The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-04
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HEARD HIMSELF SCORED
s.HOrrid' Man W Ouid Not surrender
HIS seat Between Two Women.
ST. Joseph New:

a young lady from the South is visiting
her married sister in ST Joseph this week.
The married sister is the wife of a lawyer
who is probably the meanest man in town.
Anyhow. ne has played mean trick on his
wife and her sister.
The lawyers Wife and her sister said
they wanted to go 10 the theater. and the
lawyer was 10 get seats for them. They
decided to go 20 the matinee. ana instruct
ed him 10 ger them Two seats in a certain
row. He went TO the box office and bought
the seats. hut when he took them home
II was found that they were not together.
The seat between the two he mad pur-
chased was taken he said
But we told YOU 10 get them together
said his Wife. so that we could talk 10 each
other and enjoy TIE play better"
"All the other seats were taken" said
the lawyer. There wasn't another one
left in that row. and YOU told me TO get
them there
There was a great deal OF worry in that
household about those seats. II Just
know" said the lawyers wife, that some
horrid man has got that seat between ia.
He Will wait until the curtain goes IN.
and then he will crowd in. We can't talk
with each other az all. II We try TO talk
to each other past him he will think We
are trying 10 attract his attention. and
perhaps he will try 10 talk TO us We
might as well be on opposite sides OF the
house as 10 have man propped up be-
tween rs that way. do wish my hus-
band had lit;le Judgment about such mat
ters
Maybe he camd get the seats changed =
said the sister. land then that man will be
welcome 10 the lone seat ne has bought
in that row. all by himself
The lawyer took the tickets and pre-
tended to 81 back 10 The theater with
them. He said there We're no more seats.
and that they would have 20 take those
two ar stay AZ homo. He had made all
kinds Of efforts - get two seats together.
he said but 4 coudn't be done
= must he q good play. then" said his
wife. If the seats are all sold now. I
guess we had better go. just to spite tina.
old man who IS going 10 sit there between
rs al the time, ! know he Will 60 out
between The acts every time, and one OF
us will have to get Up to let HIN pass
Then he will come h4a X chewing cloves.
and believing that nobody wIll know why
h. wen, cast. That is The wav men do
when they 50 70 the theater alone"
The dav they were TO go 70 the thea ter
the Two women adopted new rule The
.awyer heard them taking II over. but re
DID not say n word.
I'm teli you what well do" said his
wife ~ her sister, When ne get there
ard tnat man comes In TT ask him 10
rha1ee seats with one or rs. so thar 80
can ~ together. That viii b. all right.
an3 whcn We have exchanged seats We
thank him and then give him th. cod
shoulder
T,t@ wicked husband s;epped into the
n~N' room - laugh. lie made his escape
from the house as quickly rs possible.
afraid that his face would h.tray hsm.
The two ladies' weHt 70 tho theafer. end
sure enough. " 3e1 ire curtain vent II,
therw VAS the vacant seat between them.
Il nave good mind 20 lake H." said
or" q Them 'Naen that man comes IN
he mish1 not know the difference
They decided. though that the man
mi&at make iroie;e about i ard 3e~a.n;es,
(se sea.s Tor whseh they ns.d tbs checks.
Presently t1e n1a8 who had lsaen discuss
st 80 ma"h came tn. one ST Ia, ladies
stood up % let him pass and both vpre
- angry that trey would nat ftnbS at h{,r7
Tie seated himself between them
A6aIs frat time TIE twg, aides s.3ls a
kask "a: atm The lawyers wife ree,wntrf 4
her husband. and her sister ss "a sseY bro. b
eF-sa-tas ie MS the horrtd man