The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-26

having seen the old man going, home
drunk, with big bottle of the '1hair of
the same dog. in his pocket, our ex.of6.
Ger said to himself: ''Here is going to
be some fun
While the little procession was scaling
thashoTk pitch Df grdundkin froitt6f. SIC.
Dugan's castle thes letST serya3t of the
city "fetched aecompasss and reached q
side window Of TIC place unperceived.
Peering within he saw McDugan living
across his bed in-his drawers, and boots,
but minus his pantaloons. !. On table, lat
the bedside stood lighted candle and
the black. bottle. '''-"'''
Now came q knock at the front door:
McDugan' partially arose, with hair brist.
ling in all directions. pricked up; his ears
and listened. The Il, knocking q: was re.
t*Who's thayre?'' cried Michigan,
Arising to sitting posture:s'= = :.,2j.~.
,:"Fripds!'' was the answer .7,;>.y;
"A divilish quare time fur friends; to be
abroad!' muttered Michigan. '''<'
'Open yer dure and let US I'M Misthur
McDug gan. --~------ =.
3:;DiVil q bit Of it till know, who,ye air
and what ye. ,wantl "A quare time: fur
an''thc shnow a. flynn till, yeer: blond
with it Who air ye,s ohyhow p.:,s 49,
S; WE are surprise party;;'' said those
rs, " ali, air yo X Surprise IS 7pa a
SAd RbSpptd;sSs;!e ce'''s: 80 f"r SURPRISE I
9.Itls fearful cow1a otlt here, Misthur
McDugau,; will ye Jet us7in2';;I (: g.,
$50 yer surprise -pa'arty, Ye just
wait till get me brooches, if theirs to be
ony SURPRISE and aMcDugan got up,
took3a pull at the bottle, gatheredtup:. his
paptaloons p: and began. trying to haul
them on over his boots, a very difficult
task for him. AS he tugged away he
paused and again addressed those at che
door by saying: $50 :ye'r. a surprise
pe;arty?' ~ :. -:.s. ar -:
1--WE air, Misther Michigan. Do ye
want us to be schtarved with the cowld!','
2''Tt's surprise ye air afther:: Jist .ye
wait til ! ct ne Rrseshe$ a.. Xe,li BE
But the ''breeches" did not go on }vfry
readily, and by the time that Michigan
had got one leg hauled over bis huge boot
the party at the door. were laundering
away as though about to break it down.
This. evidently discounted and enraged
MeDugan,, as he paused inhis eHef tto
haul on the other leg. of: his pantaloons, he
took another long pull at his bottle, and
then fcried:> t.The divil: fly away with
yes! Are ye afIher breakin' down the
dure! II nakeye g surprised pa:artyl''
With this McDugan took a look at bis
black bottle, seemed to consider for ah3po'
ment, then, gathering the loose leg of his
pantaioons. in his; hand, started fqr:the
door, muttering SIS, he went :: $50 I've
g6t surprise pa'arty-a pa.arty come
for surprise w.. i .I4
The policeman shifted his position to
the corner Of the house and there saw the
surprise party formed in line in front Of
McDhgAn's: door,. The head man of the
procession was little man in tall stove.
pipe nat; behind this leader. was a. tall
woman with profusion of artificial
flowers in her hat, and after her came
Others single and in pairs. all holding
aloft their lanterns and gazing upon The
o0 Suddenly, with 4 slam ia that nearly tore
it from its hinges, tho door was thrown
wide open and in it appeared the lrate
baristllng and semi breeched Michigan
.otPerdition to yer sowls y cried he; 'sffyt
want to be a;surpise pa-arty, do yee'' ant
with that he took the little man in Thu
stoyepipe q lick : In the 'lug that SEN
him Ito grass" apd sent his lantern roll
and iihgiihg down the hill ''''
blinded with: whisky rage and the ligh
of, the, lanterns, oil we're. now; :epemie
vh6eamewithinr reach Of MeDneA ants fist
Riated With his success in the. eSse of: III
little msep xi itR ths he eessfq'