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Show HIS MESSAGES GIVEN BACK And Hubby, Astonlshsd at Their Brevity, Brev-ity, Wondsred Hew That Should Bs. A busy English merchant u about to leave bla borne la Brixton (or m trip on the continent, and bla wife, knowing know-ing bla aversion to letter writing, reminded re-minded him gently of the tact "Now, John, you mutt be eyes and are (or ua at borne and drop ua aa occasional post card tUlng ua anything any-thing of Interest. Don't forget, will you. dear?" The buaband promised. The next morning bla wife received a postal card: "Dear wife, I reached Dover all right Youra aff.M Though somewhat dleappolnted, aha thought br hoabnnd muat have ben preaaed 'or time. Two daya later, however, how-ever, another card arrived, with the startling announcement: "Here ! am In I arla. Yoara ever," And aUll later: "I am Indeed la Paris. Youra." Then the wife decided to have a lit tie fun and seised her pen and wrote: "Dear huaband, the children and I are at Urlxton. Youra." A few daya later ahe wrote, again: "We are atlll In Brixton." In her laat tommunlctalon ahe grew more enthusiastic. "Dear huaband, here we are in Urlxton. I repeat It, air, we art In Urlxton. P. 8. We are Indeed." In due time her huaband reached borne, fearing that bla poor wife had temporarily loat her senseafc- .JvEL tencd to aik the meaning otTTjT" atrange mcssagea. With a wtnnin I amlle ahe banded him hie own three poatal cards. |
