Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-01-02
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Vegetable Masquerade Ball.

The vegetables had masquerade ball.
The Water-Melon wore watered silk, the
Cucumber came In green tarlatan and
treated everybody coolly, resenting the ex.
clamation Of the awkward vegetable that
trod on her trail and exclaimed Hero Ia
! pretty pickle" The Caul!hower came 10
call her of for the dance, and wanted, his
Celery cash down. The Egg Plant was
dressed In purple. and would have made Q
| fine appearance but for limited converse
tional powers. being only able TO reply
| "Eggactly" to all remarks addressed 70 lt.
The Lettuce family was on hand, but very
exclusive. All they asked was, Lettuce
slone.' The Mustard was seemingly ar.
rayed In yellow satin but complained of
the heat, and wanted to poultlce another
young lady, who observed that II waa
pleasant to see 80 many good people muster.
ed together Old Mr.. Pa. Ships and Mr..
Carrot were on hand with their two sons.
Thomas w. and Judas Thomas w. Pas
nip and Judas Iscariot. Also promptly AZ
rived old Mr.. Bull-Nosed Pepper, who be-.
gan quarrel with Beet, because tia
latter termed his language pepper-sauee.
Next To Mr.. Pepper stood Mr.. Potato,
wearing blue ribbon, and claiming TO BE-
one OF the originators Of the Murphy move.
ment lie declined TO dance, saying he had
an eye out for the pretticst woman In the
room. He took back seat, however, when
Sweet Potato came sauntering In and wss
declared by the ladies' 10 be too sweet for
anything" The Tomato enjoyed himself
hugely. He wanted 10 catch up with the
music and trip the light fantastic toma-toe.
During the dance young Rhubarb stalkcd
across the room and tired upon the equity
Tomato, for which rudeness he was do.
nounced Rhubarbian. AT intermission y
gang Of young Caraways got high and rect.
ed into the ballroom, singing, "Well drive
dull Car-away." There was disagreement
between the Raddish and Turnlp families.
One 81 the former family gas.llraFei TO de-.
clare that "a female member al the lasiet
family had Turnip nose, to which the
Turnips replied that Miss Raddish's nose
was always reddish, and she should like ~
pull II. Young Mr.. Lima Beans insulted
his mother on the floor. He said ---"You
Lima whereupon old Mr. Bean poled him
on the spot. The wealthy Mr.. Corn came late
he was Of the late kind. Mrs. Corn wss
silked out To kill, but the children were all
smut-faced and spindle-shanked Young
Mr. Bunker Hill Beans, Of Boston, was 70.
cognized through his costume. He worea bag
domino, which he had united on account
OF the heat. So II happened that when Mr..
Squash come up, put out his feeler and ex.
claimed beans, old boy, how are yey" 10
that Beans replied "How did you come 10
know me, 6quashT "Oh, know beans
when the bag is united" responded squash
gayly, as he whlrled crookneck into tho
waltz. II was an amusing sight In the
morning to nee SAVIOR cabbage head roll
Ing into BARRIERS shop TO have his head
rubbed up, with the complaint that his hair
curled and" AT this point picturesque
looking chap across the street beckoned for
the classic Bohemian TO come that way, and
as he thought he detected liquid insinus-
ton In the wave Of ths other wanderers
hand, he made haste TO go TO bis company.
--Procideneo Journal