The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-20
An EMBARRASSING Situation.

A Worcester man once had a very disa-
greeable experience with pair of trous-
ers; or. perhaps il would be better 10 say,
without a pair of trousers;. or, on more
mature thought, it might be still better
to say with the wrong pair Of trousers,
foroutside the fact that this story is about
a pair of trousers, there is nothing to
shock the tenderest feelings, says the
Worcester Gazette. Any way you put IT,
the experience was isagreeabIe, and it
determined the man never again to talk
business while dressing to go out. 1t would
not have been so bad if it had been din
ner, for In such case, by dextrous and
intelligent management of chairbacks and
draperies, and a final graceful disposition
Of the table cloth, a man can accomplish
wonders. AS ID was, the man was sched-
uled 10 take part In a reading, and he was
to have no reading desk, so he was really
in an unpleasant position. Another man
came to see him while he was dressing to
go to the reading, and the business on
which ne came was business that was i'm
portant to the man with the trousers as
he may be called to distinguish him from
other men, SO that. while he dressed him
self perfectly in all other particulars, he
neglected to take off the gray striped
trousers of his working clothesAand to re-
place them with the black ones of his
evening dress. This was not so bad, or
course, as if he had remembered the first
part of the proposition and forgotten the
last (what an unpleasant thoughtD but IL
was bad enough, and so he believed when
he reached the house where the reading
was TO be given and was about to go out
on the improViSed stage to fulfil his part
of the programme.
1t was then that he noticed it. He has
tily summoned the hostess, but even when
she arrived the situation presented some
difficulties.
Il must ask you to put off my appear
ance for a little WHILE" he said. II have
forgotten-er-my glasses. Can't read a
word without en-
The hostess reminded him with some
distress that his home was long distance
away, and that there was no carriage a
the door at that hour 1.-THE audience will
all be gone by the time you get back"
she said.
Cant help it," said the man with the
trousers. What l want to read is in that
particular book, and l have brought the
wrong one. Must get time to slip home
and change them-change it, 1 mean"
But perhaps I can find you a copy
here said the lady, a little puzzled.
Won't do" said the man, becoming
much embarrassed. 81 have to use that
handkerchief in the reading. Must go
back for it." And in his excitement he
came out from behind the chair. and the
hostess is believed to have perceived the
cause of all the trouble
At any rate, she said, smilingly: "Pn
call my husband. He can supply you,
am sure
But it must be black ones-a black one,
1 mean," said the man, greatly agitated.
HE has a black one, 1 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 10 the husbands room, where
they conducted a swap, and the husband
gave the man with the trousers what he
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
a 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,