The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-05
WANTED-A NURSE.
a Farce in One Act.

FAaS qtoMpsoN an Englishman her husband.
AMAIp.
4 POLICEMAN. ,
-. MT extensively furnished parlor in tho top
Co1E ou s 1athouse in New York To the left por-
story o. adjoining smaller is through
.oreres door IN the oachground aeaas INTO tne
nai. . The sofa being in the foreground, and the
chair near 1t.
Agnes ION sofa. engaged in some feminine
1s;work Her glance falls on newspaper be-
De- DE- Something in it seems to attract her
ha ..;on Drops her work and takes up the
.,.nerl What's this9 "Alone with Mad
~ That's a startling heading. lReading
n' ,oner.l "While Mrs. Spencer, Of 1402
W. straet. Phiadelphis. was sitting in her par
yesterday afternoon, ring at the door-bell
baard. The servant, on opening the door,
well-dressed man, who asked for Mrs
/ SANGER. Thinking him a friend of the house,
4. maid showed him into the parlor. Mrs.
| e..,eers surprise may be imagined when
,ov a total stranger. But her surprise
vrav to alarm when he approached her, and
'.had How soon will you be ready to go with
~ for something in the mans looks and man
,od her to conclude that he was mentally
-,ouna-an impression which was confirmed
4 -,.r be proceeded to ask her number of pc
.a;.r questions With great presence of mind
4 u-s Snencer answered these questions calmly
/ .na when he finally repeated his first question,
rHow soon will you be ready to go with meP re-
4 Md Right away. SIR Leaving the parlor
9TH him. she opened the front door. When they
rare outside she hastily retreated back through
4 No door which che had left ajar and slammed it
!. tbe madrnan's face After ringing the bell furi-
srsly awhile be left. Mrs. Spencer says he was
/ al Of dark complexion, good-looking, we'll
dressed. and spoke with an English accent. A
nan answering Mrs. Speneer's descrip-
ion of the intruder was seen
abroad depot, and the police think he took
ths train for New York The New York police
have been notified, and on the lookout. "
I That's pleasant experience But perhaps it's
only newspaper story. Throws down news
naper and resumes her work. Dear me! here
4 tie nearly 8 o'clock, and no nurse has come yet
| I'm sure the advertisement read they were to
call from IL to 3. 1t was clear enough. Com
petent Infants Nurse. Apply, from IL to 3, at
loo East Forty ninth street, top fat" l sup
pose they object TO the top fat. Servants SO
particular nowadays. There never asked AL
fred if he'd had the advertisement put in the pa
psr 1t would be just like him to have forgotten
4 It, and, when l ask him about it, to make
1 he old excuse-too many things of more i'm
portance to remember. Seems to me if wife
I wants any little matter attended to down town,
she'd better ask someone else's husband to at
4 tend to it for her. Why, only this morning l
found in Alfred's coat pocket the letter to Fanny
Lawrence-Fanny Thompson suppose must
y call her. now she's married. gave him to post
three days ago. What must Fanny think of me?
II Only just returned from England, after FIVE
years absence, married there since saw her
1 lSt writes to me to ask when she can
come and have a good old-fashioned talk with
me and compare notes about the babies, and
j doesn't hear from me for three days! So have
II 70 scratch off a note to her, asking her
u 10 come up this afternoon after o'clock,
n And explaining why she hadn't heard from
II ne before, and send it by a messenger.
/ after short pause. Well, how time does
60 round! When Fanny and I last saw each
| other neither of us was married, and now we're
n making appointments to meet and compare notes
81 on our ba bies To think, too that Fanny should
1 most American girl in our set, and always took
NJ special delight in snubbing Anglomaniacs. How
n weh remember the way she took down that
n young Strong after he came back from London,
n with English clothes and an English accent,
ii when he told her with broad English pronun-
n cation. 1--WE been to England err er-er to finish
N ny education, you know because-er you can't
III gter finished education in this country, you
~ know" "Ah. see!" exclaimed Fanny. 'You
u vent over to England calf, and returned a
n hauf la modep BELL rings The bell! That
must be nurse, or perhaps it's some one to look
II nthe fat TO maid, as she passes the hall
door, Mary!
Maid-Yes'm
Agnes-Look over the baluster, Mary, and see
aawomans coming up.
AE Exit Maid and reenter after moment
Il haid-Its gentleman, num- as is coming up.
/ Agnes-A gentleman! Some one to see the
Hnyu yaiao
letting it for the summer, after all Show
ON in here Mary.
/ iaxit to side room through portieres. Exit Maid
After short pause Mr.. Thompson is shown
into the parlor by the maid.
.hald-Please be seated, sir; the lady will be in
Directly GEr;t
Thompson (who has seated himself on the
.A speaks with strong English accent )-What
curious country this is. by Jove! They can't
s sM 70 call things by their right names here.
aaeia ay Will be here directly" I didn't climb
s ynse nights of stairs to see lady. want to
Te.,a nurse But men and women who in
ssslana would only be servants seem to con-
nasr themselves gentlemen and ladies here.
4 4 soniy 'ast been to a house where the girl
! 4 sa rs opehed the door told me- when l said I'd
/ S Sme 70 see the nurse who advertised from
H. !. Inc lady II be up in a moment. She's
sbs.s. aItchen ironing the baby's wash" What
sb maS,ly thing it is, anyhow, for a man to 60
y r Sas cooking for nurse / can't fancy such
sSsSs on in England. But nobody seems to
nm us IL out OF the way here Fanny just says
ii ,mns. Now, John. you'll have to go the
y | nd iDas 20 day Pm sure to hear from Mrs.
/ rssa sgsraeid this morning-it's three days
arsoo, wrote her-and she may appoint this af.
| h, tv. wouldn't run the risk of not seeing
n or anything You know our nurse leaves
soy n Saa week" Wants to leave us, wnen she's
| roih Oeen with us since we landed Fanny's
sesr,. engaged her for Us. Likes the place, but
D., p care to 60 to the seashore for the sum-
" s,n rrefers the mountains! So do we-only
1 hsm.a 90 there. The nurses in this country
1 Let nv " nave the pick of the summer resorts
4 Ill NEE sse tppllng newspaper cut of his peck
ant ' ~ Is the right place, isn't ita l. don't
sAsn roI go wrong the way did this morning
4 pople ihissook the number of house. and the
sss pas looked at me as though they thought /
Ya tSSis this !. character. Scans newspaper
iants Nais right. [Reads Competent In
Foety.n;uar'sae Apply from Ii to 3 at 100 East
@St as,!iIh street. top fat" And it's under
tsd a e;rI Wanted Well, 1 only hope I'll
tknhnssi rl who looks as if she might do, after
4 end;sAs up nye flights of stairs It's like a.