The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-04-20
Patriotism in Danbury.


lnSton tea party for the benefit of their So
cicty. 1t was to come off on the 22d.-
And on an afternoon few days before, sew
eral met at the house of one Of the number
to perfect the arrangements. 1t was deter
mined to give q grand affair-somcthing
especially designed to transcend the tea
party by rival organization last year To
this purpose it became necessary to devote
the most careful thought Of all the details,
and this was done. In fact, it would be
difficult to find more conscientious COM
mittee in hamlet the Of Danbury-
When all the particulars were arranged,
and the various stands and minor officers
assigned to the ordinary members of the
society-who were not present-the impor-
tant question as to who should take the
leading character was brought up With
view to do without the delay and i'll feel
ING Of balloting, the president kindly offered
to do Lady Washington herself She said
that she felt it was not a favorable selection,
but she was willing to take it, so that there
need be no discussion or i'll feeling. If she
thought she had not placed a sufficient
modest estimate upon her qualifications for
the post, she was presently set at rest on
that head. Her offer WAS received with
silence
''What do you think ?" she asked. "I'm
willing to do it"
Lady Washington never weighed $50
pounds" ominously limited a thin lady,
with very light eyes.
'She had tat enough on her to grease a
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claim, rctortcd the President, with any
thing but dreamy expression to her face.
The tall lady's eyes grew a shade darker
and her Ii ps shaped themselves as if they
were saying ''hussy," but it is probable
! they were not.
AS our two friends are so likely to
agree" observed lady whose face showed
that she was about to mctamorphose herself
into barrel OF prime oil, and prccipitate it
into the troubled water, Il would suggest
that take the character"
"EIumph p calculated the President.
'Is there any objection to my being
Lady Washington ?" said the new party
facing abruptly the President, and empty
ing out the oil and filing up the barrel i'm
mediatcly with a superior grade of vinegar
Il don't know Of any, if some one vii
demonstrate that Lady Washington had ;
wart on her nose," replied the PRECEDENT
with mblemish serenity.
'.Am | to be insultcd," hotly demanded
the proprietor Of the wart.
The truth ought not to be insulting,
replied the President.
II 'spose our President thinks she woult
be perfect Lady Washington, ironicall,
suggested Il weak faced woman, who say
her chance for taking the character defect
odly emerge from the small end of the horn
Il don't know as | would be perfect il
that role" replied the President, but a
there will be strangers present at the party
I should't want them to think that th
nearest approach Danbury could make t
the dignitary of &c was a toothless woman
. down with the jaundice." And the hea
officer smiled serenely at the ceiling.
"What do you mean, you insinuatin
thing" hoarsely demand the victim Of tn
jaundice.
sKccp your mouth shut until you ar
spoken to, then, severely advised the pres
idcnt
I'm not to be dictated to by mountai
/ Of taIlow," Kissed the chromatc delegate
!; founcing out OF the room.
81 think we'd better get another pres
! dent before we go any further" said
sharp faced woman, very much dcpresse
] by the outlook for herself.
t 1T isn't hardly time for you yet" OF
served the president, with a significant loo
-. at the sharp faced woman, eve will hav
t to arrange for Lady Washington and Gcorg
f Washington before we will need til
}, hatckct"
! ! The sharp-faced woman snatchcd up he
: muf without the flintcst hesitation, an
t rushed out doors to get her breath. She VIZ
Immediately followed by the proprietor {
the wart, the thin lady disastrously col
i nected with a griddle, and the toothless cas-
of jaundice This left but the presidet
and little woman who had yet said notl
ing.
t'Has it occurred to you that you woul
like to be Lady Washington 2" asked I'll
President, concentrating both her eyes on
wen Just under the small woman's left ca
r "Oh, no. gasped the small woman, in
pulsiyely covering up the excrcscence wit
her hand.
'Then l guess we'll adjourn sine die
said the president, and pulling on her glow
she composedly took her departure.
And the tea party became the fragmel
Of gloomy memory.-Neacs.
Lehigh University.