The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-04-24
SrR. AND MRS. RAsHER.
CHAPTER II,
THE PARTY.

CHAPTER III.
| THE PARTY.
wish you wouldn't call It house warming,
my dear; when people lived In two. story hous
es, and did their own work, they called such
things "house- warnings" and it sounds so old
fashioned. know you've ponchong for every
thing old fashioned; is seems to be a weakness
of yours; expect every day to see you come
down with your grandfather's long tailed blue
on--though as for that, you'll scarcely have q
chance now, for when we left the Other house
sent it to the dogs. You wouldn't have taken
1 fifty dollars Of any mans money for that coatf
What was 1t worth, I'd like to know, but just
to clutter the closet and get moths in it? Still,
{, If you feel so bad about it, Pm sorry / sent it
off 1t went through the Revolutionary War,
and was proud OF It? o! IL I'd have thought
about thai, I'd have kept it, for its quite fash
ionable to have relics of the Revelation. What
was your father, my love? A generalP "A black
smith" 0 get out! sand as brave as the bra
vestgeneral; who followed the army TO shoe the
horses, and put shoes on General Washington's
own horse many time, and was wounded
twice in battle" La! that's all nice enough,
but I'm not going to brag about it before folks.
cts a different style of forgs that's the aris
tocratic thing now a-days; man may forge a
check, but not cham, If he wants to keep good
society. Only blow your own bellows loud E.
nough, and you'll be all right with the world"
Why, Rasher, didn't know as you had so much
morphine in your nature; you're usually so
cheerful Come, now, let's talk about my party
or my fete, as Mrs. Fitz Simmons calls 1t. / d
like to make out list Of invitations this even
ing, SOS to get the cards engraved. They ought
to be out week before hand. Pm going to have
them very large, and very square, and several
of 'em to one person; one small square one col
ored, with "Admit the Bearer" on it, and one
what's that? No, it won't be ridiculous, either!
Didn't his Royal Highness If it was at a
public building, instead ofa private honse?' I
know il aia't necessary, but it's stylish, and
that's enough. Once for all, Rasher, let me settle
all these little points Of etiquette; you're very
good iI your way, but somehow you've no fac
ulty for comprehending all the little niceties;
in other words-there's no making silk purse
out OF sows ear? There it comes again! those
eternal illusions! However, you think the purse
is pretty full one, If it isn't Of silk? That's so!
Nobody could be more generous or better heart
ed than you are, my love; and fyou'd only get
over some of your queer ideas, and quit punning
especially illusions to your husiness-l shod
be one Of the happiest women in the world -
You can't guess how uncom Portable you make
me when we're in company; feel every minute
as II was sitting by powder magazine that
was going to explode; Pm so afraid Of them ter
rible little escapodes Of yours. You thought it
was me who did oil the blowing upp Well | do
it in the strict seclusion Of the family circle, if
do; and ifyou'd confine yourself to the same. l
shouldn't mind what you said. Not even il you
said your darling Marier wasn't the woman she
| ea4 LoON
TO be the woman | was, when one silk dress a
year, and two bonnets satisfied me.
But let's get back to the invitation. shall
have no difficulty in m liking out my list. You've
no idea Of the people that have left their cards
since we changed our residence; dozens and
dozens OF all the brown stones up and down the
street, and they're all just he sort OF folks |
want at my fete. Mrs. Fnz Simmons knows the
most of em, and has probably been the means
Of their calling. As the girls are going to lie at
home, we must have plenty Of young people to
dance; Uerintha never looks better than when
she's dancing. You don't like so see her whirl-
ed around in the arms of them dancing bears
Its not just the way we used TO do, to be sure:
but this an age of progression, and what the
world thinks is right, is right.
haven't written word to the girls yet about
the new house or the party; intend il all to be
surprise. I've ordered their dresses, and
they're being made up now. A maize coIored
moire- antique for Cerintha. with lace Aouuces;
and a white puffed aiuU for Felicia. You should
have thought white would have been pret,iest
for both Of 'em, seeing they're only school girls
iyet? I'll warrant you! A book muslin, tuck
ed, with pink and blue ribbons, cost including
making up, ten dollars apiecei But girls don't
dress in that manner nova days. A moire.
antique amt a bit too -ich Tor Cerinthas style,
and the color suits her hair She ought to have
set Of pearls, but won't ask ior them till she's
out Of school, since the house and all is to paid
for this year.
Who are you writing down there? Your old
friends, the Grggses? If you intend to invite
the Griggses, then I'll give up the party at once.
There! there! there! Now don't get mad, and
tear the paper in two; il you want to keep on
friendly terms with them, shall have no OBJ
jections to making nice little lea party especial
IN for them, and ask the Fishers at the same
time. don't want to have it said that I've
forgotten my friends, and can have them here
often, in quiet way, but not to my fate. 1t
would spoil every speck Of pleasure | might
take. Mrs. Griggs used to be good neighbor
when we were first married. Many's the after
noon we've set, and sewed, and talked together;
bat she always was rather a common woman,
and her husband had bad luck, and she'll have
nothing to wear, If she's asked, but her old
black silk, and she'll feel bound to come for
fear we'd be hurt IL she shouldn't. La, how
blind some people are! II she had any delc4cy,
she'd feel that--beeause you've made money in
the pork business, and Griggs has failed ia the
hordware line, there ought to be no farther in
timacy between the fat and the frying-pan?--
What a trying man you are, Rasherl It's in
your line to be trying? Go on with your list,
go on. "Mr. and Mrs. B. Baker" There,
you needn't try to help me about the invitations;
Id rather make them out myself One would
think you were obeying the injunctious Of the
Scriptures literally, to ask in the beggars Of he
street, when everybody knows that il the Bible
wasn't entirely fgurative, we couldn't get along
at all.
What are you leaning back on the sofa and
signing in that melancholy way for? Pm not
going to offend your old cronies. II you want
to ask Griggs to cigar and glass Of sherry in
the dining-room, when you're alone Of evenings,
1 shall not object; and expect to have 10 ask
his wife here three or four times year. And
the same with the Bakers and the Fishers. You
think ought TO send Polly Griggs new dress
to wear to the party. If she hasn't got any, in-
stead Of sighting her on that account2 Well,
Iifyou amt the oldest man! Who ever beard
Of such thing? I'm sure it would never have
come into anybody's head but yours. II you
feel like dressing up your neighbors in silks and
satias you'd better begin at once. But do re
member that charity begins at home. Here's
Cerintha in want Of that set Of pearls, and I
haven't treated myself to that camel hair shawl
yet, and your talking about my giving Mrs.
Griggsa silk dress III towear 10 my partyl You
remember when she used to lend me her white