ANOTHER SAD CASE.

A Faithless Wife and an Injured Husband - Two Children Disgraced.

A Hurried Trip From Washington to See and Know the Worst.

On Friday evening a well-dressed gentlemanly appearing man entered the office of a lawyer in this city, and stated that he had been recommended to see him, by his friends in Washington, as soon as he should reach St. Paul, and lay the harrowing facts of his case before him. The following, briefly, is the story the gentleman told.

HIS HOME.

A short time ago I had a drug store in a small town on the line of the Northern Pacific railroad, and as long as the work on that road was progressing, I had a business that, though not very large, was moderately profitable, safe, and in all respects satisfactory. In this business I accumulated a little property, but when work on the road was suspended my trade ceased. I commenced to run behind, and seeing no favoring prospects in the future I sold out and determined to

GO TO WASHINGTON

and seek employment from friends. Upon reaching St. Paul I was taken sick and my wife was sent for. Here I remained for several weeks and finally recovered. My wife went back to our home and two children, one a boy 12 years of age, and the other a little girl of 10, and I went on to Washington. Upon applying to some of my old friends I obtained a position that paid me $125 per month.

HE RECEIVES A LETTER.

On the evening of the 5th I received a letter, which upon reading completely prostrated me, and caused me to drop down, as though I had been shot, right in the postoffice. I was carried to my rooms and finally restored to my senses. The letter was from a master Mason with whom I had been acquainted for twenty years. The substance of it was that soon after I left my home my wife sold out all my personal property - horse and buggies, etc., etc., - and went to living in open adultery with a young man in the town.

NO SUSPICION.

Upon being interrogated as to whether he had ever any occasion to suspect his wife of any improper conduct before, he replied that he had not. For sixteen years they had been married, and never had there been any serious difficulties, and certainly not the slightest suspicion, or ground for suspicion, that she had acted improperly, or that she had any disposition to.

HE LEAVES WASHINGTON.

Upon submitting the letter to his friends he was advised to go straight to his home and ascertain the exact truth. He accordingly left on the first train after receiving the letter and arrived as we have stated on Friday, and went right on to his home on the next train. If the facts are as the gentleman stated them the probabilities are that some one will get killed, as the gentleman was greatly excited, and formerly was in the Mexican war. Though very gentlemanly in all his behavior and speech there was a wild determination in his eye that did not betoken a very forgiving disposition.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

While relating his story to the lawyer he exhibited three photographs, one of his wife, the other of his little girl and the third of his boy.

THE SEQUEL.

The lawyer counselled the gentleman to keep as cool as possible, but of course it was difficult for him to do so, and he left as we stated above, for his ruined home.