The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-09-10
Music and Tomatoes ind Mr.. FOr-
CepS.

Those of our readers acquainted on II
Monsoon street will remember that the M
roof of Mr.. Forceps' saloon adjoins his
house and is approached ny two win N
dows. On. of these windows is in Mr..
Forceps' bedroom. On this roof Mrs. Z
Forceps has spread hesitating t"ma- 81
toes, with view to Fastening their S
ripeness. Last wednesday she put five 81
more with their fellows, making thirty
lin all. The Forceps l,avea niece living n
with them-a young lady named Hall
Of Thomastown. She has made the &C Ass
|ouaintance of many of our young peo-
ple, and on wednesday night several "tsssSl
them got together to give her sere.
made, Providing themselves with all S
the requisite Instruments, the Young b
people took up position near this ad-
dition We speak of, and struck up on 81
the instruments. Mrs. Forceps was q
first awake ned by the music, anu nuaS-is9
ed her husband. He also woke. The 81
music was grand-not loud or coarse,
: Int soft. low and harmonious. Mr.. For 4
ceps was very much pleased, and got 3
mn to the window to hear it. Then
Mrs. Forceps got up also, and 'ety'ngs
her nicht-cap. stoud beside Mr.. For 81
ceps. "They lie serena,ling Ellen, +" said
d she. ~ know it," said F"reeps. "Whos
8 can they be p she asked. II don't I
il know. I'm sure," said he; "hnt sup.
= pose I could soon find ont it could
~ creep out on the roof and look "ver."9
g aWhv don't you T. said she, her cnrios-
re ity increasing. SPIN afraid they M. ht
~ see me-" he said. y don't think they
-, would." she said. "Thev wouldn't be
10 looking up on the roof, would they !
Ell Mr., FOrceps thought moment, ana
then concluded no one could see INN,
a AZ tho moon had gone int" a bank of
At clouds, and objects we're quite nim Inn;
~ And then he softly opened the Ohnd
ke and cautiously c,awltd out on the
nd shingles, completely encased III req
air flannel underclolhes, and r,sh'cap OF
the same rich material. The music
-" still continued, coming up through the
e"' nivht air in waves of pcstatic harmony
up MI. Forceps sat down on the roof and
o,d l,horiuusly worked his way to thu
~, caves. Then he lifted himself up T.
wv tnrn over and look down. and just thei
Deo he stepped on something s"tt AM
'iv yielding; telt his feet give made DIES
tile perate clutch at the shingles, was :"
nm. late, gave piercing sh'iek' and She
~, off the roof and went revolving an
'"" bowling in among the band, fol'owe
'ets, by the tomatots, and madly cltavip
ppp- the air with his red flannelrd limb
nm He struck with his back on Tie bass Y
20, al, and with Que leg tore the ehtral
from an accurdeon, and with the nth'
'eet- knocked all the keys t'"m sllve
ling mounted flute. The man who piay'
ured the bass viol was driven sense'ess III
from a pile of pea brush, aud the fiute-p'a
.. err, with his mouth full Of blood Al
"een splinters. jumped Owe, the fence a a
his IS fled. What became of the others
Forceps does not know, he being
melt busily engaged in getting on his +
.s.,a and into the house to make cr'ti
manu- examintion of the field. It's presnn
% his, the bass viol man died on the spot. .
n the was surreptitiously removed anu b
,race. led by his companions, as there was
on,r sign Ut him ab"nt the premises IN
o"'' morning. Danbury News.