The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-02-22
FREMONT SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO FRIDAY FEBRUARY e. 1867

Mildred, with provoking serenity. SHOW
| do dislike to be hurried p' ~
Mr.. Thorny croft WINGED little as he
recognised words that he himself had
used ascore of times. sdis4 7'
+ ''Yoti are not going without second
cup of coffee q
''We must, MilIy. Put on your things
1T won't do to risk another minutes
delay" 9'aear
He was walking up and down the
room. fuming and frettiDg like Gagged
| lion. Mildred watched him from un-
der her eye-lashes with comiesl dim
pie in her cheek. ssJ sa 7rs
"Don't fret, Harry-there's time
enough. 1t won't take me FIVE minutes
to put ION my things" boa .7.g ass
alive minutes!la And it is quarter
of eight now, and the depot isFhslf a
mile distant. I wish l had ordered a
earriage. Do my love, make haste.
Here's your bonnet-I can carry your
gloves, and you can nput them on as you
| go along."o 'sss rsd 0dv a.''..7 y,s a' q =.
/ "Nothing is so unladylike as to put
on your gloves in the stree" said Mrs.
Thorneycroft, adjusting her shawl with
Ia nicely that nearly drove her husband
distracted. "Dear me, have forgotten
my Parasol !'7' 70
"Never mind your parasol. There is
4
not time to 60 back now we shall lose
the train as sure as we are alive"
But Mildred would not hear of pro-
ceeding step farther without the para
sol, and back she went, in spite of her
husbands frantic Tentreaties. g 7saF
"Five minutes of eight" said Mr..
Thorneycrcft, despairingly consulting
his watch. "Of course we shall be too
late, now. We may as well remain
quietly at home, and the lawsuit goes
i by default. Oh, dear! oh, dearl any
thing but being behindhand." p
$50 l have remarked several times
said Milly, mischievously. Show do
you like unpunctual people, my dear"
Mr.. Thorneycroft did not answer; he
was turning back once more. t-a
I "You are not going back, Harry l".--
"There is mouse in trying to catch
the train now, Mildred" he replied, in
a voice of stony despair si ri
"But think there is," said Mildred,
1slipping her arm through his, and
gently urging him forward. He held
Iup his finger. -e-.-a -s-s
Hush don't you hear the Hall clock
striking!"'5 ., sa.,,....-t
Il hear it striking seven."
"Sevenw b..
| "To tell you the truth, my dear, l
had the clocks and watches all set for
ward an hour this morning, least we
should find ourselves behind time, and
lit really did not occur to me TO- men,
.tionit." p q, s-.., I..-z.s ,ii .e-.
i Mr. Thorneycroft turned suddenly
round and looked keenly into his wifs's
face for full minute.
"Milly, was that the only reason you
.lset the watches and. clocks ahead ?"
"Whyrwhatr other reason could ]
possibly havel" she asked, demurely
|, perhaps to give me lesson"
Mildred smiled. s'.f s
] "Come, dear, we shall have a pleas
ant, leisurely walk to the depot," ,"she
said quietly. -
81 won't forget the lesson, Milly," be
resumed, after a moments's silence. at
isn't pleasant feeling, the being ham
Iperei with another persona want Of
ipunctuality.s, h., .@--.s =
+ And Milly felt that her little piece Of
strategy had not been in vain.
I Mr.. Thorneycroft did not reform
wholly and instantaneously-people
seldom doL5ut he improved very
much from this besetting sin of his.
Milly's s''lesson by example" did him
more good than score Of seedlings OF
a deluge of tears. s :sa g 'eys
Hs does not very often ''forget," now.