Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-10-04
EDITOR DREAMING ON WEDDING CAKE.

A bachelor editor ont West, who had re-
ceived from the fair h,nd of bnde piece Of
elegant wedding cake, odream on, thus gives
The result Of his experiences
We put il under tie head ofnur pillow shut
our eyes Swee;ly as an infant, blessed with an
enSy conscience, so snored prohlgiJuSly.-
The god Of dreams gently touched US, and 10 !!
in lancy we were married ! Never was lit
tie editor so haTpy. 1t was my love- dear
est sweetest ringing in our ears every
moment. Oh that the dream had broken
Off here. But no, some evil genius put It into
the head Of our ducky to have pudding for
dinner just 10 please her lord.
In hungry dream we sat down 10 dinner
Well, the pudding moment arrived, aud huge
slice almost olscured from sight the plate be-
fore us.
My dear,' sail we fOnlly, did you make
this
'YeS, love amt il nice.
'GloriouS-lhe best bread pudding ever
tasted in my 'fe.'
Plum pudding, ducky,' suggested my wife.
20, no, dearest bread pudding, always was
fond Of 'em.'
Gail that bread pudding p exclaimed m!
wife, while her Ups slightly cnrled with con
tempt.
'InShan1-this is really too bad-plum
IpUdGing is twice rs hard to make as LreaC
pudding, and is more expensive, and is n erea
deal better. say this is plum pudding, sir'
and my pretty wife'S brow flushed with tx
lcitment.
My love, my sweet, my dear love- cx.
claimed we, soolhingly 'do not get angry
Pm sure It's very good, if it is bread pudding.
You mean low wretch fercely repllet
my wife in higher tone, you know it's plum
pudding.
'rhen maom, ii is so meon'y put together
and so badly burned, that the devil hlmSel
wou idn't know ii. tell you madam, mos
distinctly and empholicaly, and will not bf
conlradicted that it is bread pudding, and the
meaneSt kind OF that
Ill is plum pudding Shrieked my wife, al
she buried glass O( claret in my face, th'
glass itself tapping The claret from my nose.
''read pudding = gasped we puck 10 lh'
last, and gTasping roasted chlchen by th
left leg.
Plum pudding p rose above the din, as
had distinct perception Of feeling two plate
smash acrnss my head.
Bread Pudding = We groaned in rage a
lie chicken left our hand, aud flying wi
swift wing across the table, landed in madam
bosom.
Plum pudding y reSoundel the war or
from the enemy, as the gravy dish took u
: where we lad been deposiinc the first part Z
our dinner, and a plate OF beetS landed upo
! our Willie vest.
Bread pudding forever = shouted We in de
q fance, dolging the soup tureen, and fallin
| beneath is contents.
'Plum pud ing p yelled the amiabe Spous
as noticing our misfortune. she determined
keep US down by r'ling upon our head III
> dishes with no gentle hand. TLen in rap;
4 succession followed the war cries. PluI
.. pudding = she Shiieks with every dish:
n Bread pudding p in smothered tones, cam
up from the pile in reply. Then it was 'plul
pudding in rapid succession, the last CT
growing fceber, till just as can distinctly re
4 colecr il had grown 10 o whisper. 'Plul
8 pudding p resuunded ite thunder, folluwe
y. by tremendous crash, as my wife lraPe
9 unon The pile with her delicate feet, al
u. commenced jumping M and down whe
K thank Heaven, we awoke, and thus saved OF
/ life. We shall nevel dream on wedding caR
n agan-that's the molal.