Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-02-16

We undressed him we found nine nap
klns in the bosom Of his vest, that he
had picked up at the places where he
called. He is all right this morning
but he says it is the last time he will
drink coffee when he makes New Years
calls
We'll, then you didn't have much
fun yourself on New Years. That's
too bad, said the grocery man, as he
looked at the sad-eyed youth. 'But
you. look hard. If you were old enough
| should say you had been drunk
yours eyes are SO red.'
Didn't have any fun, Ell? Well,
wish | had IS many dollars as | hal
fun. You see. alta.--f.r--crr- to Sleep ma
wanted me and my chum to go to the
houses that pa had called at and re.
turn the napkins he had kleptoman-
lack d, so We dressed up and went
| he first house we called at the girls
were sort of demorallzed. [ don't
know rs ! ever saw girl tight, but
those girls acted queer. The callers
bad STOPPED coming, and the girls
were drinking something out Of shaw
ing cups hat looked like lather and
they SAID 1t was 'aignogg.' They LATED
aud kicked up their heels wusS nor a
circus, and their collars got unpinned,
and their faces was red, and they put
their arms around me aud my chum
and husged lis. and asked us if we
didn't want some custard. You'd a
dlde to see me and my chum drink
that lather 1t looked just like soap
suds with nutmaig in it, but bv giminy
it got in its work sudden. At first |
was afraid when the girls Rugged me,
but after had drank a couple ei
shaving cups full of the aignogg |
wasn't afraid no more, and | husged
her so hard she catched her breath and
PAINTED and said, %, don't Then /
kissed her, and she is great big girl.
bigger'n me, but she didn't care. Say.
did you ever kiss a girl full of aignogg:
If you did it would break up your
grocery business. You would want
10 waller il bliss instead of selling
mackerel. But wasn't We sick when
We go cut doors. 0, it seemed as
though the pegs in my boots was the
only thing that kept then down, and
my chum he like to dide. lie had
been to dinner and supper and | had
only been skating all day, SO he had
more to contend with than | did. u,
my, but that lets lie out on aignogg.
L don't know how | got home
but ! got in bed With pa, cause ma
was called away to atteud u baby
matinee in the night. had heard
pa blame ma about her cold feet, so
got piece OF ice about us big as ;
aisln tox, just zackly like one OF mas
Fest. and | laid ii right against ths
small of pas back. couldn't heIE
iatiing, but pretty soon pa began tt
squirm and he said, 'Why'h ell don'l
you wa III them feet before you come
to bed, and then he hauled back his
leg and kicked me clear out in the
middle Of the floor, aud said if he ever
married again he would marry IA wo.
man who had lost 10th her feet in .
railroad accident. Then | put the Ice
back in bed with pa and went to m.
room, and in the morning pa said he
sweat more'n pail full i'll the night
Well, you must excuse me. | have al
engagement to shovel snow off the side
walk. But before go, let me advise
you not to drink aignogg, and don''
sell tom cats for rabbits aud he got
out the door just in time to miss &
frozen rutabaga.