St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
MRS. GRUNDY's RESUME.
The 4OOV Vote, Settle Wagers, Play
Euchre, Do Reception and
Mrs IanDtry the Past Week

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Mrs. Langtry the Past Week.
Monday morning Mrs. Grundy had a
letter from Antoinette, and she told
Grundy frankly, their daughter is a
credit to them. She said it is really
wonderful the progress the dear girl is
making abroad. She has been absent
from home only two months, and is for
getting her native city almost as thor
oughly as if she had been away half a
year. She spcakS.of shopping on Du-
mont avenue, and her memory has gone
off to the extent that she has reduced
Seven corners to five. Mrs. Grundy is
confident that four months more will
complete -Antoinette' foreign polish, so
. she can pass her own father on the
street without recognizing him, meet
her mother with only a vague recollec-
ton of having. seen her somewhere
before and acknowledge an introduce
ton to an old friend with that perfect
ignorance of his. previous existence,
which speaks so much for the advan-
tages of a season in Europe.
When the first flush of delight occa-
stoned by the receipt of Antoinette' S
letter had worn off, Mrs. Grundy fell to
rejecting Oh the social outlook of the
- week, and as result of her cogitationS
declared there was SO little to live for
she had half a mind to die. Grundy
approved so heartily of her decision she
found reason for being in his eager
ness to get rid OF her and told him he
needn't think he was going to enjoy a
second wife as long as she had her
senses about her, whereupon Grundy
wanted to know if she took him for q
MI he
peaceful bereavement of a widOWer was
good enough for him. Mrs. Grundy be-
gan to cry and said she couldn't see
why he had ever married her. Grundy
replied that he couldn't help her out
any, because he didn't know himself
1t was not until Tuesday morning that
peace was declared between the pair,
and, the day being bright. Mrs. Grundy
Said she didn't know but she'd drive
around to three or four of the incest
polls and vote few times, the day was
so pleasant. Grumpy said he would il
he were i'll her place; he'd vote in every
precinct in town, and then, il the horses
were tired, take the train to Mlnneapo
lis and vote q few rounds over there
He told her that when she once got out
to do something for her country he
wouldn't be mean about it-he'd go the
whole figure or none. Then Mrs
Grumpy said he was making fun of her
and that it is no wonder she
isn't more strong-minded--the small
amount of encouragement he has al
ways given her. Grundy asked wha
she expected him to d0-buy her 6
ChautauQua circle and make her presi
dent of it. The pending storm was
only averted by Miss Whitney coming
in and telling Mrs. Grundy the bet she
had with her brother. Nothing would
do them but Grundy must make bel
with his wife, and he chuckIed to think
how he would check her gambling pro
pensities in the bud by making her take
the consequences of stalking the new
sleigh he had promised her On Harrison
against check for 81, 500.
When he pounded into the house at
o'clock W ednesday morning lie answered
Mrs. Grundy's suggestion not to wake
the neighborhood with the suggestion
that she hold her tongue, adding
that he might have known bet
ter = he might have had sense
enough to realize she would hoodoo any
mans luck. and that if lie hadn't been
.inveigled into making that confounded
bet with her Cleveland would have
been elected. Mrs. Grundy, scarcely
comprehending, asked if she had woi
the $3.50, and Grundy answered hel
that she needn't flatter herself she
would have it to spend if she had. But
saying not word after satisfying her
self that justice was on her side, she
went down town Thursday morning