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then one P. M., and still no husband and father 

 appeared in either of the homes. At length two 

 benighted, foot-sore, sad faced men stood before 

 Dr. Bach man's street-door. This is the sorrowful 

 tale they related : 



" When we came out in good time from the club, 

 the horse and buggy, which we had expected to find 

 safely tied before the door, had disappeared, and we 

 have been vainly searching for them all over the 

 city." Early the following morning a note was re- 

 ceived from Mr. G . The horse and buggy had 



been found near the guard-house, without a driver, 

 and the unknown property, for safety, had been 

 lodged at the guard-house for the night. 



The next evening, on the supper-tables, in both 

 homes, a large envelope occupied a conspicuous 

 place by the master's plate. It bore this inscription : 



" The Adventures and Sad Consequences of a Club- 

 night:' 



The poem detailed in glowing words, the fears, 

 anxieties and sorrows of two once well-regulated 

 families, the heads of which, unhappily, had become 

 Club-wen. This effusion caused great mirth. Twenty- 

 four hours later, envelopes, similar to the first, were 

 received by the wives. They contained the rejoinder 

 to the poem, written in blank-verse. Startling and 

 amusing revelations were made therein with regard 

 to the wives and children of the two friends. It was 

 without signature, but all knew well who the author 

 was. The issue of these unfounded accusations 

 was a visit, that evening, from the neighbor and 



