The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-09
A w"shinsto" 81, ,rprise Party.

When Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes returned
to Washington from the far west their
Ohio friends got up b surprise party
for them. They had just retired for
the night, rather early on account of
fatigue, when the dor bell rung vio-
lently. Mr.. Hayes put on his pants
and throwing one slispender over his
shoulder and holdingon to it with his
hands, he went down to the door and
asked who was there. On being an
swered that John Sherman was there,
Mr.. Hayes supposed there was some
thing important, and he opened the
door. Mr.. Sherman came in with Il
market basket full of sandwiches,
followed by about . hundred ladies
and gentlemen, loaded down with ar
ticles usually taken to surprise parties
Mr. Hayes was taken entirely by sur
prise, and as he buttonel his trousers
and tucked in his night shirt behind
he said he hoped they would excuse
| him for moment till he went up
stairs and put on a collar and some
stockings, and called Ms. Hayes, who
was in bed. Matt Orpenter said
never mind, he would cal Mrs. Hayes,
and he gave hop, skip,nd jump and
went upstairs three at n lime, followed
by Mr.. Hayes, who vas shivering
from the contact of his ARE feet with
the oil cloth i'm the hal. "What is
the trouble, Rutherfor,' said Mrs.
Hayes, as Mr. Carpentr rushed into
the room. "Get up anl dress your
self, you are surrounded and escape is
impossible" Mrs. Hays screamed as
she saw the bold buccan'er, pulled the
bed clothes over her had and said,
1--WE are lost At this point Hayes,
who had got on pair owoolen stock
ings, and was buttonig on a paper
collar said, 'I say, Nit, of course
this is all right, and | dn't want you
to be offended, but won you Just step
out into the hall so Ms. Hayes can
get her clothes on" WIZ, to be sure"
said Matt, as he got up'ut of Il rock
ing chair on which thee were three
| skirts, a red petticOat, alemancipntiou
corset, and pair of stped stockings
with long suspendcrs arranged to but
| ton on the waist. ''of curse will go
out, but you need not uud me. am
near sighted" Matt Wnt down stairs
with the crowd, and WIN he was gone
Mrs Hayes got her he'd out from un-
der the clothes and wanted to know
what the trouble was, md if they could
not fly. Hayes told her not 70 he
alarmed, As it was oily one of those
id surprise parties He said there
were two hundred hurry people down
stairs, with baskets oisandwichcs aud
| pickles, and the chancs were that they
would eat up everything there was in
the house, and mash umbs and cold
| tonUup info the earn, Mrs Iiov,s
got up and sent Rutlrford into the
linen closet after cln white shirt,
and he returned wit Il night gown
and had to be sent bk While she
was taking her hair own out of the
curl papers, and puing bandoiine
over her ears, she gavMr Hayes her
opinion of surprise pties. She said
that little shrimp, AleNlder Stephens,
would sit on the piano rys, and knock
his boot heels againsthe piano ease,
and that Dave Davis ould fall over
the music rack, and down in her
best rocking chair anbreak it. Just
then she touched he ne with curl
ing iron that she had aated in gas
jet, and screamed and pke Mr.. Hayes
up, and he wanted to low what was
the matter. She role over in bed,
| felt of her nose to see il was there,
and told Mr.. Hayes he had been
dreaming there was mrprise party |
came to the house. Ie said, "Mv |
dear, | trust there is such fate in |
store for us. You are rvous. Try Il |
little of that crab applcider, and lay !
on your face, and see ifou can't 90 TO /
sleep p.'-Pcck's .Sun.