The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-27
A DanhurY Family Acene.

A ldUil1 VI SOIlle pTeIeu5lOue, living
on Nelson street, had a party OF five to
tea Thursday evening. The table was
set out in fine style, as the company
were from the city, and it was absolute
ly necessary to show them that folks
may live in village like DaiiDury, and
yet understand the requirements of good
society. When they were all at the
table, and the lady was preparing to
dish up the tea, her little son, whose
face snone like the, knees OF country
clergyman's pants, pulled her secretly
by the dress. But she was too busy TO
notice. He pulled her again, but receiy-
ing no response, he whispered:
''Ma, map
sWhat is lt?v
"Ain't this one of Miss Perry's
kniyes?" holding up the article in his
hand and looking, as he properly should,
very much grained by SUCH an evidence
Of his discernment.
she made no reply IN words. but she
gaye him u look that was calculated to
annihiiate him.
The tea was dished out, and the party
were buttering their biscuit, when the
youth suddenly whispered again, looking
at his plate with a pleased expression,
"Why, ma, my plate Ii different from tue
Others"
"rhomas," she ejaGulated under her
breath.
why, it is, ma," persisted Thomas.
sNOw, Just see here. This plate has
''TnoMasp again CALCULATED his moth
er, with crlmsoned face, while his father
assumed a frown nearly all inoh thick,
ssii you don't let your victuals stop
your mouth, Fllsend you away from the
taUier'
This quieted Thomas at once. He was
not very particular boy, and he CEN
citided that the difference in the piates
was not oil suen moment as to admit OF
tedious argument at this time.
Several minutes passed without any
ur.her interruption. Tine y,ung man
'industriously attended to mis- food, but
at tue same Time kepta "a close eye on what
was going on around him. He WAS lift
ing up his CUP for a sip, when his glance
unfortunately fell upon the saucer. Ii
was but u glance, but with the keenness
not originally designed tor eacn other.
"Why, ma" he eagerly whispered,
.sthis cup don't belong To-"
Tnen 40 suddenly stopped. The ex-
preston OF his mothers lace actually
rendered him speecaless, ana for u
moment he applied himself to his meal in
depressed silence; but he was young
and of an elastic temper, aud he soon re-
covered his beaming expression. A little
latter he observed lady opposite put
ting spoon OF preserved grapes In her
mouth. Then he twitched his mothers
dress, and said again:
"MaP
The unhappy woman shivered at the
sound, but his remark at this time ap.
peared to be on an entirely different sub
ject, as he said:
saint Miss Walker funny woman?"
"Funnyp said his mother, with sign
OF relief. And then turning to the COM
pany with the eexpianation, "Mrs. Walk
or is an old lady vino lives across the
way" She smiled on her hopeful son
and asked, What makes you think she
is iunny2'
"Why, you know--you know" began
Thomas, in that rapid, moist way which
an only son assumes when he 10 impart-
ing information before company, in re-
spOnse to cordial ihvitatiOn, s'when 1
went over there this afternoon to get tue
spoons, she said she hoped the company
wouldn't bite 'em, as it would dent"
"Thomas II shrleked the unhappy
mother, as soon as she could break III.
Young mani gasped the father,
sleaye TINS table at 0ncep
And Thomas left at oAce. His father
subsequently followed him, and the two
met in a back room, and had both been
flying express trains coming together
there could have scarcely been more
n0ise.--E Danbury News. ~