CONVERSATION WITHOUT A SUBJECT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 17 September 1891, Page 4

CONVERSATION WITHOUT A SUBJECT.

Mrs. Meetupp— " So glad to meet you at last ! I've been promising myself this" Mrs. Straiton— " And so have I. It seems strange that, hearing so much of each other" I Mrs Meetupp — " Very strange. But when I knew to-night that you were really here I said to myself" Mrs. Straiton—" Exactly my thought. : So it really does seem" ; Mrs. Meetupp — "Doesn't it? Still, in picturing, I never dreamed" Mrs. Straiton— "Oh, you are too kind! I somehow never thought of you as" 1 Mrs. Meetupp — " Ah, but lam ! On his ; next birthday my youngest will be" Mrs. Straiton — " Impossible! It is so ' with some women. My husband declares that I" i Mrs. Meetupp — " How like a man ! But ; they always think their wives must be" j Mrs. Straiton — " Yes, don't they ? But '. then, of course, in a measure we" i Mrs. Meetupp — " Oh, yes ; in a measure, certainly. Do you expect, to-morrow night, to be at the" i Mrs. Straiton — " I hope to be. I always I try to go on account of" j Mrs. Meetupp — "Just my feeling. Of I course the poor woman isn't" Mrs. Straiton — " No, really. But he is such a dear fellow! And he's always at home for her Thursdays. So for his sake I try" Mrs. Meetupp—" It appeals to me in the same way. I think in society we can do a great deal to stir up" Mrs. Straiton—" Oh, more than we are aware of. And one likes to feel that one's influence" Mrs. Meetupp—" Yes, isn't it ? But here comes my" Mrs. Straiton—" Oh, are you going to" Mrs. Meetupp— " Yes, this once I shall ; with an old" Mrs. Straiton — "I'm immensely fond of it ; but I've grown too" Mrs. Meetupp — " Oh, indeed, you have not. And iliis music is enough to" Mrs. Straiton— "l assure you it does, but nevertheless" Mrs. Meetupp — " Ah, you are wrong. Revoke your decision and let me get you Mks. Straiton— " Thanks ; but I really must not think" Mrs. Mketupp— " No? Then shall I find you here when I" Mks. Si t.aiton— " Yes ; unless I" Mrs. Meetupp—" Au revoir." Mrs. Straiton— " Au revoir. 1