The sun., 1897-08-01
A BREAK IN HIS VACATION.
CAME RACK TO THE CRY FOR a DAY
BEFORE 1T MAS OkER.

a NriEhsor Told ilitn or n Telegram That Hnd
Come Tor Hlm-ChrrEes 81 Conts--SIo Runt.
ed q Up and in Consequence, Hnd to Make
= Trip to New wBrunswick-Borai Osyious.
The man who lives on tho east side wanted tho
,cat and got 1t. It was hoped by those in tho
immediate vicinity that he would keen Quiet
until 10 reached his destination. But, un-
fortunately, he knew tho man next him, and to
aim he said:
II suppose should have let that man take
his scat, by all the unwritton laws Of com.
non deccncy. But with mo conditions are like
he nominative case. 1 have had an exasper.
,ting contact with friends, / went away on
any vacation. There was no understanding
With our ncighbors across tho hau about our
,fTairs, but AS we had often lied for them when
hey didn't want to bo in. we thought they
night attend to any thing for us
I'VE went down to Bollmar. Day before yes
crday came back to the city on business, ex.
2cCtng TO return that night went up to the
rouse and, Of course, saw our neighbor.
" Did you get n telegramf she asked.
"'What telegrami Whenl No; where Is itr
I replied You know q man is always nervous
,bout telegram. At least am. Well, she
explained. A message TO my address. care of
,cr husband, was delivered the night before.
charges 81 cents.
Where is the messagcl I'll pay the charges
[ said.
We sent the message back by tho boy. We
iidn't know where you were, or we would have
mailed it to YOU said my neighbor.
Mailed q telegram roared. why didn't
Fou open 1t, and see what it vast asked.
=" What good would that have doner she
asked. NO matter what 1t was about, we
" L guess IL was Joke, after ALL said. try.
ng to be civil. 1t must have been. You say
he charges were 81 centsi OF course it was
joke, so 1t makes no difference
l" But the messenger came back again with
this morning, she said. I do not think II
vas joke. He said the office man told him II
vas business message
well, by criminee that upset me again. You
sut, womanlike, she was determined 10 make
trouble. OF course, she didn't think she was
Un her Ga 6 Usn
!" 4 never open tho letters or messages of
IS told you did not know where you were,
70 what good would have been accomplishedf
81 reflected minute, and then said: OF
course, OF course. suppose 1t is from some hay
,eed up the spte; wanting to know something
ariff. Just as well. l am glad you didn't
ppen 1t. Thank you very much. ri bet 1t was
Som some of my wife's people. Just like EN-
Il thought 1T was funny, don't you know. SO
uartsrs to lock ap so Could rent return t to Belm2ai 2
heard the bell and gave the responsive push
! boy came up with notification TO the effect
hat q message had been delivered to me. but
hat no one was at home. Did you ever hear OF
nch internal idiocyi 1 scared that boy out Of
is knickerbockers. ! said to him, How the
levil could message be delivered il no one was
erer -, ,,,.,.
Age was ; he didn't know. He thought 1t
nd been sent back
Tie said no didn't know. but he supposed 1t
hs back where it came from. Say-is there
Goeia P1ow anything and iatr tryns S ,s SPfh
bsy,ofa Gd Sor could SGTe sns%es hsss kea
pom me. He came TO tell me there was
message delivered, to me which l hadp t
sSeved r.t s aSons,. hai didn,t say ha hs to TAG
old him to tell the man at the Office to send the
message to klondike, or any cold place. He
emsr On my way out ny faR neRSor 1S put
ace in the crack Of her door and ventured 70
that mad ssss snd call a. a
Ehss bss ssGws Sss A
,ack The boy was Just here. He said so.
=, But they have copy OF it at the Office,
aof Course, I ought to have known that. In
act, l did know il. But she knew it first
thanked her and passed out went 70 the
ts wSo ,hnt he hs IS sens
vim hundred thousand dollars In a libel
mit. ,slared at the young woman on the
"'Have you any message or copy of mes
age for mot asked.
Whats the name pleasef she asked
That u tandem on me- I braced my
elf and repeated the entire history Of the
,onfounded message up to that moment. She
ound copy Of the message. 1t was from
ny fool partner. On business. And the m
FOUNDED cheek @ Of ths. char lie wanted me to
Said he was Just starting on his vacation That 3
DIX horses on me. He thinks | am In the New
fork office attending 10 business. thought he
gas up 10 Yonkers attending TO the factory. l
lon't know why he didn't prepay the message.
lon't know why It should he 81 cents inst cad
go cents o. S5 cents. I know have got to
TO to New Brunswlck on business: No way
get out Of IL. Had to explain by wire TO
py wife at Belmar. Cost me a dollar. And
III have TO go into details and make a dia.
ram 10 boot when see her. Confound my
ieighbOrs. Why don't they attend to their
,wn business Here's Cortlandt street. and
I've got 10 rush for the ferry. Nice vacation
I'm having. Hope / haven't bored you with
ny troubles Good-by."