The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-03-06
A COMEDY OF TWO.
Boston Courier.
Waiting for the Train.

and Hilbert streets. Ladies' waiting
room, Usual occupants, obliging mat
ron IN charge, many small children,
ANXIOUS mammas, careless nurses, pref
ty girls, elderly party in southeast COR
her studying surroundings from behind
glasses.
Enter handsome man, curly hair,
slightly gray, dark eyes, carries small
aiigator-skin traveling-bay marked
with silver letters H. l.. D.. linen shawl
case embroidered with same letters, la-
dy's umbrella basket of rosebuds.
Followinghim Pretty woman, dark
blue eyes, lots of dimples, carrying a
book. Seats herself in n rocking-chair
placed directly in front of elderly party
in glasses.
knight Of the bag, shawl-strap, etc,
places them on neighboring seat, and
says:
I'll go and telegraph that youmissed
the train; the next one goes presently,
better wait for it here, it showing too
fast to go out again"
Lady thoughtfully-"I might take
a hanson up to BIS. | left my
watch there last week-still, I might
be delayed and miss another. I can't
think how l happen to blunder so. I
am sure Edward said 2, and it wanted
six minutes of it when l got out of tho
carriage. Find out how soon l can go
please"
Knight goes out. Voice of usher in
the distance: "Frankford, Holmes
burg, Bristol, and Trenton" Lady az
ranges her skirts, takes fan out Of bag,
glances casually at Z. P, takes three or
four roses from basket, fastens them on
her dress, leans back and opens book.
Knight returns.)
Knight-"The train will not beready
for an hour. You do not mind l hope
(after a pause). How many years it is
since we travelled together! / was
thinking about 1t while I was waiting
for YOU
Lady (quickly)-"waiting for me?"
Knight mean before you came.
This station was not built then, and we
used to have such dreadfully long horse
car rides from West Chester to West
Philadelphia"
Lady-"vou did not thirk them 50
dreadfully long then" (the speaker
colors Slightly and changes the subject.
81 have half promised Ned and Alice to
be with them on Christmas-Da in New
York. They go there Monday" &
Knight think you said last night
that you were coming back here from
Trenton?"
Lady-"Yes, for little Dora Smyth'r
wedding, Thursday, Isn't it too funny
to think hat baby is old enough to be
married z"
knight-"Not when I recollect that
my nephew Walter has a fine little
shaver of his own, my first namesakc."
Lady-"You don't say 50! Why, I re-
member he was in knickerbockers when
we-whom did he marry?"
Knight-"Grace Biddle, the fair
haired pretty one, they were married in
Rome nearly three years ago; the boy
is quite q fellow now, has ntooth or two
and is supposed by his fond parents to
say, Papa, time moves"
Lady-"Yes, indeed. Why, my boy
is taller than I am, and Nellie"
Knight-"Ah! What is this you're
reading? l might have known! Well,
what do you think of it? is it worth
wasting time over?"
Lady-"You have read it Mr..
Isaacs'?"
Knight-'NotIs Tread Or. claudi-
us and-'
Lady (eagerly)-''Do tell me what is
q Philistine?"
Knight-"Aren't you ashamed to be-
tray such ignorance"
Lady-.'But what is it?"
Knight (solemnly)-"Have you never
heard of Matthew Arnold?"
Lady with assumed petulance)-"l
will not be laughed at, MI. -"
Knight Observation-Disclosures
Helen, I don't intend to call you Mrs.
anything! When was it that Walter
was in knickerbockers
Lady (coloring slightly, but smiling)
80. when?-a hundred years ago,
when we were Young. 1 should SO like
toshow you my boy and girl, they"
Knight Gnterrupting again)-'Dont
change the subject so, Helen, q hun
dred years What nonsense! Have
You quite forgotten when we two part
ed'?" :,
Lady very demurely)-'Tm sure it
wasn't in silence and tears"
Knight-"Well, no! not in silence.
most assuredly. What a sharp little
tongue YOU had, Helen!"
Lady (still demurely)-"So glad you
use the past %tense!"
Knight don't believe you've inn
proved one bit in all these eighteen
wears. It's incredible, Ellie. When
look at you / can hardly trust my own
memory It cant be more than eighteen
wears since we two hot headed young
things. almost on the v of our wed.
ding.day, quarreled about nothing and
made sbipwreck of our lives"
Lady (spiritedly-"Noth1ng OF the
kind. You've no right to say such a
thing. I have had the happiest sort OF
a life. nv children are perfect darlings
nv husband was the very best mar In
the world; my only sorrow Was
Knight-aHis deathl Exactly. le1-