The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16

comic papers about Harlem nats.
who. me?." replied the man. Nov, dye
after al the trouble, you've gone tol,. and be
looked quite Injured until she patted him. On
the head and told him thnt she knew he wouldn't
On "Wednesday morning she received a letter
from her sister In Washington. stating MAT the
dishes, briC-a-brac, be11ing &c. had been
and were due 70 arrive on Friday. THANK
goodness that's all settled, then said the mans
wliS to the nan, . supp9Se ne raiir9Rd pee s3
We'd, / aueSs not, 4" replied the man. Didn't
your sister send YOU the bill OF lading'
We'll. you'd better wire her TO send 1t,
then said the man. dlsoouragingly. You
pany without a bill Of lading any more than
you. can get your wash from n Boxer without
a ticket. When the stun arrives. the rail
flcation that l.. after he railroad company
ynwnS and thinks II over for an ndetermlnable
period-a1d then you present your oil OF
lading and get what's coming 10. you, the same
being moro or less wrecked and fattened out
In transit, sNe!-
over the .yaSt extent Of her husbands knowl;
edge, and then she rushed out and teleRraphed
TO-. her sister IN Washington TO forward the
bill NJ lading by special delivery.
on Friday evening. whom he. reached the
boarding hon-c, from his "a e. he hound hcr
busily engaged in -raoking We'll, l was
AfN AZ AAh ltA Ao-AhlFs Wv esAAtt oAAN ~ ANss'
turn vas Just arriving when / got there.you
Just ought to sce the lovely buffet table ! got
for sl29o!' she. added enthusiastically The
men didn't fetch the Carpets--they said they'd
have to send them to the factory, or sometllnH
like that-but they're sure TO be W. by to-
morrow morning. and they'll all be down by
noon. and you're not to walk into the nat untl
6 IN the evening, you know.
-Ih-hnh. aid The man Been notified
yet BY the lrcigh, IcoPlc Of the arrival OF your
NO. not vet, She replied. cheerfuIly. but
! expect the notification the trt ulng IN tho
morning the notification wont come here,
YOU know i'm be delivered at the fat, to which
the thingS are consigned.
~: ihai's n !; ti said the man, not very
cinch that you'll get the stun t2-morroTI
what are Won going TO do tor dishes and bed
ding owe SandaA If the ,inl dot,n' &c, lnr oh
them, said she. I~lavfully uutting her hand
over his mouth. just yon leave u all TO me,
a. YOU agreed to. Nouli just walk into one
New York tomorrow evening. ana surely
that ought to ~atisiy YOU.
Al right, said the man. not with any. par
ticttar enthusiasm. however. Its all up
TO you, YOU know. my. dear.
The faleful SATURDAY 6aWn-d d ark and murky,
The man gave his nightkey to his wife 70 be
surrendered 10 the philanthropic landlady Of
the bo1rding house. and received. his final In
structionS a. to his st%rollins into his new home
half way down the stems. on his way TO his
Office. vixen he hurriedly turned about and
reentcred the bn4riing house room by the
way. said he To hi, wife, Just Jot down on n
piece OF paTcr the address OF my new home,
will you? clean forgot 10 ask you the exact
number. and 1t would be mighty tnconvcnient
sending out a general alarm Tor you this evening,
wouldn't it,
They laughed over the fun contained in the
idea OF n man not knowing the address OF a
new honIe he wa. on the point of taxing pos
session OF. and then he went 10 MS
onica.
The man arrived AZ the nathousa at a quarter
past o Tie glanced ~ at the t1ird-foor win
dowS, hi wife having informed him that their
new 1at Was on the third ilocr hgt no i,Sht
In the baCk part Of the nat, said the man 20
himself. and then he rang the janitor,s bell
in order 10 lind oIt which Of the array OF electric
buttons in the vestibule communicated with
his Nat The janitOr touched the button Tor
him. and after Il pause tn" short clicks came
that announced 10 the man the fact that his
wife was really present In the fiat, despite tho
darkness IL the windows thereof He. found
the door leading into his Fat locked when he
tried. IL, and 50 he knocked tie heard foot
steys a. of some one cauti ously feeling the
way within, aud thrn a voice,
Is that you, jack" said his wife's voice
-Th-huh.- he replied. "Iemme into my
Aiaddin's palace
She opened the door. but TIN darkness was
h. reached OFT for her and bestowed upon her
the usual Salutation h. found that her face was
wet with tears. Hello! said he What's
the matters? What are you sitting here IL the
dark for. Why don't you. Hight the zasr'
NI-l-iagk, ~nc SDbbed, u i-l-IufEtt u H-g-RO
TO the ga- office and m-m-make the d -d-deroS!t,
and s-.-~u there ,sn't ANY H-g-gaS, and wont be
until Monday. They've g-S-got to have a
Huh, that's bully. ANT ~" said the man,
comrnrtiuEly. We'll, [ s,pose wei have y get
along with yandle, until Monday, then. eh'1 .
dabbinE at her eyes with y little wad of a hand
kcrchiat, ~h-b-but how am | going. 70. cook?
Th-th-thr7e'~ only ae-r-Ga' range and dId-did
expo t-t-tN have such n lovely little d-d-dinner
for Won Whpl Won g-g-gOt home,
"Oh. well" aid the ma, making a dreary,
e1ortto be cheerful, -cGt OUT the Weep. anyhow;
hcre'~ a good glrl. We can GO out and eat,
can't We? I'm going To run around and find
a grocery and bay n bunch OF candles. SOS
s es2 see snd hi ES y Wh4 Gr h Viii E n rG. Y Zen be
returned with the crndles hc found hat she
had dried her eye, bNt she was stu far from
said:
Il do hope You won't think the rooms are too
Hc held a couple Of candies up above his head
so a. TO get a view Of the tiny rooms.
Say. II looks like an obseryation car, doesn't
it'?' said he with II grin. Then he yelled out,
AN aboard" causing sepulchral echoes to
rcSouud throughout the fat.
Nov. | Just knew you would say something
like that and you promised me YOU wouldn't,
said hi, wife. once more relapsing into q cascade
OF tears. Hetook her tn his bosom and squared
himself, ard thcn he picked up the candles =
each room was the obviously new furniture
thereof, but the floors were bare.
by the way, said the ma1, Il thought the
furniture folks. we're goinc to put down the
Clrnpt~ to-day"
They didn't come" she replied. dabblng
away at her swollen eyes.
Huh" said the man. DID they put up
the bed. ether" -,
40" she replied. hopelessly. the man said
they never put up beds for people The people
have 20 do that themselves"
"Oh, that's IL. Is IT." said the man, cropping his
way about. The he pulled On hiS coat aad put
up the braSs-and-wh ite bed in the : 4 10 he'd
room. After he had Spread the mattress, over
the he'd. he said: We'll. well turn In early to-
night, and you might rs we'll make the bed. ehy..
Il cant make it," she said, wearily. i
haven't anything Ia make II with. The boxes
with the bedding in 'em haven't come from
Washington vet. -.
Gee the games coming pretty swift, isn't
it?" said the man. Wouldn't have Neen such
a hnd lob tu've postponed this thing for a week
or 50 after all, would it?"
Then they went out and got dinner AT a Har-
lem rr-talirant The man absent mindedly
bought the last editions Of ihe evening papers
and tried 10 read them by candle light when
he returned TO the fiat /; was no 50, however,
and he gave IL up when his eyes began ID smart
after five. minutes or So
For pillows and bed cOvcring q that night and
sunday night they used old bot robes, skirts,
&c They went ont TO breakfast and dinner
AZ the little Harlem restaurant on sunday,
and the man spent the remainder OF the day
sitting around gloomiiy In the bare rooms,
reading the sunday papers with the air OF a
martyr. well said he, on Monday morning
when he was ready To go out for an early break
fast on his way to the oficc, "Ill lust drop by the