The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-29
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! expected d new dress 20 come up one
ove,,n- .r inc Tor a party to when NO
! lad been invited 10 6 o'clock Nr E'Tsef
! be nan To grow 1ne,..y I'D qleIie-:
"Why on earth didn't you have it here .
this morning."
at wasn't done"
"Then you should have given your order
further ahead. Mrs. Bowser, you are
very soft mark"
"But the dress will be here by T."
"Bet Won two farms to cent. Never
knew anything of yours TO come up WIN
| in twenty-four hours of the time promised
This is a nice state of affairs, must say!
"The dress will come"
mot until r-Horrow, and we mlgh1 as
veil make up Cur minds to stay at home
1t was there at half-past and he got out
OF it by saying that it was mistake lor
which the dressmaker would prooaniy
commit suicide. A week later he ordered
a new suit, STIMULATING that they were 20
be sent up at noon on certain day. we
were to go to party that night, and at
breakfast queried:
"Do you feel certain of your new suit''
ado feel certain that liveY' he replied,
9TH grand wave of his hand.
But it may not come up"
"And the sun may bust its biler and the
pieces tumble to earth The clock will not
have struck 10 before that suit is here"
But when he came up to dinner had to
inform him that no suit had arrived.
"Oh, well, the parcel boy is taking it
Slow" he answered. ut will be here be-
fore 60"
10 tol ,,,ip mr.
over time, and then went to the telephone
and called the tailor up and said:
81 suppose that suit has started on its
way up"
could not, of course, hear the reply.
"Why, that suit ordered week ago."
[Tailor's reply unheard.l
"You haven't! That's pretty idea! Do
you mean to tell me that suit isn't fin.
ished?"
[Tailor's reply unheard.l
"Well, you see that you dol II it's one
minute after III leave the suit on your
handsr'
'How about my dressmaker?" asked as
he hung up the trumpet.
GLOW about nothing! Dressmakers de-
liberately perjure themselves, while this
was mere oversight. It'll be up at g."
"And if nOt?"
Didn't | say it would be up at 6? Make
all your arrangements to got that party"
When he came up at and failed to find
the suit he turned five shhtles whittier. Go
ing to the phone he yelled to the tailor:
"Where in Halifax is that suit of miner"
[Tailor's reply unheard.l
"No, it hasn't! What do you mean by
such conduct"
[Tailor's reply unheard.
eyes, if it comes at sharp Z, but not a
minute later! You folks down there must
have all been on a drunk this weekr'
as it coming at n" 1 asked.
"Certainly. didn't expect it before, but
wanted to hurry 'em up a little"
"Well, hope it will come"
"Hope! 1t will come, and that's all there
Is about it."
But o'clock came without the suit. 1t
didn't come at haH-past, nor at s, and Mr..
Bowser called up the central and was told
that the tailor shop was shut up. He
danced up and down, raped on the box,
kicked the cat and told baby to shut up,
and finally he fell into chair and looked
at me in a cold, icy way.
"Well, how about dressmakers2" Iasked.
"Not word, Mrs. Bowser-not u word
| l see how it isl'
| elbow what isP"
"More of your revengeful work. You
wanted to get even with me and you have
done it."
"But what did do"
"Never you mind! Let your own con.
science answer Pm going down town, and
| If shouldn't return to the house you can
communicate with any lawyer you see fit. u
But he was home and in bed by II, and
glad to drop the subject.-Detroit Free
Press.