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WORKED A CURE.
Hours Apathy Succeeded Where
Ten Years. NnEEing Had Failed.
poured.


Ten Years NaEEinE Had Failed.
From the San Francisco Argonaut.
When you take a railway train or an
ocean steamer everybody seems to be
in worry or hurry, particularly at
steamer pier. There may be some
reason for worry over missing a steam
er with your baggage in her hold, but
Why worry over a train? When it
comes 20 trains. there are many Of
them. If you miss the 1910 train why
not take the HIP?
This rule, however does not always
apply in Europe, nor does it always
apply to wives. l have a friend who
tells me that his wife is never in a
hurry when about to take a train. He
thinks she goes to the other extreme
He says he is always engaged in try
ing to hurry her. But the placid Jessi-
ca will not be hurried. He flies around
frantically, warning her that she will
lose her train. Jessica calmly contin-
ues packing, saying But did you
ever know me to lose a train?" As a
result they generally drive down at the
last moment, and just catch their train
by the skin of their teeth.
Once, however. Mr.. Jessica told me
that he had taught her a lesson. It
seems that they were in Munich They
were going to take the eastbound
Orient express. 1t passed through Mu-
mich at 10 o'clock in the morning. He
urged Jessica to pack the night be-
fore.
She gazed at him placidly, and said:
What nonsense! Did you ever know
me to lose a train?"
Mr.. Jessica said nothing but he
thought great deal. He lay awake
during the night and thought. The
next morning he was the very soul of
elaboration. He was even more de-
liberate than Mrs. Jessica Much to
her surprise. he did not urge her to
hurry. When she postponed packing
until after breakfast, he said: Very
well, my dear"
After breakfast, even Jessica. lack
ing the stimulus of his usual inpor-
tunities, became herself a little anxious.
But he was quite calm. He packed as
she did, when she did; he did not Of
fer to pack before her. but did every
thing exactly as she did, and at the
same time.
When she was swapping the locks
on bags, SO was he. When she was
reopening a bag to trap a secretive
tooth brush, he was reoopening a bag
to snare some elusive soap. When she
was looking around the walls for the
final survey, he was looking around
the floor. When she was at the door
of the slow European lift, he was at
her side.
When they reached the street. and
their bags were being piled on the car
riage. he helped her in But he never
said word about trains or train
time.
The carriage started. and they reach
ed the station. But the station slept.
Instead of the whirl and roar and
hustle of great station at train time.
there was the lethargic, semi-somno-
lent condition of a great station be-
tween trains, like a beast which has
swallowed its meal and is engaged in
dlgesting 1t. Even the placid Jessica
noticed the difference.
why, what is the matter?" said
around"
Il haven't the least idea" said Mr.
Jessica, calmly.
Well, ask somebody where the
train is"
So he asked one of the numerous
brass-buttoned aristocrats who are
found at German railway stations.
The high and well-born brass but
tons replied. briefly: Der zulg ge-
The deliberate husband turned
to Jessica. He says it's gone"
not 10 BOHe Sne asked.
The train, my dear" he replied.
calmly.
DO you mean TO say that we have
missed the train?" shrieked Jessica.
That's what" replied Mr.. Jessica.
relapsing into the American vernacu-
lar.
The wife OF his bosom gazed at him
for some moments with stony eyes.
Then she burst forth
But why didn't you tell me? What
did you mean by being so slow? why
didn't you hurry up? What made you
dawdle so over the packing? why
didn't we start sooner? Why didn't
you do something"
Such was the torrent OF questions
which poured from the lips Of that in.
tured woman.
Mr.. Jessica drew himself up and said
my dear, / have for ten years been
urging you 70 hurry when we were
going 10 catch trains. never saw you
do a.. Now l have stopped. I am
tired. ! have given up telling you 10
hurry. ] told you what time this train
went You are grown up You arc
just as well able 10 tell what time II
h. a. I am. ] kept pace with you all
the morning after / had told you the