Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-04-14
NO. 7!

had glorious old-fashoned time of it
down there at" ~
"Captain, won't you stay to dinner?" says
poor Flipper, endeavoring to throw the Cap
tain of the track, SO cruciiying to him just
then.
(Mrs. F. at the word dinner, wrings her
hands and looks daggers and dirks at F.
As the captain was about to Spl1rge again,
up jumps Flipper, and with spasmodic ef-
fort, bawls out
Captain Oakum, allow me (Mrs. F. al
most frantic with the premeditated outrage,
gesticulatcs furiously, and ruShes away as
the culprit continues to say Mrs. Flipper
is present, and l don't care a cent if she
does appear in working clothes
Mrs. F. flew to her chamber, lavendar,
and salts; and poor Flipper, knowing it was
in for penny in for pound, took another
drink with his salty old friend, and they
cleared out together.
About midnight Flipper manages to steal
back home, went TO bed, and goes to sleep.
Mrs. Flipper peppers him; but quite fa-
f'gre9, poor Flipper sleeps on until next
day, when Mrs. F!ipper, still Storn,ing on
the tobacco smoke and sacrilcge of the par
lor, opens fresh tap Of gall and wormwood
that lasts up to dinner time. However, the
weddng-day anniversary supper affairs had
gone forward; guests out of number were
invited, expected, and the feast ready. To
have seen Mrs. Flipper that evening, ar
rayed in the latest style of brocades, houn-
ceS and iurbelows, all smiling as basket of
fresh chips, dressed to death, and looking
SO young, happy and bright, none could for
a moment have supposed that volcano of
wrath, vinegar and destruction was slum-
bering beneath so fair and goodly an exte-
riOr Flipper knew it, was used to it, and
was humbled at the masquerade. Net
quite reconciled TO things of the evening
and night previous Flipper began to prime
up earl y in the afternoon; and so by the
festive hour, when things were working
: beautiful, and poor Flipper feeling call
I right, spunked up, and determined to do
? the honors up to the handle. Mrs. F. be-
2 came nervous and irritable as poor Flipper
treshcncd. As glass of Sherry was pro-
5 posed, she suggested that Mr.. Flipper was
= amused TO Sherry, Otard made his head
ache, Madeira injured his stomach; but
t seemingly quite unaware of these facts,
+ FIipper joined all that was proposed, and
: dra~, promiscuousy.
4 Presently there was great commotion
in the hall. Hrs. Flipper was in great
) tropidation; it was evidently something odd
or disagreea5!e at issue. Flipper went out;
/ a servant whispered HIM that Mrs. F. re-
c qNcsted that he might not show himself
= But Flipper was not the man to stand back
= in his own house. He rushes forward and
= finds Capt. Oakum and another old crony,
] more than co.uirial, opstreperOusly per-
\ 5isting that
e "We-we'~e-we're invited. Pop Flip
r pers last night invi-vi-ted us to come to
e hiS-s-s weddn' and we're here
, Come right in, boys" C!) bawls Flip
. per, ''comc in-.lere l am-so l dil-aIl
: right!
D 1t was in vain that Mrs. F. tried to ar
5 range Prirato affair, an ante-room for the
"oId cruisers" Flipper would have them
e in. right among everybody. One of these
: visitors, a burly, old retired "licker dealer"
: proposed a speech. Capt. Oakum was for
,, giving them song she used to sing" and
t IN spite Of looks, gestures and pantcmime
a of Mrs. F., Flipper nerer minded, but filled
= up, poured ogt, introduced, and kept tho
= uaersn tenor cf his way.
= "Gentlcmen- ladies', suppose l should
5 say--no, la:,ieS and gentlemen" bawls
It FliPper, "this is my wedding-no, my wife's $
), wedding anniyersary-there's my wife,
h (NIrs. Flipper rushes away,) here's my old
friend, Captain Oakum, Of the brig Sally
/, Ann; there's Mr.. Demijohn, another old
friend. Here's to us ALL"
" Three cheers!" says the captain.
I Three cheers are given. Mrs. Flipper
taints and is carried out; when the wretch,
Il Flipper, seeing the grand climax he had ar
IS ranged, took lis old crones by the arms,
|, sailed out into the hall, got their hats, and
l. the trio of "wretches" pushed their way
into the streets, and made night of it.
= Poor Mrs. Flipper! she rallied, she tried ,tc
look resignedly pleasant, and. managed tc
If keep up the smooth appearance of things
u and get her anniversary supper" oleverly
off. 1t was full week gone, before "the
: wretch" Flipper, ventured home, and evei
since has inwardly chuckled at the spunky
\ time he had at the anniversary supper
70 though he has since kept as tame as 9
whipped puppy.