Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-28
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Whats the matter now?"


 T didn't shave yesterday, and I've got to shave to-day. look like the devil"
 No, dear, your eyebrows are too straight for that"
 Huh! Where's my razor?" "In the usual place, my dear. I put 1t there every day" "Oh, you're a wonder, sren't you? That's what 1t is to be we'll brought up."
 George is already lathering his face and rubbing 1t in. and while his wife goes down to expedite matters he be- gins to shave.
 Ellen! Ellen! Never mind that train. I've cut myself"
 Ellen from down stairs says:
 "I'm sorry, dear; tut do you want me to go and tell them they needn't stop at Cranfleld this mon ming? There'll be others to take it, you know" ..
 By jipps, ten minutes of eight! But will take it." Gle looks at himself in the glass.) Bleed! Go on bleeding. Where's the absorbent cotton? Ellen, where's that confounded absorbent cotton? What are you doing down. stairs, anyhow" Its in the bathroom. Hurry, dear. I've broken your eggs in cup and peeled your orange, and your coffee's getting cold"
 George prances into the bathroom and upsets bottle of arnica while he's getting the cotton. . Cant you keep that coffee hot? What do I want of lot of cold cof- fee? look fine now. Say, Ellen, look fine with that absorbent cotton on. "-'- '.a'-,
 Silence for two minutes, and then George rushes downstairs, three steps at tune. and, stepping over the back of his chair, seats himself.
 That's elegant, dear"
 George has filled his mouth so he cannot speak. but he pantomimes elo- quently, and looks at his watch.
 By jipps, I'll make it yet!'
 He tastes his eggs and makes . 1 face. These eggs are cold as a stone"
 They were warm when Ann brought | them In, dear"
 Well, how many times have I told ! her not to bring them in till she hears | my foot on the stairs? Breakfast ought to be something to look for ward to, and it's nightmare"
 Ellen draws a long breath and says:
 "If you got up at seven. you'd have time. dear"
 Suppose I need the sleep?"
 Take it at the other end"
 Well, when is man to have good time? Working all day in the city, evenings my only chance"
 Ellen pushes her bands out at him. Eat. eat. dear. I want you to catch that train"
 Glad to get rid of me, eh?"
 Well. you're not lovely when you're in hurry. you know"
 George elevates his eyebrows and shruss his shoulders. He looks mar rowly at his wife. II That coffee would have been all right. Ellen. if you hadn't poured 1t out SO long ago. We'll. good-by" "Good-by. dear. Aren't you going to kiss mel" Not this morning. unless you catch 1 me on the way to the train. Remind l me tonight Hold you in my lap, and kiss you" Don't talk so. Ann will hear you" George laughs. leaves his napkin for , his wife to fold. and rushes from the ( house with two minutes in which to { make the equivalent of four city blocgs. His hat in his hand. he 'prints along. overriding two other 'printers whose wives are throwing Sisses to them from the front door. , Hurried ss he is. he yet reflects that ! Ellen threw him m kiss and he ,omes to the coneluslon that he must ,e a bear.
 As the three men make the two plat orms of the last car George pulls out is note book and writes down thee tens: -0ne alarm clock
 aOne pound best chocolate mixei." And then he stevs and melts hruugh the beautiful country to New fork. and the office boy knows as well s if he had been told that George iarIis oyerxlept
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