Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-18
THE PLEASANT CALL.
A Society Drama In One Act, by
Manley II. Pike.
A Play from " Puck" 4" In which the Prin.
cipal Character Does Not Appear
at ALA June Bride
and Her Caller.
DRAMArIs PrRsoSE.

HENRY dncontestably the principal char.
acter, although he doesn't appear at all)
[ScENE = Mrs. Youngwife's parlor.
Crayon of Henry over mantle. Photograph
of Henry on table. Henry's slippers by the
fireplace Henry's lingering cigar smoke
in the air-in short, suggestions of Henry
everywhere. Caller en- scene. To her-l
Enter Mrs. Youugwife, somehow giving
the impression of being more Hcnryish than
any thing else in the whole Henryfied
house.)
Mrs. Youngwife (vivaciously)- Why, how
do you dOf I'm aptGiiy glad to see you
but oh, I'm so sorry that Henry isn't at
home-I truly ami Hes detained at the
Office by extra work, poor fellow. He's 50
INDUSTRIOUS Henry is!
The Galleries, l.
Mrs. Youngwife And of course, YOU
haven't seen his last picture; here it is. It's
an eIceilent likeness, don't you thinki And
yet 1t doesn't really do him justce-the
artist said his expression was very unusual
He's 20 peculiar, Henry is
The Caller--Yes-
Mrs. Youngwife-So, perhaps you'll like
this cabinet better-Henry does. But he
says he thinks it's a'case of six of the one
and half-a-dozen of the other-ha, ha, hal
He's so epigrammatic, Henry isl
The Caller-(seizing her opportunity
It's extremely warm this afternoon.
Mrs. Youngwife - There Exactly as
Henry predicted! This very morning he
said to me: snow, Julia, see, if we
don't have roaster-a regular sizzler,"-
in that humorous way of his, you know; and
now it's turned out just as he said. He al
ways was SO meteorological
The Caller (stolidly continuing)-And
notice that almost every body seems pre-
pairing to leave town.
Mrs. Youngwife (scornfully) = Henry
isn't. When we arrived home the other
day, he said; julie (you know how
abreviating he is isD-"Jule, not a step do I
stir out of the city this blessed summer"
That shows how lnhabitive Henry is
pause, during which Mrs. Youngwife
caressingly dusts photograph and tenderly
rearranges slippers. Them
Mrs. Youngwife Henry
The caller (desperately)-Oh have you
read Tolstoi's lastl /
Mrs. Youngwife-Henry has. And he
doesn't like it at al. ''Why,n he said, only
yesterday, ''it's just nothing but highfiown
flumadiddle, and that's flatr' He really did.
He's 50 condemnatory, Henry is
The Caller-Many people speak very
highly of the book
Mrs. Youngwife with decision) Henry
The Caller persevering)- What do you
think!
Mrs, Youngwife (slightly ruffled)-Why,
I've just told you Henrys opinion of it
The Caller (inding situation dangerous)-
think shall run down to Bar Harbor next
week
| Mrs. Youngwife-Goodness gracious, how
can youl Henry hate; Bar Harbor. He says
he's no use for the place in hsS businessmen
the least. He's 50 metaphorical, Henry isl
The Caller-I didn't know he'd ever been
! there.
| Mrs. Youngwife-He never has
| The Caller Then, how
Mrs. Youngwife--And that's Just whv I
wonder at your going.
(This subject being evidently settled be-
yond dispute-)
The Caller-I hear DR.. Chasuble is to re-
sigh the rectorship of St Polysperchon
Mrs. Youngwife Well, should think he
'coatd! Henry has been very much dissatis-
! fled with him for a long tune; he doesn't
IKE the Doctors views on open communion
particle. He takes great interest in the
discussion so theological, Henry isl
The Caller-The Doctor is reluctant to re-
| sign, understand.
Mrs. Youngwife-He wouldn't be if he
knew what Hen
The Caller-And the parish is nearly
n.
Mrs. oungwife-Unanimous Uaanf,no,lsl
I'm surprised that you should say ''unani-
nous when Henry
The Caller (hastily) I said ''nearly unani-
mous'
Mrs. Youngwife (severely) Very far
from it, should say. Henry isn't unani-
nous bit
The Caller (again getting out of danger)
The Social Club had delightful meeting
last evening.
Mrs. Youngwife (coldly-Ah, indeeda
Henry didn't go.
The Caller (persisting in iniquity)-Eyen
more delightful than the last.
Mrs. Youngwife dciy)-Than the lastf
Why, Henry went to nat
The Caller-You probably know that there
was an election Of officers.
Mrs. Houngwife (spitefully)-And they
made great mistake in not choosing Henry
for president. He's so parliamentary, Hen-
ry is!
The Caller But
Mrs. Youngwife tossing her head)-
Though. OF course, he wouldn't have taken
the position. Il don't want any part of
their old club" said he, He's so unam-
bilious, Henry is
The Caller dinding every topic beset with
perils, and concluding to escape)-WeIl,
really, must (rises)
Mrs. Youngwife e-Whati Goingl You
haven't seen
The Caller-I know haven't
Mrs. Ioungwife-You'd enjoy yourself
immensely with him. He's 20 entertaining.
Henry is
The Caller-Yes
Mrs. Youngwife so conversational.
The Caller-Certainly
Mrs. Youngwife-And So
Tho Caller (haafipe , -o.-..N
Indeed he is, and more too. (At the
door, OIL It's raining hard, and I've no
umbrella!
Mrs. Youngwife Gl great agitation)--
Neither has Henry Here are five umbrel-
Las In the rack and none-not even one-at
the office. Oh, dear met I'm agCully afraid
he'll get wet and be ill--he's so delicate,
Henry is! And do you suppose he'll wait
tlll IT stops, or take a car, or will he be wild
enough to walk up in the rain hes so ad.
venturousl-and if you had an umbrella I'd
ask you to walk down and meet him; but,
as you haven't any
The Caller (hoping for one of the i've, but
seeing no prospect of getting it)-Good
afternoon!
Mrs. Youngwife- Good af- oh, there's Hen
ryi Henry Wait one moment and I'll
run TO meet you with the umbrella Hen
ryi
lCaller sneaks away unn oticed and for
gotten.
Following GreeIey's A.=.-.-s
There is man in the Kansas penitcntiary
who has followed Greeley's advice, al
though he took longer time and a more
tortuous route than the great editor ever
anticipated AS a boy he served term in
the New York reform school He then
went to Sing Sing for two years for steal
ing, Not liking this fare he went to Harris
burg, Pa, where he was soon cared for and
sent 70 the Pennsylvania penitentiary. He
then served terms successfully in the Ohio
penitentiary, the Michigan States prison
and the Southern Indiana penitentIary,
from which last named place he naturally
driff..1 int Tofia@ ,1,iea,, ~ Vlf,os-