The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-03-29

| aloud or make your comments as men,
| tally as you read"
"I've half a mind to co." she said, in
firm, decided tones.
s0h have you?" he interjected with
mild Sarcasm. "Shal l go and pack
your trunks while you finish that let
teri"
| II don't see how they can do it." she
said, after an interval OF silence.
"Why don't you look at the postmark,
then?" he growled. Maybe that would
tell you"
She read on, silent and unimpressed,
for two or three lines further and
then with an exclamation of astonish-
ment said:
"How very lowr'
| "Ah, WELL" her husband snarled.
"Tm glad to learn something about
that letter at last. It's about your un-
Gle Marcus family, isn't it?"
She did not hear or heed. She glued
her eyes to that precious letter and
went on calculating at irregular inter-
vals:
"H'm!"
"Oh, that must be lovelyw
"It can't be the same!'
II never heard of such thingr'
"Oh. my goodness
Finally she concluded the persusal of
the important document, sighed and
with profound and eXasperating delib-
GRAFTON folded it carefully and replac-
ed 1t in the envelope.
Mr.. Middlerib looked at her in blank
amaZement.
"Well. by George" he said, "you are
a cool one. Here I've waited full Is
minutes to learn what that blessed let
ter is about. and all know about it is
that you couldn't make out the post
mark. BY George, woman
"Why. whatever is the matter with
you" she exclaimed, with unfeigned
surprise. Here it is if you want to see
it. didn't suppose you cared to hear
it."
Didn't want to hear itv' he shouted.
what do you suppose I waited here
and missed my train for if l didn't
want to hear that blessed letterT'
"Why, it isn't a letter at ALL" she
said In the tone of superior being
commiserating measureless and mex
cusable ignorance. "It's a circular
from Wachenheimer's about their mil.
linery opening next Thursday
The bang of the street door cut of
the rest of the sentence, and Mrs. Mid
dlerib became aware that she was
alone and that her husband was the
angriest man in the state.
"And what had occurred to ve1
him." she said to her neighbor, who
dropped in during the morning, "I CAM
for the life of me imagine. Everything
about the house had gone on smoothly
and l can't recall a single Irritating in
cident or circumstance. Men ar,
strange animals" she sighed, "ant
there is no accounting for their vaga
ries and peculiarities. london Even
Ing News.
He Had Not ChanEed.
Il was In a barber shop presided ovel
by a colored artist the other day ant
while l was being shaved there came
In a colored hack driver who demanded
So that the barber owed him for hacl
at funeral.
"Come in mex week an I'll have 1t,
said the barber, as he continued t.
scrape.
But the creditor got on his ear.
"Look a-hyarT said he. 'I'Ze gittil
mighty tired O. comm eroun here afte
dis yere money Hits always de sam'
thing. Come eroun mex week. l wants
, ma money! l come in las week an 20
tole me ter come ag'in mex week, an
comes mex week an yo' tells me tel
come de week after. l wants ma mon
eyw
With that the barber took the middle
Of the floor and declared himself.
"Look a-hyar, black man." said he
"whut yo' pesterin me about 20 mon
, ey? Isn't l done tole yo' to come mex
, week? What yo' expect? I've dom
; tole yo' de same thing all de time. Mex
week! mex week! l tole yo' dat las
week an tells yo' dat now. hasn'
changed I'ze prepared to do jes' whu
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