Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-04-11
COVILLE'S CANDY PULLING.

There was a "candy pulling" at Mr..
Coville's residence. Tuesday evening.
There were some forty people present,
and they made a jolly occasion of it.
Everybody in attendance was pleased
with the cordial welcome and assiduous
attention given by Mr.. and Mrs. Colville
And indeed that worthy couple did show
a thorough appreciation. Mrs. Colville
may perhaps have WINGED trihe when
some facetious member of the party
threw two pound hunk of the candy
on the stove pipe, and roared to see it
trickle down, and Mr.. Coyille may have
looked thoughtful Il moment on discov-
ering a pan of ripping molasses on the
keyboard Of the piano, but they en-
tered into the amusement with hearty
good will, and when the guests departed
at a. M, it WAS with the unanimously
expressed conviction that nobody ever
had better time, and that the Covilles
We're the sweetest people of their ac
quaintance. In another and less agree
able sense they certainly were. With
the visitors gone the Covilles took n
glance over their parlor, sighed audibly,
put ont the lights, and went to bed.
With the unrelenting light of day upon
the rooms, the Covilles appeared to the
best advantage as very sweet family.
Mr.. Coville went down stairs in his
stocking feet, and as soon rs he struck
tbc hall, he commenced to shed yarn.
Reaching the parior, finally, with the
cords i'll the back of his legs aching
from the exertion they were subject to,
he immediately collapsed into a chair,
and smote his forehead i'll abject des-
pair. There were yellow streaks on the
stove-pipe, and dark stains On the key
board of the piano, and auburn clOts on
the carpet, chairs and wall. They We're
Il light and joyous people were
those candy pullers. There wasn't an
article Mr.. Covlle touched against but
that he had to tear himself away from.
He found treacle i'll his boots when he
attempted to draw them on, and it
seemed one while as if he would have to
cut his legs off at the knees to get free
of them again. And when he rose up
the chair came up with him-that is.
came part way up--and then dropped
off in an unexpected manner, and raped
him severely on very sore heel. There
was sheet of paper on the chair and
glued rather tightly to it, but with
enough melancholy candy on its upper
surface to take still tighter hold of
Mr. Coville's pants, and to hang there
even after it's ally had dropped to the
floor And it being the part of Il pro-
gramme for panorama, and that part
containing the principal announcement
in very large type, Mrs. Coyille, who
had now made her appearance and was
trying desperately to Tree her stocking
foot from an extra large COB of tho
trouble on the door sill, was astonished
and Mortified beyond measure to behold
her usband dancing about the room in
very ecstacy of rage, and advertising
IN most conspicuous manner, "Views
of the Holy Land" "Why, Hezekioh
Coville! she screamed "what on
earth are yoI doing with that thing on
your pants ?" "An outraged heaven
only knows what am doing or going
to dor cried the miserable man,
ctutcling at the panorama bill and
bringing away a handful of it. :" never
see such house as this" he protested,
with tears in his eyes, "s since the day I
vas born. 1t is good as two hundred
dollars damage. I'd butt by brains out
against the WALL" said he gllring
around gloomily, if l could find a place
clean enough to do it." 81 wouldn't
be such hogs if ] were SONS people,
know" explained the unhappy woman,
and sinking on chair, she burst into a
fit of passionate weeping while Mr.. Co,
vile renewed his agouizcd dance, and
hurled the most dreadful imprecations
at society. But this was not all the
trouble. Disfgured walls, ruined car
pet, AMI spoiled furniture were bad
enough, but the crowning evil of the
occasion, the very pinicle OF the fanily's