Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-06
Too Late.

When they reached the depot, Mr.. Man
ana his wife gnzed with unspeakable dis
appontm mt at the rcceling train, which
| was Just pulling away irom the bridge
switch III the rate of a thousand mics :.
minute. Their first impulse was to run
after it. but rs the train was out of SIGH,
and whistling for Sagetown before they
could act upon the impulse, they remained
in the carriage and di>con~o!;,tcly turned
the horses heads hnmeward.
:" 1t all comes of having to wait for a
woman to GET ready" Mr. Nan broke the
silence with. very grimly.
:" was ready before You were, replied
his wife
- Great Heavens" cried Mr. Man, in
( irrepres~ible impotence, jerking the hor
scs' Jaws out of place, . Just listen to that
And | sat out i'll the buggy ten minutes,
Yelling at you to come along, until the
whole ncighborhool heard me-
Yes" acquisccd Mrs. Man, with the
provoking pacidily which no one can as
sumo but a woman, and every time !
started down stairs you sent me back for
something you had forGotlen.''
Mr.. Mn groanel. This is too much
to hear. when everybody knows thtt if l
/ was going to Europe, | would Just run in
u the house, put on 4 clean shirt. grab up
my yrip-s;,ck, and fly, while YOU would
want ut least >iX months for preliminary
preparations, and then dawdie around the
whole day Of starting until every tram had
lcfl town.
Well, The upshot # the matter vas, that
! the Mans put off ther visit 10 Aurora until
the neNt wreh, and 1t was agreed that
each one ~hould get him or herscll ready
Il, h..
one who f,llrd to grt ready should be left.
/ he day of the match came round in due
time TAc tr;,in WAS to 20 ut 1880. and
| Mr. Man, after attending - his business,
! went home At 80.
/ Now. then" lie shouted, - only three
unarters of an holr 10 train time. Fly
around; Il far field ana no ftv"rS, You
know.
Aud away .hey tleX. Mr. Nan bnlL"l
into this room AMI rushed ihruu-h that
ouc, and divtd into one closet after another
with lncunreiNtble rtp'll-y. rhucklln- I'm
der his breath all the time. 10 think how
cheap Mrs Man would teri when Ii" 81 ,rt
ed oil alone. He stopped on his way up
>iair~ to pull of his heavy 'otS To ave
time. For the same reasons he pulled OF
his coat a> he ran through the dining room
ana hung il on a corner OF he silver closet
Then he pu He'd off his vest rs he rushed
! through the hail, and tossed it on a hook
I in the hat rack. ana by the time he rctch-
Ell his room ne WAS ready to plunge into
/ hi, clean clothes He pulled out Il blreau
! drawer nnd began 10 paw AZ the things
/ like :, Scotch terrier atter 4 rat
:. EIc,n3r'N e shriked. where are
my shirts
:. In your burc4u ,lravcr. calmly rerli-
ea MIS- MAN. VIII" w., '''i''''I- I''''. ~,
before a gas ''''h'H anu ''''io'' '''''S
coaAng refractory tfinlP lhto lH'e'
MeIi' hy 'nnl1'I- tl''S '',n l. s.l' '.'''
Mr. Man a ill'i' AlnoNt,'' N' r',' t''"
everything ""t "l lle "'''N'': '''.. 'N''o
!>n t thInL III Il ever 81" !" i"'''
Mrs VI III stepped h'' " T." &C., II. ~
h'r h':'d on one >!'t '''' 'iT NJ
herself 'A''' i'l' q 4I,i'P "o''''' ~ l''''
stay Where ~h' ia !'"I H. lfI'l'''
" hr>e thn-- sc4l' r'n tl'""' on III.
floor are al mlnr' fF"o 'o,E you nav 'n
been LOOKING III NoN oNh VII" -,
"o" ,I; t
WHY you t"u''' " - ,'e .'''' ',l
m" When You h'H Ao'i''"7 use - W. ''''
tn moIhinT ..t;,, .
n'1'"~e t,;,;D.'l ',ti'.l. nf ,-,in,an,
If INTO an additional ''iltle o' l:'I'heh.
I Ne
f,,r n.y., fir field ana no flyorS. my
dear"
Mr. Man plunged into hi- shirt like Il
hp,l At :. red 1,r.
..Enf., he Shouted. in lnalicious tri-
nmrh \o button on th, necn
:. E,r,l,,." said Mrs NJ IN. sNectlv. af-
t.r I,.,ih.r,t A.. sl;,r. a. iArrttinr. inp,-
,;nr, nm ,inrinr Which >h. iuttoncl her
Ir.,.,',,,l,,,, ,.l.7,.n ,,ins vher, rhry vouII
W. ,b.'m,al, ,,noI :. h,.,,,,, y,u have .,o
tine shirt on wrong side uut
When Mr. NJ IN Slit ou' o: hi, shirt lie
, hrr,n to sweat. lie dropped the >iirl
f three times before he cot ii on, anI ~hi!e
, i was over hi, head lu heard The lock
strike ten. When his head came through
: -, .v Mrs Man co1>jur the en- :,nc
, h,ws of her ucrhti".
;. Whr,... nv >hi,t-,tud-9"
Mr.. Man went ont into another room