The Mariettian. (Marietta [Pa.]) 1861-18??, July 29, 1865, Image 1
gy FRED'K L. BAKER. easing & Colqinbiq 'il4iiiroAD. RAINS of this road run by Reading Rail Road time, which is ; ten minutes faster an that of Pennsylvania Railroad. TRAINS OR TUBS ROAD RUN A 8 FOLLOWS LEAVING COLUMBIA AT A. M.—Mail Passenger, train for a lag U Reading and intermediate stations, a . . Landisville at 7113 a. m., Manheim at '5;3; Litiz at S:13; Ephrata at 5:42; Rein. Wardle at 9:03; Sinking Springs at 9:40 and rriving at Rt ading at ten o'clock. At Read , g conuction is made with Fast Expresst rain I East.ennsylvania, Railroad, reaching New irk at 2:30 P. M. with train of Philadelphia nd Reading Railroad, reaching . Philadelphia t 4 : 20 p, AL, and also with trains for Potts me, the Lebanon' Valley and Harrisburg. ,•-• P. M.—PASSENGER' TRAIN :10 for Reading add intermediate connecting at Landisville at 2:00 P. M. ith Express trains of Penn's. R. R., both it sad West, leaving Manheim at 3:26; Litiz ; 44; Ephrata at 4:10; Reinholdsville 4:37; ip:ang Springs 6:03 and arriving at Reading P. M. At Reading connection is made in:trains for Pottsville and Lebanon Valley. LEAVE LIM AT P. M.—Express Passenger Train ') for Reading and intermediate sta. . ions, leaving Ephrata 5t2:44, Reinholdsville, ; 11; Sinking Springs, 3:30 ana arriving at ending at 3:45 P. M. At Reuling connection made with Fast Expresa of East Penn's R. ',inching New York at 10 o'clock, P. M., pd with train of Philadelphia and Reading R. • , lathing Philadelphia at 1:05 P. M. -0_ LEAVE READING AT A. M.—MAIL PASSENGER Min :UUlfor Columbia and intermediate ga ng, leaving Sinking Springs at 6 16 ,• Rein mhvilie at 6 44, Ephrata at 7 11, Litiz at Manheim at 7 68, making connection at minimills with train of Penn'a Railroad, lolling Lancaster at .9:33 A M. and Phila. elphia at 10:30 ; arriving at Columbia at 9 'clock, A. M., there connecting the Ferry for •Katsville and Northern Central Railroad, t 11:45 A. M.with, train of Penn'a. Railroad a the West. nr J A. M.—Passenger Train for Litiz 1.1:00 and intermediate Mations, - in ar mtl of passenger trains tram Philadelphia ad Pottsville, leaving Sinking. Springs at 11:18 einimiLville at 11:53; Ephrata 12:28 and rriving at Litiz at one o'clock, P. M. P. n —Mail Passenger Train for JO Columbia and intermediate stations all passengers leaving New- York at 12 M., r.ll4.iblelphia at 3:30 P. M., leaving Sink- Springs at 6:31; Reinholdsville 6:39; Epti is7:l;; latiz 7:bb ; Manheim 8:11 ; Landis-. ills'::]; arriving at Columbia at 9 P. M. l 3 The Pleasure Travel to Ephrata and si 4rings Irom Now-York, Philadelphia, iidinanre and other points, is by th 'schedule assimilated several times per day with Ex le e trains ionnycting in all directions. 113" T I Iva gh tickets to New-York, Phila ,elphnt and Lancaster sold .at principal ste ns. Fraight carried with utmost prompt ens and dispatch, tit the lowest rates. • I=l Further. information with regard to Freight passenge, may be obtained from the agents (the Company. Al EN DES COHEN, Superintendent. KEEVER, General Freight and Ticket Agent. ,g. Scribiatz an Conbtgalutr. WOULD most respectfully take' this means of informing his friends and the pubhdgenerally that he has commenced the drawing of DEEDS, MORTGAGES, JUDGMENTS, • nd in fact everything in the ConvEviarcruo hie. Having gratuitous intercourse, with a member of the Lancaster Bar, he will be ena led to execute legal instruments of writing with accuracy. • can he found at the office of g , .THE MARCETTIA N, " —“Lindsay's Building," (sec ond floor) near the Post Office corner, or at i is residence on Market street,. half a square weit of the " Donegal House," Marietta. llitink Deeds, Mortgages, Judgments and ses always on hand and - for sale. 86 5 t PHILADELPHIA I Paper Hangings. { 1865 OWELL 84 BOURKE, • - ',MANUFACTURERS OF WALL PAPERS, 1.17 D WINDOW CURTAIN PAPERS, Corner Fourth. and Market streets; PHILADELPHA. A line stock of 'LINEN I SHADES Con .tantly on hand. First National Bank of Xarietta T R "BANKING ASSOCIATION timiso COMPLETED ITS ,OROANIZATIOM Imv prepared to transact all kinds of B ANKING- BUSINESS. The Board of Directors meet weekly,. on W ednesday, for disconnt_and other birsindsia, rj - Bank Mours : From 9. A. Mto 3'P. M. U°S B H HOLLINGE,R, owIKAN, Cashier. • DR. J. Z. HOFFER, DENTIST, , • OF THE 'BALTIMORE COLLEG %Mimi OF DENTAL SURGERY, E LATE HARRISBURG. FF I C E: :: :Front street, next dal; r . to It. Williams' Drug Store, between Locust And Walnut streets, Columbia. 11 0 WARD P HILADELPHrd s , gd s , Diseases of the Urinary and Sexual Systems. - -a new and reliable treatment. AW E the BRIDAL C HANTER, an Essay of walmusgisnd, Instruction, sent in sealed envelopesi fret of <huge. Address, DR. J. Santis; HotroltxoW s pHoward , Association, No. 2 South Ninthrot.) Pdadelphia, Pa. jan.1,265-1Y- . . , . DR. WM. B. FA.ENESTO,CK, . (11.ME:—IVIAIN-ST., NEARLY OPPOSITE, Spangler & Patterson's Store. Poli TO S A.M. OFFICE HOURS. a 3) - 1 To 2. " 6To 7 P. M. DANIEL G. RARER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LANCASTER. PA. OFFICE :—No. 24 NORTH Durrz Swill Voosite the Court House, where he will at l'atieua I° the practice of his profession in all' its branches. T O R P RINTING of every description ex rested with neatness and dispatch at the eTice of The Mariettian. (ity2 anilarxtfan, 13 PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, AT ONE DOLLAR AND A HALF A YEAR, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Office in " LINDSAY'S BUILDING," second . floor, on Elbow Lane, between the Post Otfece• corner and Front street, Marietta, Lancaster County, Penn'a. Single Copies, with, or 'without Wiapperig, FOUR CENTS. ADTERT/SING RATES C One squire (JO lines, or• less)'7s cents kir the first insertion and One Dollar and-a-half for 3. insertions. Pro fessional and Business cards, of six lines or less at $5 per annum. Notices in the reading col umns, ten cents a-line. Marriages and Deaths, the simple announcement, FREE; butler`any additional lines, ten cents a line. - - A liberal deduction made to yearly and half yearly advertisers. Having just added a " NEWBURY MOUN TAIN JOBBER Pumas," together with a large assortment of new Job and Card type, Cuts, Borders, &c., &c., to the Job Office of ", THE MA RIETTIAN," which will insure the f. ne and speedy execution of all kinds of Jos & CARD PRINTING, from the smallest Card to the LARGEST POSTER, at reasonable prices. How softly falls Upon our cottage roof and walls, The welcome rain ! An hour I've sat, And listened to its pit-a-pat On sash and pane. The floaters look Up— The daisy, pink and buttercup - Have fainting lain Among the grass. Low whispering to the winds that pass, They brighter bloom— Their chalices of sweet perfume • • Enrich the air. And to the skies They raise their pure and grateful eyes In wordless prayer. In darkened woods, Where owls amid the solitudes Have dwelt so long, The sylvan choir, With well accorded voice andlyre Oh blessing free ! Thou symbolest God's love, and we Accept it thus : For as the showers Revive the thirsty, drooping flowers, He strengthens us. Earth'S gladness when it rains, and cold Our hearts, unchanging Friend, to Thee, A " BOSS CAR" ADVENTURE.-Arte min Ward is look:Jig at things in Boa ton. Be had an adventure one day which resulted as follows : I returned in the Hoss Cars part way. —A pooty girl in spectacles sat near us, and was tellin' a. young man Vow much he reminded her of a man she used to know in Waltham. Pooty soon the young man got out, and smilin' in a se ductive Manner, I said to the girl in spectacles,—`Don't I remind you of somebody you used to know ?' 'Ye's,' she said, 'yon do remind me of one man, but. he was sent to the peni tentiary for etealin' a bar'l of mackerel —be died there, so I conclude you ain't him." I didn't parson the conversation LADIES RIDING SIDEWAYS.—The intro duction of this style of riding on horse back is attributed to Anne of Bohemia, consort of Richard IL She it was (ac cording to Stow) who originally sholed the women of, England how gracefully and conveniently they might ride on horse-back sideways. Another old his torian, enumerating . the fashions *of Richard ll's reign, observes : • "Like wise noble ladies used high-heads. and corsets, and robes with long trains, and seats on-side-saddles on theirhorses, by the example of the respectable Queen, Anne, daughter of the King,of Bavaria, who tire, introduced the. cuetom., Pito the kingdom ;.for,before, women '9f.,ev ery kind,rodelik.m. en." • , Or A. young widow of very polite ad drese,'whose husband hs,d lately .died, was.ivlsitedbmon v after the minister of the parish, who inquired, as usual, about her husbancl's healtb,.when she, replied. with a peculiar smile, "He's dead, I. thank you." , Dobbs, says that he has pun of the most obedient„boys in the world. .He tells him to do , as he pleases, andhe does it without murmuring.' Air The richeet child in tarope:— Both's-child • .%toburs To plead for rain Renews its song Shall we behold Ourselves remain? Oh ! lifted be An not in vain ! 6tp.t6tat Vfnusglinutia 3auntal far tke Nom titcJt. MARIETTA, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1865. Washington Letter from Mr. William Child. Washington, July 21, 1865 Friend Baker :—Not quite four years ago the 45th Regiment P. V. entered this city under command of Col. Welsh, of Columbia, in high spirit's, all eager to serve their country in the hour of dan ger. Fathers, husbands and brothers left their homes and all that was near and dear to them. It was one, among the first Regiments that left our county for the seat of war, and I think the 45th had more citizens of Marietta than any other regiment from the State, and have been in the service longer than any oth; el- regiment from our section of the State; as Most of them re-enlisted after their first three years had expired, and I may say when they fkrst enlisted it was done with a Patriotic motive, as they received no bounty, aad all entered the service for the love of the Glorious Old Union, which they have helped to preserve and may many yet live to see the' stars and stripes floating as of old, and I hope may ever float over these United States until the last Reveille is sounded when I hope the 45th may all be found in the ranks with their Gener al at the head, who has only gone be fore them with a company or more of his men, who have sacrificed their lives for theircountry. When the 45th pass ed through here the other day, I was again with them, and when I cast my eyes over them as they stood in rank be- fore entering the cars, and as I took them each of my -native place by the hand, I thought I'must yet see some fa miliar faces that-four years ago I bad taken by the hand and welcomed to this city with gladness and joy beaming in our faces, but 0, God 1 how many noble hearts that beat high then are 'now laid low in the dust, pierced by a fatal ball ; died by disease contracted by exposure, or by wounds, after suffering and linger ing in hospitals, or starved to death in the loathsome rebel prisons ;- and how many have been made widows—how many have become fatherless and broth erless—how many chairs have been made vacant, and bow many hearts have been made sad within that time ; but they have sacrificed their lives in a righteous holy and noble cause, and I hope their reward is Immortality. Although I have only made mention of the 45th regi ment, I would inolude all, but as I bade farewell for the last time—shook hands with the boys of the 45th for the last time as soldiers, as they had been muster ed out the service, a few days before, aad on'their way to Harrisburg, to be paid off and sent home, each to take his place in the community as citizens once more, I thought that I had neglected some but they had left the ranks. 7hey had gone on furloughs never to return, and their places had been filled in the ranks by stranger faces to me. When I look back and think how many I have taken by the hand the past four years, and welcomed them in the uniform of high privates who' now wear the insignia of some officer for their meritorious con duct and bravery during the war, I feel proud of our Marietta boys who can sport a shoulder strap, earned by his own good conduct and bravery; I think I feel full as proud of their shoulder straps as they do who wear, them, and I would have all the Marietta boys return home with shoulder straps could I have, done so ; none should have returned as high privates—all should have been offi cers, yet many who do not wear the in signia of an officer are none the less de serving, for all could not be officers and placed in command—some must be -pri vates, and I have no doubt all feel as proud returning home as those who wear shoulder straps, and when all' be come citizens again, I hope the young ladies will not be able to perceive the difference as to what young man more shoulder straps. I must admit however, that young ladies have been accused of fancying the, tinsel on the shoulders of certain persons, more than they do the real worth of the man who' wears it ; they should rendileCt the old adage, "'that all that glitters is not gold," and recollect Soldiers have fought "to preservellieir'homee and firesides 'from the hands of the destroyera, and aftsir four years pf toil—and marching—and countermarching, ' those that are ,left are now-home, or soon will be, to enjoy that p.eace and comfort they have battled for., I_ hope they may all soon resume' their former occupations in your midst, and ever have full and plenty, and live many years to recount their hattles, and fight them over again in imagination, to their children, and their children's children, for years ,to , come. • And now, friend Baker, aa we have a History of the Pennsylvania Reserves, ably written by J. R. Sypher, Esq., I hope he, or some other person, will give us a History of the 45th Penna. Regi ment, at least let us have an account of the number enlisted from the borough of Marietta, with the number of killed, wounded, and starved to death, as it would be interesting to many to have such information; for I think there are many more who have left' the army on furloughs never to return to'this `earth, than is generally supposed to be missing from Marietta. Yours, Respectfully, W. C. Correspondence of The Mariettian." I?ebersburg, Centre county, Pa.,l JULY 17, 1865. I Dear "Mariettian" :--This morning I feel like having a little chat with you and through you with Mariettians. Last Tuesday noon I stood at the upper Sta tinn waiting for the train with' one kind friend who had come to see me off. Soon the'old iron horse came rushing on —baggage was put aboard and with a hasty "goodbye" we 'were off. Familiar objects were soon left behind, Round Top, Wild Cat, and the old Sawmill soon faded into the distance and . I lean ed my head against the window and gaz ed at the' varied scenes that came to view as we dashed along , the banks of the river, while my thoughts were busy with days gone by spent in' the school room with the girls and boys of Mariet ta. What varied and beautiful scenery along the Susquehanna"; now the hill sides are bold and rocky, now coy ered with green and shady trees, and now again with waving grain. Through such scenes the rattling train hurried us along wail we 'reached the, busy bustling depot at Harrisburg. Here it was ne cessary to change cars for my course was to be further along the Susque hanna. Taking the cars of the North ern Central Rail Road, I was soon again on the road bound for Lewisburg, the county seat of 'Union. It is a beautiful ride abounding in lovely and romantic scenery. We reached Lewisburg about half-past five o'clock in the ' evening. The bridge over-the river at this place was washed away by the freshet last spring and has not yet been rebuilt. Lewisburg is a pleasant little place, well known for the hospitality and kind ly spirit of its inhabitants. Many pleas ant recollections of a week spent here at a meeting of the State Teachers' As sociation four years ago still linger in my mind; The University is a fine build; log standing on a hill to the south of the town and adds greatly to the appear ance of the place. After supper the coach drove to the door and we started for a coach ride of nine miles through Buffalo Valley to Miftlinsburg. Buffalo Valley is as fine a little valley as can well, be met with, containing ex cellent farms, upon which were standing good crops of grain-, with promising fields of corn, oats and potatoes. If any one wishes to buy a farm outside of Lancas ter County, let him come to Buffalo Valley. For beauty of location, ease of cultivation, and fertility of soil, the far mers in' this valley are difficult tti sur pass. I had a view of sunset as we rode alOng this evening and a more gorgeous, sunset I have seldorn witnessed." ,Be fore us stretched an unbroken chain of mountains, the sky was covered with clouds except along the top of this mountain chain, where stretched a,strip of clear blue; as the sun descended, be hind the mountain the ragged edges of the clouds caught his beams and were tinged with bright colors, until as he descended lower the whole west was aglow With brightness, is .though the' gates of the celestial city had opened to let out some glimpses of the eternal glory to shine upon us mortals. Grad.. wally the glory departnd, tint after tint of brightness faded and in a shOrt time the cloids had resumed their dull lead en cast. The luMbering coach still rattled on' and about nine o'clock we reached' the end of our day's journey, the little vill age of Miffiinsburg, one of. the .most cheerful and delightful places in which I have ever had' the' fortune to spend'a night. Four years ago I spent a night hereand a more cheerful, whole souled, sociable party of young lads 'and lasses I never met than those I met that night. Of course I set to work td Bed some of them this evening, And was fortunate enough to meet some,:though not'all in the same! condi tion or . bearing the SWIM: name as they did' then. Some, alas 1- were no more-to be foundi for some lie buried beside the 'village Church, `while otherd sleep a 'soldier's 'Bleep beniiiith southern eoil Next morning leaving baggage to be brought on by the stage on Thursday, in company with another I took seat is a one-horse baggy for a ride of twenty five miles to Willbeim, Centre county. Three in a buggy is almost as bad as three in a bed, but the day being cool we managed to get along pretty well, relieving ourselves and the horse by an occasional walk up hill. Our ride led through somesections of country of poor soil, but after crossing the mountain we entered Penn's Valley, one of the nu merous fertile valleys composing Centre Co., arriving ut Willheim the passen gers alighted and left the driver to transport his mail alone. Five miles more remained to be travelled and then, I would be at home.. This distango expected to be obliged to go on foot but good fortune will meet a man some times, and so it happened now; an op portunity to ride occurred, which you may be sure I did not slight. We were to pass from Fenn's Valley to Brush Valley, a high range of mountains sepa rates the valleys, but the road instead of , over, leads through a gap in the chain, fo'rming a most delightful drive. The road is level, winding along the base of a lofty mountain, while on the other side flows a mountain stream and beyond this another lofty range stretch es up to the sky. The hillsides though rough and rocky are covered with heavy timber, much of it pine; laurel and oth er bushes grow in thick profusion while the rocks. are covered over with, green mosses„ the whole, forming a most charming, romantic scene. Brush Val ley is a fine fertile valley aliont twenty five or thirty miles in length and from one to two in width. Heavy crops of wheat and rye are standing on shock in the fields, and corn and potstoes are promising well. As in Lancaster, how ever, the grain crop is not as good as usual, the heads not being as well filled as they should be ; yet the harvest is abundant. Last Friday I crossed the mountains over into Sugar Valley, Clinton county. The - road led over and between steep mountains covered with laurel and what we call the "large" laurel,: which pro duces a most beautiful flower. Earlier in the season when these bushes are in full bloom a more charming sight can scarcely be imagined than these moun tains must present. It is well worth a trip through them just to see them at that time. My visit is too late to see their beauties in full. FRANK. The - Ladies' Man." By bis air and gait, the ultra fashion able style of his clothing, the killing curl of his moustache, the "look and die" expression of his simpering face, his stream of small. talk, and sundry other signs and tokens of a plethora of vanity, and a lack of soul and brain, you may distinguish at a glance the individual who plumes himself upon being a "la dies' man." His belief it.this •own irre sistibility is written all 'over him. And to say the truth, your ladies' men have some ground' or their self-conceit.'. It is indubitable that girls do sometimes fall in love, or what they suppose,to, be love, with fellows who look as if they had walked out of tailor's fashion "plates —creature's that by the aid of the vari ous artists who contribute to the "make up" of human popinjays have been Con verted into superb samples of what art can effect in the way of giving men an unmanly appearance. The woman who marries one of these flutterers, ie ,to be pitied ; for, if she has any glimmerings of common sense, and a heart under her bodice, she will soon.discover that her. dainty has no more of a man's spirit in hirn than an automatic figure on a Savo yard's hand-organ. Brit a woman worth a true man's love is never caught by such's, specimen of ornamental hollow ware.' A sensible woman is, in fact, a terror to "ladies' men," for they are aware that her penetrating eye looks through them, and sounds the depth of their emptiness. She kriories ~the , man indeed from the trumpery counterfeit, and has no touch of the mackerel pro p-entity:to jump at a flashy bait, id `her whcilesome composition. The -lady's man should be permitted to livb and die, a, bachelor. Hie vocation is to dangle after the sex, to talk soft non sense, to carry shawls and fans, ,to. as- . tonish bearding school misses, and to kindle love flames ~as evanescent and harniless as the 'fizz of a squib.. -If, how ever he meat become a . Benedick, let him be yoked with. some vain, and silly flirt, his natural counterpart. So shall the law of fitneas not , be 'outraged. I VOL. XL-NO. 51. A Naughty Story A New :YorlThir•es — ponclent writes : "Shall I tell you a naughty story? Let its veracity excuse it : "Some time last winter a carnival come off on one of the Brooklyn ponds. Everybody was expected to wear fancy dress and mark, and the affair being very select, good folks, by scores, resolved to go. Among them were Mr. Folie—l see that you demand all the names—and his handsome lady of Clinton avenue. Clinton avenue is the Madison square, the West Green street of Bruoklyn, and Mrs. Folie is the most admired mistress of its most - sumptuous dwelling. "She was quite a good figure upon steel; having practiced upon the Capito line—not to speak of parlor skating, which teaches one the motion quite as well—every good afternoon. But unfor tunately, Mr. Folie, who must necessa rily make one of the party, did not know the use of patins, though to grati fy his wife, who was much too 'proper' to go anywhere by night, unaccompa nied by her husband, he 'consented to the carnival. Folio had never seen his wife on ice, being a close business man, through something of a gallant, so he acknowledged her to be a nice thing, when gliding off so excellently, and roll ing so elegantly. Poor fellow ! must he patter around like a cripple, while she could skim like a racer ? However, they masked at last in the separate buil dings provided for the sexes, and put on their distinct costumes. Mr. Folio wore a dress of the time of Cosmo the First, and Mrs. Folie appeared as a fair Bretoness, with a starched cap and skirt gown, which gave her graceful limbs free circulation.—Folie, being absorbed in business; forgot to ask what his wife's garb - yould'be ; but Mrs. Folie, to be well protected, had betrayed her domi no to a gentleman whom she made promise not to reveal her incognito, and particularly to introduce no gentleman to her who was, not absolutely fastidious and honorable. So they shot out for the pond ; the ice was smooth as crystal ; drummond lights threw wide splashes of brightness to and fro, but here and there were dark isolated covers and corners, secure from intrusion. The people were numerous and the costumes so motley that the angel of the Plague would not have known whom to spare. So for an instant Mrs. Folie's friend disappeared, being a poor skater and unable to keep up with her, till returning, he made her acquainted with Mr. Dromio. Bowing merely, but not unmasking, the new ar rival, glided to Mrs. Folio's side, took her hands in his as couples on ice do, and they "rolled off' like two marvel. one automatons. Dromio were a splen did Florentine dress, plumed cap, long ringlets, dark hose over shapely limbs, with sword, jewelled dagger, and the cross of the order of St. John. He was the best gymnast on the pond—raced backward, forward, High Dutch, wriggle inside out, heel up, squirm, turn over, swallow himself! Mrs. Folio was in ec stasies. She was animated to a gener ous rivalry, and surpassed her own pre vious agility. Warmed by exercise and contact, their tones grew softer, their speech grew* less formai ; poor Mrs. Folio once slipped, when Dromio superb ly caught her by the waist, and, bold man ! kept his hand around her when they were again alert. "Withdraw your arm," whispered Mrs Folie, 'my husband is here—he may know you. "Say not so," exclaimed the ardent Dromio ; "let us ourselves withdraw." • "They glided off to the far angles of the pond, Where, unobserved, their con versation sweetened. At last the sup - ple Florentine seized Mrs. Folio's hand and swore it was the fairest on Long Island. " 'Flatterer I' she answered. 'lf this were not the Carnival, .I should be in dignant.' "'But since it is the Carnival, give me one kiss—you will not refuse me ?' "She did not. They lingered a lus cious moment on the margin of the world moral and the demimonde, and then the bell at the great gate rang__ the Carnival was over—it was time to unmask. '" I fear to uncover,' said the lady 'you men are so seldom honorable !' ."But you mast; the hour has arrived. Come We must, we shall, meet again ! Let us draw! ' "They slipped off the dark visages instantaneously, and looked into each other's faces. ." `G-Ood heavens ! It is Folio ! ' " ',My wife'! my wife ' said the strong man, and they, tvilted, This'elosed the tableau • 'l g. may add that Folie was a good skater ; but wishing to have some fun on his own account, had not told his wife so."