The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-05-25
EMBARRASSING SITUATION.
The Troubles of Very Absent-
Minded Man Over His
Trousers.

A Worcester man once had very dis
agreeable experience with pair of
trousers; or, perhaps, it would be bet
ter to say, without pair of trousers;
Or, on more mature thought, it might
be still better to say with the wrong
pair of trousers, for, outside the fact
that this story is about a pair of trou
tenderest feelings. Any way you put
1t, the experience was disagreeable, and
It determined the man never again to
talk business while dressing to go out.
1t would rot have been sc bad if it had
been dinner, for in such case, by
dexterous and intelligent Management.
Of chairbacks and draperies, and Z
final graceful disposition of the table
cloth, man can accomplish wonders
AS 1T was, the man was scheduled to
take part in reading, and he was to
have no reading desk, so he was really
in an unpleasant position. Another
man came TO see him while hewas dress
ing to go to the reading, and the bust
ness ON which he came was business
that was important to the man with
the trousers, as he may be called to
distinguish him from other men, so
that while he dressed himself perfectly
i'm all other particulars, he neglected to,
take off the gray striped trousers of
his working clothes and to replace them
with the black ones of his evening dress.
This was not so bad, of course, if he
had remembered the first part of the
proposition and forgotten the last
(what an unpleasant thoughtD, but it
was bad enough, and so he believed
when he reached the house where the
reading was to be given and was about
TO go on the improvised stage to
fulfill his part of the programme.
1t was then that he noticed it. He
hastily summoned the hostess, but
even when she arrived the situation
presented some difficulties.
Il must ask you to put off my APP
pearance for little WHILE" he said.
Il have forgotten-er-my glasses.
Can't read a word without EN-
The hostess reminded him with some
distress that his home was long dis
lance away. and that there was no car
-iage at the door at that hour. The
audience will all be gone by the time
you get back" she said.
Can't help it, said the man with
the trousers. What | want to read is
in that particular book, and ] have
brought the wrong one. Must get time
to slip home and change them--change
it, I mean."
"But perhaps can find you a copy
here" said the lady, little puzzled.
Wont do" said the man, becoming
much embarrassed. Il must use that
handkerchief in the reading. Mast go
back for it," And in his excitement
he came out from behind the chair,
and the hostess is believed to have per-
ceiped the cause of all the trouble.
At any rate. she said. smiingly: It'll
cali my husband. He can supply you,
/ am sure"
but it must be black ones-4a black
enc, ] mean," said the man, greatly
agitated.
''He has black one, l am sure,''
said she. and vanished.
When the husband came in he wore
broad grin, and appeared to have
come to a complete understanding in
the matter. 1t did not take long to
arrange things. They went to the hus-
bands room, where. they conducted
swap, and the husband gave the man
with the trousers what ne judged
would do his nerves good, and. sure
enough, it was just the thing, Then
they went downstairs, the reader going
out to read, and the husband standing
in doorway, with portieres arranged
in the position in which he believed
they would do the most good. After
the reading they went upstairs and
snapped again, and the man with the
trousers went home happy.-Worcester
Gazette.