The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-10-26
HOW SHE CURED Him.
Eer Husband Was ForgetfuI, but He Wa
Taught a Lesson.

\ lady in one of the suburban towns
has begun with much success to break her
husband from forgetting to mail her let
tiers. The other morning. when he started
INTO town IN the 7 o'clock train to his
Office he told her he was anxious to go to
a dinner that evening, but that he could
go without her. She didn't care for
the dinner, but to please him she would
come in at s O'Clock and go with hin. 1t
was necessary for her to SEQ some people
tlsi, however, SO she would know where
che could meet him, and she would lei,
him know by letter sent under a special
delivery stamp either in the noon mail OF
a later one so he would be sure to get it.
Then she told him to wait a minute or
two, and she went up stairs and back
again W it'll a letter.
Now, DEAR" she said, THAT is an i'm
portant letter for a person in town, and
you mustn't forget it under any circum-
stances. I'll put it in your pocket myself
go you will be sure to remember it."
She put the letter in very carefully, and
he buttoned his coat over it for greater
security.
IN remember" he said, "and don't
you forget to let me know where you will
meet me. The dinner is at 8, you know,
and you can come in on that $50. I'd
meet you at the train, but l have some
thing extra to 10 to get ready, and you
Gun fix a meeting place and let me know
She promised she would, and with a
hurried kiss he ran away to catch his train.
He had a good day and was feeling pref
ty well, thinking about the dinner up I'M
til the noon delivery. No letter came, and
he worried some until 8. No letter came
then, and he waited until 4. No letter,
and then he began to get mad, After a
half hour of saying bad words he thought
Of the telegraph and at once snnt a dis.
patch to his wife.
No letter. Where will you meet me?"
She waited until the $50 train had
gone, ard then she answered.:
Telegram received. Six thirty gone
Can't come"
This she sent collect. When he got it.,
he tore around the office like a crazy man
for another half hour. He couldn't 60 to
the dinner, and he couldn't get home in
time for one, SO he had to buy himself a
frugal meal at the restaurant across the
street. At half past 8 he reached home,
and he wouldn't speak to his wife. She
let him go awhile, and then she began to
come at him gradually, but not on the
subject of the dinner. She had tried that
when he first came in.
Henry" she said, "did you mail that
letter l gave you this morning?"
Don't talk to me about letters" he
growled. "a wife that will treat her hus
band as you have treated me today isn't
deserving of having anything done for
her, and 1 want to say right now
Don't get excited, Henry" she inter-
rupted in the very gentlest voice. II
know you feel disappointed, but tell me
If you mailed that letter."
II don't know whether 1 did or not, :"
he answered like an angry boy, land l
don't care. No, l didn't" he went on as
he took it from his pocket and threw
it into her lap. There it is, and I'm
glad of it,"
Look at it, Henry" she said, handing
it back to him.
He took it sulkily and looked at the ad
dress. 1t was to him and had a special
delivery stamp on it.
whats thisY" he asked.
Read it, dear"
He did, and in it was everything he
wanted to know and everything that
would have made the place of meeting
clear and everything else right, and he
mad carried it around in his pocket all
day.
My DEAR" he said very humbly, .'will
yon call it square?'-Detroit Free Press.