The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-11-27
WoODSFIELD MONROE COUNTY OHIO. NOVEMBER q, 1866


have not a minute of time to spare.
Bridget, leave the coffee"
"Really," said Mildred, calmly, "I can
not drink cold coffee"
"But just consider how late it isl"
"There is plenty of time said his wife,
slowly chipping the shell off her egg
"It won't take half an hour to reach the
depot,
'sHalf an hourl" The placid Mr.
Thornsycroft was at last beginning to
lose his temper, "It only wants twenty
minutes of eight, and you have your
things to put on yet. tell you, Milly
it won't do for me to lose that suit"
"You will not lose it, dear, said Mil
dred, with provoking serenity. "How
do dislike to be hurried!''
Mr.. Thorneycroft WINGED little as he
recognized words that he himself had useo
a score of times.
"You are not going without second
cup Of cofee?"
ave must Milly. Put On your things
it won't do to risk another minutes de.
lay"
He was walking up and down the room
fuming and fretting like Gagged lion.-
Mildred watched him from under her
eyelashes with comical dimple in her
cheek.
Don't fret, Harry-there's time,
enough. 1t won't take me FIVE minutes
to put on my things"
give minutesl And it is quarter Of
eight now, and the depot is half a mile
distant. l wish | had ordered carriage.
Do, my love, make haste. Here's your
bonnet--I can carry your gloves, and you
can put them on as We go along"
Nothing is so unladylike as to put on
your gloves in the street," said Mrs.
Thorneycroft, adjusting her shawl with
a nicety that nearly drove her husband
distracted. "Dear me, l have forgotten
my parasol!'
"Never mind your parasol. There is
no time to go back now; we shall lose
the train as sure as we are alive"
But Mildred would not hear Of going a
step futher without the parasol, and back
she went, in spite of her husbands fran
tic entreaties.
aFive minutes Of eight" said Mr..
Thorneycroft, despairingly consulting his
watch sOf course we shall be too late
now. We may as we'll remain quietly at
home, and the lawsuit goes by default
Oh, dearl oh, dearl anything but being
behindhandl'
$50 have remarked several times, =
said Milly, mischievously. "How do
you like unpunctual people, my dear?"
Mr.. ThorDeycroft did not answer; he
was turning back once more.
"You are not going back, Harry"
"There is no use in trying to catch the
train now, Mildred" he replied in voice
of stony despair.
"But I think there is," said Mildred
slipping her arm through his and gently
urging him forward. He held up his fin.
ger.
"Hushl don't you hear the Hall clock
striking?'' m
II hear il striking seven~
"Sevenl'
"To tell you the truth, my dear, hat
the clocks and watches all set forward al
hour this morning, lest we should fa,
ourselves behind time, and it really dix
not occur TO me to mention it.
Mr.. Thorneycroft turned suddenly
round and looked keenly into his wife
face for full minute.
"Milly, was that the only reason
you set the watches and clocks ahead?"
"Why, what other reason could l pos
sibly have?" she asked demurely.
perhaps to give me lesson"
Mildred smiled.
"Come, dear, we shall have a pleasant
leisurely walk to the depot she said
quietly.
II won't forget the lesson, Milly," b
resumed, after a moments silence.
at isn't pleasant feeling, the bein
hampered with another persons want 0
punctuality."
And Milly felt that her little piece Q
strategy had not been in vain.
Mr.. Tborneycroft did not reform whol
Ily and instantaneously-people seldof
do-but he improved very much fror
this besetting sin of his. Milly's 'lesso
by example" did him more good than q
score of seedlings or delugesof tears.
He don't very often "forget, now.
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