The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-08-09
FINDS OUT WHO THE LADY is.
A COLT of the Street Car Clears Up the
Mystery for Nsar-Sighted Housewife.

She was young and pretty and had
evidently not been married long. She
got into a street car with friend and
settled herself comfortably in cor
ner; when the conductor came around
there was an admirable squabble over
who should pay the fares, which end
ed in two dimes being simultaneously
offered to him. After he had passed
on she leaned forward and said in an
impressive tone to her companion;
"You know how awful near-sighted
am; l 90 on doing the most awful
things because of it; why, once, in
troduced a man to his fiance, mistaking
him for some one else, and once in the
dusk l mistook papa in the hall for a
burglar and fled screaming down.
stairs"
"It must be very incorvenient to be
so near-sighted," her friend replied.
"Indeed it is Now there is a lady
at the other end of the car who seems
very familiar to me. No, don't look,
she will know we are talking about
her. But l must know her and she is
evidently waiting for me to speak.
Every time | glance that way she is
looking straight at me and then she
turns hastily away. 0. l suppose she
is one of Henry's friends. You know
SO many of them have called upon
me-"
"Perhaps she mistakes you for some
one else," suggested her friend sooth-
ingly. "By the way, how is your new
cook getting on?"
90, she is really a treasure, so neat
and respectful, and such good cook.
| Henry says l am a splendid house
keeper, but the truth is l hardly ever
| know what is to be on the table until
sit down to it."
81 hope you don't tell him that"
"Mercy, no; do wish l knew who
that lady isl believe l will bow to
her; no, she has turned away. She
seems to have on a lovely bonnet, too.
By the way, you should see my new
bonnet; it is a perfect dream. Henry
gave it to me after our first quarrel
and 1 intend to keep it always.
wanted awfuAy to wear it this after
noon, but it looked too much liks
rain"
$50 it does. By the way, Dora lives
in the next square; let us stop in ant
see her. She will be sure to know il
if there is any truth in that report thaf
the Briehys intend to separate.
don't approve of gossip. Still, if there
is anything going on one may as wei
know it"
every true; suppose we do stop
Henry will not be home until Dime
time and the cook will have every
thing ready. What comfort she is
To be sure, Henry says that two peo
pie ought not to drink twenty-eigh
pounds of coffee a month and tha
twelve dollars worth of meat wee
is too much. Still, we must eat it, TO
the cook says she is strict vegetarian
and that the doctor does not allow he
to taste coffee. Well, here is Dora
street, let US get out. do wis
though, / had on my new bonnet
Dora has such lovely taste, and sh
could never afford to get one like it.
As the started out the strange lad
modestly turned her head away.
80, must bow to her as we pass,
she whispered. 81 am sure she is on
of Henry's swell friends"
As they passed the unknown th
car gave a sudden lurch and thre'
the near-sighted lady against the OF
ject of her scrunity. There were tw
starts, two exclamations, one of alarr
and one of horror. A moment late
the bride and her friend stood on th
street corner gazing at each other.
81 should say 1 do know her," sh
painted. "Why, it was the cook, an
she was wearing my new bonnet!"-
ChicGQO Tribune.