Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-04-15
TOO MUCH.
Couldn't BE In Two Places at Once, So
He Said Goodby Forever.

Couldn't BE In Two Places at Once, So
He Said Goodby Forever.
Hiram, can you go with me to call on
Mrs. Bonser this EVENING""
Mr. Phipps looked up from the newspa.
per he was reading.
You know well enough Hester" he
said, that Pm the recording secretary OF
Friendship lodge, No 347, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, and it meets tonight
at S o'clock sharp
Cant you go tomorrow evening, then|
Have you forgotten that am keeper OF
records and seals of the Knights of Pythias
lodge, and that it has it's regular meeting
tomorrow EVENING""
is there any evening this week you can
come with me?"
How would Wednesday do?"
That's prayer meeting night"
Come to think of it, couldn't go thea
anyhow. There's special meeting of the
Masonic lodge that evening to exemplify
the work of the third degree, and I'm sem
Tor warden. can't miss that"
You couldn't go Thursday EVENING""
Certainly not. I'd like to oblige you,
but that's the evening tie Red Men meet
and we've got three candidates to put
through. Friday evening the Royal Area
mum has special meeting to prepare for
installing its officers. If it had been Fri
day evening last week | could have gone
with you. Saturday-let me see-there's
nothing in the way for Saturday night
The National union doesn't hold it's meet
ing till week from that time. | can go
with you Saturday night, Hester. Mrs
Bonser will keep"
An hour later Hiram Phipps took his
hat and went down town.
At about the same hour for four sue
ceeding evenings Hiram and his hat went
through this same act.
Saturday afternoon rolled around, and
he came home little earlier than usual.
His face was pale, his hands trembled
and he appeared intensely agitated,
Hester" he said, ''some weeks ago !
handed in my application for membership
in the Loyal Legion"
"And they have blackballed you?' said
Mrs, Phipps, with a CLEAN of hope in her
eye.
"Blackballed me' No! They elected me,
and I've just been notified am to be mi
tated this evening at the regular meet
ing"
"Then you can't go with me to call on
Mrs. Bonser?'
Mrs. Bonser? Who's Mrs Bonser?"
Don't you remember you promised me
last Monday you would go with me and
call on her this EVENING""
II did, did l? Look here, Hester!" ex.
claimed Hiram wildly. Just after | had
promised to be on hand tonight to be init.
ated into the Loyal Legion got notifica.
ton from the knights of Honor that there
would be special meeting at the hall this
evening to decide whether we have fes
tival next month or not. | can't miss
that meeting"
Then of course ! can't go to see Mrs
Bonser."
Mrs. Bonser be-vaccinated Don't you
see l can't be initiated and attend that
meeting Of the Knights of Honor? l cant
be in two places at once, can /? And that
isn't the worst! Just as l was starting
home got postal card from the secretary
of the Mutual Aid lodge. There is to b.
called meeting this evening to transact
important business. I've got to be OF
hand. There's only one way out of thi'
difficulty, Hesterr"
He rushed into the next room and thu
next moment pistol shot rang out.
The violence of Widow Phipps' grief ha
so far spent itself that she has registered
vow if she ever marries again not to MARI.
man who belongs to lodge of any de
scription whatever. Chicago Tribune.