The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-14
JIeesRY TELLS A STORY.

Jiggby's wife had prevailed upon hin
70 remain at home and assist here in en-.
tertaIning the wonlan's club Of which she
was member. II was the custom OF
the club TO meet alternately at the resi-
uehce OF the members, indulge in q LOT
OF weak tea and ginger waters, "a
IHfough what they were pleased to term
some routine business. ana then turn
themselves loose 10 discuss everybody
ana everything with great earnestaess
and volubility. Just think, Henry. %
urged Mrs. Jiggsoy, you win be The
only man present, and you ars such q
charming story-teller I am sure the II
dies viii be delighted I expect they viii.
an Iah in love with you. but I shall not
mind dear, for I want them 10 Ike
You. Won't you stay at home this after
noon and help me, there's z dear, won I
/ you?'
So Henry dear put on his good
clothes, furnished up few Of his
| choicest stories and prepared for the or
deal He assisted in welcoming the
/ guests, mixed a species OF punch that
/ was voted perfectly lovely" and then
waited for his cue TO start story. Pret-
! y soon he saw an opportunity. That
reminds me Of little incident" he said,
j which concerns a man and his wife who
( were living II a hotel, and"
Not that couple that had such q
/ dreadful quarrel at a hotel a few days
| ago?' ventured one Of his auditors.
5 on, 1 think it must be awful TO live
IN hotel said another. There is no
sort Of home life"
And everybody in the place knows
all about your business"
Yes, and the servants are so snippv.
tdaf the time you cannot trust them
We lived in a hotel once for & few
F. Gays while our house was being reno
waited, and 1t was perfectly awful"
Some Of them are all right, but they
want the earth. Every time you turn
around you have TO pay for it. James
says
And then I am always IN such dread
OF fires in a hotel. I always insist upon
room near the ground"
Wasn't it too bad about that dreadful
FIRE in Jacksonville7 We have some per
fecty lovely friends down there, and I
just couldn't rest easy until George had
wired down there and found they were
safe
Dear me, we did not hear the end Of
Ar. JiSgby's story. You did not finish
it, did you, Mr.. Jiggsby?"
No said Jigssoy, rather weakly, 'Tt
WASN'T much OF a story. You see, this
couple living in the hotel had two chill
dren-"
Did you ever" spoke up the president
OF the club, a large, sympathetic lady.
a hotel for
Il would be afraid every minute of
my life that the poor dears would fall
down the horrid elevator shafts
And they viii never permit the sweet
dariings to play in the halls"
Children should have a place where
they can romp on the grass ana shout II
they wish, although my"
Some perfectly lovely friends OF ours
IN = bofr ~t,sl
caught the measies-'
Why, aren't We acting perfectly aw-
fu- Mr.. Jiggsby was telling US a per
fectly lovely story about something or
other. How did it come out, Mr.. Jiggs- |
by?"
why, er-er. you see this couple living
in the hotel had two chldren-a bay and |
a girl"
How Old were they, Mr.. Jiggsby?"
Now, do keep still, ladies'" said the /
president, and do not interrupt Mr. |
Jiggsby again. What difference does it |
make, pray, how old the children were? |
I must admit that quite young |
children are considerably more of a trial /
than older ones"
Yes, if they are too small, you must
stay at home all the time. One can never /
90 to the theater or any place without
all the time about the children
It is SO unsatisfactory to leave them with
Go on, Henry. dear, and tell us what
became of the children" said his wife
coming TO his rescue. But Jiggsby was
bearing down upon the punch bowl and
lid not hear her. Meanwhile the flow Of
was resumed and the alb
sence of Jiggsoy was not remarked. AZ
Ter the guests had departed Mrs. Jigsby
found her lord and master in an upper
'oom, looking very much like a man who
lad been drawn backward with great vi
1ience through a cyclone.
Aren't they perfectly lovely ladies',
Henry dear? And you acted so sweet,
am sure they all thought you very
lice."
Yes, they seemed to enjoy my story
said Jiggsby, laughing hys-
erically like one suddenly bereft OF rea-
ION.
20, yes. dear, I didn't hear the end
# the story. What became Of those
children you were telling about7'
THE children, ha, ha, the children"
hrieked Jiggsby, they grew up and (
lied Of old age before 1 completed the
tory"
How very singular" said Mrs. Jiggsby
.ravely.