Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1893 — It Was an Awful Mistake. [ARTICLE]

It Was an Awful Mistake.

“I wish you would mail this letter as you go down town, Jim" said Mrs. Bloobumper to hor husband as he rose from 'th6 breakfast table. “I am very anxious for mamma to get it early to-morrow," “All right," replied Bloobumper. He put it in his pocket with this mental observation: “I should not be surprised if I forgot to mail this. Mary has been talking for a week about inviting her mother to come down for a month’s visit, but I don’t know that I am anxious to aid in forwarding the invitation, seeing that I would rather the old lady remained away." “Did you mail that letter I gave you this morning?” asked Mrs. Bloobumper, when her husband came homo that night. “Certainly,” replied the unblushing prevaricator. When he returned home an evening later his wife confronted him. “You told me last night you had mailed that letter to mamma.” •Well?” “Well, you didn’t* “Oh yes, I ” “Don’t tell me any more of your untruths. If you had mailed that letter mamma would not be in this house now." “Here now?” “Yes, here now. ” “Why, I thought it was an invitation to her to come and stay a month. You know you were talking of inviting her. ” “Exactly, and I did invite her. I mailed that letter myself. The one I asked you to mail was one requesting her to postpone her visit, and if you had done as I asked you she would have received it before it was time for her to leave home. Now come in and tell her she’s welcome, and that you can’t think of letting her leave under six weeks.” And Bloobumper went in.