A LITTLE INCIDENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1256, 16 December 1882, Page 2

A LITTLE INCIDENT.

I, Quite: ani'a'rn'u'iing; little, incident 00-. curred the other evening in the parlors of ;a house-wellj say Polk'-Btfeet-whioh will illustrate the necessity of a man'B alwayV keeping his wits about him when trying lb deceive his wife. Among (be guesu there assembled were, let us call them,' Mr ahd' ,Mrs Z. and Mrs V. The company were amusing themselves with musio,: when enter upon the, aoene, rather, hurriedly, MrV. Chidedby his wife for making so tardy an appearance, Mr ; V. excused himself by saying that he had been to.get shaved, adding, for the purpose of,teasing his wife, as it.was not true, thathela'd: patronised the lady barber, and he could not sooner gat away from her, ;,,r Oh, you horrid wretch," exclaimed: Mrs % I' how could you go to such' a creature I Now, ray husband,", giving;.Mr ; Z,,a loving'.look, "would never think of snoh a thing,' would.,you, deary I" ; Mr' Z., swelling with' a look <of •conscious rectitude,elevates his head as he replies, "No, indeed my'.■ Jove'.""; MrV. bore in silence the numerous reproaches/loirelled at hint by the ladies, 1 and at''last quiet was restored,'when Mr time in deep thought, evidently; forgetful ofV his surroundings, suddenly' asked, 'Which one was it whq ; shaved ypUiV,,: aras it;, Rose orßlanche), thus giving jjjself J 'desd- JswayJ; : ;; Francisco Newsletter. '" ; ' ■;';..