New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-08-26
LATE FOR DINNER.
A Conjual Dialogue.

A Conjual Dialogue.
At the Macy mansion the dinner
nour is six O'Clock sharp. Mr.. Macy
who has been absent since morning,
comes home seven minutes late.
Mrs. Macy, mot giving him time to
offer an excuse)-"Well, when you rang
I Thought certainly it was the DOCTOR"
Mr.. Macy (anxiously) 1.-THE doctor?
Are you expecting him? What is the
matter?"
she-"I suppose it has never entered
your mind that woman, though
blessed with constitution of iron,
might suffer from having her meals at
at all hours of the day and night.
Neither would you call it being sick,
suppose, for her to sit and wait and
worry, tormented by all kinds of con-
lectures and fears; expecting every mo-
ment to hear that her husband has
been crushed to death by cable-car,
or met with some other frightful acct
dent" BE
AMacy, who sees the storm coming,
wisely remains silent.
She--"Will you at least condescend
to answer the only question that I
shall ask you?"
He" Assuredly, nay DEAR"
She-"Willyou begood enough to in
FORM me if you intend to come home at
this late hour every night?"
He (deprecatingiy) -"Surely, my
dear, you are not going to scold be-
cause L am seven minutes late this
once. Twas detained by business; but
do not ask whatit was, for Ipromised
not to tell"
She'll have no'doubt that youwill
he a whole week late one of these days,
and will end, perhaps, by being away
from your family for years"
He-"Pshaw, n1y dear! How alb
surd!''
-"Absurd, is it? Why, it was no
later than last night that you were
telling me about that sea captain-La
Perouse believe his name was-who
left home oneday, promising to return
at the usual time, and has never been
seen since by his unhappy family"
He-"But that happened ninety
years ago."
She-"So much the worse"
He-"Besides, don't you remember
that l told You he was shipwrecked?"
she-''Oh, yes; it is easy enough TO
say that q mau was lost at sea, es-
pecially when heis not here to CONTRA
dict you. But don't think, when YOU
make up your mind to leave home
forever, that yuu will be able to de-
ceive me by some foolish story printed
in the papers, declaring, for instance,
that you have gone up in balloon
which has nevrtcome down again; oh,
mo, l shall not helieve that story amy
'more than the @ne you tell to-day.'v
He-"I am sg,re I do not know to
Hvhat story You refer, my dear"
She-"Oh, indeed? A man comes
aaome brimful OF mystery, and when
his wife questions him, when she ven:
lures to ask him a question, he re-
eponds guardedly that it is a secret.
Ear belt from me to try to find out
what perhaps would be the last thing
should want to know"
He-"Now YOU are going to imagine
all sorts of foolish things because 1
happen to tell you that I have been
occupied with anuther mans bust
ness to-day?'
i khe-"A nice buSiness it must be
that a man dare aot.tell his wife. You
are:the greatest talker in the universe
away from home, BOUT it is simply i'm
possible to geta word out of you when
you are alone with your wife"
He-"But tell you.it is not nv Sc.
'cret- - ~
shs-@ 7 suppose !, aast. A very good
He irritated) -GSeod Heavens!
how esasperating a woman can be!''
She-1A man newer is-of course
not
He-sfWell, for the sake Of peace and
quietness I'lltell you the whole stofv.',
She with the ar Of anaartyr)-
1'Never mih1d; do not care to hear it
He Why, confound it, are you not
tShe-"What is the use2 You would
OILY invent something. You.are very
good at that sort of thing"
Re .'Will you allow me to speak
she--7s.sI cannot prevent it, can L?
You needn't beso fierce
Hes(about toeonfess = 81 = IS
She But warn you L shall notb
lieve one single xord GU say.
He->.;.hen I may rs well remain 81
lent"
She (triumphantly 7 here-whst
did 1 tell you? knew very well that
you wouldn't have anything to say if |
driven to the wall. All! I understand
you,
He -.---- II"
she-.'Oh. certainly swear; that's