Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-04
From the New York Tribune.
"DEARIE'S" WIFE.

bands mother The elder Mrs Cantor
knew she was coming, because she had
received the following note:
DEAREST MAMMA: I do hope I shall be
able to get quito see you next week Thurs
day. am just longing to come. Dearie
is so busy. might as we'll be there as here,
for all | see of him. OF course I shall
bring NUNS Presh; have never travelled
a step without him since | had him. am
anticipating so much pleasure; [ long to
see you. ETC., etc.
''The rest is nothing but gush and
does not mean anything" said the
recipient of the letter, calmly folding it,
without taking the trouble to finish read
ing it. n, o.,
per.
'I don't know. Some kind of cham
payne, should say, was the answer.
FEAnd who the devil is Dearie ?''
asked Papa Cantor again from over his
paper.
''It is her way of speaking of her hus-
band, " was the reply.
On the Thursday morning Dearie's
wife babe adieu to Dearie, and went out
to take the horse car that went by the
corner She had with her shawl strap
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a pasteboard box containing luncheon,
and she had Scamp leading by a leash.
Scamp was a black and tan terrier who
adored his mistress and hated his mis-
tress' husband Tom Cantor said he
had to go another way that morning to
meet a man, or he would have
accompanied his wife to the sta
ton. In the bottom of his heart
however, he knew better than to 60
where Scamp went, and as Scamp went
everywhere an inference may be drawn.
The car conductor rang the bell while
Mrs. Cantor was still scrambling with
her bundles, and while the terrier was
still outside pulling on his leash. Mrs.
Cantor was so enraged at this lack of
consideration that she insisted upon
leaving the car and waiting for another,
thus infiicting singing injury, not only
on the conductor but upon the car
company as we'll.
After this she stood on the sidewalk
with her luncheon and shawl-strap and
umbrella and dog, waiting for another
car, which naturally did not come for a
good while. People hustled by her, and
it seemed to her wounded spirit as if
they wanted to trample on her. Scamp
sat on his launches close to the lun-
,cheon, and snapped at passing ankles.
ID
ping, at least so Mrs. Cantor said, with
smile at his "cunningness" on such oc
~caSions.
Because everything comes to him that
waits, that second horse-car came to this
lady who was going to see her mother
in-law Scamp sat very straight on her
lap He made pretty feint of biting
man who was hanging on to a strap, and
who glared so that an explanation was
offered, which explained that it was
only intelligence on the dogs part, for
the dog evidently thought the gentle
man looked like his master, against
whom he had a prejudice
When this man had left the car the
canine attention was turned upon the
lady nearest. He Wagged his tail and
manifested a desire to lick her face, not
withstanding the quantity of rice pow
der on it. It was now explained that
dear little Scampy wished to kiss his
new friend.
At the station Mrs Canton required
the ticket-seller to tell her that the $50
train had gone. AS itywas now quar-
ter past 8, little. thought on her part
might have reached correct conclu-
sion: but some women like to be told
thing. She bought her ticket and then
went out on the platform and inquired
of man in uniform there if the $50
train had left. He informed her that it
had; that it went out at exactly thirty
minutes after s. Now that two officials
had told her the same story, she thought
1T would be safe to believe it. She had
missed the train because she had waited
for that second car. She went back to
the ticket window with a vague idea
that she would tell the man there why
she had missed it, but there were peo-
pie there, and she only inquired what
time the 1920 train started. On being
informed, she said "thank you,' with
aaffusiye graciousness, and made a move
ment to leave the window, but turned
back to ask the clerk if he were sure, for
if that really was the hour, she told
him she would try and wait in the sta
ton, as she had already lost good deal
of time on account of a horse-car. She
had Scamp under her arm.
Please step one side, madame = said
the clerk, looking as if he were going to
swear. "Others are waiting"