The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-01-11
n ELL Y,S SIS RPRIS X
PARTY.
By WAVE CARROLL.


you, then. You sec, when I 6rstcame t,
the city l was not at all use to any o
their ways. and net mach pleased will
many Of them; especially the way wive
had of going with the bsaux, and hus
bands gallanting every enc but thei
wives. Net much like our good old
fashioned village, Nellie, where every
NAN waits on" his own wife, and every
wife mends her husbands seeks; and
keeps him in buttons and temper.
Well, Harry was used to all these city
ways, aad tosk to them to much greater
extent than suited nay little country fed
heart, yeu may be sure. One morning
he told me heuas gsing cut fer the even
ing, and if disliksd staying alsns he'd
ask Tom hane to send his wife in to stay
with me-.
"Wh.re ar. ysu geing, Harry?" said I,
half crying.
"Ne matter, little Puss; I shall be in
gesd compasy-a sort Of business ar
rangemsnt-ss don't worry your dear lit
tie heart and giving me q half dozen
kisses in breath, he was eff
1t was tso bad, aad 50 1 said as I
watched him disappearing in the crowd.
Just then Elsie Lane came, her eyes run
ming ever with mischief.
"Harry's going cut this EVENING"" half
afirmatively.
eyes; hsv did you know?"
Elsie slssped her hands. "This is
rich I'll tell yeu, Nelly, how l knew.
Tom tsld me this morning he was going
out this evening with some cid friends,
and l needn't sit up fer him, as perhaps
it might be late before he came, and be-
fore 1 could ask a single question he was
gone. l was vexed, and, by way of get
ting over my vexatien, ran down to broth
er Dicks Office. There found cut where
Tom, Harry and the rest are going. Dick
made me premise net to tell; but if We
don't fix theml Now, just listen, Nelly,
while 1 tell ysu my plan. They've sf-
dsred splendid supper at Aurora, eight
miles from here. ysu knew. SIS
band is engaged fer the occasion. Miss
NJ, Laura B and that splendid
widow D-(nsrcy Nelly, how white
yea lookD and hest of others are going,
and good time generally is expected.
Now fer ny plan. They won't leave the
city till dark, and are not expected at
Aurora till ten. knew just whose hus-
band are going. New, let's get the wild
ows pro tenn that are to bs"-aAd Elsie
twisted her little mouth in the most lu-
dicreus styls-"ts rouse up; let each in
vite the haAdssnest beau she can by any
possibility find, and we'll 60 to Aurora
two hours earlier than they are going.
De you understand"
1 "took;" and Elsie and [ few around
to make arrangements, and in two hours
everything was in order. A messenger
was sent to Aurora to say that supper
would be expected at sight-the company
having changed their plan trifs. s. S
band vas notified to the same effect.
vent down to cousin Halls store (you re-
member how hsrridly jealous Harry used
to be of Hal in the olden daysl) and told
hin all about the affair. His face uai
brinmlng ever with anticipated fun as he
listened and promised to go.
Early in the afternoon Harry came
home, made an elaborate teilette, and with
another half dozen smstherins kisses, wal
off. A little while after, cousin Hail.
elegant turnsst steod at the door, and VI
we're of too. Before eight we were al
assem- bled. The fussy old landlord wa
whiskisg around in blissful iga0ranoe .
the imposition, and at eight precisely W
we're seated at the table, doing justice t
the COED things ordered fer Us. w
"cleared" the tabls-nst erumb was lef
whole. The landlord was ordered to sc
everything before US, and net an eatabl
thing was lett for the original party
Meantime the baud vas disceursing sweet
est strains; sets were formed. and ''coun
try dances" voted the order Of the even
ing.
1t must have been nearly eleven whe
the landlord threw the doors open wit
the NEST ludicrous expression Of bewil
dermsnt and dismay, and close benin
him stoed Harry, with the fascinatin
widow en- his arm, Tom Lane and Laur
B, and-well, the original Auror
party steed before US, presenting q mo,
original appearances certainly.
Ohl l can't begin to tell you, Nellie
what lsok Of blank dismay and cha
grin swept over those faces as each ma
recognised his wife (there were some ur
married men among them, as there wer
girls. too, in eur party), and realized he
entirely they had been "seld." shan
at!eAPt to Eel yeu hcE HarrJs spleadi