The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-23

vted. and we sat dow at 6 o'clock in
the evening, and were soon having a
merry time.
The solids of the feast gradually dis
appeared, and we soon found ourselves
telling funny stories over our wine n
cigars. Some one proposed Mr.. Sand
ford's health, and we arose to drink 1t
standing.
At this moment the door was flung
open with q bang, and who should stalk
into the room but Mrs. Sanford.
For a moment she stood as if thunder
struck. Then, finging her satchel into
one corner of the room, she brought her
umbrella down with a tremendous
thump upon the floor and, after gasping
for breath once or twice, screamed in a
frightened tone:
"What does this meanT"
SHOWS yocr time," l whispered to
Sanford.
That gentleman drew himself up in a
dignified manner.
at means" said he, ''that when / wish
to invite q party of my friends to this
house I'm going to do it. 1t means that
am going 80 have my own way"
"What-t-tY' cried his wife. "You
have your own wayl You wouldn't
know what to do with it if you had it.
Here, you young scapegraces, out OF my
house, every one of you'll"
"Silence, Maria!' said the old man,
e~ndeavoring to look brave, but trembling
like a leaf.
.Silence YOURSELF" she cried, dealing
him a blow with the umbrella that eff
~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 a hurricane, while
Mrs. Sanford ragged about the field OF
battle like a new Joan Of Arc.
l quietly slipped in the next room,
hoping to return and smooth matters
over when the crowd had gone.
l saw that the splendid plan was a
partial failure, but | was not going TO
desert my ally in this extremity. Pres
emily | saw Sandford arise from his un-
dignifed position among the empty bot
ties, and l entered the room with a smile
to help him face his wife.
"Now, then" she said, ''what does all
this mean?' o..
Mr.. Sandford was as white as 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.
1t was all his fault"
Mrs. Sanford turned and, seeing me,
uttered q cry of rage.
"You, is it? knew you would brew
mischief in this house. Out of tout
of it, | say?"
And seizing her umbrella again she
began to belabor me Justify about the
head, shouting: go, go; leave! Go and
don't come back!"
1t is almost needless to say that l did
leave.
The next day | lay abed late, with a
bruised and discolored eye and o general
feeling of soreness in my muscles, when
O. 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; II am sor-
ry t see you i'll. Have you heard the
newsY'
mo-" replied 1; ''what news:"
Fanny Sanford eloped with Harry
Burton last night while we we're at din.
ner. | 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. It was 9
splendid plan, however, and worked tt
n charm.