The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-01-25
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How They Got Ready.


Man and his wife gazed with un-
speakable disappointment at the re-
ceding train which was just pulling
awAy from the bridge switch at the
rate Of thousand miles q minute.
Their first impulse was to run after
1t, but as the train went out of sight
and whistled for Sagetown before
they could act upon, the impulse
they remained in the carriage aud
disconsolately turned the horses
heads homeward.
1T all comes Of having to wait for
q woman to get ready" Mr.. Man
broke in with very grimly.
II was ready before you were,'
replied his wife.
"Great heavens u cried Nr. Man.
IN irrepressible impatience, jerking
the horses jaws out of placa, "iist
listen to that land ] sat on. in the
buggy yelling for you t. come alony
until the whole neighbo.hood hoard
mo
"Yes," acquiesced Nrs. Man, with
q provoking placidity which no.ono
bat woman eau assume. "anl ev-
CRY tims started down stairs you
sent me back fox something You had
forgotten"
Mr.. MIN groaned "This ia too
much to bear, whon everyb2 2Iy knows
that il l was going TO Eltops I
woM run int the h)ls,. PIT on
clean shirt, grab up my grip sack
aud fly, while you woull want at
least six months preliminary pre-
parations, and then dwaddle around
the whole day of starting uutil every
train had left town.'
Well, the upshot Of the matter was
that the Mans put of their visit to
Aurora until tue next week, and it
was agreed that each ono should get
himself or herself ready AMI 20 do vu
to tho traiu aud go, anl tho one who
failed to get ready should be left.
The day of tho match came Off in
due time. The train was to go at
030, and ur. Man after attending
to his business. went homo at 945
Now, them he shouted. "only
three-qrsrters Of on hour until train
timo. Fly around fair field and
no favors, you know"
And away they flow. NTr. Man
buleed into this room an pushed
through that one. and divel into. one
closet after another with unc ,nceiv-
able rapidity, chuchling under his
breath all the time, to think how
cheap Mrs Man would feel when he
started of alone. He stopped on
his way up stairs took off his heavy
boots to save time For tho same
reason he pulled of his coat as no
ran through the dining room and
hung it on q corner of the silver
closet. Then he jerked off his vest
rs he rushed through the hall and
tossed it on hook on the hat rack,
and by the time he reached his room
he was ready to plunge into his
clean clothes. He pulled out bus
reau drawer and began to paw at
the things like Scotch terrier after
arat
Eleanor r. he shrieked, "where
are my shirts 7"
''ln your bureau drawer calmly
replied Mrs. Man. who was auding
placidly before q glass, calmly and
deliberately coaxing refractory
crimp into place.
swell, by thunder, they ain't !"
shouted Mr. Man, o little annoyed.
1--WE cmptied the very last thing
out OF the drawer. and there isn't |
thing in it that ever saw before"
Mrs. Man stepped back q few pa
oes, held her head to one side, and
after satisfying borself that the crimp
would do, and would stay where she
put II, replied
"These things scattered around on
the floor are mine. Probably 20 u
haven't been looking in your own
drawer"
II don't see." testify observed Mr..
Man, "why you couldn't have put
my things out for me when you had
nothing else to do all morning."
"Because," answered. Mrs. Man,
setting herself into an additional
article Of raiment with awful deliber.
alton, nobody put mine out for me.
A fair field and no favors, my dear"
Mr.. Man plundgsd into his shirt
like mad bull at red Gag.
"Foul ]" he shouted, in malicious
triumph. mo button ON the neck
"Because,' said Mrs Man, sweet,
y, after : deliberate stare at the
adgoting, Inpatient man, during
Which she uttonod her dross and