New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-29
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It's only alOGt year., remarked state senator
liam Z. Mason the other dag 10 an ArkaisaT Irar'
e>r reporter that I'm smart enough 20 ool my vic.
Last Monday played a trick that ought to serve as
capital suggestion for other husbands to Conduct opera
tons Along about clock IN the afternoon began
to got faint and hungry had been working hard ali
day md vas 5 fanished and as tagged as hunted
was going to find dinner when got home an entirely
new and m ,ryellOusy brilliant oss flashed upon me.
dances before the vision o. drowning man u male
mouth fairly water as 1t developed ITS details ~ ny
greedy brain. made bee line for The teephone anu
called the central Office =, -
AMI my mouth kept watering. ,
- Bar-r-r' went the telepho ne. put my mouth
funnel and in shril fslsetto voice. asAed'
a. Is that senator Mason's houser
- Yes tue Ser and recognized my wiie AZ
Is the senator homer asked in the same feminine
voice:
t. We'll, then is Mrs. Mason therer inquired
a. Yes am Mrs. Mason was the answer
"'Oh is that yOnF cried; : how do you dor
Why, how do you doP responded NY wife; but
by her that she hadn't the reno1est ides
. How ali tue ChdIenr asked
They are all WELL SAID wlfe.
wei said l. happened to be in town shopping to-
day aud thought I'd 20 to your house 70 dinner
We'll that sor. Of staggered my vile. she mustered
ur voice enough 70 ask:
So Who are your
Why don't YOU recognize the volcei I'm Mrs. My%
YAM .,.a, ,Ond.rp aha ni.,aaa.
Mrs Mya-yshg I repeaeod and with that In order
To preclude ali embarrassing complications shut on
into Chair and laughed TIL Ike to went into apo
plexV Taught Well you ought 70 have seen the plas-
teng tall around But. TO make long story sa0rt
reached home 5:45 and OF all the dinners ever
clapr Ell eyes ON gosh banquet! Wife hai hrf
new black silk ress on and she Lai scRed the CHILDREN
IN so that I could hardly Identify them .
a. thnk we'd better walt dinner awhile, DEAR saia
WIFE, - -
s.why soP asked Boss you, I'm as hungry as an
alig lt0r . =, J., 1891.
Then wife told she expecting lady guest.
and she repeated the details OF to- telephone 10 the al
tArnoon It a fearful ordeal, bat managed 10 iDox
Innocent and Of wondered wac the lazy codlt
be. ,, -. -. 1900 $50.
strangely familiar I've beel puzZllus myself u death
trying guess who II was - -. -,
Well we waited fifteen minutes and then we sat do IN
70 the banauet-and roya least u was. We hao
soup and m and big roIst.and about dozen little sido
dishes and wife sent and bought gallon Of PINK ice
81 cam and a frosted cake for dessert stood II Juss
as long "a could Wien II came 20 the thick Ice cream
couldn't stand any LONGER As WAS slicing 10 on
looked at wife kind OF sideways anc said LA f-setto
- Siy dear I'm sorry Mrs MA yah didn't come
Wife dropped her Ores len cAin. cup as SEED Deen
paralyzed. s., .s
The children enjoyed Oke Just much as did
ve, and wife to laughing about II after awhile
oar bow Louis said Do It astin. pa; It's mighty JOLLY
Ia liza We q big dinner once IN a while
Bnt look here you reDorter; you aren't taking notes
on mi Come come, now, THAT'S not right; You u.h<r
tell the story Put IL on somebody else put ~
OF Bill Can pbell "