The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-12
SHE WOULDN'T STAY.
How n Much Married Man Succeeded with
His Wife.

old man, you're just the fellow Pm looking
LOT. Come around to my house tonight,
will you? Wife away. Stag party. You
understand.
Dashaway-Game?
Wltherby-Of course Will YOU be there,
Dashaway-Will 1 be there? viii the
sun seta You bet will, old man.
Witherby--All right. I'll count nm Won
Ta-tal
Dashaway-So long.
Witherby Injecting Kingley)-Just the
man I'm looking for. Come around to NV
house tonight, will your
Kingley-What's going on9
Witherby--Oh, little jollhcation. Pic.
ture cards on a green table, and all that
sort Of thing"
Kingley-Why, when did your wife 60,
Witherby-She goes on the noon train to-
day. l know your wife has gone, old chap,
and 1 thought you would like to Join us.
Is 1t go2
hlngley-Why, certainly. just the thing.
You can rely ON me, old man. I'll be there.
Witherby-All right. So long.
Kingley-Au revoir.
Witherby meeting Bingo)-Wife awayP
Bingo-Yes Left yesterday.
Witherby NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mine
leaves today on the noon train. Come
around and join the boys at my house to-
Bingo (smiling)-What do you want to
do-rob me of all have9
Witherby-Oh, no. Well give you a
chance for your life. How is itP Will you
Gomez
Bingo-You know Pm too much of pa
triot to go back on the red, white and blue.
I'll be there, old fellow. You can count Oh
me. BY by
Witherby, after stopping at several places
on his way to order various connections and
implements, arrives home ut D. M, tired
and dusty, but radiant with anticipation.
The first person he meets on entering his
house is his wife.
Witherby (aghast)-Wh-why- Gao
sar. Sarah, where did you come from?
Mrs. Witherby-I c-c-couldn't go, dear
Witherby-Couldn't gol Why not?
WHAT'S the matter? Miss the trainP Didn't
you have money enough? Why, you could
have sent for it.
Mrs. Witherby-No, no, dear. That's not
it, But when the time came Just couldn't
make up my mind. Thought of you being
here all alone, and how hard it would be-
and (sob) of all your devotion to me, and
sod how much l loved you, and just
couldn't sob make up my mind to CO.
Witherby kissing her soothingly)-Of
course, my dear, it is hard and no one
knows it better than do-patting her on
the back and thinking to himself all the
while: Great Scott, what am to do? She's
got to go. Ii she stays, she'll never forgive
me, and yet if l oppose her she will STAY
anyway. Quick, old man, brace up No
time to lose. No opposition. and let her
have her own way for a starter" OF course
darling, wouldn't have you go for any
thing if you didn't want to.
Mrs Witherby-I just knew you would
Init -
to have you love mo Sc, and you don't
want me to go, do you, dear2"
Witherby-Why, of course not, darling
(refiectively). But 1 knew you wouldn't
go anyway.
Mrs. Witherby-Did you (smilng)? How
did you guess it?
Witherby-I knew how hard it would
be. You know, you didn't want ME to go
to the train with you, and suspected that
when the time came you wouldn't have the
courage. I told Bingo so today, and he
laughed at me. Why" says he, my
wife is mighty glad to get away for few
weeks rest" You don't know my wife,"
says |. "She isn't happy unless she is by
my side" We'll" says he II should
think you would get tired of that sort of
thing" "Tiredr' says l. "Of course not.
why, the woman can't help loving me so :"
Mrs. Withcrby-Did you tell him that?
Wltherby-Of course. Why, you are not
ashamed of your love for me, are you, dear
est?
Mrs. Witherby ignoring the question:
think You are just h6rrid to say such
things. You know am not your slave.
Wltherby-Certainly not, my dear. But
you are perhaps a trihe--er-more depend-
ent on me than other women are on their
husbands.
Mrs. Witherby--Im not.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to kiss herr
Why should've you be? / don't mind.
Mrs. Witherby-Indeed You are not
conceited one bit, are you9 Oh, no. De
pendent! Umphl The ideal Where is that
time table?
Witherby-Time tablet Why, surely
you-
Mrs. Withcrby-Yes, 1 am. Here it is
Cunning it over. The next train leaves at
.. | can catch it, Run out and get me n
carriage.
Witherby-But be reasonable, dear.
Mrs. Witherby-Reason indeed! De-
pendent! Well, I'm not going to be laughed
at by any woman. Come, hurry upl
Wtherby-Won't you please stay?
Mrs. Witherby-No l won't!
Witherby-Well, if you take that view
OF it, my dear, have nothing to say. I'll
have that carriage around here in three
minutes.
Mrs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. never saw
him so spry before. Dependent! The idea.
Witherby Crushing out wildly, to him
selD-Come on, boys!-Tom Mason in
Harper's Bazaar.