The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-08
ANSWERS MIXED
4 Chicago Nan the Victim Of an Ad.
Vertisins Clerks Mistake.
A Terrible Time In the Home OF q
Man Who Advertised for a
Laundress-His wife Had
Suspicious.
= the Chicago Mail.

From the Chicago Mail.
II had an experience recently with an
advertisement which nearly broke up my
peace" said a sad-eycd man at a DOWN
town club. ~ haven't quite cleared my
self yet, but I guess I'll be able to square
things at home i'm a month or two by stay
ing In Of evenings. II happened this way:
Last week my wife notified me that the
family laundress was going ont Of bust
ness, and that, as she didn't know anyone
TO get, | had better put an advertisement
in the paper. But she didn't want to be
bothered by having an army OF appli.
cants call, so she said that it would
be rs well TO have them answer
by letter. l went down town and inserted
an advertisement for n family l~aundress.
The man at the window gave me a ticket
emitting me to a letter addressed to i
g. and | went away. The second MORN
ing afterward my wife said 10 me:
".Im going down town To day, dear,
and IL you'll give me the ticket I'll stop
and see IL there are any to the
advertisement
~ told her that she had better let me
get them; that l could do il without diff
Guilty, and il would save her the trouble,
and so forth. She looked at me kind OF
queer, as women will, and said, very
quietly:
".Give me the ticket, Henry
"There was nothing for IL but TO give
u UPS, anu, besides, ! nau no reason LOT
wantihg 10 hoiu our, anyway, no reacheu
In my vest pocket for il. II wasn't there.
ieit III announcer pocket aI'9 couiu hot
hndi. Then l. forgot where put u, anu
went securing through my clothes, during
| which my wife said:
'Strange that you should have SO much
trouble finding that ticket?"
.Finally I remembered that had put
II M my caro- case ann prouuceu ". bu'
my wife looked at me Kind OF 9ueer, and.
though J hadnt the silentest ciouu OF my
conscience ~ 'ne 'na',er, Nit" fna.a
looked sheepish u embarrassed. J Only
mention ms n,tle hna.,er .o SHOW INV III
lnnocem man VIII unkno"ihR'y p"e UP
evidence against n',iselI.
Ina, night when ! went nome ,he vic
OF my BOSOM met me witn nea a,oi. anu
q stony stare. 4 ut'ereu so,he I.,e pIeas'
antry ana tried TO De rienai WIN her IN
an esculatory way pu' she waVe" me o"
ZIG saiu:
hiaue u mis'ake WEI you gave
me that auverusihR check this mor,ine'
! wanted the n regarding the iahh-
uress.
prosesseu shat ~ only auvestisement
! inserted wa ior a Dus
my wire gave a disdainful sum = pros,
duced n doxeh ietters, when sue naiioesn,
to me- without q woru OF commeht' i
openeu ohe anu reau;
An blonde, peti.e ahd tim Oh ng-
panlon and jolly disposition. Whi ne
GA. 10 arrange an INTERVIEW hn-
dress
II turned cold all over, then hot, u
then cold again. ieit my ace growlnR
RED ana my mar DristlhR. looked " NJ
her face stern and set: -.
MY DEAR SAID L. what does this
near -.
C the others she said, oinililo,isiy'
81 opened another. IL was a note writ,
ten IN q lady,.s hand on paper covereh
with pink yiolcts. IL read;
- am ~ years OLD hve ieet SIX inches
tall, ana weigh l2o pounds. Am dark
with brown eyes u am called lanu'
some; am FOND OF amusemen,. would
like TO meet you. Address -.
"'thiiis chased UP ana down my srinal
column. i looked AT my wiie again. Sh'
was SMILING muruerously, her hhgers
were drumming on the table, ,
81 assure you, my love, said i-bui
u interrupted me with:
There's lot more yet
~'Feverishly ! ran through the Other
letters; They were from girls who de
scribed their charms infinitely, n made
themselves out as perfect beauties. Ant
they all wanted TO meet me. Seemed :.
have q bowling desire To get friendly VIII
me for some reason or other. don
know when i have read OF so man,
charming girls. There were blondes o.
all kinds-tall and willowy. short ant
petite, poetic and musical, artistic ant
literary; tnere were Drunettes ntnIetically
inclined and soulfully dispositioned oval
faced and brown-eyed, tall and short
thin and plump. But all were bewitching
according TO their own description o'
themselves. And how they did dote OF
theaters, and boating, aud driving, an'
concerts and dancing! IL was enough Y
make my man giddy, n was Ridd!
when i finished the last and gazed at IN.
wife.
There's some mistake, Declared,
III course she replien sarcastically
i told you SO I'm the first place. You CAV
me the wrong ticket and she tapped he
foot on the carpet fretfully.