The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-03-16
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How the Mans Went Visiting.
A FUNNY SKETCH.

When they reached the depot Mr. Man
and his wife gazed with unspeakable dis
appointment at the receding train, which
was just pulling away from the bridge
switch at the rate of Il thousand miles a
minute. Their first impulse was to run
after it, but as the train was out of sight
and whistling for Sagetown before they
could act upon their impulse, they re-
manned in the carriage, and disconsolately
turned the horses heads homeward
sit all comes of having to wait for u
woman to get ready" Mr. Man broke in,
grimly.
g was ready before you were," replied
his wife.
"Great Heavens - cried Mr. Man, in IT.
repressible impatience, jerking the horses
jaws out of place, Just 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" acquiesced Mrs. Man, with that
provoking placidity which no one can as
sumo but woman, "and every time
started down stairs, you sent me back for
Mr.. Man groaned.
This is too much to bear" he said,
"when everybody knows that if was 90.
ing to Europe [ would just rush into the
house, put on a clean shirt, grab up my
grip-sack, and fly; while you would want
at least six months preliminary prepare
ton, and then dawdle around the whole
day before, before starting, until every
train had left town"
Well, the upshot OF the matter was that
the Mans put off their visit to Aurora till
next week, and it was agreed that each
one should get him or herself ready, and
go down to the train and go, and the one
who failed to get ready should be left. The
day of the match came around in due time.
The train was to go at 1890, and Mr.. Man,
after attending to his business, went home
at 9:45.
Now, then" he shouted, "only three
quarters of an hour till train time. Fly
around; fair field and no favors, you
know"
And away they flew. Mr.. Man bulged
into this room, and rushed through that
one, and dived into one closet after another
with inconceivable rapidity, chuckling all
the time to think how cheap Mrs. Man
would feel when he started off alone. He
stopped on his way upstairs to pull off his
heavy boots to save time. For the same
reason he pulled off his coat as he ran
through the dining room, and hung it on
a corner of the plate closet. Then he Jerk
ed off his vest as he rushed through the
hall, and tossed it on hook in the hat.
rack and by the time he reached his own
room, he was ready to plunge into his clean
clothes He pulled out bureau and be-
gan to paw at things like Scotch terrier
after rat.
Eleanor" he shrieked, "where are my
shirts 2"
In your drawer" calmly replied Mrs
Man, who was standing placidly before O
glass, calmly and deliberately coaxing {
refractory crimp into place
"Well, by thunder, they amt" he shout
ed, little annoyed. 1--WE emptied every
last thing out of the drawer, aud there
isn't thing in 1t that ever saw before"
Mrs. Man stepped back few PAGES, helt
her head to one side, and after satisfying
herself that the crimp would do, and woulc
stay where she put it, answered:
"These things scattered around the
floor are all mine. Probably you haven
been looking in your own drawer"
81 don't see," testify observed Mr.. Man
"why you couldn't have put my things
out for me, when you had nothing else tC
do all the morning"
Because" said Mrs. Man, settling her
self into an additional article of raimen
with awful deliberation, "nobody pu
mine out for me. A fair field and no fay
ors, my dear" Mr.. Man plunged into
his shirt like bull at red flag.
Foul l' he shouted, in malicious tri
umph, mo button on the back"
Because" said Mrs. Man, sweetly, af
ter deliberate stare at the fidgeting, i'm
patient man, during which she buttonet
her dress and put eleven pins where they
would the most good; "because you hav'
got the shirt on wrong side out"
When Mr.. Man slid out of that shirt, HI
began to sweat. He dropped the shir
three times befnre he got it on, and Will
it was over his head he heard the clocl
strike ten. When his head came through
he saw Mrs. Man coaxing the ends ant
bows of her neck. tie.
"Where's my shirt studs ?" he cried.
Mrs. Man went into another room, ant
presently returned with her gloves ant
hat, and saw Mr.. Man emptying all tn
boxes he could find in and about the bu
reau. Then she said