Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-24

could have been stopped by no earthly
power, if the house had been on fire.
Where's Arabella Allen - cried
dozen voices
"And Winklc p added MFR. Tup-
man.
Here we are y exclaimed that gen.
tleman, emerging with his pretty CON-
panion from the corner as he did so,
it would have been hard to tell which
was the redder in the face, he or the
young lady with the black eyes.
what an extraordinary thing it is,
Wrinkle" said Mr.. Pickwick, rather
pettishly, that you couldn't have
taken your place before"
'.Not at all extraordinary, said Mr..
Winkle.
"Well," said Mr.. Pickwick, with a
very expressive smile, as his eyes
rested on Arabella, "well / don't know
that it tcas extraordinary, either, after
ALL"
| However, there was no time to think
more about the matter, for the iddles
and harp began in real earnest. Away
went Mr.. Pickwick-hands across
down the middle to the very end of the
room, and halfway up the chimney,
back again to the door-poussette
every where-loud stamp on the
ground-ready for the next couple-off
again all the figure over once more
another stamp to beat out the time
next couple, and the next again-never
was such going! At last, after they
had reached the bottom of the dance,
and full fourteen couple after the old
| lady had retired in an exhausted state,
and the clergyman's wife had been sub
stituted in her stead, did that gentle
man where there was no demand what
ever on his exertions, keep perpetually
dancing in his place, to keep time to
the music; smiling on his partner all
the while with q blandness of de-
meanor which battles all description
Long before Mr. Pickwick was weary
of dancing, the newly-married couple
had retired from the scene There was
glorious supper down stairs, notwith-
it; and when Mr. Pickwick awoke,
late the next morning, he had con-
fused recollection of having, sevcrally
and conidentially, invited somewhere
about five-and-forty people to dine with
him at the George and Vulture, the
very first time they came to London;
which Mr. Pickwick rightly considered
q pretty certain indication of his hav-
ing taken something besides exercise
on the previous night.
"And so your family has games in
the kitchen tonight, my dear, has
they - inquired Sam of Emma.
Eyes, Mr.. Weller" replied Emma
1--WE always have on Christmas eve.
Master wouldn't neglect to keep it up
on any account"
"Your masters VERY pretty no.
ton of keepin' anythin' up, my DEAR"
said Mr. Weller; II never see such
sensible sort of a man as he is, or such
a regular gen1'm'n.
"Oh, that he is y said the fat boy,
joining in the conversation "don't he
breed nice pork p The fat boy gave
semi-cannibalic leer at Mr.. Weller.
as he thought of the roast legs and
gravy.
"Oh, you've woke up, at last, have
you ?" said SAM
The fat boy nodded
'1'll tell you what it is, young boa
constructor" said Mr.. Weller, impress
lively; eff you don't sleep little less,
and exercise little more, wen you
comes to be a man you'll lay yourself
open to the same sort of personal in
convenience as was inflicted on the old
gen'l'm'n as wore the pigtail"
What did they do to him ?" in
quired the fat boy in faltering voice.
"I'm a-goin' to tell you" replied Mr.
Weller; "he was one of the largest
patterns as was ever turned out-reg-
lar fat man, as hadn't caught glimpse
of his own shoes for five-and-forty
year"
''Lor' ~ exclaimed Emma.
NO that he hadn't, my DEAR said
Mr.. Weller; land il you'd put an ex-
act model of his legs on the dinin'
table afore him, he wouldn't ha' known
'em. Well, he always walks to his
| Office with very handsome gold
watch chain hanging out, about foot
and quarter, and gold watch in his
fob pocket as was worth-I'm afraid
to say how much, but as much as q
watch can be-a large. heavy, round
manafacter, as stout for watch as he
was for man, and with big face in
proportion You'd better not carry
that 'ere watch, says the old gen'lm'n's
friends; you'll be robbed on it, says
they. Shall p says he. Yes you
WILL says they. 'Vell,' says he, 4
should like to see the thief as could
get this here watch out, for I'm blest
if ever can, it's such tight fit, says
he; 'and venever / wants to know
what's o'clock, I'm obliged to stare
into the bakers shops he says. Wei,
then he laughs as hearty as if he was
a-goin to pieces, and out he walks
agin' with his powdered head and pig
tail, and rolls down the Strand with
the chain hangin' out furder than ever,
and the great round watch almost
Dustin through his grey kersey smalls.
There warn't pickpocket in all Lon
don as didn't take pull at that chain,
but the chain 'ud never come out, So
they soon got tired o'dragging such a
heavy old gen'ml'n along the pave
ment, and he'd go home and laugh till
the pigtail wibrated like the penderlum
of Dutch clock At last, one day
the old genl'm'n was rollin along,
and he sees pickpocket as he know'd
by sight acomin' up, arm and arm with
a little boy with very large head.
Here's game, said the old gen'l'm'n
to himself they're a-goin' to have
another try, but it won't do' So he
begins a-chucklin' very hearty, ven,
all of sudden, the little boy leaves
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