Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-03-09
TWICE MISTAKEN.
Lear from a BaehsIOr,s diary.


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.4a.s .s1Lear ifrom BachsIor,s Diary =
soc uots FROM london Society. 5 - q
Christmas Eve. Half past nine
Crumms comes into my room to clea,
away tea a-h ufSA ESQ g.
al I.suppose, sir, y he says, as though i
were q subject not admitting of a doubt
.s-lS1 / suppose you don't dine home to
morrow. H. ,.I & ,.-.-. sa..--.,s ~. 3
Both the tone and the remark are un
fortunate. l have not an invitation tc
dine out, and cannot insist upon din
ing At home, as my arrangement with
90 the Crummses provides for dinner on
Sundays only. had intended to put
my difficulty to my landlady, who is
"a goodnatured and easily persuaded
- find, instead l have. her husband tc
-, deal with, so / close my book SLOWLY
"a and say, ~ Well,n as if 1 were thinking
t and not quite certain. - t7tHrs.
hs-sl Most gentlemen dine out ON Christ
mas day, he says, staring at the wall
"a 4some. feet above my head = ssand Mrs.
Crumms always expects a holiday on
that day.
feel, after that statement, the only
thing TO be done is to surrender grace
fully.
,-.' HIOf course; quite right. Oh yesi 1
ESQ, shall dine out, Crumms." ,..-. H.. -
ring the bell for some hot water,
and Crumms, answers it in full walters
dress, white tie, dress coat, and low
cut waisteoat, showing a large amount
of shirt front with an elaborate fill.
He walks into the room as If he~is very
proud of imself, and is more walter
like in his manner than usual.
"Why, Crumms," ask, "where are
you going iiT ..IIasU
'|Out waiting, sir" He pauses for n
81, minute, then becomes less majestic and
more, confidential Il always go out
!. waiting on Christmas day" he adds,
''-and have been to the same house for
the last fourteen years. The gentleman
and lady are couple as came to Crown
at Newford the year Is'married1M Mrs.
s Cruinnis.( We were both at the hotel,
80, yoi, know, and were Jl1st leaving to
- come 1pshsrea The LADY, took a great
, :, liking to Mrs Crlfnnhs and one day she
said to me, " SO you and Your wife are
going up to London, Crumms- Now
you must come and wait at my house
when we want helps,jirEAnd have been.
., there every Christmas day since then
not missed ones-sI-go on other-days -
he says this quickly, in an offhand man
~, ,ner, as if the other days were of no inn
= portance-" but they ain'tregular.a
" You 60 there and help wait, I sup
poser" Z
"Well, do most o: the waiting; all
fOt IL YOU may say. - ne feptleSa Iney
.,- don't keep man. and there are only
the female servants They amt much
- - good, not like Mrs. Crunlms. She could
! :, wait, she could. She was wonderful
handy. That's what FIRST made nae look
ia herr. - -o55 '''
q And where do you go to?' L in
quire.
- Bedford Square, o pemKlle is the
gentleman's name."
On tho sr,tYv of the y,,oY,, art r ;,,st -
saa see what Crumms will say, ask, ;" Will
) you take me with. you to-day2'aT@
.ssveFH You, sir = he replies, in. surprise
''" Well REALLY, sir, d. don't think Mr.
oDomyille would though I have known
him these fourteen years, l am afraid
he'd think it rather presumptuous of
q me to introduce a gentleman into his
s-, house ~ .......
5-.as, g suppose so,'' I answer; the idea
= of the waiter introducing friend as a
guest at dinner being very absurd. "Butl
| didn't mean that. Take me with you
20 wait"
= q You'll you go out waiting ?''s said
Crumms, holding his breath.
i, e" Yes IF youEilI take me-
60 Well, LIDO call that good joke"
he gasped out. Lord, sir, what an
ideal''1 Then d. opping his waiter-like
manner altogether, and becoming thor
oushly human, he burst out laughing.
nau only lntenueU 10 Cna11 CrummS,
but it strikes me that going out with
'ssahim viii be. more lively than spending
- christmas day by myself, and begin
to hope that he will take me- f-'
90 dare say Mr.. Domville would have
no objection to an extra hand,' urge,
iss.." and Iacould go as a young friend of
~ yours, who is just beginning and wants
to learn his business ~ 80.
"Lord, SIR" pants Crumms again,
YOU amt serious W y -.e
r., =. ' By Jove, am, though, say. l
don't know what to do with myself all
day! ] should like to go out waiting
- ~" But you Will be careful, sir,, won't
49, you " says Crumms, yielding. u You
won't let Mr.. Domville know. There
i~i,t any one likely to be there as will
recognize You, ! lIope''
se Three -o'cLOck.-Crumms and | are in
the cab on our way to Bedford Square.
The whole time he is either laughing at
my going out with him or nervous as to
the result InE the slRtter mood he is
almost piteous in his entreaties to me
To be careful, and repeats over and oyer
again his directions how to wait We
stop the cab at the corner of the street
leading to the square, and walk on to
the house. = -7'~,a' --rE
1T Is a sbig house with large hall.
There are three servants going about
- ~ III tIays and piles of plates, busy lay
ing out the tabiesss.Ehay staresats me as
stand by the side of Crumms, and he
introduces me rs young friend who