Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1903 — Careless Correspondence. [ARTICLE]

Careless Correspondence.

▲ gentleman and hi* wife had beet* Invited to an evening party. He went* ed to go, but hig wife declared that •be bad no gown suitable for tbe occasion, and asked him to send “regret*” to their hostess. Thereupon the man, while at bis office, penned this facetious note: “We regret that your kind Invitation must be declined for all the conventional reasons, but the real reason Is that half the family has nothing to wear. My w ife’s latest dress Is over three weeks old, and her hat Is twelve hours out of date. You will appreciate the hopelessness of the occasion and excuse us.” lie thought this so good that he went further, and determined, to be smartly sarcastic at the expense of his wife, lie wrote a note to her explaining that he would not be at homo for an early (linuer, as she had asked him. The note ran; “I ennuot accept your invitation because I am going out to an evening party where the guests are not expected to wear anything of Importance. Sorry I won’t be there to kiss you good-night.” Unfortunately he wag careless; the notes went Into the Jvrong envelopes, and tho lady who had invited the couple wns somewhat surprised at th# man’s auduclty.