The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1893-05-12
march yourself out sooner than you

Inc colonel nau GOT over his aStOn1Sh-
ment enough to commence a calm ex-
PLANTATION, when Mrs. Frosty, bursting
into tears, threw herself before her
angry husband and implored him to be
silent, for it was a trifiing mistake, and
Colonel Sawyer would Immediately ex-
plain it all.
But the enraged mar would hear moth
ing.
Leave the room!' he exclaimed to his
wife. "Tn hear nothing from you! I've
had disgrace enough brought on me al
ready. Leave the ROOM"
Mortified and in tears, she passed out
to brood over her misery and mortifica-
ton alone.
. Colonel Sawyer essayed to begin,
though it was exceedingly hard work,
and he could accomplish nothing but
with almost superhuman effort.
81 mistook the house, sir, that is ALL"
said he. my intentions were perfectly
honorable, and out of this house, sir,
you shall not call them in question with
out being held personally responsible. 1
am quite ready to leave the place, I as
SURF you"
He began to do so.
THAT is very well to say" replied the
jealous husband. 81 should advise you
for the future, however, to be a little
careful before you go into other persons
houses and see if your own number ex-
tends the whole length of the street,"
Colonel Sawyer withdrew, resolved to
have 10 further words with such a crea-
ture. He saw that lie was beside him.
self with jealousy, and he knew. that
speech would be wasted on him.
Perhaps it was a couple of months
after this that a party Of gentlemen lin
gered rather late at. luncheon at a tav-
ern and forgot that it was fairly 4
o'clock in the afternoon until they found
it had long ago struck 6.
They were all jolly fellows. Their eyes
were flashing, and their cheeks were get
ting rosy. The luncheon must have put
them in the best of spirits-or, rather,
the best of spirits in them. Among them
was Mr.. Andrew Frosty.
If there was any n of them p%articu-
larly "mellow," it was but fair to say it
was Frosty. He had evidently improved
his opportunities during the luncheon.
Going out into the bracing air after
such a banquet, Mr.. Frosty began to feel
the effects very sensibly. By hook and
by crook he finally sailed round to the
street in which his domicile stood, push
ing along till he thought he had gone
about where he ought to live and went
up the steps.
After hanging up his greatcoat and hat
in the hall he stepped along to the door
of the dining room and opened it. Who
should suddenly appear to him as he
looked around the room but Colonel
Sawyer's wife. Frosty rubbed his eyes,
stammered, made half a bow, felt wholly
lost and finally gave it up.
81 declared" he exclaimed, looking
blanker thar the wall, GIVE mistaken
the housed"
ooh, no, my dear sir" said Colonel
Sawyer. Immediately rising and going
up to him, ''you have done no such
thing; you know you have not! You
have only stolen in here to bring dis
grace upon my family. I've been sus-
pecting this, sir, for a long time, and
now, sir, I'll just walk out myself with
you and be at the trouble of finding your
own house for YOU"
Upon this the colonel put on his coat
and hat and insisted On accompanying
Mr.. Frosty home. Not a syllable of ex-
PLANTATION would he listen to.
"Oh, no., nor he would say, whenever
Frosty began to apologize. 81 under
stand it all we'll enough. I see how it is.
It's all very well to say you've lost the
way into my house, but 1 should for the
future advise you before going into other
persons houses to just look and see if
your OWL number runs the length of the
street."
just the language Frosty had before
used to him, and just what sealed his
lips. Frosty was ioored completely.
But that was not the best of it. The
colonel insisted on going home with him
and going in, and he offered his services
in such a pleasant yet persistent way
that Frosty could not have shaken him
off, even if he was not himself rendered
submissive by reason of his own NORTH
cation.
The colonel, therefore, went in and
told Mrs. Frosty about it, which so thor
oughly pleased that amiable lady that, in
view of previous circumstances, she set
up a resistless laugh in the face of her
humble lord, in the midst of which his
very polite escort took occasion to quiet
ly withdraw.
But Frosty was thoroughly cured of
his jealousy, for he admitted that it was
quite possible for a respectable man to
mistake even the number of his own
door.-Boston Globe.
A Natural Superstition.
Awoman planning to remain very late