The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-11-23
HEP WRITING TABLE,

the purpose. oh, yes, it has a good n,apv
addresses in it, but l an afraid baytn't
put down most peoples numbers cor,eo, II,
so | hardly ever use it. l think il IS RI
ways better to put a dash instead Of n
number when you writo to people, don't
you? Postmen are so Intelligent"
II there is everything l want at the
writing table, l might also suggest-onlv,
of course, ] wouldn't be such a brute
That there are several things upon it which
] don't want.
h principal articles on tho table are
rs follows: A penwiper, with a group of
silver dachShunds on the top; two vases of
flowers and an art" pot with buirusbcs
In ii, q patont con:riyance for moisteninp
stamps, two large pockets of dress rat
terms cir not returned in ten DAYS, will
be charged 81. Cd. ~, a magnifying glass,
II massive silver inkstand with "a receptacle
Ion ink about lie size of u lhiinble inside,
u knowing looking cashbox without "A
key, q china monkey, two quill pens with
broad points, their feathers stiff with gum,
having hcun lately used 10 paste pictures
in n scrarboCk, u photograph frame of
untasrnishable metal, u case for post cards,
n case for twire, IA case for almanac cards,
n case for stnrAps (Hll these cmpty) and Il
cHsS ihf I5f;fti' raw tifobD.
"oh, do YOU want some note paper?' my
lady eXelaims in u tone III which natural
surprise minclcs with pretty impatience
fer not having noticed my want sooner.
1t Is in the right hand drawer. You open
1t with Il paper kniia-loJs, Hike this"
I'm afraid tler,ii no note paper here
says my lady, pushing her slender hand,
lace ruilies and all, 10 the back of the
Ire, xr,., ..Kl
patterns and aqnantity Of unpaid bills,
but III run and get some from papa's
study"
"Oh, no; DON'T"
"Why not?''
81 don't know. Stay here. Show me
again how this drawer opens"
Nonsense; the drawer Is opon, and it
Is nearly post time"
MY letter Is not important"
but you said 1t was"
II dom think it Is now"
"Oh, rather quickly, ~ think I should
like to get you that note paper"
and now'-laying it before me-"you
must write your letter quickly if you want
to get it of in time. And you mustn't
talk any more
II won't. But Isn't there something
rather bunIpy in this blotting book"
"Oh, yes, that is chocolate. l always
keep it in tho pocket of my blottcr, and
then my maid doesn't cat 1t. Take it out
while you are writing, but put 1t back
again"
Wont you take 1t out for MOP"
\ But you may eat some Of 1t If you
Ike"
My lady sits down in "A basket chair-it
creaks acknowledgement takes her kitten
on her knee. Tho kitten makes playful
pats ut her with his paws, crouchcs down
on her kne" md springs at her hand, fas-
tening his claws In her lace. My lady
shakes her head reprovingly, then seizes
him and holds him close to her and pre-
end to kiss him.
"You don't seem to be getting on with
your letter very quickly"
Il can't bear TO sit here and see that cat
destroy your rufflos."
kitty and will take another chair"
Come now; that's not fair
"It's nearly post time. You really must
got on with that letter"
"Woll, will you go back and sit in the
basket chair?"
"No."
81 can't write unless you do"
That's silly"
ut Is true"
"Oh, we'll"
The basket chair begins to creak again.
l wish l could remember what was GO
ing to say In this letter. / really would
get on with it If l could, but for the life
of me 1 can't remember what l was going
to write about. The kitten has gono on a
tour of discovery round tho room, and my
lady sits with lightly folded hands looking
out of the window.
The china monkey grins at me-. / do
wish 1 could remember what l wanted to
say. suck the top of my pen; 1t tastes
bad.
Presently my lady looks round. When
she turns her head, 1t just makes a man
feel inclined to stare helplessly at her and
wonder how she does it. All the old
SMILES about swanlike movements and
fowerlike grace seem horribly inadequate
when my lady turns her head. She bends
1t q little forward as she turns 1t, and,ono
secs the wonderful lines of Ter neck and
shoulder and the contour of her cheek,
clear cut against the light from the win
dow.
"You are quite sure you have every
thing you want?"
1t is possible that she has been expect
Ing to hear Ito scratching of my pen on
the paper for some time past.
II am quite sure l haven't"
"Oh, l am so sorry" says my lady. She
rises from her chair and comes half way
across tie room toward mo. Then she sees
mo looking Mt her, and she stops.
"You knew meant writing materials"
she says, with terrible severity.
"But There isn't any ink"
con ,ipYrl Has IL tlnin1 nm pCoin9b
ut has, and ! am quite sure these pens
l aun - "a -.