Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-18
Too Late.

Man and his wife gazed with unspeaka- /
bic disappointment at the recedins train.
which was just pulling away from the
bridge switch at the rate of thousand 1
miles minute. Their first impulse was
TO run after it. but as the train was out
of sigh. and whistling for SagetOwn be-
fore they could act upon the impulse.
they remained in the carriage aud dis
cOnsOlately turned the horses heads
hOmeward.
lit all comes of having to wait for
woman to get ready" Mr.. Man broke
the silence with, very grimly.
81 was ready before you were.' re-
I piled his wife.
Great Heavens Z" cried Mr.. Man. in
irrepressible impatience. jerking the
horses jaws out of place. lust listen to
that And l sat out in the buggy ten
minutes. yelling at you to come along.
until the whole neighbOrhoOd heard me -
Yes" aequieseed Mrs. Man. with
the provoking plaeidity which no one
can assume but . woman. '-and every
time | started down stairs you sent me
back for something you had forgotten
/ Mr.. Nan grOaned. This is too much
to hear. when everybody knows that if
was going to Europe. l would just run
into the house, put on clean shirt, grab
up my grap-saek. and fy. while you
would want at least six months for pre-
liminary preparations. and then dawdle
around the whole day Of starting until
every train had left town"
Well. the upshOt Of the matter was.
that the Mans put of their visit to Au-
rOra until the next week. and 1t was
agreed that each one should get him or
herself ready and 60 down to the train
and 90. and the one who failed to get
ready should be left The day of the
match came round in due time. The
train was to 60 at 1880. and Mr. Man.
after attending to his business. went
home at 9:45.
Now. then" be shouted. only three
quarters of an hour TO train time. Fly
around fair field and no farors, you
know"
And away they few. Mr. Man bulg-
ed into this room and rushed through
that one. and Owed into one closet after
another with ineoneeivable rapidity.
ehuckling under his breath all the time.
to think hor cheap Mrs. Man would
feel when he started of alone. He stop
ped on his way up stairs to pull of his
+ heavy boots TO save time. For the same
reasons be pulled Of bis coat as he ran
through the dining room and hung it on
= corner Of the silver closet Then be
pulled of bis vest as be rushed through
the hall. and tossed it Oh hook in the
hat rack. and by the time he reached
his reom he was ready to plunge into
his clean clothes He pulled out bu-
reau drawer aud began to paw at the
things like Scotch terrier after rat.
Eleanor - be shrieked. where are
ny shirts p
"In your bureau drawer" calmly re-
piled Mrs Man. who was standing pla-
eddy before glass. calmly and deliber.
ateIy eoaIing refractory erimp int
place
We'll. by thunder. they amt y said
Mr.. Man. little annoyed I've emp
tied everything out Of the drawer. and
there isn't thing in it ever saw be
fore"
Mrs Man stepped hack = few PAGES
held her head on one side. and after sat
isfying herself that the crimp would do
IS and would stay where she had put It
replied:
These things scattered around On til
: aoor are all nine Probably yOu bav'
not been looking IN your own drawer
81 don't see" testify observed Dir
IS Nan. why you couldn't have got n
< things for ne when you had nOthIni
, else TO DO all the morning
Because" said Mrs Man, settlius
: herself into an additional article Of rai
z ueut zith deIiberztion. nobody put
1t nine cut for ne A fair field and 4
: f2vors. ny dear"
:. Mr. Man plunged into his shirt Iik
d ball at red flag
= .FguII" be shouted IN malicious III
- umph- No button On the neck -
Be .-Beczuse," said Mrs Man. sEestly
after deliberate stare at the 6dgetting
II inpatient nan. during which she bat
0i toned her dress and pat eleven pin
: where they would do the most good
.e because you have got the shirt Q
~ zrOzg side out
= When Mr.. Man slid cat Of his shin
he began 70 sweat He dropped Il
u shirt three times before De got It On. Al
While IL vas over his hezd be heard u
- clock strike ten When bis head can
p through he saw Mn Man eoaxIng Il
ee end and bozs sf her DecktIe-
~ = Where's NJ shirt-st1ds ?
Mr. Man vent 0Gt into another rDol
~ and presently cane tack sith Der gl0V'
u aud hat. and szE Mr. Man euptying >