DUAL LIFE IN NEW YORK.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 2263, 8 May 1891, Page 6

DUAL LIFE IN NEW YORK.

A little incident which happened the other day in this city proved two things (says the New York Times) — rthat surprises in connection with Christmas are not always pleasant, and, again; that the possibilities for living a dual life without discovery in New York are not so great as is sometimes supposed. A gentleman, for the first time in months, took it into his head to walk up town on a recent afternoon," arid left his office on lower Broadway much earlier than his wont for that purpose. When he was out cf the wholesale region, somewhere between Oatial Street and tjniori Square, his attention was attracted to jone of the retail shops which exist temporarily in this season for the introduction of holiday or special noveltieß, and he entered to examine 'whafc the iwindow .display ea\ ,To His amjazjament ! he found his-, w^fe in attendance. .iShe had been there three 1 weeks, expected 4o remain until Christmas, her idea beiiig to'earn a considerable' siimof' money to use for his Chris^m^&Vgift. They .live up town,- in a pretty, flaf./havei no: children, and his income, while affording all coinforta'and some luxtiries, !; hardly jus l tffieti' an 'b£petfditu'r ! e i bnihV part , of : hi^ w^Lfe .of. 75 , , pr , ' , IQP.idojs. Jp, one holiday giffc.j Her odesire to secure ihe money finally bdcame ! so grtftt thait .^he 1 ! took, to 'watchirig l f 'tne' ; adVeirtisin^ 1 col^mna^ !. and t^' ' L p^tic^, " of, ,s» js. RJ^ce' \ caught %er j eye v/ „■A j call i O up.op c . lihft proprietor fol lowed j > aridi almpst < before tshe'kn'ew it the ' platfe' was; "hera.' 1 ° It'ti' Wriioii rfeedless" W c aiia t! 'tha? tei:'; am-' jbitiousjdeajS b 8 [ uff^yQd ( iSi,,cftllap33 r .or ; ! pthat; ane. Broad wayo shop suffered & very b prompt change in its lady in charge.' v