Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-11-09
WAITING FOR A WOMAN.

Wamaa % perform. Ii has always becn
50; bltia these days of comp icaiea cos.
tum aad iaoumra5.e spp-udsge. OF
the 1U-t. i.p u,r ndou, undertaking
lra afe sfaaed. aith Mis-, b. You
ia,iu ia, s. 4e asl md your span Of
grave. H ta Ni-e enough to know
uaia um-r. ur most 81 them. like
H- ou. a wou much ,ooser be
uai a ay irao ho owns nice
.am ..s. ia. rHa taa-. 81. sirus. 10
3 out.l.e..
Ia.-f ,n- tun. al $3.50 P NJ. She
,- wv,l y j you could no, just 81 we'll
come "A 4 o. course she wJu.d ike To
e. earher, but she doubts il she can get
ready. and, OF course, as you are not
mnrrird 10 her. you are only too happy to
do just ns she wants you to. After mar
r~ge, "a, the French say, 1--WE change all
:hat, and ~hsn monsieur bids her ma
dam mu,t Ice ready, or she it lett he
hid.
Alp c,.,.v tho next day, you drive
Do u s fst- stth gtand tlpuui,h
4. .y,as - asysn 10 be wa,kmg with
yo3 bs,,e up tt d nithas pot, and
sou hae been Sd a.'as yaur aGltnsi. the
snip ii .av block back They are stir
.gi up BY il. aDd pew up papa 3 : con
cieJe, aad snap al The -hlubbery ina vic
iaa- 4ae, md u+ury you quincy that
ts.y bad jU-5 d, soon rot rsit ior n wo-
me1 - get esdy
Iou tbink az Gist you won't hitch
thru. o- surely -hs is ready, but remem-
Delng oln.eI experiences " in th~se OF
h 7, you change yoar mud, and give
-mAt by let certs to have ah eye ~
tHem You ring the oell and are admit
go sod q, mail boy engage IL marble
1ut,log Nith .Apoiher ~ma, boy, aud
tI.t.tn- hl,-e, % Pfo, idsnc-.
l. nj. i. iruds =? yuu bIandly ask
the niatd--rItaht.
She d,e,n know, she'll inquire. You
stand ii II on one toOt and then on
the other, aud stare AT the hat rack, and
pull up your new style collar, wdich
oughi 10 stand up, but which has dcve
op-d n sJb.tnate tendency To lsP down
aud you wonder here on earth thst SER
want ha, gone To Inquire, aHd you rum
OUT tO sre your horses, and admInislef
some pretty rha p "o,ds 10 your slntl
drunqdent pom, a1G ne tnutn1s b..
nose AZ you tn minute your back Ia
mtucd.
- lb ims you get INTO the house
a-slu Al M, L. coming down the stair,
ma toi c, aiadr IN ev dent haste She j,
cs 1In., aud iuyiles you lnto the parIor
apl -4se M,4Is viii he dawn IA a mo
ment, and ~. -he i, sc sorry to have
krp, you waiting.
From above stains you can hear ths
sound. oi notes OF preparation. Much
treadng back and torth, opening of closet
door, -uultn & OF dIs~eis. scoidnR ~
tbe maid, 10 su pressed tones, and ii.eli
bes- geueraiy.
I,you e1l Iook into Marie p ohsmbsi
Jo4 would os 10 despair. Her unp.'
a1e mot tAaen down. be, bI.ts unbu.t,n
ed ser pI oaek'sea>tjc cord re eu
OF gear, sud saa maid il sNiog theu; .h.
crn't asG Der bracelet; one cud pn D.
m-NHs; she hrs put alai44 on a,, ha0J.
kereHirl ~ mi.ake thinking ID Joekei
Cub; THOSE i~a buuou ii her basque
i..n uurird 1utonlng, and Oh, deni
d-s !~u-,p are her lemon lid, and he
-. ps4-.I, nod heg Ia r SCAT, and that cJr
al neck cn,n, and u shaw, md Whit
-. lace yeil, aHd dozen other necassArl
, Htilcfcr?
. So- has huried so that her face is n II il
n blnze. aud ,hr j, sura she looks ike
"ashrraouun, aud ,hr ,irze. the pow DE-
. puli nnd dab, little ciat< Oh her fore
head, snd Eupes il Won be seen, AS III
; i. going out /, fide with man, and nu
y with n wumun.
J. Women always sre such things, an,
# speak about thsm 10 other vernon, AM
l. put on an air Of righteousness and innu
. crnce, aud wonder how Christian sdle
d. can ppv der their faces. But the come
- apotheca y could, il he CHOOSE, unfold
tale OF sma, boys or girls coming in atis
sunsat 10 geta box OF lily white "!or
- woman ~ sent for it,"
k "Oh, consistency -
a a uucDn.c.ous al the trials which be
% set yous cnt.mng Marie, yuu are striy
. iug H. do the az eesble to Mrs B., vii
B. the sound ei yuur horse, paving tua
Y sidewalk Ia your esr., and you tuow th
Old man Is particular about his grounds
4 aHd directly YOU hear something snaI
q aud yUu ru-h out to find that one OF you
+, spirited nsgs has broken off fence pick
0 et and Is trying his best on another, b.
+. way o dessert.
1 w she ever get ready2
/ Yau = back 10 tell Mr.. b. that you
hnrsrs arr So re,Iive you must stand b
e them, aud yuu retire To the sdewalt
parntudy conscious that across the stree
D in that big tenement house, hall IA dole
4 chidrer and young people, and as man
# more id oa,ers, are Watching you an
= laughing Mt your pred icsment. and tel
u ing each other that that is the chap "thA
= /. trying 10 court Marie B.. and she's ha
Z nine f-llers already and every one of 'er
r went bhck on her,
IF You consult your watch, 5 o'cloc
You feel inclined To swear a little, bu
+ early piety forbids, and you try to posse;
e your sou in patience.
II The door opens, She Games rad lar