Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-06-15
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never arc to see any society? Are the |
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"You can't have the ponies today
said Mr. Jones. The livery.stable
man says they don't stir out Of their
stalls until the whole account is settled
-thfeshundrsd and odd dollars
allow absurd Of himn' said Mrs
Jones, with a shrug Of her plump
shoulders. "And now, Of all times in
the world But never mind shall
walkP
And Mrs. Jones, nothing dm1nted
put on rose-bud-trimmed bonnet. a
pretty imitation cashmere shawl and
pair Of eream-colored kid gloves, and
set forth to the florists. where sha
ordered a profusion Of flowers and TO
the pastry-cocks, where She hesitated
between water ices, and Neapolitan
eream' and finally went home, wearied.
but triumphant.
'I'll show the Chinese ambassador
that there is some style about his coun-
try cousins she declared. to Ethel and
Constantia, who were remodeling their
old dresses, 70 appear as new as pos
be.
And really Mrs. Jones's parlors did
appear exquisitely tasteful and pretty
when the eventful evening arrived.
The chandeliers-new for the occa-
sion-wsye draped with smilax; theman-
tells banked with cyclamen and begonia
leaves; the angles of the apartment
filed with tall palms and stately ferns.
Miss Bulkley was there, with her
violin, and a package Of music nearly
as larefss a Saratoga trunk; the ex-
goverhS and his lady we're on time,
and the assistant bishop Of the Gran
berry swamp diocese appeared, in a
red-nosed and pompous manner, with
his cousin, Mrs. Heatherley, leaning
on his arm. And, as the room began
tofll, Mrs Jones waxed little nery-
| Gus.
q do hope nothing has happened to
the tain" she thought. off he
shouldn't be here, after all, I should
feel myself social fraud"
But. as the old Antwerp clock in the
corner struck ten, there was a little
hustle the sound of retreating ca
riageIwheeIs Uncle Jones had ar
| rived
And the guests parted right an(
aSa I'd es,lts OF the entrance of
,,,..44 e4i e.efnan Ia sssIe of home
tdyel Dutterhut-browu. a pair oe U.s.,
qectacies, very red hands, entirely in
nocent of gloves, and blue-checked
Shirt
well, Niece Jones" said this re-
markable apparation, grasping Mrs
Jon@'s pretty, little kid-gloved hands
"Im dreadful glad to make your ac-
4
Quaintance. And this 'ere's Peter. is
| it? / hain't seen Peter since he was a
boy
Uncle, said Mrs. Jones, with a sort
Of hysteric gasp, "allow me to present
toyou-"
"0h, yes, l see," said Uncle Jones.
company to tea, Ell? Your servant
ladies' and gentlemen, your servant, "
bOVing comprehensively around the
ROOM "And seein' we're all here to-
ggther, SO nice and friendly" he added,
I'll Jest ask you all to look at new
kind o salye as I've took the agency of
the Electric Agony Eradicator, only
twenty-five cents box, and five boxes
fora dollar, Business is business, you
know, and as l make my living this
way, I'm sure my niece and nephew
here won't object to my selling off the
stok-in-trade to the best advantage
before | leave the country. Perhaps
accompany don't know that l sail as
skipper of the Lovely Louise next
mOlth-up to the Newfunlan' fishin-
banks, and round by way of Nova
Scotia?"
But" gasped Mrs. Jones, 1--WE
thOught-that is, we understood we
read in the paper, l would say--that
you were to be the ambassador to
China"
Mep said Uncle Jones. Not if |
know II! Me 60 to furrin parts, to be
eaten up with chopsticks, or burned
alive by the coolies? / guess not!
Pfaps it's John j. Jones you're think
ing about. He's from the same place
as | ana great friend of the admins
tratlon-and I've heerd as he's got a
plump Office from the big-bugs at
Washington. I'm John j. Jones'
JACOB, you know, arter my great
gan ther, as was in the blacksmithy
bus nes, Oh, l amt no Chinese am
baSsadorl I'm only salve-manufac.
turer. It'd dreadful good for frosted
feet an, ears, the Electric Agony Era
dcatof ls-and p'r'aps l may have a
gOod chance to sell a few gross of
boxes on board the Lovely Louise, if
It's a mlddlin' cold tlip."
Poor Mrs. Jones stood aghast as the
dsllhgulshed guest of the evening cir
culaVed around amid the perfumed
groups with his agony Eradicator, y
'elllng of the precious panacea with