The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-06
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: The Jobsons Dine Out ;
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IT SAW perfectly lovely gas range
to-day for SIS remarked Mrs.

to-day for SIS, remarked MIS-
.ioDsou one evening last week.
"Silk-linod, with passcmcnterie trim
minrs and N-yokc?" inquired Mr..
Jobson. casting away his paper.
Wen need a gas range this summer,
you know" said Mrs. Jobson, "nnd this
one"
IN bet i''s not n marker TO the auto
mobile fellow / know was showing
me this afternoon" said Mr. Jnhson.
said he'd let me have it for only
$1,000"
Mr.. JObson waited for Mrs Jobson to
make some reply To this sarcasm, but
she seemed to be very busy with her
iluuiton lacework.
."By the way" said Mr.. Jobson, see
ing that Mrs. Jobson didn't feel like
arguing, what do we want with an
81 gas range?'
well, we've been needing one for a
good many summers past" said Mrs.
.iubsou. They're 80 convenient and
50 much cooler than coal ranges. and
during the hot weather the house
would be So much more cndurablc after
dinner if
"Oh," interrupted Mr.. Jobson, ~
knew had something to mention to
you. There are not going TO be any
more dinners in thi, house after to-day
until the Isl OF October"
"No MORE dinncrs?" said Mrs. Job
son, with puzzled look. MIR. Jobson.
| hope yuu are no, going back to any
of those vegetarian or non-cu,ing
schemes that you tried last year and
iuadr such dismal fail"
Never YOU mind about the scln mes
that tried last year. Mrs. Johson-
ihis is another year" said Mr.. lobson.
severely. 'It would be a mighty good
scheme all around IL you could elm
mate that little habit you've got of
casting mp things that happened in the
icthynsaurinn period. When say ,ha,
ihcr, are going TO be no more dinners
served in this household after to-day
until tn, ist day Of October ! do not
mean that we're not going io have any
Oiuucrs. l suppose you'll ut lcas, do
me The justice to admit that you've
got enough go eat all these years. won't
yuu'"
But II there are TO be no MINERS
here, how in the world"
This" said Mr.. Jobson, with the air
% man who has got everything all
arranged after long consideration. "is
% matter that I've had In mind for
good many years. and now I'm going to
pat IL Into practice. Mr.. loh,ou. Il u
q -
living in these ATTITUDES go cook and
eat their dinners Ia their own houses
during the torrid season. There's no
sense u. II Is q wholly uncallcd-for
iufliciiuu upon the mistress ~ The cs-
iablishmeut TO demand of her that she
stand over a cook nndiwnich her when
the mercury Is kissing IN the hulh.
and It's not going 90 happen around
here any more. We're going to TAX.
nur dinners out until III, IL, Of Oc,o.
her"
"out?" Inquired Mrs. Jobson.
"Whrrc%'
NJ the restaurants" said Mr.. Job.
son. You can meet me downtow
every afternoon after Office hours. and
we cnn go 60 some restaurant ~ our
mutual selection and get our dinner
Then we'll return to our cool house.
and therein be no dish washing aud
fuolinf around n stuiry kitchen or amy
other bother like ,hn, for YOU. I'm bc
good thing In lots Of ways. one 81
them being that wc'l have n change of
Diet. which everybody needs one. In
awhile. We won't have to stick to any
one restaurant. bu, well give '.m all
try, and i'm nc sort o. piqunn, ,o have
dinner around nt different places and
amid different sccgrs every day. TN
relieve the mouotony Tremendously.
aud the only thing I'm afraid 81 is that
when we've been doing Il until the 1s'
~ October yon'll be 20 cnamor.d Of
the scheme that you'll feel like break.
ing UP housekeeping and living the
h.douin life. from the eating point Of
view. altogether"
Hut" said Mrs. IolIson, "don'. you
know how you have always dislilea
eating In restaurants. and how Il nn.