The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-16

comforeed myself with the promise d
delight when l got them all down to the
cottage and made up for this.
There were two more degrees to THU
inquiry, and then it ended. Perhaps you
think woman cannot carry out practi
cal Joke. I wish you could have seer
Angelina make her preparations for The
dinner. Why. that woman ought to be on
the stage. It got to be the hungriest kind
OF . crowd, but believe they were chiefly
anxious for the dinner to come on, be.
cause after that they were to get away
Angelina pulled out the pine table, spread
1t with white cloth, and then, at long
intervals, brought in q green tumbler or q
soda water bottle, and, after making q
great show of rubbing them up with Z
napkin, set them out daintily.
Whenever she went through one Of
these performance, Martin would sneeze
and cough, and Scott would sing orally
round the flag, boys" and look out Ut the
window. 1t was arranged that should
&c out into the kitchen at the last mo.
ment, and have an alteration with Ange
line loud enough to be heard in the next
room, and Scott and Martin were to make
show of covering it up by talking loud,
and calling the listeners attention to Va.
rious interesting things.
At the appointed time was called ia
assist in serving up the viands, and, with
q joyous invitation to sit by, / left them
gathering the wooden chairs around the
empty table, and went to help bring in the
banquet. Of course there wasn't an ounce
of food in the house or spark of fire
and when looked back through the door,
and saw the six fellows sitting round that
Barmccide board, q pain took me under
each shoulder blade, and Angelina had to
pound me on the back.
You're nice man, she cried, "to fiji
the house full of people, when I've moth
ing to give them to eat!''
Hush-sh, my DEAR" 1 said, loud
enough for them all to hear, "yOu'll dis
grace me. Where's the codfishs''
Goldfish, indeed" replied Angelina,
set it down there to cool, and the ducks
got into it.''
Hist,"I answered, " that won't hurt it;
they'll never know. Besides, ducks are
not birds of prey"
could hear Scot; break out at this
point In fine 0ratOrical style. I 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 go out and make an
apology, in the stage-manager style. I
think it relieved them.
appeared. Nobody knew where he had
gone.
They all became impatient now to
leave, and we'll they might, for they were
doubtless half starved. l chuckled as
thought of tie princely banquet that was
awaiting them at the cottage. So said
!" Well, gentlemen, if you must go, all
right; there's the team in the road.
off"
Then we all bundled in except Liston.
He had unquestiOnably gone of disgust
Scarcely anything was said until we got
then 80, and there was New York train
at six.
"Stop here moment, driver" said
"we're all going in to get a glass of
wine."
mo, no." cries Ty., "don't stop.
We don't want any wine. We want that
train"
There was man with slouched hat
leaning over my gate. l did not know
him; but he sang out, "GO on with your
drunken party, Crinkle. You can't come
in here. haven't got any wine."
"YOuw l exclaimed In utter bewilder-
ment-"w who the deuce are you?'
go on, 60 ont" says the fellow.
"DOn't make row here"
l had jumped out, and Angelina had
followed me.
"Come," said I to the rest. "this is my
house."
Scott and Martin jumped out.
Ty. took the reins. "AnOther time,
perhaps" he remarked; "we've had ali
the country we want for the present." and
he whipped up the team and went dash
ing down the road, Scott and Martin vainly
running after the vehicle, and shouting
that it was all a mistake.
As for me was stunned. went up to
the man at the gate. He brushed his hair
and took off his hat.
It was Liston.
did you ever see Turning the Tables
played ?" he asked.
"But, good heavensl' I exclaimed,
"they'll 60 away with the horrible no.
tion that that hole up there is where I
live"
"Why, of course. That was what GU
wanted, wasn't it?'
And do you know they really believe it
to this day. can't get fellow up from
the HalcyOn any more than can get Ty.
or Glover to speak to me.