The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-10
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OUR EVENING PARTY.

when got DACk from luC Guy auu ''N.
double supply Of my favorltc, hot put
tered mullins awaiting me, aud my sup,
pers so nicely aired on the hearth. But
was sure Of Il when my wife said, smiling
II hone YOU like the tea, dear; put IN
extra sDOoniul in, because its such
bIrsk night lor YOU" and when my eldest
daughter Molly laughed so very heartily
nj nv old story Of the Chinese missionary
which think so good that take every
opportunity Of repeating ii.
Now Molly" said |, rs | took down my
mecrschaum alter tea, NOV, Molly, what
Is ~
What is what, papa ?'sIid Molly; but
,hc hushed and laughed a,conscious little
laugh all the same.
Come" | retOrtcd, "Iet rs have it
Whit is II you want 10 COAX out Of me
nov =
well, Molly, as papa seems 50 cunning
nt finding us out, think VIC had better
tell him what We have been talking
about" said my wife, with Slightly
nervous twiltGr.
"A great deal better, sou most artiul OIL
women" said !, with all the sternness
could muster; "Hnd no more compliments
10 my superior wisdom, II you please.
am quite aware you are only Oiling the
machinery TO make it run round your
own way. AL attempts 10 bride the court
with more mullins will only injure your
case. Proceed, therefore"
well, James," replied my wife, "lhe
Urls and have been talking all the alter.
noon, and, uhem ="
AN the morning, too, | have no doubt.
50 far the court quite agrees with you,
madam" interrupted, blowing out one
UI my most sarcastic wreaths OF smoke.
"lhesc poor things, James, do so want
ynu tOgiVe them an evening party-sOme.
Thing u little Stylish you know-like
other people" my vile continued, hurry
iug on like the stream when ii has come
10 the brink oil the precipiCe..
AN evening pattyP l repeated in
aIIlaZement. - g.
"Oh, yes do papa" said Molly sitting
down on the hassock at MY feet, and put
ting her rosy cheek on my Rnee. She Is
All admirable hand al COaXing, is Molly.
Yes, dear, why should We not be like
our nCighbOrs. at least sOmCtimes-likG
Mrs. Vyner, for instance!" pursued my
wife, skillluny singing ont an pcqusint-
ance who was my pet aversion.
well, because We cant, live tried we
haven't got the money" replied. "YOu
must surely SEQ. what nonsense 1t Is to
talk Of our being like Nyner, when his
partnership in Double. \, brings him in a
couple OF thousands q, year, and / have
barely rs many hundrcdsn
well, but We might Just show Mrs.
Nyncr we know what's what"
II was u mean. advantage which my
wife Jane was taking, and she knew it.
Mrs. Vyncr was from the SAME county
town aS myself, and on the strength OF
her father having made thousand a year
IN land, land heaven knows how much
more in rustic stupidity had always con.
sidercd herself entitled TO play the part
ii superior being toward us. Nor was
she content with thinking this, but was
determined we should admit her glorious
supremacy in style, house, furniture, and
belongings In II word, she was my
special adherence; and il there was one
Thing should have liked, 1t would have
hrcn to see Mrs. VyneT drought down
peg" Jane knew this weakness Of mine
very well, and consider it IN ungenerOus
aclon Oh her part TO have appealed to it.
However, for the present l'rcsisted the
temptation firmly.
Ia truth, the notion U! 0ur giving an
evening party was very ridiculous one.
was Secretary To city company, with
about three hundred year We had al
ready sacrificed 10 the grsceS Of London
soCieIy-appGarances-byt taking decent
house at Noting Hill, and had hard
work, what with NGd's schooling and the
finishing" oil my two daughters, To keep
our heads fairly above water. &c. like u
sensible man, / had always insisted on
timing at II, and had never received my
friends Otherwise than ut tea and supper,
in the plainest OF "plain ways" II they
liked IL drop in III such Times, (and many
ui them did, we were always delighted
10 srs them, aud under these circum-
stances had many pleasan;Cr chat and
luugh, dare say, than fall TO the lot Of
grander houses. The very freedom Of
this kind Ol visiting, the knowledge that
,uu can come and 60 when yOu like, and
that the more you please yourself the
better you will please your hOst, suit my
constitution exactly; and ! believe that in
liking II ain only one OF the vast major.
ny vi London gentlemen. For the ladies
dare not speak
When we went 10 bed, however, my
wife returned to the attack, aud did not
leave inc till she WAS victorious. Her
rnc Argument now was that we fought
10 give Molly chance; and Molly thought
50 herself There was young Kelley very
sweet ut her; but how could We expect
respectable young fellow like him 10 come
forward unless he saw We knew some.
lady and were not quite Out Of the pale
u! good society," r.
WY dear" said |, "pray don't put
these silly notions.into MolIy's head. KEEL
IL always seemed TO me TO be rather
spoOney on Ellen Nyner, and not at all on
Molly" ..."t a...
"Nh, the Vyners always try to make
uIt that he is quite devoted 10 them; but
latter myself l know white from black
when see it-yes, yes, think sOindCed.'
We'll, Il you really think VIC ought TO
givc Molly this party" said reluctantly.
fes, that would be good excuse for
lightning. But think we ought to give
one every year for the future"
grOanCd in spirit ind said, "Pray let
us get safely over this before We talk Of
it any more confess think the whole
notion absurd-thG expense, the trouble,
the probability OF u breakdown with
such servants as ours. But | suppose
Won must have your way"
Accordingly, in the morning my wife
aud two daughters formed themselves in.
lua permanent committee Of ways and
means They decided that things could
10, possibly be got ready under month,
md lor the whole o! that time we were in
a state of disturbance. First, It was found