Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-09-21

Tho new plan escaped your memory
didn't it7" said Mrs. Jobson.
"I guess not" said Mr.. Jobson, short
". "I went home to get clean hand
kerchief, that's all. And as didn't find
one and had to buy one, after all, in
spite OF the fact that I've bought some
1000 handkerchiefs since the first of
January, suppose the eat has eaten
'em all up"
"There are Mt least two dozen in your
drawer" said Mrs. Jobson.
"Are, hey?" said Mr.. Jobson. "All I
found In my drawer were three of
your wells and a couple of pairs of your
gloves and about 81 yards of that Is
cent lace you bought yesterday be-
cause the man who put 1t on his bar
gain counter needed the money. But
never mind about that. Where are we
going to eat? I'm ravenous."
"Oh, any place." said Mrs. Jobson.
"Oh, that's oil the interest you have in
the scheme, Is it?" said Mr.. Jobson.
"You don't care whether I'm faint
from hunger or not, do your"
"How about the-?" suggested Mrs.
Jobson, naming one Of the hotel resau-
rants.
How about moving the waldorf-As-
toria down here?" said Mr.. Jobson.
II hope you haven't become possessed
of the Idea, Mrs. Jobson, that I'm going
TO pay about sr2.ss day for our din
ners, have you? Because I'm not go
ing to do any such thing. Come on. I
know where we'll go. Well go to-'s.
They don't put on many lugs down
there, but they give you enough to eat
without assessing you a weeks wages
for It,"
So they went to IS. II was very
hot and by the time they arrived there
they were perspiring and uncomfort-
able, Mrs. Jobson particularly so in her
new, tight-ftting foulard dress.
II was just after the departments
had closed, and the restaurant was so
Allied that they had difficulty in getting
seats at all, and the places they did
finally secure were about 10 feet out Of
range of the electric fans. Mr.. Jobson
gave vent to numerous "Huhs!" over
this, but he picked up the regular dim
ner bill Of fare and beckoned a waiter.
carefully and went on about his busi-
ness. When we passed that way again
few moments later Mr.. Jobson
snapped his fingers for him again, this
time somewhat savagely. The waiter
approached the table and inclined his
ear.
Thanks for letting me catch your
eye. after sitting here for four solid
/ hours" said Mr.. Jobson, sarcastically,
TO the waiter. "D'ye think you could
let US have bite to eat, now, IL we act
real humber"
"Yessuh," said the waiter. "Ahll be
back dis-uhway shotely, suh," and then
the waiter went off. After about IL
minutes he again got within Mr.. job
sons finger-snapping range-Mr. job
son was meantime growing things un-
der his breath that caused the people
at the other tables to look around at
him-and once more the waiter ap.
preached the Jobsons' table.
"Look-a-here," said Mr.. Jobson to
the waiter, "do we get anything to eat
, here, or don't we?"
"Yessuh. Ah'sc uh-waitin' TO yo'all's
ohduh. suh," said the waiter.
1.-Two regular dinners" said Mr.. job
son.
"De reg'luh dinnuh, suh," said the
waiter, 'is suhved Mt five o'clock, sub
an hits on'y nh quahtuh T. Ave now
sub. Ell yo'all's wants tub wait, sub
Ahrl TEX yo' ohduh an"
MADAM" said Mr.. Jobson to Mrs
Jobson, rising sternly and taking hi.
hat. tive shall take our immediate de
parture from this place." and then ht
clomped out, Mrs. Jobson following
him.
"Whcre are we going now?" said Mrs
Jobson, VIXEN they got outside.
"Where are we going, MADAME" sait
Mr.. Jobson, in n tone of suppressed
fury. "Whcre else are we going bu
home? We arc going home to ge
something to eat, that's where we ar,
going, Mrs. Jobsop. And the next tim,
you wheed;e me into giving my consen
to any such i6iotic scheme as this-th,
next time you succeed in bamboozlint
me into abandoning the comforts of {
home that ] have shaved and toiled TO-
" HSt hSSs eiAh'
you put up job like this on me, fol
the sake of getting out of the necessit.
of seeing that your husbands dinner Il
cooked and served for him under hi
own vine and FIX tree-there's going t.
be a schism and split in the Jobsol
family, Mrs. Jobson. and when it's al
over 1 won't be the one wearing th
sackcloth md ashes!"
Then the Jobsons went home ant
dined on canned salmon, sardines, Neuf
chatelcheese. crackers andtea.-Wash
~ -~tou Star.
The good fellow" girl is here
There is no doubt about that. Sh'
wears short skirts with hip pockets IL
them, heavy yellow shoes and she say
"d-n." She has q mannish stride
takes long steps. swings her arms an,
wears a polka-dot fourin-hand necl
scarf and white fedora hat, says tn
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