Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-01
A LESSON IN puNcruALIrx.
How Bride of sIx Months Was Taught
Useful HoniiIy on IIcIDg Ready.

went into Daisys pretty Nat the othei
day and found ~ dear little mistress seat
! ed In the parlor weeping coplously IIcl
sobs were really heaitrcmling. aud rs Ind
never before seen our dimplcd Daisy cry
was 30 frightened that | came near turning
IN the fire alarm, for my soothing words
and imploring questions utterly failed t.
pacify her. Finally she quleted down lit.
tie, aud between smothcred sobs with quiv-
ering lips she told me her little tragedy.
IL seems that Jnck, her husband OF only
six months, had been too utterly cruel
and fendish and mean and sneaky." Heru
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 ia one OF
the women to whom punctnality ia an IN
known virtue, and it was oyor the question
Of punctuality that the trouble occurred.
Every time they went TO a 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 IL tcarfully
Jack had been known 20 wait more that
an hour, and he was ushally provoked. but
ended by lauphmgly threatening to teach
Daisy u lesson In punctnality sooner or
lator. When they went to dinner or 70
the theater, II was the same way, for she
somehow seemed never 10 be able 10 be
ready In time Finally Jnck announced
that he was going To get theatcr tickets for
the next night and he concluded stcruly.
1.-THE carringe will leave here ut 1880 o'clock
Daisy, and shall expect you to be ready
promptly. You remember the last time
we went to the thcnter we missed the On.
tire first act owing TO your lack Of pune
tuallty"
Daisy listened with her eyes open, but her
active thoughts were planning spriug
hat, and jacks warning fell on ears that
heard not.
The eyentful night came Daisy mp.
peared ut the dinner table In pink negli.
gee and with her curls tightly done up"
so NJ TO be ready on time. But her plans
were all In vain. She was ia the midst OF
her toilet at 7;l5 At 7;2s She had just
powdered" 1.-THE very last thing al.
ways do before put on my dress she OK.
planned.
But the dress was not on at 100. and Jack
gave one glance In ut her door and then
that villain, with hard hcartedness which
Daisy had never supposed him capable of,
yelled IAN Aboardl" and plunged down
the stairs out OF the front door The In.
ctedulous but now alarmed little wife
heard the carriage door slam aud realized
that Jack had actually gone and taken the
tickets with him!
When the full situation dnwned upon
her she threw her powderpuif in one drec.
tion, her dress In another. her hat in Unoth.
or and then collapsed In front Of the mir
ror aud proceeded to 20 into Mysteries in
the most approved style
II wanted to 40 right home to MOTHER
she admitted, but knew Brother Tom
would laugh at me and say it served me
Just right
"WhEt did you do thenp qucrled |.
well, | haven't spoken to Jack today"
she said, with an ominous CLEAN In her
eye, and don't intend to till he apollo
gizes,"
But think IL will be II case OF Greek
meet Greek, and | am also Inclined to be.
lieyet that next time Daisy will be punctual.
Meg Meredith in Chicago News.