A PARTING SCENE.
Did you ever hoar two married women take leave of each other at the gate of a summer evening? This is the way they do it:— “ Good-by 1” “Good-by. Come down and see ua right soon.”
“Yes, so I will. You coma up right soon.” “I will. Good-by.” “ Good-by ! Don’t forget to come soon.” “ No, I won’t. Don’t you forget to come
up.” “I won’t. Be sure and bring Sally Jane with you next time.” “ I will. I’d have brought her up this time, but she wasn’t very well. She wanted to come awful bad.” “ Did she, now ? That was too bad. Bo sure and bring her next time.” “ I will; and you bo sure and bring the baby.’ ‘I will. I forgot to tell you he’s cut another tooth.’ “You don’t eay 1 How many has begot now ?’ “Five. It makes him awful cross.” “I guess it does, this hot weather. Well good-by ! Don’t forget to come down.” “ No, I won’t. Don’t you forget to come up. Good-by 1” And they separate.—“ New York Commercial Advertiser.”
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1965, 11 June 1880, Page 2
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180A PARTING SCENE. Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1965, 11 June 1880, Page 2
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