New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
LIKED THE GREEN TICKETS


JUST WHERE SHE WANTED TO GO.
It was his first vacation in five years. He had
been anticipating for a month and telling all his
friends about it. You all know the man who
hasn't had a vacation in five years-who hasn't
had day away from the Office in all that time.
He is so busy telling about his wonderful appli-
cation to business that the casual listener who
hears it for the third or fourth time vaguely
wonders why ne goes away at all. it sub.
tracts from his repertory a part that ne loves
to play so we'll Whatever his feelings on the sub
jet may be, the fact remains that he was going
to take a vacation of two weeks. and his wife
was going with him. His wife was somewhat of
A disturbing factor as will be shown. After he
made up his mind to take this vacation he told
every one he met about it, and incidentally, ex-
ploited the fact that he had earned it, as he
hadn't been away for five years. Naturally the
one to whom he confided this interesting infor-
nation would inquire sympathetically:
Where are you going for your outing?"
Here was here the wife entered a disturb
ing factor The man scratched his head and
said vaguely:
Well you s--e l don't know just yet. want
10 go to the seashore, but my wife wants TO go
70 the mountains. and We haven't decided which
would be best, but" here he frightened up
wonderfully and added 1--WE are going some
where, as l need the rest"
The wife being an unknown quantity. and her
strength of character and fxedness or purpose
being problenatical, the friend would naturally
be in doubt as 10 where the excursion party
would eventually land. Aside from these Drlef
bursts OF confidence TO friends and acqualntances
the man went on preparing for his vacation, but
seemingly did not reach any decision as to where
be would go. When he was leaving the ONCE
he was asked where he could be communicated
with and in reply he rubbed his chin refecuveiy
and said
IN telegraph-you see-er-we haven't decld-
cd yet where we will 60
While packing the trunks the discussion as 10
the terminus of the Journey was continued
The trunks were finally packed and everything
ready and still no decision The man said testify
both had maintained their tempers wonder
fully well under such trying conditions:
We'll we have TO go somewhere. We can dis
cuss il in a cab going to the railroad station.
We might as well go up there anyhow. We VIII
have to go there anyway
So a cab was called. On the way 10 the sta
ton the matter was discussed more fully. Ar
irving at the station, they walked up TO the WIN
dow still unsettled IA TO the probable route.
The woman, VINO nau Iiidue hO apparent ''-P
sion unon her husbands will. said sweetly
"Oh, do let us see what the tickets look ike
So she peered through the window at the huge
ticket stand. and ran her eye up and down the
different COMPARTMENTS. The man looked also.
Then the woman said enthusiastically:
"Oh, like those pretty green tickets up there
with the picture on the back. Let US get some
Of them"
The man said they certainly did look pretty
and added:
Give me two of those tickets" indicating the
ones his wife had designated as being pretty
The agent eyed both as couple OF lunatics- but
handed out the tickets. remarking terseiy:
.Thirty-nine dollars and sixty cents
81 guess we will get somewhere for that
price" said the man as he paid the money with
out a murmur. The woman picked up the tickets
with pretty little exclamation, and sand
sveetly:
why these will take US away up to Schrooh
Lake in the Adirondacks Isn't that lovely
jus, what we wanted. dear"
The man swore mentally, but outwardiy agreed
that /, was too nice for words. Then they got
or the train and started They had an eX-
cellent time and have been going there every
year since and always report having ehJoyeo
themselves Immensely. That was SIX years ago
The man doesn't talk vaguely about MS Faca-
ton any more and is robbed Of the JOY CT re-
ferrix, 10 an unbroken stretch OF constant at
tentiOn 70 business.