The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-03-23
The Mum Sociable.

Pecks Sun.
"Lend me your revolver said a
young man with his nose skinned,
his eye Ulackened, and his white
necktie around under his ear, and
one tail of his dress coat torn of,
as lie came into a West Side saloon
with his overcoat on his arm and
his oversh0es iu his hand, and his
clothes all covered with snow.
"What's the matter wuth you,"
said the bartender, looking ugly at
him !" do you suppose am going
to lend you revolver to kill some.
body, and then be arrested for be-
ing an accessory. Not much! But
what's the matterl You look as
though you came out of a window.
Was anything the matter with the
door.
The young man took q wet towel
aud sopped the blood of his nose,
then weut to u mirror and fixed his
necktie and turned his back and
looked in the glass to see it the ab-
sent coat.tail showed much, then
went aud leaned on the bar and
looked at the bartender tor q mo.
mont, aud said:
"You look like a man that can
be trusted, and whose advice would
be safe to follow in an emergency,
and will tell you about this mur-
der that | contemplate, and maybe
you can give me some points, as
you have no doubt murdered many
people. The trouble is right here.
Our lodge is to give mum social
this evening. You know what mum
socialis. Young people go to a house
and sit around all the evening and
keep their mouths shut, and never
say word till a signal is given
then they all make up for lost time
and talk for all thatis out. lis my
nose bleeding YETI Thanks.)
They wanted me to go, and just
came from there. That is, came
from the house next door. You see
/ went to the. wrong house and
rung the bell. A mau in his shirt
sleeves came to the door and said,
"good.evening;" but / wasn't going
to be caught speaking, because you
have to pay a forfeit II you speak.
So l just walked right in and pulled
of my coat and hung it up, and
hung my haton the hat-rack. The
man looked a little bit annoyed,
but be asked me if the weather was
not softening up little. I Ismiled,
but didn't say anything, and !
walked into the sitting.room. l
thought / was the first one there,
and l felt very awkward. The
man watched me pretty close, aud
finally he said had the advantage
OF him, and / smiled again, but
didn't say anything. Now that l
think of It, noticed that he unbut-
toned his shirt sleeves and began to
roll them mp. | did not think Of it
at tho time, but his arms were as
big as my legs. He asked mo to
what circumstance he was indebted
for the honor of this visit, and /
thought be was trying to getme of
my guard SO l would speak, when
they would have the ldugh on me ;
SO l smiled one of my best two.for-
a-quarter smiles, and looked at him
| as much as to say. /" You can't
| play any of your games on the un.
dersigned." | think he was the
crossest man that l ever saw, and
| | wondered what made the com.
mittee have the mum sociable at
| his house. l thought it was. time
some Of the rest OF tho crowd were
coming, aud | got up and went to
the window to look out, when the
man came up beside me and Kissed
in my ear, What Is your little
game, any way ~ Well, l wasn't
going to speak, and give myself
away, SO looked at him sort Of i'm
pudent, as much us to say, 20, &C
and chase yourself around youl
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