New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-18
"DEARIES' WIFE.
TRAVELLING WITH SCAMP.

70 get out to see you next week Thursday. l
am Just longing TO come. Dearie is SO busy, |
him OF course l shall bring NUNS PreSh;
have never travelled a step without HIM since
j had him. | am anticipating so much pleasure;
/ long TO see YOU" etc, etc
The rest is nothing but gush and docs not
mean anything said the recipient of the letter.
calmly folding it without taking the trouble to
finish reading il.
And who the devil is Nuns Presh?" asked
Papa Cantor from over his paper.
Il don't know. Some kind of champagne,
should say" the answer.
And who the devil is Dcarie ?" asked Papa
Cantor again from over his paper.
1T is her way of speaking OF her husband"
was the reply
On the Thursday morning Dearie's wife babe
adieu TO Dearie and went out 10 take the horse
car that went by the corner. She had with her
a shawl-strap with a good deal in it, an umbrella
and pasteboard box containing luncheon, and
she had Scamp leading by leash. Scamp was
a black and tan terrier who adorcd his mistress
and hated his MISTRESS husband Tom Cantor
said he had TO 90 another way that morning 10
meet man, he would have accompanied his
wife 10 the station. In the bottom of his heart,
however. he knew better than to 60 where Scamp
went. and as Scamp went everywhere. an infer
bell while Mrs Cantor was still scrambling with
her bundles. and while the terrier still out
side pulling on his leash. Mrs. Cantor SO
cnrared al this lack of consideration that she in
sisted upon leaving the car and waiting for an
other thus inficting a singing injury. not only
on the conductor, but upon the car company as
well.
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 10 her wounded spirit if they
wanttd to 1ramplc on her Scamp sat on his
launches close 10 the luncheon, and snapped at
passing ankles. But he never meant anything
by snapping at least so Mrs. Cantor said, with q
smile at his "cunningness7 on such occasions.
Because everything comes to him that waits,
that second horse-car came 10 this lady who was
Going TO sec her mother-in-law. Scamp sat very
straight on her lap. He made pretty ieint of
biting man who was hanging on to a strap, and
who glared so that an explanation offered,
which explained that it only intelligence on
the dogs part, for the dog evidently thought the
gentleman looked like his master, against whom
he had prejudice"
When this man had left the car the CANNES at
tention was turned upon the lady nearest lie
waced his tail and manifested desire 10 lick
her face. Notwithstanding the quantity Of rice
powder on it, II was now explained that dear
little scampy wished to kiss his new friend.
At the station Mrs. Cantor required the ticket
seller to tell her that the s 80 train had gone
As it was now quarter past ., little thought
on her part might have reached correct con-
clusion. but some women like to he told a thing
She bought her ticket and then went out on the
nlatform and inquired Of a man in uniform there if
on had loft Ip iDf lpr
had: that it went ont at exactly thirty minutes
after Now that two officials had told her the
same story she thought il would be safe TO be
lieve il She had missed the train because She
had waited for that second car. She went back
u the ticket window with vague idea that
She would tell the man there why she had missed
il. hut there were people there ana she only H.
oured what time the 20 tram started Oh
being informed she said thank you, with ell
sive graciOusness, and made movement 10 T"Nc
the window, but turned back 10 ask the clerk II
he were sure, for if that really was the hour she
told him she would try and wait III the station
as she had already lost good deal of time on
account of hoTse-car. She had Scamp under
her arm
PLEASE step one side, Madame. said the clerk
looking as if he going 70 swear OtherS
are waiting.
amability
Her movement appeared 70 be The cause Of
mans saving The deuce " behind her, and some
thing broke 1t was only slender gold chain
belonging TO an eye-glass, and the eye-glass fell
70 the ground Scamp had done this playfuly
with his teeth II was really nothing to make O
fuss about and why should the gentleman look so
furious? She assured the owner OF the cham
that the dog didn't mean anything, and was
probably trying to kiss him Meanwhile the
glasses had been broken under somebody's foot
After this the terrier slept a good deal ana
Mrs Cantor read q novel she had brought with
her She had Just reached the place In the
story where Nadrovines mother had lovingly
punched him with her stOckinged foot ana he
had again called her IapturOusly, my small
one" when big man in blue clothes began Walk
ing through the room calling out in a voice about
as articulate as the sound of humble bee in a
box:
Cars ready for Ror-n-n-n, Begumm-m,
Jelogni-tee-e Varo-d-ton and Ne'Yor-r-r-k! Train
number 4, 0l2, track g."
Mrs Cantor dropped her book. caught up
Scamp from a sound slumber and hurried TO the
ticket-ofiice.
What did that man say?7 she asked 81
couldn't understand word"
The tckct-seller answered that he didn't know,
he hadn't noticed Then, seeing the crowd
streaming out of the waitng-room and noting that
IL was after 10 o'clock. she gathered her things,
with Scamp on his leash. and walked 10 the place
where the gate was open.
This train for BOwside ?" she asked OF the man
there
He nodded and she passed through. So also
did the dog, though he kept dragging back on
his cord and she had TO pull TO get him along.
When he did come it was by sliding all four
Of his feet, with his leash very taut and with the
most vigorous protest in his whole aspect. 1t
seemed 10 have just come to his comprehension
that he was going to see his masters mother.
Doubtless he had evolved the conviction that
Ne and he would be antagonistic. and it would