Arizona republican., 1899-02-25
EMBARRASSING SITUATION
The Troubles of An Absent Minded
 Man.

A Worcester man once had a very
 disagreeable experience with a pair of trousers; or, perhaps, it would be bet
 ter to say. without a 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 trous-
 CTS, there is nothing to shock the ten
 derest feelings. Any way you put it,
 the experience was disagreeable, and it determined the man never again to talk business while dressing to go out. It would not have been so bad if it had
 been a dinner, for in such eases, by dexterous and intelligent mana nagement
 of chairbacks and draperies, and a final graceful disposition of the table cloth 8 man can accomplish wonders As it was, the, man twas scheduled to take part in aTeading, and he was to have nc 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 he came was busi- ness 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 in all other particulars, he neglected to take eff 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, as if he had remembered the first part of the proposition and forgotten the last (what an unpleasant thoughlt!) but it was bad enough. and 50 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 fulfill his part Of the programme.
 It was then that he noticed it. He hastily summoned the hostess, but even when she arrived the situation presented some difficulties.
 ''T must ask you to put off my appear ance for little while,' he said T have orgotten--er-my glasses. Can't cad a word without 'em.''
 The hostess reminded him with some distress that his home was long dis tance away, and that there was no car riage at the door at that hour. 'The audience will all be gone by the time you get back" she said.
 Cant help it,' said the man with the trousers. What I want to read is in that particular book, and 1 have brought the wrong one. Must get time tc slip home and change them-change it, mean
 But perhaps l can find you a copy here" said the lady, little puzzled.
 Wont do,' said the man, becoming much embarrassed. T have to use that handkerchief in the reading Must go back for it.'' And in his excitement he came from behind the chair, and the hostess is believed to have perceiv- ed the cause of all the trouble.
 At any rate, she said, sniilingly: 'I'll call my husband. He can supply you, I am sure"
 But it must be black ones-a black one, I mean said the man, greatly i agitated
 ''He has a black one, am sure" said she, and vanished
 When the husband came in he wore a | broad grin and appeared to have come | to 8 complete understanding in the | matter. It did not take long to ar range things. They went to the hus- bands room, where they conducted a | swap, and the husband gave the man with the trousers what he judged would | 10 his nerves good, and, sure enough, 1t was just the thing Then they went | 3own stairs, the reader going out to read, and the husband standing in a | 7-orway, with portieres arranged in he position in which he believed they would do the most good. After the -eading they went up stairs and swap ped again, and the man with the trou- sefs went home happy.-Worcester Ga- zette