Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-08-25
DREAMING ON WEDDING CAKE.


received from the fair hand of a bride
piece of excellent wedding cake to drcaI
on, thus gives the result of his expert
ence:
We put it under our pillow, shut ou
eyes swcetly as an infant blessed with al
easy conscience, and snored prodigious
ly. The god of dreams gently touche'
us, and 10. in fancy We were married
Never was little editor so happy. |
was my love- dearest sweetest,
ringing in our ears every moment Oh
that the dream had broken off here. Blu
no. some evil genius put it into the hcat
of Or ducky to have pudding for dinner
to please ott lord.
In hungry dream VIC sat down tc
dinhcr. Well, the moment arrived, and
huge slice almost obscurcd from oul
sight the plate before us.
My DEAR said VIC fondly, did you
make thisp
Yes, my love, amt it nicc?'
Glorious the best bread pudding /
ever tasted in my life.'
Plum pudding, dncky,' suggested my
wife.
oh, no, dearest; bread pudding. l
was always fond of EN-
Call that bread puddingr exclaimed
my wife, while her lips slightly curled
with contempt.
Certainly. my dear; reckon I've had
enough at the Sherwood House to know
bread pudding, my. love, by all means.''
Husband, this is really too Lad Plum
pudding is twice as haId' toahake asbread
pudding, and is more expensive, and is a
great deal better. / sauulhis is plum
pudding, sir" and my prey wifc's brow
flushed with excitement ii,
MY love, my sweetest, my DEAR ex-
claimed we, sootbingly, do not get an
cry. / am sure it is very gocd;' it is
bread pudding
You mean, low wretch ferccly re-
piled my wife, you know it is plum pud-
ding
Then, madam, it's so meanly put to-
gether and so badly burned that the devil
himself wouldn't know it. / tell 5ou,
madam. 1irst distinctly, emphatically,
that it is bread pudding, and The mean
est kind at that j."
1t is plum pudding shrieked my
wife, as she hurled a glass 5f claret in
my face--the glass itself tapping the
claret from my nose.
Bread pudding gaspcd we, pluck to
the last. and grasped / rrcasted chicken
by the leg. .. .I.
Plum pudding" rose above the din,
as we had distinct perception of feeling
two plates smashed across our head.
Bread pudding we groaned in rage,
as the chicken left our hand, and, flying
with swift wings across the table, alighted
in madam's bosom.
Plum pudding ? resoupded the war.
cry from the enemy, as the gravy dish
took us where we had been depositing oul
dinner, and plate of beans landed OIL
our white vest.
Bread pudding forever" shouted w
in defiance, dodging the soup turecn, ant
falling beneath its contents.
Plum pudding, vociferatcd The amiabl'
spouse noticing our misfortune, she dc
tcrmincd to keep us down by piling upoI
our head the dishes with no gentle hand
Then, in rapid succession followed far
cries Plum pudding! she shrickcd
with every disb!
Bread pudding p in smothered tones
came up from the pile in reply. Then i
was plum pudding the last crow grow
ing fccbler. till, just as We can distinct
rccollect, it bsd grown to whisper
Bread pudding resounded we, lik
thundef,, followed by q tremendous crasl,
as my wife leaped upon the pile with he
delicate feet, and commenced jumping u
and down. Thank Heaven, we awokc
and thus saved our life. We shalt neve
dream on wedding cake again-that's til
moral