The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-11
OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1871


light when got them all down to the cottage
and made up for this
There were two more degrees to this iniquity
and then it ended. Perhaps you think Wo
man cannot carry out apractlca joke. WIS.,
YOU could have seen Angelina make her pre-
paratons for the dinner Why, that woman
fought to be on the stage. II got TO be INT
lhungricst kind of Il crowd, but | believe they
were chiefly anxious for the dinner to CONF
on, because after that they were to get away
Angelina pulled out the pine table, spread II
with Il white cloth, and then, at long intervals
brought in green tumblcr or soda water
bottle, and, after making a great show OF rub
! bling them up with napkin, sci them ou'
Idaintily
Whenever she went through one of thesC
performances Martin would sneeze and cough
and Scott would sing, Rally round the flag
boys" and look out of the window. 1t was
arranged that | should go out into the kitchen
at the last moment, and have an alteration
with Angelina loud enough to be heard IN the
next room, and Scott and Martin were to make
Il show of covering it up by talking loud, and
calling the listeners attention to various inter
csting things.
| At the appointed time was called to assist
! in serving up the viands, and, with joyous
invitation to sit by, | left them gathering the
wooden chairs around the empty table and
went to help bring in the banquet or course
there wasn't an ounce Of food IN the house or
Il spark of fire; and when | looked back
through the door and saw the six fellows SIT
ting round that BaTmecidc board, pain took
me under each shoulder blade, and Angelina
had to pound me on the back.
You're a nice man." she cried, 80 fill the
house full of people when I've nothing to give
them to eat
"Hush-sh, my dear" said, loud enough
for them all to hear, you'll disgrace me.
Where's the codf,h:'
Goldfish, indeed" said Angelina, | set it
down there to cool, and the ducks got into
it,
Hist" answered that won't hurt it,
they'll never know Besides, ducks are not
birds Of prey
| could hear Scott break out at this point in
fine oratorical style. | could hear Ty. say that
on the whole he never ate when he came into
the country; and Granger remarked that he
believed they were intruding on the family.
Finally, had to 90 out and make an apollo.
gy, in the stage-manager style. ! think It re-
lIcvcd them
II was then noticed that Liston had Cjisap-
peared. Nobody knew where he had gone
They all became impatient now to leave,
and well they might, for they were doubtless
half starved. | Chucklcd as | thought CT the
princcly banquet that was awaiting them at
the cottage. So said, "Wcll, gentleman, III
YOU must 90, all right; there's the team in the
road. But my wife and insist on seeing YOU
off"
Then we all bundled in except Li,ton He
had unquestionably gone off Disguised. A.
GUNNER party never saw. Scarcely any,
thing was said until we got down al the gatcI
of the cottage. II was then D 80 and there WaSl
New York train at six.
stop here IA moment driver | said, we
are all going to get glass of wine.
mo, no, " cries Ty., don't stop, We DON'T
want any wine. We want that train
There was Il man with u slouched hat lean,
ing over my gate did not know him; but
he sang out, Go on with your drunken party,
Crinklc You cant come in here. ! haven't 4
got any wine
You" exclaimed in utter bcwldermcnt
who the deuce are YOU
Go on, go on says the FELLOW. Don't.
make a row here
had jumped out, and Angelina followed
me-
Come" said to the resi-, til, j, myI
house"
Scott and Martin jumped out.
". took the rcins Another time perhaps "
he remarked; we've had ali the country wei
want for the present." and he whipped up the
team and went dashng down the road Scott
and Martin vainly running after the vehicle
and shouting that it was all "a mistake.
4, for me, | was stunned | went up to the
man at the gate. He brushed his hair and
took oil his hat
II was ListOn.
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