The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-07-28
NOT A SUCCESS AS A PACKER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Blank were packing
their trunks to go away. Mr..
Blanks part consisted chiefly of
sitting in comfy chair smoking a
cigarette and telling Mrs. Blank
what to do. Mrs. Blank was listen
ing abstractedly and doing what she
thought best.
"Don't put my shirts in that way"
cried Mr.. Blank; 'they won't be fit
to be seen when we reach Eagles
thorp."
That was the finishing straw upon
a back already bent, "Come and
pack your shirts yourself" said Mrs.
Blank with voice full of rising an
ger and other things. ~ only offer
ed to do your old trunk because
when you do it yourself you always
leave out most of the things you
need and we have an awful thing
telegraphing back for them. Now,
your blood be on your head, for /
sha' mt help any more" Then she
went and sat down on nearby couch
and folded her hands.
my dear Eveline," said Mr..
Blank, women are all very we'll in
their way, and there are some things
which they do better than man
manicuring fnger-nails is one of
these, can't remember the other
but you are not in the same class
with me as trunk packer, and you
know it. The only thing 1 ever left
out of my trunk that l remember
was a pile of trousers once when I
was going to Long Branch, which
was embarrassing, of course. But I
had one pair with me at least, / re-
member. A person with a larger
mind would not dwell upon such
triAing omissions"
Then Mr.. Blank packed his trunk.
He rolled his coats into balls and
thrust them in. He put his shoes on
top of his shirts and threw his collars
in the most impossible places.
"If you can do better than that"
he said when he had finished and
was standing on the lid to enable
him to fasten it, II should like to see
you. I'll pack yours now if you say
so."
Mrs. Blank didn't say so. She
went methodically about folding
things and laying them in her capa-
cious box.
"By the way" she asked after a
while, "did you think of taking
your tennis hannels and shoes with
you?"
"Of course, replied Mr.. Blank.
"You probably don't know that
you left them ont, then"
Mr.. Blank didn't say anything,
but he opened the full-to-fowing
trunk and put in his tennis things.
Then he stood on the lid and tugged
until he was black in the face. Mrs.
Blank went on packing.
Directly she spoke again. Had
you thought" she asked. THAT You
might, perhaps, have use for your
neckties! I see that you have def
them on the bed"
Mr.. Blank looked at the pile of
neckties with fire in his eyes. ~
will not open that trunk again. I'll
take these in my little bag" he de-
clared 6ercely.
He brought forth the little bag
and busted it off. Then he put in
the cravats and sat down in the easy
chair again.
Mrs. Blank folded gowns, hum
ming frivolous song the while.
Once more she spoke. II don't
like to call your attention to it, it's
so unnecessary" she said, but
you've left out the trousers to your
dress suit. Did you think that you
would perchance wear white duck
ones with your tail coat and low
vest p
Mr.. Blank opened the trunk in an
ominous silence. He placed in the
dress-suit trousers-and closed It
again.
Mrs. Blank kept on packing.
She whistled this time, and she
whistled very we'll for a woman.
"Dear," she said, twill you think
am presuming if l draw your atten-
ton to the fact that very few shoes
feel comfortable without stockings.
l observe that you have left large
pile of hosiery on the window sill,
and while you may be going tc fol-
low the illustrious and healthftl ex-
ample of Father Kneipp, still I'd
take the stockings for cold days"
"Eveline," said Mr.. Blank hum
bly,, IT wish you'd pack my trunk.
I'm a brilliant man and l know it,
but packing trunks is not apparently
among my accomplishment"
"I've a great mind not to do it,
John Henry Blank" said the wife OF
the gentlemen, viciously, ''and I
shan't unless you discover at once
what it is besides manicuring that
women do better than men,"
"Why, its packing trunks, of
course" said Mr.. Blank genially as
he left the ROOM