El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-07
LEARNED A LESSON.
kEYSER IS NOW VERY PUNCTUAL IN
GETTING HOME.


AS "A Partisan cook could not improve
upon. The little supper had been ready
full half an hour, while Juliet Keyser
leaned sorrowfully against the case
ment watching the brown sparrows In
the gutter and the gradual fall of twi-
light
Suddenly she rang the bell
& You may take the supper away, Bet
eey" she said to the little maid. at is
not likely your master will be home
now
= Meanwhile Mrs. Keyser was left to
her own meditations.
How foolish l am to cryr' she
thought TN go and look at the ba-
by"
But 1T was past IL o'clock when Mr..
Keyser's key grated in the door latch.
/: What, sitting up, Etty?" he cried
gayly. why, l supposed you would
be asleep and dreaming long ago. Ell
ty, you are not in the sulksf'
NO. said Mrs. Keyser, swallowing
q little lump in her throat; 81 am not
In the sulks, Fred And there the
matter dropped.
s And the next morning she was as
fresh as a daisy and as sweet as
sugar lump.
"Oh 1 say, ETY." said Mr.. Keyser as
he was buttoning on his fur lined
gloves, 81 may bring one or two of the
fellows home to dinner with me-"
VERY WELL" said Etty, smiling to
herself.
At $50 precisely Mr.. Keyser, accom-
panied by Tom Osborne, u great, beard
ed six footer of a fellow, and Joseph
Aarden, g specialized, little, old bache
L. VIII TO wit nd
genius, entered the little parlor. But it
was empty.
where's your mistress?" demanded
Keyser of the maid little impatiently.
please, SIR" said Betsey, 81 don't
know"
where's the dinner?"
81 don't know either" asseverated
Betsey. There was leg of lamb sent
home and oysters and n salad, and they
are on the kitchen table now
Keyser looked at his friends. The
two friends looked at Keyser-
Some mistake" said Fred, essaying
. galvanic sort Of smile. We'll just
adjourn to Levini's. It's only step or
two around the corner, and Levin gets
up a fine article of turtle SOUP
Marden and Osborne grinned at one
another, and Fred Keyser had to make
believe that he did not see them.
He came home after settling the bill
at Levini's, including wines, cigars,
etc-it Soiled the balance of a $40 bill
In rather savage temper.
Hasn't your mistress come in YETI"
he demanded.
No, sir, she amt, and the fires have
all gone out, with me a-tendin baby"
whimpered Betsey. $50 now If you'll
take it, sir
"But where is she?'
1.-The Lord only knows, sir; don't"
groaned poor Betsey.
This is pleasant" snarled the de- |
serted husband. Juliet must be era |
Ey, or else she-she has eloped."
At the bare idea he laid the baby ,
down on the sofa and rushed to the /
front door. Then, spurred by the |
shrieks of the infantile Nemesis. he ran |,
back to trot it on his knee and bawl j
out whatever snatches of nursery /
rhymes he could remember at so short ,
q notice.
81 shall go crazyr' said Mr.. Keyser. !
"Where is my wife? There goes the |
clock striking o. Nine o'clock-she not !
ut homer
f. Just then the door swung open, and ,
furs.
Nine o'clock! Upon my word L |
hadn't any idea it was so Late" she |,
said airily. Il hope you haven't miss
ed me, dear"
! missed you!" echoed keyser.
! ~ intended to be home at dinner, but
met Kate Severance, and she was
going to kettledrum at Mrs. Blythe
rippe's and DOSitiyely insisted on nv |
going too. So l went. And 1 had the
most charming evening too. Such
number of my old schoolmates and
It."
| "Julietp said Mr.. Keyser.
| Eyes, my DEAR" said his wife.
"Are you crazyf'
mot that l am aware of, Mr.. Key
Ser"
"Then what is the meaning of this
ry-extra-or-di-na-ry conduct?" de-
manded her husband.
Mrs. Keyser's eyes twinkled.
"Why, my dear, we used to write in
our copy books at school, It's poor
rule that won't work both ways so /
thought 1 would let you have a practi-
cal taste of the joys that spring from
waiting all alone at home by ones self
for the other member of the domestic
hrm to come. How does it seem?"
/ "Etty," said he, you are a curious
genius. And 1 confess you have me
there"
Neither of them ever alluded to it
again, but Mr.. Keyser was punctual to
p second thereafter. Philadelphia
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