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Manawatu Herald, 13 August 1896, Page 4

■"' *"" those'diamonds." v Km. Lambkin IHdn't tbnnt on Such Bad Lack. Young Mrs. Lambkin was delighted to wo her dear Mario wl; on sho called. Indeed she assured her of tho fact herself. "I was beginning to fear lest you were unable to come, as you expected," she remarked. "It was growing so late." "Oh, I was determined to como. Yon ■ee, it will be my last chance before I go, and California is so. far away that I may not be back in Chicago for untold ages." "Yes, indeed, you poor oxile. But nev•r mind. Your husband may mako enough money to enable you to live in Chicago someday-" "N>9 doubt. But of course I should not be satisfied unless I had my owr homo— though really your little flat seems very nice, arid no doubt you are quitecontented In it." "Oh, yes! One could bo contented anywhere with Alexius. You have no idea how happy we are." "Indeed I always quite liked him in the days ; when he spent most of his time at ourhotlso." " Yes, I remember. It was immediately across from my home. Ho could keep watch on all my movements from your windows." "Very llkejy. I remember that you were generally at one of the front windows. Do you find this a pleasant neighborhood ?" "Quite so. I'm always afraid of burglars, and now I shall be more so than ever." "I should be awfully afraid myself. But, then, I received such handsome weddlng presents" — "Speaking of presents," interrupted Mrs. Lambkin as she drew out a case and opened it} "today is my birthday, and see What a lovely gift my husband brought me." 1 • Diamonds I ' ' gasped Marie. "How love--171 But— but aren't you afraid he will rain himself giving you such expensive thiqgs? I shouldn't think of allowing my husband to do it." "But, then, dear Alexius is such a good tailness man. He can quite afford it." "Who would have thought it in the days when he used to come to see" — "I was surprised when he gave it to me. Z hadn't; the least idea— why, here comes Alexius himself. Whatever has brought him home bo early today? Just give me that case, will you, dear? He— he always hates display." "Oh, botberJ What if he does? I haven't half looked at it. Do you quite like the setting? Why, Mr. Lambkin, how do you do? lam just admiring dear Endora's lovely diamonds." "JEndora Lambkin, wherever did you got those things?" queried her husband, oblivious of the signs she was making to him. And just then the door opened once more, and the head of the hired girl appeared. "If you please, Mrs. Lambkin," she remarked, "the young man from Stone & Silver's is here to ask about them there diamonds they sent on approval." In the slight pause which followed dear Marie arose, smiling, and__said _that she iMily must go. ■""■** A Puzzling Question. "Yonder she comes," said a tall, lank man who was sitting on a trunk near the Sftilroad station. "Yonder who comes?" asked a fat, heavy man who sat near him. "The train," replied the lank man. "Why do you say, ' Yonder she comes?' " asked the fat man. . "Well, that's tho customary way of ■peaking ot Jt,traixi, isn't it? And custom I* what fixes things. Everybody says, •Yonder she comes,' in speaking of a •train's approach. ' ' "Well, I insist you should have said, •Yonder he comes.' " "Oh, pshawl Nobody ever says 'he' in «peakipg of a train," returned the lean TrtAn. "Well, I'll agree to leave it to the station agent and see if it wouldn't have been better for you to have said, 'Yonder he comes,' " added the fat man. Both agreed to it, and when they had found the agont the fat man asked: . "What is the train just coming into the station?" "It's a mail train," he answered. Then the lean man went out and bought : • good cigar for the fat man. , An Incentive. "And I only married to reform you I" "Yesh, but of oursb-amandrlnkshmpre If he marries such a fool as that. "- ""**" And There Are None There? |a the large display window of one of tfca leading drug stores of Alexandria, Va., i§ displayed a large sign covering one end ft the window, with the inscription, "A Ipw good substantial loafers wanted to £*nd In front of this window." -"■-•-*—>» A Free Booter. Bhft (haughtily)— Did I hoax you call my Miner a pirate? Be (rubbing his coattail)— l merely g^djihat he was a free booter. ""* ~ — * Tying Her Shoe. Whm ■tood. by a door that was festooned with flowers, Halle the sound of the waltz floated lazily through, Aad young3)loods of fashion and maids with Cat dowers Mood watching as while I was tying her •hoe. fee wore a red stocking, soft, delicate Bilk, Bsr ankle Just turned to perfection— yea, two, And the edge of her petticoat, whiter than X law, and I trembled— when tying her shoe. Ah, me. for the days of young love and young Ufe, For the days when my cares were both trifling and few I Juateeven long yean I've teen calling her "wife," Aad now think it a bore— when I'm tying hevaboe.