Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-15
4 RACE FOR, THE TRAIN.


ling away from the bridge switch
at the rate of thousand, miles a /
minute. Their first impulse was
to run after it, but as tho train
was ont of sight and whistling for
Ssgetowp bef re they could act
upon The impulse. they remained
in The carriage, and disconsolately
turned the horses heads home-
ward
1T all comes from having to
wait f''r woman to get ready,
Mr.. Man broke in grimlv.
Il was ready before you were.
replied bis wife.
Great heavens!" cried Mr.. Man,
in irrepressinle impatience. jerking
the horses jaws nearly ont of
place. Inst listen to that. And I
sat ont in the buggy ten minutes.
yelling at you to come along until
the whole neighborhood heard
me p
Yes" acquiesced Mrs. Man,
with the provoking lacidiiy which
no one can assume but woman,
"and every time stated down
stairs yon sent me back for some
thing ycu had forgotten
Mr.. Man groaned.
"This is too much to bear" he
said. "wheD every body knows that
if | was going to Europe / would
just rush into the house, put on
clean shirt. grab ur nv grip-sack.
and fly. while you wonld want at
least six months preliminary pre-
parations, and then dawdle around
the whole dav before starting. un-
til every train had left town"
Well, the upshot of the matter
was that the Mans put off their
visit TO Au' ora until the next week,
aid it was agreed that each one
should get him or herself ready.
and go down to the train and go,
ard the ore who failed to get
'ea1y should he left The day of
the match came around in due
time. The train was to 60 at
1n:So. and M. Man, after attend
Jug 70 his business, weht home at
9:45.
Now, then" he shouted. "onIv
three quarters Of an hour till train
time. Fly aronnt'; fair field and
no favors. you know"
Aud AWAY tl,ev flew. Mc Man
hulged into This room, and rushed
+ through that one, and dived into
oEe closet after another with incon'
. celvahle rapidiiy. chuckling all the
time To 'bink how CHEAP Mrs
Man would feel when he started
off alone, He stopped on his way
up stairs to pnll off his heavy
boots to save time. For the same
reason he pulled off his coat as be
ran through the dining room. and
hnng it on corner of :he silver
Closet. Ti'en he jerked off bis
? vest. as he rushed through the
hall, AID tossed it on hook in the
ha' rack. and, bv the time be
reached his own room he was
ready to plunge into his clear
clothes. He pulled ont bureau
1 drawer. and began to paw at things
like Scotch terrier after rat.
"E eanor," he shrieked, "whers
are nv shirts p
S "In vnur drawer" calmly replied
Mrs. Man. who was Standing plac
t idlv before glass, calmly and de
liha.a civ coaxing refractor,
r Grimm irtn place
J. "Wei, hv thunder. they amt !!
D shnnted Mr.. Man. a little aunoved
ave emptied every last thing on
Y Of the drawer. and there isn't
thing in it that ever saw before.
Mrs. Man stelpcd back a fey
PAGES. held her head on one side
h and after satisfying herself tha
. the crimp would dc, and woul,
stav where she put it. replied:
: Those things scattered arnun'
the floor are mine. Probably vo
% haven: been looking in your ow
u drawer
p 81 don't see." testify observe
Mr.. Man, .'whv you couldn't bav
q put nv 'hines out for me whe
5, vou hadn't nothing else to do a
/ morning"
because" said Mrs. Man, get
II ting herself into an additional al
r, ticle t.f raiment with awful delibel
e alton, nobody put mine ont fo
me. A fair field and no favor.
y: nv dear
n Mr.. Map plunged into his shil
" like brill at red fig.
"Forl!" he shouted. in maliciou
~ triu pph. mo button on the neck!
; '"Because," said Mrs. MAJ
- :, swretly. after q deliberate stare {
e the fidgeting, impatient man, du
- ring which she buttoned her dres
and nut eleven pins, where the
wonld 10 the most good, "becaus
h you have got the shirt on wron
II side ont" Si@.
Is Wien Mr.. Man slid ont Of thI
" Z hs.k ho s>o~on ~ Cuook He 6N0r