The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-07-04

how my limb hurts me. '1 sick
ness and in health" were t very
words you breathed at the M fiage
altar, and now you want slip
out, and go off and enjoy n yarself
as we'll as usual, and me a-st Bring
in the house, unable to stir this
sofa. It's just like a man The
male sex is the very acrne sell
fishness, as a general thin and
the episode of women,
And now, Rasher, we're alpne
together, and in a conf itial
mood, / wish you to tellIne. ssled,
4y.a9d solemnly wlIet
played 5,diy LICK on me tboHts our
coat-of- farms? Pve looked and look
ed in the end Of the dictionary, all
through the Latin phrases, and 9TH
er foreign tongues, and 1 can't find
"Salve Lardum," nor the meaning
Of it. But I've noticed, time and
again, people smiling in their
sleeves when they examined it, and
Flummery is always compliment
ing me about it. But he's queer,
and says what he don't mean.
Husband! you needn't deny it; 1
know by the look of your eye it's
one of your outrageous practical
jokes.
Rasher! Rasher! wake up, Rash
er! I'm sure there's burglars in the
house. I've been lying awake with
the pain in my leg, and I've heard
curious sounds this long while.
They've been in the parlors, and
dlning-room, and all over. think
they're in the dining-room now.
There. didn't you hear that? Oh,
don't get up, don't! they might
come in and kill me while you was
out. I'd rather they'd take every
piece of silver they can lay hands
on than to stay here alone a min
ute. Well then, I'll just get up
and turn the key till you get back.
1t hurts me so to walk, and I'm all
in a tremble with fright. Knock,
if you get back safe, my love, and
tell me it's you, and I'll let you in,
Is that you, my dear? Wait a
moment, till 1 get the lock tnrned,
Did you see the burglars? Come
in, come in! Did they run away
when they saw you? Have they
taken - wasn't burglars? 1 Ger.
tainly heard mysterious noiscs-
the servants are having party!
La! did you ever! They've took
advantage of my being lame and
your going to bed early, Is'pose.
Come down and take peep at
'em? 1 wish l could. Wait till !
slip on this wrapper. Now lend
me your arm. There, / guess |
can limp along.
(Peeping through the glass door Of
the dining room and Whispcring.) If
that don't beat all! There must be
as many as thirty of 'em; and Ro-
sine has got on my new dress and
every particle of my jewelry! She
looks real genteel in them, too.
Do see how she has drawn that
belt to make it tighter! The cooks
dressed up in my black moire-an-
tique and Maltese lace set. There
Just serving the refreshments-cold
turkey, sandwiches (they must have
boiled q ham to-day, biscuits, cof-
fee, canned strawberries, my best
branded peaches, sugar, cream,
&c.; and, oh, Rasher, have you
counted the wine bottleS?-ffteen
already, as sure as you are alive.
Aren't they killingly polite, though?
The cooks taking me of, to a turn!
and Rosine is playing Mrs. Cor
nell. They say stolen sweets are
the incest, and l do think these
folks are having good time gen
orally. 0 horror! l hope RoSine
won't spill any of that cream on
my new silk!
Look at Thomas! he takes you
off to a dot, my dear, only he's
taller and better looking. That is
just the bobbing little kind of a
bow which renders you so lnsig-
nifcant, my dear; and his arm be:
mind his back. o my! 1 shall
smother with trying not to laugh,
with hearing him blowing his nose
just as you blow yours when
you are a little embarrassed, my
love, exactly; and that grabbing
way of grasping his handkerchief!
knew Rosine was a saucy mink,
but didn't think Thomas had SO
much of the actor in him. He has
been impudent enough, goodness
knows, but l did not believe he vas
so sly. Sixteen bottles of winel
ten Of them our best champagne,
and the rest our topaz sherry.
What shall we do? Those re-
freshments alone will cost us thirty
or forty dollars, and their imperti-
nence besides. What are you go.
ing to do, Rasher? Thrash Thorn.
as? Oh, don't, don't! he's twice as
strong as you, and the rest of them
great fellows will attack you. You
will have the police in, and row
O dearl. / nevepsaw you so deter
mined. Do waittill 1 get up stairs