Passaic City record., 1899-04-08
"OUT-O- -WHACK" CLUB
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ond ,be ed;ior
a"L II 'ne feu eu'sp nnrorr;.4 ords tho rres;dert
minated that il was tbe nress room fore
non,s "n,ovo" The usnal storv was forth.
ooro;no w;t ho,,t further comment
..Niy I;tt1a taia for Id hall be Of an in.
o;dant ~ l;fo rnbiob baya not nrIv see, hut
nart;cinatad in ;, beoan the nress room fore
p pa.n IT. concsrns 9 Good German friend Of
80 ~ ,r;fo and ,os,SaIf nart;orlarl,- al.
.hn,,oh tbara orc other oharoct ctors in the
story In fact If II were nSt for the other
oharaotors tbare would he NO story to toll
"As Won know | have been in the habit
,e snend;no fe,y weeks zach snrina in
EroriJa nd On tbese exours;ons to Tho land
of orsnoes and flowers | have for the mast
G,a uasrs haen aoconn,n;ed hv this Ger.
man friend whom | will designate by his
6rst nan,a Fritz Fritz, trims to the south
With mo had always heen q hone of conten-
ton between himself and his wife because
sbo tbouobt she o,tybt to 90 too But Fritz
had insisted that if was impossible for both
- 90 and that thew were necessary to him
if he was to continue his labors at the city
hall for without them the arduous work
which he nerformed. for Fritz is above all
things a conscientious public official and
never misses a pay day, would soon wear
him out.
"Under these conditions the wife had per-
mitted him to take the trip year after year.
ALWAYS insisting that she was going with
him the next year, but she never did, and
half the pleasure of my own vacation would
have been spoiled had not had the genial
German friend for companion.
at was while we were in Florida last year
that the little incident happened-a verit-
able mole hill which has been made into
mountain by suspecting wife-whieh will
nrevent his ACCOMPANYING me south this
yaar
"We were sitting in the park Of one Of
the little cities we were visiting when
lady and gentleman, accompanied by a
small dog, came into the park and took
seat near us. The gentlemen carried
camera, and after the lady and her pet were
comfortably seated he began focusing the
picture machine on her and the dog My
German friend noticed the operation, and IN
Joking way called to the gentleman:
Mein friendt, just turn those gun around
this way
"Tbe ladv answered the challenge by in
v;tine Fritz over to occupy the seat beside
her. and so share in the picture, an invi-
tation which he accepted without its hav
inc to be repeated. The picture was taken
and after few pleasant words all around
the ladv and her escort started to leave. l
had no thought of ever meeting them again
or of ever seeing the picture, but Fritz
wanted one of the pictures, and calling to
the gentleman he asked him to take our ad-
dresses and send us prints of the picture
when it had been developed. insisted that
the one intended for me should be sent
with the one for my friend to his address
in Chicago. For another week or ten days
we wandered over Florida and then came
home In less than week had forgotten
all about the picture episode and l think
Fritz had also.
tie of Fritz for several weeks. | knew ne
and in other ways working himself into the
nroner condition to make another trip
necessity. In fact seldom saw Fritz from
one wear to another except at such times as
we went south together, or during the few
days before the date of our departure when
ws would meet at his house-hs home was
chosen because of the contents of the re-
frigerator-and lay our plans for our an
nual tour. During these visits had become
fairly well acquainted with Mrs. Fritz, and
one of nv first duties on these occasions had
ALWAYS been to convince her that the pro-
nosed trip was again necessary for her hus-
hands health.
1T was some two months after our re-
turn last year that Fritz surprised me by
ealing on me at the office. He came walking
.a,.ig r. ,,,ass room with a troubled look on
so hs face ,ne HAT was far from natural for Fritz
seldom s,,I oro worries @ over his public duties.
Se.a1V well well, Fritz 1 said, I am ever SO
clad to s.e see You you, but what is troubling you?
Ssau a,, ,ool 90 tbouoh YOU needed another trip
.'.h uu 'o'S Snrelv vo, are not allowing the col
1so+;nn Ioa;n, Of % taxes to worry you to that ex-
.en.% ie..'SH
'en' acNo me;n friendt. it's not taxes, it's
MARY,
"NIarv 7 knew was his wife, for he al
,ro1s called her by that name, and l in
ou;red what was the trouble with her.
".Ah. friendt, that is what should like
vou to find oudt for me. Mary she is mad.
She saws she would go to Florida with me
N'1S SNs