The sun., 1897-10-03
HUMOROUS SIDE OF LIFE,
rBESH EXAMPLES or TIE WIT AND
UJsDOM OF THE HOUR.

UJsDOM OF THE HoUR.
-o, ,uch sorrow on Tnp-Numerous Letters to
, uIfe from Her HuGbnnd's Friends Gem
n,Irnts the Cnse-NerJ sad Conclusions.
From the chtcnoo Tribune.
"ccnrrc Ferguson what does this meant
Tl,c voice was that Of Mrs. FerRuson-shrill
piercing, and ominous.
"Whn, does what moan !" asked George.
This C,tcr!'
She held 1t up.
"I aura have you been-"
~, Haven't been searching your pockets
You know haven't. l was moving your cont
from this chair and letter fell out This is the
I.ttcr II Is dircc. Ell to you, and it's in woman's
hand. You haven't told me OF any correspond
enc, YOU are carrying on with"
omen it and read it, Laura" interrupted Mr..
Ferguson "lf there any letter in my pocket
ldulu't know it. Go ahead and read 1t. Maybe
r. millinery bill.
Scorning to reply to this Mrs. Ferguson opened
the letter and ran her eye over 1t.
"Oh, vnu didn't know this was in your pocket"
She pipcd You didn't know It! Maybe it's a
millinery bill. is it'll Listen! My dearest
George so you're somebody else's dearest
George. are youi-' My dearest George: When
are you coming to rue agani am very
lonely she is very lonely, is shei oh. you two
faced hypocritc!-'lf you can't come. George,
dearest do writc!-sho wants you to write IL
you can't come. does shei-'You can't think,
dearest George, how miss"
What nonsense are you reading. Laurai'
demanded George, beginning to be reused. "Do
you mean 20 say
~ mean to say I am reading this letter you
told me to read. Mr.. Ferguson. l am reading
this letter found in yonr-that dropped out OF
your pocket. You don't know anything about
It, don't you? You can't think, dearest
George"
"Lauru. arc you fool enough to think that's
ronuinci Don't you know better than to i'm.
agino--'
81 am fool. am I. Mr.. Fergusoni WE'LL I'll
Just show YOU"
Let me see the letter"
Let you &c it What do you want to sec 1t
for! Oh. no, Mr.. Ferrusonl I am going to
keep it and show it TO my mother!'
We'll. hold it so can look at it. I promise
you soemnly will not attempt to take It away
from YOU"
"Tn see that you don't. Hcrelt is. Now look
al it. Stay right where you are, George Feryu
son. Don't you come step noarer!'
"How can see it ten feet awayi Lay 1t down
and then come and tie my hands behind me, II
your afraid III"
"oh, yes, Lay it down and you'll grab it! I
through you! What's the use OF pretend
inE YOU never this before !"
"Thcre doesn't seem to be any use in it-that's
a fact. Nevertheless. assure you, Laura. on
my honor as man"
ON your honor Hmph!
YES. on my honor-h'mph! have never
seen that letter before, never put it in my
pocket, I didn't know 1t was there, am not
anybody elses dearest George, and tn 1t letter is
clumsy fake got up by somebody who wants
to have little fun with me"
II wish l could believe it! Oh, George!
George
(SOOsl
Boys" said George Ferguson the next day
when he went into the office where he was en-
poycd downtown. q that was a good joke some
one OF you played on ME when you put that let
ter in my pocket yesterday, but it threatened to
that the chap who did it will just writ letter
tony wife and tell her it was bit Of fun and
don't want to know who it was. All ask is
that the thing shall be straightened out"
ring at the doorbeIi pertaining to the Ferguson
dwelling and ny ssenger delivered a letter ad-
dressed to Mrs George Ferguson.
She opened it and read:
DEAR MRs FERGUSON: In spirit of mischief
Is!ipDcd a letter in your husband coat pocket
yesterday which fear may have fallen into
your hands, and in order to atone for any mis-.
WIN to say That wrce aS it myss and that It is
purely imaginary. With great respect. sub
This Was signed "Marceilus Hankinson"
Hardly had she finished re lding this when an
other messenger came and left another letter.
1t read thus:
MY DEAR Mrs FERGUSON: have a little
confession make. Yesterday, in thought
less moment. wrote a letter purpOrting to
come fr III some woman and dropped 1t into
your husbands pocket. For fear you may have
seen il take occasion to assume the respOnsi.
hlltv for the clumsy joke and TO apologize for
Il. With great respect. yours sincerely.
Tho signature was "Oliver Pcdunrle."
Then there came another lrtter-aIso by spe
cinl messenger. 1t was Rs follows:
INI,N VI IN M od6
ing YOU, but wish to plead guilty to the perpe
tra ion OF "A foolish joke on your husband yes
terday. wrot" a love letter is!gned Dollie. II
remember rightly and slipped II into Mr.. Fer
gusOn's cont pOckct% Fearing 1t may have met
your eye. | write his to eXoncrntc your husband
and to take upon myself the entire blame for the
silly performance, Respectfnlly yours"
The hcwildcrci woman had hardly pernsef
this note and laid 1t on the parlor table with the
others when fourth came. 1t was to this
effect:
Permit me. my dear Mrs. Ferguson. to atone
for an act OF thouQhtle ssness committed yestcr
day. Yielding 10 u hasty impulse wrote n let
ter to your husband purnor'ing to come from
some feminine admirer. This placed in one o
the pockets OF his cont. unknown to him. AS Il
may posshly have fallen into your hands tax,
the liberty OF assuring you that alone am Il
blame for the stupid joke and to express m!
hearty contritlor.'
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About two hours later Mr.. Ferguson cam
home. He was whstling, with apparent uncon
seriousness of any domestic trouble, past, pres
ent. or to come
George" exclaimed Mrs. Ferguson, in
hGh.pi rhcd voice. AS she met him at the door
where are those other lettersf
ECOSOMY At THE THROTTLE