Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-11-21
HE WILL ENLIST NEXT TIME.
An Unfortunate stay-at-Home OBJ
serves the Luck OF n Man
Who Was Volunteer.

II lncle IS ever auoincr war L am
going to enlist, regardless of the
cause"
This was the continuation Of din
ner talk at club in this city. The
speaker proceeded;
"The other day I saw Mrs. Blank
trying 30 hail the driver Of an ice
wagon by yelling at him. was dunn
founded. because she Is generally
helpless creature. and ! never heard OF
her interesting herself in any of the
domestic duties of her house. ] mem
toned the unusual occurrence 60 my
wife at dinner, and she said she
thought Il was very commendable in
Mrs. Blank. yentured to reply that 81
was not graceful and that should not
care TO see my wife yelling al an ice
man. or any man.
"'But you see,' reioined my wife as
she passed my cup. Mrs. Blanks hus-
band was q volunteer
"'rrue.' said j, but his command
never got TO the front. NO fault of his.
l admit And now he Is home and is
as healthy and robust as am. He told
me himself his army experience was an
outing for him, and that he never felt
better en- his life
"'Quite true, snid my wife but Mrs.
Blank probably thinks Of what might
have been. / saw her calling 20 the
iceman-she was not yelling, as you
put IL; and she explained 90 me, dear
hat her husband had expressed de-
sire for dish the preparation OF which
required am extra allowance Of ice, and
that MS he had said he had not tasted
The dish IN question since he enlisted
she thought She would have IL prepared,
and In order that there might be no
mistake she just put on her hat and
attended to the. order herself. And !
think il was very sweet of her
~ Immediately changed tie topic.
After cigar | said | would call up
my liyeryman and have him send
around the victoria and team.
thought an evening ON Riverside in the
face of the moon about the proper
hing As ] was starting 10 the tele-
phone my wife put herarm around my
neck and said she had sent the team
around to Mrs. Blanks because Mrs.
Blank had said That Mr. Blank had not
been out for drive since he enlisted.
"Last Saturday ! concluded ! would
give my wife a bit OF surprise. and az
len o'clock I'm the morning ] chilled her
over the wire and told her TO have the
man bring her TO pier so-and-so, and 10
bring her traps for bit OF cruise.
She thanked me. and said / was
thoughtful, and put in some very prct-
" talk. She said in the same ireacle
one:
Say Jim. dear, do You care II Mr.
and Mrs Blank join us?
'Why2' I shouted back. They had
he rig the other day when wanted H.
Confouud it, emit we have our yacht
one night alone?' esked
"Well, I waited minut, Sos the ef
feet, and then l heard her voice, low
and sweet. Jim, dear, ] know 81 was
not Just right, but had asked then
10 20 aboard This evening after yoi
came up. / was going to surprise you
And Mrs. Blonl, said Mr.. Blank had no
been on q yacht since he enlisted.
thought IL would be nice
"And so it goes. Mr.. and Mrs Blanl
were at card party at my house, an,
my wife said she hoped I would no
skin Mr.. Blank as I used TO do, because
he had not been TO q card party since
he enlisted. Mr.. Blank sent over fol
ny fishing outft-you know that out
it, which cost me $500 three years ago
never had IL out but twicel Well, / wal
out of town, and my wife sent il over
nd when / howled about it. she sale
Door Mr.. Blank had not been fishing
since he enlisted.
"And now Mr.. and Mrs. Blank an,
my wife are away up in the Adiron
lacks, cause Mr.. Blank has not beer
anywhere since he enlisted. And whei
he looks at me and sees me gettinl
red in the face he shuts one eye an,
avs: Jim, You missed It when yol
didn't enlist Why, darn his head hl
hasn't been out of the statel"-N. y
sun.