The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-06-27
THEIR FIRST QUARREL.
She Thought the Letter Was From Wo-
man, and 1t Was.

She Thought the Letter Was From a Wo-
man, and It Was.
Husbanl-I got an interesting letter
from your father today.
Wife-Oh, where is it?
Husband-In my pocket somewhere
let me see-isn't it wonderful what a wad
of letters will accumulate in fellow
pocket in a few daysl It is somewhere
among these. Oil Tie shuffies a letter out
of the way and slips it into his pocket-)
Wife-What letter was that?
Husband-What letter was what?
Wife-You know well enough The one
you shuffled out of the way and put into
your pocket.
Husband-Ah, here is your fathers let
ter.
Wife-Give me that other letter.
Husband-What other letter? 1t was
your fathers was looking for.
Wife-Yes, 1 know, but l want to sea
the one you slipped into your pocket
Rusband-Which pocket?
Wife-Dont be provokingi The size
pocekt of your coat.
Husband-This pocket?
Wife-Yes.
Husband-Oh, you don't want to SCI
that letter.
Wife-Yes, 1 do. Show it to mel
Husband-I really can't, my dear.
Wife-Why not?
Husband-I don't want you to see it.
Wife-Why not?
Husband-Come, dear, don't teasei
Here is your fathers letter.
Wife-Whom is that letter from2
Husband-From very respectable Per
son, / assure you.
Wife-A woman?
Husband-Um-
Wife-Now, I must see it!
Observation-Disclosures don't insist on get
ting it.
Wife-Why not? Does it contain any
thing you would be ashamed to have NE
know?
Husband-No, indeedI
Wife-Anything L have no right to
know?
Husband-Oh, mol
Wife-But it contains something you
don't want me to know.
Husband-No, it doesn't. Please read
your fathers letter.
Wife-Does the woman who wrote that
letter say anything about me?
Husband-No-yes- don't know.
Wife-There is something about that
letter you are ashamed of.
Um-er-no-er-why don't
you read your fathers letter?
Wife-I'n never forgive you If you don't
| show me that letter.
Husband-You will never forgive me Ii
| / do.
Wife-John, didn't we promise when we
were married that we wouldn't have any
! secrets from each other?
Husband-But this is no secret.
| Wife-Then why don't you show 1t to
me! l never thought you would treat me
| like this. (Gets ont her handkerchief.)
J Husband-Mv dear, it is SO as not to
! hurt your feelings that don't show it to
| you.
Wife (soEoing)-You are very tender of
my feelings, l must sayl From another
womani And you won't show it to me!
(Sobs violently.)
! Husband tell you it is not from an
II: other womanl
6 Wife-I never thought you would stoop
to tell me an untruth. You said q moment
ago it was from another woman.
INSTRUMENTATION mel I said from q
woman.
.Wife-WeI, how can it be from WON.
an and not from another woman? Such
evasions are unworthy of you'll (Begins sob
bling again.
Husband (defiant1y)-Well, if you must
see it, you mustl Here it is. (Throws il
on the table near her.)
Wife (still sobbing)-I won't look at il
nowl You might have shown it at first
Is lbs for few moments, then steals a lool
at the letter. Then she takes it in hel
handy Why, it has not been opened. Well
if 1 everl The letter gave you to pos
last Tuesday. oh, OIL Springs to hel
feet and faces him. He still looks defiant.
Tableau.-Truth.