West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-04-02

found the Grafton Cornet Band, of Graf /
ton. had arrived and was dispensing some |
OF its superlatIye music to the delight OF
all present. This band, under its efficient
and gentlemGnly leader, Capt. Lilly, is
fas, gaining the reputation of one of the
best bands in the State. found the gen
tlemen who compose this band IL be
jovial and genial set of mer; and while
their jOculariEy abounds in tho most
pleasing style, they have that trait OF
courtesy and coDdescension about them
that shows the true gentleman.
Up 10 this time everything went off
like clock work, SO | set about taking
notes. AS / sually walked up and
down the room, my optics fell lightly up
on the many bright-eyed children, and
sadly thought,
when | was young, OBJ, vOsful when
Ah, for the change 'twixt now anu
| them
1t was =; this Junction that the real fun
Oegsn; for az DR.. Lanham, Prof. p. j.
Croghan and myself sat down TO the oys-
ter table, plate after plate disappeared,
and at last we had to stop very suddenly,
for wo began TO swell like toad"
"l'ry another dish, " SAID an sffsble la
dy, as 80 historical cunning spider once
said, walk into my parlor :" to a foolish
policy playing fly. Gee whillicsns
gal !" said Prof. c., edo you want TO
bust us wide open We have already
gone far beyond cur bodily capacity. and
! bnr foh ct A.
would be nothing more or less than sud
den desth 10 us. No, Miss, should
smoker T.
The prepossessing Dymph made very
graceful Obssance aud said she meant no
DIFFUSION whatever, but she had anticl-
pated our capacity for storing away those
slippery fellows equal to a sea vess, I!
DIR. l.. very corrteously informed the Ia
dy that he thought che was little bit OBJ
struse, and had better familiarize herself
with human nature, for we didn't want to
die!
About this time some one yelled for
music ; and when one of the Grafton
Band boys fairly planted himself at the
organ, which was An index for fun, aud
commenced playing and singing down
10 The ben house on my kness," &c, IL
threw the whole house into hyeteric laugh
ter and when some Of the ladies asked
DR.. l.. aud Prof, q. how they liked the
music, and they replied by saving they
just felt as If a buzz-saw was playin'
Yankee Doodle on their backbone, the
young ladies looked at them with aston
i'hment depicted in every feature OF the
face. This sport was kept up for some
time, some wishing it would never end !
The rest of the evening was wbied away
with music by the g. @. b., friendly con
verse and old time jokes.
must say that the ea,abes placed be
fore the people would have tickled the
palate of the most fastidious epicure, and
no little credit is due Dir end Mrs NJ. l.
ShaHer, Blr. and Mis- Chas Jessop and
Misses Berta Shaffcr and Ella Menear.
The RECEIPTS, 30 / lesrn, for the two
nights amounted to something over $125
AS the festival was nearing close, Mr.
NJ Il Shf fer arose, and in few but " ell
chosen worGa, thanked the members OF
the Grafton Cornet Band very cordially
for their attendance, which added 60
largely to the SUCCESS Of the evening, ard
assured Them that their kinduess was r.
ciprocal.
1t is TO be sincerely hoped that the Band
boys enjoyed their trip immensely, Eand at
some future time again we may have the
pleasure of listening to their beautiful
: strains of music
IT WAS FUNNY To SEE
Col. Joe Whitaker telling the people
about his Few kind of potatoes
Prof. CroghRn saying, 81 should snick-
err"
DR.. Lanham trying to get fried oysters
in his pocket
How greatly the young ladies we're en-
amored with the Band boys.
A fellow buy billet aoux' and get q
later bug instead.
Old Seldom Seen trying 10 put hls arm
around certain girl and she screamed.
BortA and Ella pracucing cOquetry on
DR.. l.. and Prof. G.
Jay BoRofield trying to find out the
giTl mat wanted the loan of his coon dog.
Ella telling your scribe that he wat =
coward, and nov he gives her away.
Iwo gills quarrehug over Lew Weaver.
Fatty Guscman talking love TO q Miss
house.
Jimmy Hunt telling the young ladies'
mat waited on the tables that ha was a
g"s'ronomer POLLY Q. l.,