The Woodville Republican., 1852-11-30


la my hat The plate Instantly rghIed iss D
ss l raised my person and as glanced m,
eye around the table. aud saw tha, no on,
had noticed my disaster, inwandly eonara
Inlaied myself that the nauseous deccptior
wac so happily disposed OF Resolving not,,
l'e detected, | instantly rolled niy handker
chief together with all its eontenls aud whir
ped il into my pocket.
The dlnner table was al .ength deserted
for the drawingroOm, where coffee and no
HeETs were served round. Meantime lhad
sought out what considered safe hiding.
place foI my hat, beneath a chair in M,
din'ng,roOn, for dared not carry !. longsi
IN my hand ; having first thrown a morse
of paper into the crown. to hide the cauli
flower from view, should any Que chance
in seeking for his own hrt, to look into.mine
On my return into he drawingroorn.
CHANGED again to be seated by the lady by
whom had sat at dinner. Our conversation
was naturally resumed. aud we were ia the
midst Of all animated discussion, when a
huge spider was seen running like a race
horse, upon her arm
Take it of'-take It oil 20 she calculated
IN ter iied tone.
was always afraid of spiders. 40 10 avoid
touching him W ith my hand, caught nv
hanakerehs O. from my pocket, and eiapped
u AZ once upon the mscreani, who was alrea
dy mount ing over her temple with rapid
strides. Gracious Heaven had forgotten
me eauliiioweri which now plsslercd oye :
her face like an emollient poulti"e. fairly Kill.
ling the spider and binding an eve Of the
lady while little treamlets OF soft butter
glidsd gently down hsr beautiful neck and
bosom.
Mon Dieu Mon Dieu N excl laimsd the
astonished fair
Mon Diou % was echoed from every
mouth
Non Non ---- Laraignee -. paraiu.
noe. Monsieur Went d'ecraser paraignee.n
"Quelle quantits d'entrailles ~ calculated
an astonished Frenchman, unconsciously to
himself
Well nigh, he be as,onishod The spray
OF the eHecrabIe vegetable, had spattered her
dress frorr head to foot For myself; the mo.
me nj the accident occurred, had mechani.
eally returned my handkerchief to my poe /.
ct; but its contents remained
What monster il must have bsen,r OBJ.
served young lady, as she helped to relieve
my victim from her cruel situation. al dc.
clare should think he had been living on
eaulihowern
At that moment, felt some one touch me.
and turning round, saw my companion who
had come with me.
Look at your psutaloons," he whispered.
Already halI-dead with confusion at the dis
aster had caused, cast my eyes upon my
once white dress, and saw at glance the
horrible extent ofrly dilemma. | had been
sitting upon the fatal pocket, and had crushed
out the liquid butter and the soft paste.like
vegetable, which had daubed and dripped
down them, I'LL il seemed as lift were actu.
ally dissoving in my pautaloons.
Darling from the spot, Isprang to tho place
where had lett my hat; but before could
reach il, a sudden storm Of wrath was heard
at tho door
Sacr-r-r-e bette Sacr-r.re! Sacr.r.r.re %
the ri in the last syllable being made TO roll
like watchmans rattle, mingled with ano.
ther epithet and name that an angry French.
man never spares was heard rising like afiorcc
tempest without the door. Suddenly there
was pause--a curling sound, as il one swal
lowing opntarl y--and the storm Of wrath
again broke out with ,edoubled fury. Iseiz.
ed my hat and opened the door, and the whole
matter was at once explained Wehad ex.
changed hats, and there he stood, the soft eau.
lihower gushing down his cheeks, binding
his eyes and filling his mouth, hair, mustach,
ears, and whiskers.
Never shall forget that spectacle. There
he stood as,ride, like the colossus, and sioop.
ing gently forward his eyes forcibly closed,
his arms held dropping out from his body, and
dripping cauIfower and butter at every
pcre.
said no longer; but retaining bis hat,
rushed from the house, jumped into facre,
and arrived safely at home heartily resolving
that to my last hour, would never again de.
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