
tance, gave quick glance and screamed
outright.


Husband said she with some embar-
rassment, you've made ridiculous mis-
take some where, while out with your
friends. Whit in the I'D h4v, you been
doin to night?


That's rather thin Jane We don't
usually take off our pants to play billiards.
When went to bed to night, | laid my
proper pantaloous on that there chair
Wien dressed to 90 out, the pair | have
on first fell in my way. / put them on l.
discovered at the store they were not mine
returned at once, and now find the pair
left on that chair ale now missing"


Jane began to sob, weep and protest her
innocence, while the husband paced the
floor in deep reflection


Jane, at last he said, Il guess you can
go home to your parents to n orrow You
and | have gotten along very well for d
year or two but the thing is played out


And down stairs be went. with deaf
ear to the frenzed appeals and prayers she
showered after him. An investigation on
the morrow disclosed the fact that the
ysteriously procured pantaloons contained
just S3UO more than the pair that ha. SO
mysteriously walked off Jane left on the
first train for her Illinois home, bill of
dIvor has been filed, and no one has been
called to exchange rantaloons or pocket
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