The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-03-14

A lady Ia one Of the suburban towns
tss begun With much tuccess to bresk ber
husband from forgetting to mail her lelI
ters. The other corning when he started
INTO town Oh the 7 o'clock train to his Of
ice lie ttld her be Was arXlous TO go to
din - tEst evening" but that be could
not 40 without her. She di int care for
the dILUer. but TO please him she would
eolnalG O'Clock aud 90 With bin, 1t was
uectssgry for her to SEE come people hrs'
however, go she would kuow where she
cot i'd meet blm, and she would let him
know ty letter sent under especial deIlv
ery stamp other 10 the noon mail or a lat
er one 20 he would be sure TO get 1t. Ihen
she told him to wait minute or two aud
she went up sttirs sud back again with a
letter,
Now, dear, she said, that Is an lmpor
taut letter for person IN town, aud you
mustn forget 1t uuder any clrcumstanI
ces. I'll put it 10 yonr pocket myself so
Won will be sure to remember it,
She put the letter IN very csretully,snd
he buttoned bis coat over it Dr great
security.
III remember, be said, and don't you
foseet to let me know where you will
meet me. The dinner Is at S, you know,
and you can come in on that 6:3O' Id
meet you at the train, but ! have some
thing extra to do to get ready, aud you
can fix meeting place and let me know.
She promised she would, end with a.
hurried hiss be ran away to catch bis
tram.
He had good day aud was feeling rret
ty well, thinking about the dinuernp uD-
til the noon delivery No letter csme,and
he worried some uutil g. No letter came
then, and be waited until No letter
and then be began to get mad. Alter o
half hour Of saying bad words be thought
Of the telegraph and at once sent dis
patch to bis wife.
No letter. Where will yol meet me?
She waited until the $50 train bad gone,
aud then she answered:
Telegram received. Six thirty gone
Can't come.
This she sent collect. When be got 1t,
he t,re around the Office Ike crazy man
70, another bslf hour. He couldn't go to
ID, inner and be couldn't get home IN
TIL. for one, so be hs1 to buy himself a
fru al meal bt the restaurant across the
street. At half past be reached hcme'
and be wouldn't speak to hia wife, She
let him ) awhile, and then she began to
come at him gradually, b1t not on the sub
iect of the dinner. She bad tried that
" ben be first came iD.
Hepry, she sold, did you mail chat Ieh
ter gave you this morning.
Don't talk to me atont letters he grow
led. A wife that will treat her husband
a. you have lreuted me today leu t deserV'
ing Of having sn, tuing done for her, aud
| want to say right now
DJu'tg,t c1cl,ed Henry, she interrupt
m the very geutlest voice. ! know you
feel dissppoio'el, b.t tell me il you mail
ed hist letter.
| don't know whether dii or not, he
answered like sn angry boy, and | don't
care. No, dilhtbe went on as be took
1t IN his pocket aud threw 1t into he'
lsp. Thtrs it's, and In glad Of IT.
Look at 1t, Henry, she said, handing 1t
back TO him.
He took it suklly and looked at the sd
dress. 1t was to him and bad special
delivery stamp on It,
What's tbis? be asked.
Read 1t, dear
He dtl, aud 10 it Was everything be
varted 10 know and everything that
would have made the place Of meeting
clesr snd everything else night and be
bsd csniei 1t srouad IL It's pocket slI
day.
My dear, he said very baubly, will yon
call Il tqusre2