Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-06-24
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The young man who had picked up
three books in succession. only to dis.
card them, finally lit cigar nervousiy
and sat on the corner of the table
Say. he began 3do you suppose
all girls are -alike-in some particular
way, that ISL u, ,..-ts,, is.s5-s-T-{ -
The other young man looked -bewit
dered and then resigned. II was in
the middle of the most exciting chap
ter in this story" he remarked: What
do you mean-that is, of course. il
you,.knroow what YOU, nean?''' 80. 49,,
!, was !, Just wonaering" sa e tns
young man on the table. you can
never tell, you know. Now, there's
Albert Banftt. YOU know Albert Pr -
Il did know Albert, replied the
other young man: 'rbefore. hee was
married., two, .years '@agoN l haven't
seen much. of him ssiace.'' al A'tr.r al
.Of course noty"' said the Young man
on the table. ~.".Hes married. We'll. !
knew him two years. -a js, tYo7M,saanid !. OF
all the bluff and hearty. .lo;time-for-
nonsense sort Of chaps, he was the
most. pronounced.
.,.arNobody else could hear himself
think when Albert was in d crowd, be-
cause he, always had so much to say.
{ And he said. it, too! I'D like totsee
any one who, could have stopped him!
And he was. up to everything going
AS for girlsw7-say.. he kept. them as
meek as Moses waiting for his smile.
and didn't care whether any, Of them
liked it or not! That was Albert"
Eyes, that's what he was. all right"
agreed the other young man. have
neen surrrised, that his wife has toll
Grated him $50 long!sfoff -
The young man GA the tablS nearly
fell off in his emotion. II see you are
truly ignorant" he said. albert and
his wife and i all happened to be at
Joneses' the other day. l had never
really had chance to get acquainted
with her before. i didn't notice that
Albert was with her when she came
In. because she had on so much furs
and hat and swept into the parlor so
all-pervasively that 1 didn't see him
following.
r. "Said Albert's wife, You know, Mrs.
Jones, l had the worst work getting
Albert to drop his old newspaper and
come out calling with me. He just
ruins his health staying in the house.
He doesn't know what is good for
him, and it's lucky do!
"'Not that he didn't want to come
to see you and Mrs. Jones-he was
eager when he found we were coming
here-but he is indolent about get
ting started. Albert, did you take
your cough medicine before you left ?
You've no idea how careless he is.
! Mrs. Jones! About everything. too!
Now, the day particularly told him
needed only a yard and quarter
more of dimity, what did de do but
get yard and half-and it is one
of my rules never to make useless pur-
chases. It's throwing money away!
"'What did do? Why, just made
him return the yard and half the
next day and go in later and get what
| had asked for in the first place! 1t
was the only way to make him re-
member next time.
"'He's pretty good about doing my
shopping errands for me-it's right on
his way to the Office, and there's no
sense in my bothering to 60 down.
But he bought the queerest things for
himself till / saw p.ainly there was
nothing for It but to show him what
he wanted.
"'Of course. it's nuisance in a
way, but l always go with him now
when he buys shirts and collars and
things. I see that he gets things that
are useful and sensible instead OF
.hree-dollar ties and shirts made to
order. Albert, throw back your coat
to Mr.. Jones can see that shirt you
have on. l want him to see what a
bargain we got. Ready made, of
course-Albert says the neckband
doesn't fit, but I can't see but that it's
all right and it's just imagination on
his part. l tell him if he stops think.
ting about it he'll never know the diff.
ference,
emo, don't suppose a man would
have picked out chocolate and white
shirt-but the goods will wear well.
There isn't any sense in spending so
much money for garment other peo-
pie never see and wouldn't pay any
attention to if they did. Albert is get
ting very sensible about such things,
Mrs. JONES' He didn't see it at first
but he does now. Don't you Albert ?
MARY White and her husband
we're over the other night, and she
thought it the most wonderful thing
| the way Albert told the maid where
the best dinner napkins were and
about the silver. He always attends
to these things and puts them away.
I think man ought to take an inter
est in his home. He's happier that
way, aren't you Albert?
els it o'clock yet, Albert? Well,
get your hat, for we must go right
along. We have an engagement at s.
Goodby, Mrs. Jones. Albert, say good
bye to Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Waxton.
| Goodby!"
The young man OH the table ended
| his story with tragic gesture.
Him." said the other man. Poor
| .Albert!"
poor nothing!" exploded the other
| young man. "Why, he actually liked
it! He sat there placldly beaming!
He's satisfied. Say, don't think Ma
bells like that, do you?"
"Oh, no." comforteo the other young
man. 1T can't be possible that there
is room on earth for another girl like
| that"
mo, Mabers different" said the
| young man on the table. relfevedly.
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