The Washington times., 1908-10-31
WOES OF DWELLER
IN QUASFCQUNTRY
Butcher, Baker, and Candy
maker All Seem Arrayed
Against Her.
MAN AT STATION
HAS TROUBLES, TOO
Luck Appears Hard for Suburban
ties, But Then-Who Lives in
a Bed of Roses?

II anyone meditating living in what I
may call the quasi-cOunTy wishes to
have pictuTesquely presented 70 him rea-
sons why he should not move from the
city let him some day when he has
leisure so TO the railway station from
which d number OF local trains start
and listen, merely listen.
/ stood at the parcel WINDOW in such
station the other day and wondered
what combination. OF circumstances
could have maze the lady VINO rushed
up to it GREATNESS so red in the face.
In order TO learn 1 listened shameIessIy.
The lady with the red face and the
excited manner seemed OF TWO minus
whether she saOuld turow herself upon
the shoulder OIL the man at the WluqOy.
or turn ana reud him. sine did neither.
nnaAy, but ADDRESSED hum IN a tone OF
chilly hauJeur.
Where IS nay roast of beef?" said she
looked 10 See tie man dL the window
uush with rage, but hs did not lie
Seemed anxious. when was II lOsl?'
he inquired.
II has been gone ever since Saturday
niBht SAID the woman, We had no
dinner SunCay The butcher SAYS lie
sent u mere Saturday IN time for the 4
O'Clock train. lie says las own son
= the proper seauon. What have you
done with my roast Of beefg"
The man az the window looked wildly
about. This cOuIdn be it in the flower
boI could iJ?' he asked, helplessly.
- II could not was the cold reply Of
And this in the grape basket isn't it,
Is IL asked the man.
Lost Her Butter.
The woman merely smiled.
Then IL isn't here" said the man at
the window ooggedly, and turned TO an
othe. excited woman near at hand.
- package OF butter has been in
this station now for two days" said this
person. Exactly how il has stood the
hot weather IN the hot station OF course
DO not know / can I understand why
You seAd some things out and don't
seAQ others. My marketing came home
az! LlElt on saturday except the butter.
II you can explain that please do It,"
Lac man al the window looked at her
sadly as one who eudures much without
complaint
This can't be ii in the. flower pot. is
sfape basket. No? Then IL isn't here. ;"
hut HlN grocer says he sent it,, de-
cIaTed the second woman WrathfuIly.
~ our grocer is-eT-.uisJaken, said
the man at the window, and turned TO
a iAlFi iaaY VINO awaited MS attention.
tlts o. cyipr51 woman been here TO
ask Tor me- she inquired.
NO, ID IN, 1 haven't seen one" replied
the man
You are quite sure she didn't come
ana some other person did not take her
The man at the window looked dazed.
Servant Girl Astray.
Tell you how it is" said the third
woman, who seemed glad 10 meet some
one TO whom she could relate her woes.
FsT
hce- She was clean. ana had the best or
references. and what DO you think-she
said she dian mind living ia the COun-
try IN winter OF course il sounds ike
a fairy tale but she really and truly did
say so, and she did not seem to care
whether there were any society for her
or not, and she didn't ask how many
there were in the family until way at
the end OF the conversation, and then
lIsJ casually What do you think of
The man at the window moved IN
easily, Tor two more people We're wait .
ing 70 speak 10 him, but the one who 3
had his ear. nothing daunted. kept right
on. 4 engaged her ] engaged her at {
once, and she promised to meet me at
this window and go out with me on the
4 O'CLOCK train. While / was talking
with her ] noticed sitting near BY in F
the intelligence office listening to the
conversation, Mrs, Jones, of Elmhurst 3
the station next TO ours, you know. /
will be willing to wager that she came .
early, found the woman, told her she
was the lady who had engaged her, .
and took her 20 ElmhursL, and now has I.
the treasure that really belongs to me" !
Tears came into her eyes and she
lowered her veil.
II wish / could help" said the man /
at the window, vaguely,
You cam replied the lady tremu-
lousy. II you see a colOTed woman
wandering around the platform after
my train is gone would YOU mind 90
ing up TO her and asking If she is try
ing to ind Mrs. Smith, Of LOcusthurst.
and II she says yes, see that she gets
the right train?"
Wash Thrice Disappears.
The man at the window promised
that he would do this trihing
favor for one Of his patrons, and moved .
over TO where q miId-mannered lady
awaited his coming.
1.-THE wash IS lost again." she said, as
soon as he was near enough to hear.
1T isn't here" said the man at the /
window.
This makes three times this MONTH"
murmured the lady.
What do you think she does with it?''
oh she's so stupid that she takes
u 10 the wrong station I suppose; but
Isn't Il enTaging2"
The man AT the window said IL was.
II II comes here send IL out, even II
II hasn't our name on II. please. You
viii know IL because II has red table
cover over II and mosquito netting over
mat know you Will; you are aAways
< nd. Now 1 will go and chase it by
The next patron wore a look Of per