Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-02-06

they'd consulted me about em, could
have suggested good many improve
ments. What they meant to say was.
that the safe was to be secured by two
locks, and that key Of each, not in
Interchangeable the one with the other,
was to be in the custody, etc. Now
YOU understand why | wanted Mr..
Cousins key.
"Eh, my!" said the servant, opening
her mouth wide, "and what might YOU
want Mr.. Cousins key tor?"
Just as stupid as YOU, you see. !
was mad with the girl. own | al
ways get out of temp.r with those
Yorkshire people. Vfyou ask EN- the
! simplest question twice, they shut their
mouths and think Tor bit. Then the
idea seems to reach the thing that does
! duty with EN- for brains, and eXcites a
sort Of reflex action, for, by Jmgo. III
stead OF answering your question they
90 and ask XOu one. And that makes
me so mad, Oh I. they're Il very dense
race those Yorkshire people.
"Why, TO open the safe, You stupid!
said |, "Where is he|
"Don't ye know? cried She
"Know?' | cried IN rage. "W hat
should / ask yoU for, if | did know!
Didn't thou know he were at thy
house,
All, so he was I'd nearly forgot
ten that he was one of the guests at
my wifes party. Clearly, ! couldn't
oct the safe open, and | didn't like TO
leavethe money in my desk, so I put
it in my pocket and took it home,
thinking Id give it to Cousins with
my key to put in the safe when he re-
turned.
4 nice mess / cot into when | reach
cd home. for Won sec it had been ar
ranged that | was to 90 up stairs and
dress before anybody came, and that
then oar room was to be made ready
for the ladies to take ;heir bonets off
for they were not ali carriage people.
Well, you never saw such a thing.
! When ! got home and crept up stars
to dress--thc people had all come, so
the servant said--there were SIX mnils,
and four bonnets, and live pork-ple
hats, and half Il dozen shawiS on the
bed; and one lady had lett her every
day cnrIS hanging over the looking
glass. Upon my word, | really dldn
like to perform my toilet among all
these feminine gear; and there was no
lock to the door; and my dreSS-cJotheS
were all smothered up amongst these
mutiS and things. But | GOT through
pretty well, ana had just GOT one ol
my Ices into my trousers, when bang
auop-dop-dop such Il rattle at tine
Inoctcr. and heard my wife scuttln9
away INTO the hail, lhey were the
MarkbyS, our trump cards. who kept
thclr own carriage and everything
grand.
$50 kind Of YOU, dear!' said my
wife. kissing Mrs. Marksbv most cilec
tionatelv; could hear the reports
where stood.
$50 delighted Really, how nicely.
how beautifully youarrange everything
| can't have things so nice. with all my
servants and"-
Run upstairs, dear, do.' said my
wife, you know the room-my room
rioht hand. at the tcp of the stairs"
7 heard a hutter of female WINGS OF
the stairs. What was to do? If
could have managed the other lee,
wouldn't have minded, but | couldn't
| hadn't worn those dress things for ;
GOOD while. and | don't GROW any thin
ner rs | crow older. 10, for the lif;
Of me. | couldn't dispose of that other
leo at such short notice. What coult
+ do2 | could only rush to the doc
and sct nv bacl, AGAINST it. Did | tel
Won this was ourhouse-warminc party
I think not. Did | tell YOU our land
lord had altered the house for lis, max
inc our bed room larger by adding
elm lhat had formed a seperate room
7 think not And vet I ourht to have
told Won all these circumstances, t.
onabio Won 70 understand the cltas
tronhe That followed. Tn a word, tn,
door oncnod outwards I'd forrottel
= tbot nocnl;aritv--ncvpr hoyino had
room so constructed before-and neve
will aooip The door went open Will
q crash. and I bounded backward int,
Nrs lIarkbv's arms Smellino-salt
and sol Volatile was there ever such al
nntoword affair
Rum-tid itimity-tum-te-do! TIL