The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-01

take some refreshments. Well you
ought to have seen the band come in
to the house. They fell over each
other getting in. and the crowd went
home, leaving pa and my chum and
ma and the band. Bat2 Well, I
should smile. They just reached for
things and talked Bohemian. Drink?
o, no. guess they didn't pour it
down. Pa opened a dozen bottles
of, chatnpaigne, and they fairly bath
ed in it, as though they had fire
inside. Pa tried to talk with them
about the baby, but they couldn't
understand and finally they got full
and started out. and the leader asked
pa for three dollars, and that broke
him up. Pa told the leader that he
supposed that the gentlemen who
had get up the serenade, had paid
tor the music, and the leader pointed
to me aud said 1 was the gentleman
that got it up. Pa paid him, but he
had a wicked look in his eye, and
me and my chum lit out, and the Bo-
het1lians, came down the street bilin'
full, with their horns on their arms,
and they were talking Bohemian for
all that was out. They stopped in
front of a vacant house and began to
play, but you could not tell what
tune it was, they were SO full, and a
policeman came along and drove
thein home. 1 guess / will sleep at
the livery stable tonight, cause pa
is offul unreasonable when anything
costs him three dollars besides the
champagne. .
"Well, you have made pretty
mess of it.'' said the grocery man.
"Il's wonder your pa does not kill
you., Bdt, what is it hear about the
trouble at the chtirch? They lay
that foolishness to you"
cts all lie. They lay every
Thing to me. it was some of them
DUCKS that sing ii the choir. I was
just as much surprised as anybody
when it occurred: You see our min
lister is laid up from the effects of the
ride to the funeral, when he tried to
run over a street car, and an old dea-
con who. had symptoms Of being a
minister in his youth was invited to
take the ministers place and talk a
little. He is an absent minded old
party, who don't keep, up with the
events ofthe day, ahd whoever play
ed it on him knew that he was too
pious even to read the daily papers.
There was notice Of a choir meet;
Iih5 to be read and 1 think the tenor
! sniuggled in the other notice, be-
tween that and the one about the
weekly prayer meeting. Anyway,
| it wasn't me, but it liked to broke
up the meeting. After the deacon
read the choir meeting notice Le took
up the other one and read 4 am re-
qlested to announce tl,at the Y. NJ.
G. Association will give--a friendly
eptertainment With soft gloves,sen.
Tuesday eEering, to which all are
invited. Brother John Sullivan the
erinert Boston revivalist,, will lead
H.. exercises, assisted by Bro. S!ade,
The Maori missionary from Austral--
liza. There will be no Singing, but
a collection will be taken, up at the
door to defray expenses. Well, I
thought the people in church would
sink through the floor. There was
not a person in the church, except
the poor old deacon, but what under
stood that; some wicked wretch had
deceived him, and l knew by the
way the tenor tinckled the soprano,
that he did it. may be mean. but
everything I do is. innocent, and 1
wouldn't be as mean as choir singer
for two dollars. 1. felt real sorry for
the old deacon, but he never knew
what he had dohe, and ! think it
would be real mean to tell rhlm, He
won't be at the. sluggiug match
That remark about taking up col
lection settled the deacon. | must
go down TO The stable now and help
grease d hack, so you: will have to ex-
cuse me. If pa comes here looking
for me. tell him you heard | was
going to. drive d picnic party out to
Waukesha, and may not be back IN a
week. By that time pa wi ID get over
the Bohemian serenade," and the. boy
filed his pistol pocket with dried ap-
Piles. and went ont and hung a sign
in, tront Of the grocery, "Stra,obe'7.ies
too shazin smell. gnd one smell is
enuf"
Big buckles are all tho rage.
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