The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-03
! LESSON IN puNoTuALlrx.
How Bride Of six Months Was Tsusht Z
tsiNtseful Houiiy on Being Ready. !

How Bride Of six Months Was Taught .
tsi Useful Homily on Being Ready. X
Invent into Daisy's pretty fat the other
lay and found its dear little mistress scat
I'd In the parlor weeping copiously. Her
sobs were really heartrending, and as had
never before seen our dimpled Daisy cry ]
was so frightened that I came near turning
In the fire alarm, for my soothing words
and imploring questions utterly failed to
pacify her. Finally she quieted down lit
tie, and between smothered sobs with quiv-
sring lips she told me her little tragedy.
1t seems that Jack, her husband of only
six months, had been "too utterly cruel
and fendish and mean and sneaky." Here
Daisy grew hysterical, and had to bring
out the smelling salts before she could pro-
coed. Jack had been an angel for six
months, she affirmed, but Daisy is one Of
the women to whom punctuality is an un-
known virtue, and It was over the question
Of punctuality that the trouble occurred.
Every time they went to party Jack got
ready and then waited from half an hour to
an hour for Daisy to finish dressing. Some
times-the little wife admitted 1t tearfully
Jack had been known to wait more that
an hour, and he was usually provoked, but
ended by laughingly threatening TO teach
Daisy q lesson In punctuality sooner or
later. When they went to dinner or 10
the theater, 1t was the same way, for she
somehow seemed never to be able to be
ready In time Finally Jack announced
that he was going to get theatet tickets for
the next night, and he concluded sternly,
1.-THE carriage will leave here at 1880 O'Clock,
Daisy, and shall expect you to be ready
promptly. You remember the last time
we went to the theater we missed the en-.
tire first act owing to your lack Of pune
tuality."
Daisy listened with her eyes open, but hel
active thoughts were planning new spring
hat, and Jacks warning fell on ears that
heard not.
The eventful night came. Daisy ap
peared at the dinner table In pink negli
gee and with her curls tightly done up
80 as to be ready on time. But her plans
were all in vain. She was in the midst Of
her toilet at 7;15. At 7:2s st.s had just
powdered" 1.-THE very last thing al
ways do before put on my Dress" she ex
planned.
But the dress was not on at 7;S0, and Jack
gave one glance in at her door, and then
that villain. with a hard heartedness which
Daisy had never supposed him capable Of
gclieu all ADObrul duu piuuBeu uoWi
the stairs out Of the front door. The in
credulous but now alarmed little wifi,
heard the carriage door slam and realized
that Jack had actually gone and taken the
tickets with himl
When the full situation dawned upor
her, she threw her powder puff in one direc
ton, her dress in another, her hat in anoth
err and then collapsed in front of the mir
| rp Ha1 IN no int 4
the most approved style.
II wanted to go right home to mother.
she admitted, but I knew Brother Ton
would laugh at mo and say it served m,
just right"
what did you do them" queried l.
"Well, haven't spoken to Jack today,
she said, with an ominous CLEAN in he
eye, land don't intend to till he apollo
giEes."
But think it will be case of Greel
meet Greek, and l am also inclined to be
tlieye that next time Daisy will be punctual
Meg Meredith in Chicago News.