Connecticut western news., 1892-12-01

sisting on having things your own way.
 The days passed with leaden feet, but finally Mrs. Sandford took her departure and left her husband master of the sit nation. He immediately began his preparations for the dinner party, while informed Fannie of what was going on. -,
 At last, on the third day after Mrs Sandford had gone, the dinner party took place. Only young men were in- vited, and we sat down 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 and cigars. Some one proposed MT. Sand ford's health, and we arose to drink it standing. open with bang, and who should stalk into the room but Mrs Sandford.
 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 tremendous thump upon the floor and, after gasping for breath once or twice, screamed in a frightened tone:
 What does this meanT '
 "Now's your time," l whispered to Sandford. a.
 That gentleman drew himself up in 8 dignifed manner. s-sF . "It means, said he, .'that when wish to invite a party of my friends to this house I'm going to do 1t It means that am going 90 have my own way" 3 e
 "What-t-ty' cried his wife. You have your own wayi 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"
 "Silence. Mariar'' said tho old man. sndeavoring to look brave. but trembling Ike . leaf. ts el { "Silence yourselfr she cried. dealing him blow with the umbrella that ef- fectually destroyed his equilibrium. Then seixing an empty wine bottle she branddshed 1t aloft. 7'''''''t' '' i' ''''zs@'' { "Clesr out. she cried. every mothers son of your
 Robbins jumped through the open window. The other fellows scattered like leaves before Q hurricane, while Mrs. Sandford ragged about the field of battle hke new Joan of Arc. f ! quietly slipped in the next room. hoping to return and smooth matters over when the crowd had gona 7s7 1s'r ' saw that the splendid plan was 2 partial failure, but was not going to desert my ally in this extremity. Pres ently l 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, then" she said. what does all this meanY'
 ! MT. Sandford was as white as . 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 faultp' -7''1f.1a r'r,".'s P ! Mrs. Sandford turned and. seeing me uttered cry of rage. s''''''''' t''4 "You, Is it7 Iknew you would brew mischief in this house Out of tout of 1t. sayf'
 ! And seizing her umbrella again she began to belabor me Justify about the head. shouting: .'Go, go; leavei Go and don't come backp'
 { It Is almost needless to say that did leave. @a af ia trt
 The next day lay absd late, with a bruised and discolored eye and Q 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; "I am sor- ry to see you ill Have you heard the inewsT ..-z [ "No," replied I; "what news7
 l Fanny Sandford eloped with Harry Burton last night while we were at din ner. I thought you might not have heard of it and dropped in to tell you
 This was portion of Harry's scheme. which had not known before. It was a splendid plan, however, and worked to a charm.-A- Q. B. in Boston Globe.