Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-14
AN EVENING CALL.
Ponsonby Makes Progress WIN MISE
Edith.
Ne,r York World.

CHARACTERS REPRESENTED
EDITH BRINDLE.
AUGUSTUS PoNSoNBY.
THE OLD MAN. ,,;..
Ponsonby-Aw-good evening" MISS
Brindle. nm
Edith Injecting him in the hall
Why. it's Aug-Mr PonSon6y! DO
come inl Let me have your hat and
cane, please. .,1,A
PonSonby (relinQuiSheS cane Ieeolyl
Thanks. awfully. (SitS down ID u
vacuous way Hot, isn't 1t? rn. ,
Edith ton Sofa)-Dreadtully. Pause.J
| heard you had gone TO Long braii en-
Ponsonby feeling for his mustache)
No, did you? Nav, not TO Long
Branch.
Edith-Was it to Newport, then? L
thought Fanny Cash said Long Branch
( bat maybe it was Newport.
/ Ponsonby getting warm around the
Icollar)-The fact is, l haven't oeen 10
the shore this summer. Can't say en-
| JOY il, you know. .-o
Edith-Do YOU prefer the mountains
PonSonby seeing his way out)-Oh'
yaaS. the mountains? Jolly place, the
mountains: lots of fun camping out ana
shooting and fishing and-O0reakS
down.
/ Edith-Frank Square was at Lake
/ George last summer and fairly raVed
over its beauties. Do tell me, is it very
nice.
Ponsonby (afraid to lie about it)-l-
/ really can't say. I've never exactly
been to-that is, don't know much
about the CattSkillS.
Edith with superior knowledge
Lake George is i'm the AdirondackS.
Ponsonby (hastily)-Yes, OF course;
Edith-Were You ever in the Rocky
mountains?
Popsonby-Not exactly i'm them feel
ing that he must get out of it somehow,
| but my uncle died there. Speaking OF
uncles, is that your aunt's picture?
Seems to me I've seen
Edith-Why, Mr.. Ponsonby. that is a
/ cravOn of me? Julie MerveilleuX drew
that from a photograph, and everybody
/ says"
Ponsonby (haStily)-I mean that one
in the corner.
Edith (stifly) is my father at
| the age of 21.
Ponsonby lin cold swcat)-Ha, yes!
II saw your father this morning.
Edith mot much impressed Did
You? (PauSe)-Dear me, l wish the
opera season would open.
Ponsonby (enthuiaStically)-So do l.
Edith am so fond of opera, aren't
--..a NNrt.,+ - ,.,,,. fatrorffa onarap
PonSonby (who has time to repent OF
his harShnesS) IL couldn't exactly
say
Edith adore "Rigoletto" above
everything. And do you know they are
going to sing "RigolettO' the first week
of the season.
Ponsonby (sees he is in for i'll
hope | may have the inward groan)
pleasure of your company to hear it.
Edith-YOu are very kind. l think
l have no other engagement
PonSonby (quickly)-Of course, if you
have another engagement--
Edith (more quickly)-No, / m sure l
have not Fanny Cash is also fond
Ponsonby determined TO draw the
Incl can't enjoy the opera with Il
crowd
Edith-Oh. like to be crowded sim
perS). OF course l don't mean
Ponsonby getting gallant and sitting
beside herr rather like it myself
depends upon the company, though.
Edith trying to look unconSciouSl-I
do believe 10 is getting warmer.
PonSonby mot to be put OLA gen.
tleman can't be too particular about his
friends. especially his lady friends.
Edith should say SO. l know girls
that I'm sure if l was gentleman /
wouldn't notice
PonSonby getting cloSer)-And there
are other girls
The old man banging the hall door
Where the devils the hat rack? Why
isn't the gas kept burning?
Edith restraining PonSonbyl-lt is
only father; he won't come in.
PonSonby Ia little Shaky)-I have
known girlS-one girl in particular
The old man (outSide) i'm the parlor,
is il? What's il doing i'm the parlor?
No. l didn't leave it there-pooh. nom
sense.
Edith-IIe is coming i'm.
(P0nSonby escapes to his former seat
as the old man enters i'm search of his
meerSchaum.l
Edith (Swcetlyl-Good evening, paw
paw. This is Mr., Pon>onby, pawpaw.
The O. VI. lbrusQuely)-Howdy, Pom
Sonby.
Ponsonby Crises to shake hands and
then thinks better of itl-Good evening.
How -how'S business?
The O. NJ. (Savagely) What's that?
PonSonby afraid to repeat it)-Quite
q movement i'm the trade circles recent
~. DO you suppose we will have any
trouble with China over thc-what'S the
name-act?
The O. NJ. (grinning behind his
hands guess not. What do you
expect?
Ponsonby lin deep water)-Oh-ah-
wcll-Something serious. Now look at
it i'm this light Suppose our minister
TO China comes home?
The O. NJ. Cyawns)-Yah.
Ponsonby thinks he is getting on
famouSly) that case China will send
over "a fleet, and where will we be?
The o. VI. (gravclyl New York.
PonSonby excepting il up)-YcS, to be
sure; but where will the country be?
Our moneyed interests will be in peril,
sir.
The o. NJ. lighting his pipe)-That
would be rough on us, wouldn't it?
PonSonby feeling that ne is Solidl-
OF course we would have 10 combine for
mutual projections We must hang to-
gethcr and trails off i'm confusion as
the old man walks ont OF the room puff
ing calmly.
Edith-Dear me how you gentlemen
get interested i'm business talk. Now,
don't understand a word you've been
saving.
Ponsonby pulling up mis- collar)-We
understand each other. In case of Il
war
Edith-War. Is there going to be a
war?
Pousonby coming TO her)-There is
no telling what may happen, but if the
worst comes to the worst you may de-
pend