Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-04-17
Ethel: A Madison avenue cart

Ethel: Angelo has a great deal 70
, answer for.
DIR. Potter: In what way2
Ethnl: never cared SO much for ap-
pearances before saw Angelo.
DR.. Potter: What enigmas you are
talking. Enlighten my stupidity
Ethel: What an unusual admission for
man. Such humility deserves encour-
agement- AS for an explanation of my
mysterious words: to begin with, An
gelo brings our newspapers.
DR.. Potter; He brings mine; but is
that so remarkable2
Ethel: 1t is remarkable that a little
| newsboy should have so excited the in
terest of physician who, if his practice
is rather small, has certainly enough to
do without teaching every newsboy he
comes across.
DR.. Potter: You don't understand.
Angelo was especially interesting because
well, because had just seen some one
| care great deal for.
Ethel: And you were feeling so benign
toward the world that you were interested
in humanity in general and Angelo in
particular.
DR.. Potter (aside) Angelo IN general
and Ethel Van Rensselaer, in particular.
| (Aloud.) But you promised to explain
your very obscure words.
| Ethel: I think better of it, and you
know it is woman's privilege to change
| her mind.
DR.. Potter: supposed that nowadays
young women did not choose to exercise
their old prerogatives, they have so many
new ones.
Ethel: They have few enough, taking
old and new together. They have been
walking rapidly meanwhile, very much
absorbed in each other, and are now
nearing Madison avenue.
Ethel Suddenly: There he is!
DR.. Potter looks across the street and
discovers Harry Shipnan sauntering
along
DR.. Potter Ito HIMSELF: That fellow!
and how much pleasure in her tone.
Ethel Gmpressivelyl: I must speak to
him.
Dr.. Potter: will leave you in his
hands. Good-morning.
Ethel (surprised): Won't you speak to
him, too3 Have you quarreled9
DIR. Potter (stifiy): Never having had
the honor of meeting HIM, have hardly
had the opportunity of doing so. (Aslde.)
1 should cordially like to.
Ethel lin blank amazement): What are
you talking about? You are dreadfully
mysterious. (Aside.) He must be so
deeply immersed IN his own scientific
thoughts that he hasn't heard word I've
been saying. (Aloud, sarcastically.)
Evidently Angelo and are equally un-
worthy of your attention. l am sorry
to have forced you to waste so much
valuable time.
DR.. Potter (bewildered): Angelo and
you! Unworthy of my attention!
Ethel (sharply): It would seem so,
since you first decline to speak to him,
and then show such desire to leave nv
society.
DR.. Potter: Decline to speak to An
CELLO!
Ethel: Why do you repeat my words9
But the poor boy didn't experience your
unkindness, and that is fortunate.
Ang elo, who has been hanging around |
the corner, now boards a car, waving his
cap to the slowly advancing Miss Van
Rensselaer, and DR.. Potter.
DR.. Potter Seeing Angelo for the
first time): Was it Angelo you meant all
this time?
Ethel: Of course meant Angelo. He
was right on the corner.
DR.. Potter: Then it wasn't that in
significant little wretch!
Ethel: Little wretch?
DR.. Potter: Now you repeat my
words.
Ethel: There goes car.
DIR. Potter: No; it's green one.
(After pause.) Oh, Ethel, I wish you
liked me little bit.
Ethel: I do; but not so much as
DR.. Potter (angrily): You needn't try
tantallze me. hate coquettes.
Ethel (demurely: AS Angelo, I was
going to say.
DR.. Potter Qaughing): Angelo is our
good genius. 1t was his little venture in
pencils that made our fortune-pood for
tune, | mean.
Ethel: 1 think it was Madison
avenue car.
DR.. Potter: The two combined-An-
gelo and the horse car. But, Ethel, you
haven't answered my question. [Signals
to approaching car.
Ethel (mischievously, as the car stops,
to get on): didn't know you
had asked any.-Frazk Leslie's H.
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