Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-28
FUSixAPuoroeaAPH GALLERY.
The Artist COMPOUNDED the Two mr.
Chase. ana There was - Lively
Sceue.

A New York special says: Recently
lady stepped into well-known photo
erapher's and, after sitting for a photo
graph. made an appointment for her
husband for the next day at ii o'clock.
The next morning she called and can
celled the engagement for her husband,
Mr.. Chase. SAYING that he was out OF
town and would not be home until the
next morning, when ne would come IN
at ii O'Clock.
Several hours after she had gone q
gentleman came in and said;
"Can | make an appointment for
sitting at 1890 tomorrow 2!
Certainly, sir. What name, please ,"
MIR. Chase"
"Indeed Why, you had an appoint
ment for this morning, but Mrs Chase
called and said you were out OF town
and would be unable to keep it.
81 don't understand that. | didn't
tell her to make any appointment for
me. However, / will keep the engage
ment have made.
About half an hour later Mrs. Chase
re.entered for something that she had
forgotten, and the photographers said to
her:
by the wsy. Mr.. Chase called little
while ago and changed the appointment
You made for him.
"Mr. Chase ?" said the lady, with a
flash of her eyes Why. he said he
would not be home until early tomorrow
morning We will inquire into this. u"
aud with an ominous curve to her lips
she whisked down the stairs, indignation
rustling in every switch Of her skirts.
Night fell and day dawned again, and
an indignant mon came booming INTO the
photographer studio.
"What do you mean ? ~ he said. Z" by
telling me that my wife made an appoint
ment for me She insists that she
didn't go out of the house al day.
Feeling that he had inadvertently put
his unsuspecfing foot into family row,
the photographer fastened to assure the
irate gentleman that he must have been
mistaken in the name, aud hurried him
| into another room, where an operator
took HIM in hand and the photographer
went back 10 his desk, only to encounter
an indignant little woman with trace oil
tears in her eyes.
"How dare you" she sobbed, "tell
me that my husband was here yesterday
oh YOU don't know what trouble you'v
made. sob. He came home thus
morning sobl and-and | upbraided
HIM for having deceived me, and in,
sisted on knowing where he had spent
the previous night sobl. and oh, you
ought TO have heard him rave sob, and
when | explained what made me thinh
he had been in the city all night be said
he'd make the man sorry that told sucf
lies about him. and he's coming here
and oh, | don't know what he IL do.
Just then the curtain lifted from the
inner room and Mr.. Chase walked out
The photographer shut his eyes as on
does on seeing two trains about TO col
lide. and waited for the encounter. Al
WAS still. He opened his eyes. The LADY
was wiping her eyes and looking ont o
the window, the gentleman shaking him
self into his oyercoat nonchalantly.
Just then a furious man opened tn
door with a bang, and the tsmilla
"What do you mean" came ringing
out. when suddenly the black browe'
stranger exclaimed:
"Why, Chase, old fellow, how ar
YOU?
Mrs Chase gssped, and shade ate
shade of expression chased each othe
over her face.
this is my husband" said the lady
and she laid her hand on the stranger
shoulder.
And this is Mr. Chase. said the pho
tographer, pointing to the first conner
and then every one laughed, and the tw
Mr.. Chases shook hands once more, a
the photographer silently reflected upo'
What's in name