Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-11
LIKED TO BE ON TIME.
so NH. jossoN TOLD MRS. JossoN
REGARDING THE THtATER.
And the Good Wife Was Inconsider-
ate Enough Ia Take Him nt His
Word. Much IN His Disgust and Tn
qualified Amaxement.


Word. Much to His Disgust and Tn.
qualified Amaxement.
Mrs. JObsou." said Mr.. Jobsol
| when he got home at 1870 the other
afternoon. Just let me take this early
opportunity TO remind you again thai
we're scheduled 10 go TO the theatei
this evening. Ii is my desire and pur
| pose 10 reach the theater in time tG
see the rise OF the curtain on the frs:
| act, for once in the whole course OF
my married life this evening. | wan,
| 10 see the beginning of the show.
| was unable to get aisle seats. and
| feel unwilling on this particular occa-
| sion 10 trample seven or eight unof-
Tending men and women underfoot in
order to reach my seat just II minutes
| after the performance has begun.
when the orchestra is rendering shiv-
cry music and the abused and starving
woman with the diamonds is narrat-
ing the history of her life Nor do |
! feel resigned this evening to the spec
tacle of your completing Your toilet
on the street after we start. lust see
if you cant tog out in time for us TO
make the break for The cars some
where in the neighborhood of 1:30.
and you'll! do me favor
Mrs Jobsou smiled and superintend
ed the setting of the table. The dinner
passed off quietly. After dinner Mr..
.Iobson settled himself in his easy chair
and buried himself in The Star. Dark
ness began TO creep on apace. as the
lady novelists put il. and he iilumi
mated the house. When he finished
The Star lie picked up the copy of
David Harum' that Mrs. Jobson had
been reading and plunged into it.
This is the stuff they've been max
ing such row about" muttered Mr..
.TObson to himself when he sat down
with the book. and in less than eight
minutes he had read II pages of it and
had forgotten his name and number.
Mrs. Jobsop had disappeared up stairs
some time previously. but he didn't
even hear her moving about in her
dressing room. After awhile, howev-
er. she called him.
ITS getting late" she said. Aren't
you going to begin TO dress?'
''Uh huh" replied Mr.. JobsOn, turn
ing over a page. He had only an indis-
tinct idea of what she was saying.
Ten minutes later she called to him
again.
Il am pretty nearly ready" she said,
and it's 7:30 Aren't you going to
change your clothesf"
''Um-m. uh huh" answered Mr.. job
SON. unconsciously digging into his
pocket and pulling out another cigar,
which lie didn't light, but chewed on.
He was too much engroSSed with the
book
At 7:25 Mrs. Jobson tripped down
stairs all ready. Even her gloves We're
buttoned.
"Weil?" said she. smiling ut Mr..
Jobson
"Huh?' he inquired. looking up at
her. Where are you going:
1T seems to me that we had intend
ed attending some theatrical perform /
ance this evening. had we not?
Mr. Jobson surveyed her in a mysti-
fed way and then pulled out his watch.
by iing believe there was some /!
thing said about the theater this even
ing" he exclaimed. "How's it happen
that you're all ready? And why didn't
you Just Tip me off. by the way. that il
was time for me to be getting arrayed I
in purple and fine linen:''
81 4
Mrs. .Iobson.
He laid the book down and regarded
her severely.
Called me several times. hey" said
he skeptically. Mrs JObson. don't
claim to be getting any younger like
some people know but it's simply out
of the question for you to attempt 10
make me believe that I'm as deaf as a
post. Don't you suppose | could have
heard you if you had leaned over the
baniSterS. and talked above "a whisper:
But see through your little game.
Just because happened to remind you
this lfternoon that il would be :; good
scheme for you TO be ready on time you
figured that i; would he funny to sneak
UP stairs ut about 80 walk around on
tiptoe while you fixed Up and permit
me to doZe off in. my chair here. just
sc;s you could have il Oh NE about not
being ready myself S'pose you thought
that was d really subtle scheme and
hard TO see through. ieyt''
And he went mutteriug up stairs TO
get ready. He found the buttons all
placed in his shirt and everything laid
out on the chairs. but still he muttered.
Mrs. jobson fidn't stand in the hall
and shout up4o him, Hey. there, are
you going 10 he all night getting those
buds ou?" as Mr.. .IobSon would have
done under reversed circumstances.
At $40 he clomped down stairs with
his tie very much niuSscd and at one
side. his hair parted in several different
places and with the Sanguinary marks
If several cuts he had inflicted upon
himself in shaving still showing quite
They reached the theater
II $40. and seven persons had 10 stand
10 let Them pass to their seats. Mr.
lobson sat and watched the remainder
If the play in gloomy silence. He didn't