Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-26

sad finds fault settle the matter BY In
slsIiag on having things your Own way.
The days passed with ieaden feet. bat
finally Mrs.. sanford sook her departure
and EFF her husband master OF the sit
uation- He Immediately began his
preparations for the dinner party. while
I informed Fannie Of what was going
On
At last, CA the third day after Mrs.
SAndford had gone, the dinner party
took place Only young men were In
yite6, and we sat down al . o'clock II
the evening, and were soon having .
merry time.
The solids Of the feast gradually dis
appeared, and we soon found ourselves
telling funny stories over our wine and
cigars Some one proposed Mr.. Sand
ford's health, and we arose 10 drink II
standing.
AT this moment the door was flung
open with bang. and who should stalk
into the room but Mrs sanford
For = moment she stood as if thunder
struck. Then, fiinging her satchei into
one corner of the room. she brought her
umbrella down with . tremendous
thuInp upon the floor and, after gasping
for breath once or twice, screamed In q
frightened tone:
"What does this meanw
SHOWS your ume," / whispered to
Sanford
That gentleman drew himself up in .
dignified manner.
1T means" said he, ''that when wish
to invite q party Of my friends to this
house I'm going 10 do it. 1t means that
am going 50 have my own way"
"What-t-t:" cried his wife. "You
have your own way! You wouldn't
know what to do with it if you had it
Here. you young scspegraces, out OF my
house. every one Of you!
.Silence, Mariar' said the old man.
endesvoring to look brave. but trembling
like leaf.
Silence yourselfy' she cried. dealing
him blow with the umbrella that ef-
fectually destroyed his equilibrium.
Then seizing an empty wine bottle she
brandished it aloft.
''Clear out," she cried, every mothers
son of your
Robbins jumped through the open
window. The other fellows scattered
like leaves before hurricane, while
Mrs. Sandford ragged about the field OF
battle like new Joan of Arc.
l quietly slipped in the next room,
hov,;pn ~ rofurv, ou1 cmoo<h v,oftore
over when the crowd had gone.
l saw that the splendid plan was q
partial failure, but was not going to
desert my ally in this extremity. Pres
emily saw Sandford arise from his un-
dignified position among the empty bot
ties, and entered the room with smile
to help him face his wife.
"Now, them" she said, "what does all
this mean"
Mr.. Sanford was rs white a. sheet,
and he looked from one side Of the room
to the other till he caught sight Of me.
"There," he said, ''that's the wretch.
It was all his faultv'
Mrs. Sanford turned and, seeing me,
uttered a cry of rage.
"You, is it? I knew you would brew
mischief in this house. Out of tout
Of it, say?
And seixing her umbrella again she
began to belabor me Justify about the
head, shouting: Go, 60; leave! Go and
don't come backr'
1t is almost needless to say that did
leave.
The next day lay abed late. with Z
bruised and discolored eye and a general
feeling Of soreness in my muscles, when
. knock sounded upon my door and
Enoch Robbins, with his eyes cast down
and his hands folded as usual, entered
the room.
"Good morning, he said softly, study.
ing the seams in the carpet; 81 am sor.
~ to see you i'll. Fave You heard the
newsT
NO." replied 1; "what newsY'
Fanny Sanford eloped with Harry
Burton last night while we were at din.
ner. l thought You might not have
heard of it and dropped in to tell you"
This was a portion of Harry's scheme
which had not known before. II was Q
splendid plan. however, and worked t.
. charm.-A. Q. B. in Boston Globe.