The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-08
Mrs. Appleby makes

all laughed. Mrs. Appleby makes
everybody laugh.
"Where was 1 then? o, yes!E | was
talking about getting ready in time.
After the dresses were made-before
they were completed thought l would
try to understand what the music was
about. A person feels $3.50 queer
when they are asked something they
know nothing about thateverybody else
knows all about. | don't know any
thing about music, and don't really
enjoy the fashionable music, but one
must keep up with the procession, as
Josiah says. So / bought all the num-
bers and had them pretty well studied
up, so could talk about them.
my niece, Mrs. Ailgoose, and her
husband, came to town to attend the
Festival, and Of course they couldn't
get seats in a good place then for love
or money. They had to stay with US
two nights, and when l understood how
scarce good places were l thought l
would save Josiah some of the extra
money he was out buying our tickets.
'Now's your chance to save ten dol
lars, said |. We only want the last
two nights, and it will be great ac-
commodation TO Mr. Allgoose, and we
will have the credit of doing good
turn in pinch.
Eyes, says he, and suppose any
thing should happen that we can't go,
after being at all this outlay. There s
the butt end of three hundred dollars
gone, and nothing to show for it, TO say
nothing of the worry and time lost. u
'''But, | said, Josiah it's sure TO be
all right So he sold Mr.. Allgoose the
tickets for the first night-that is, he
had to give him all the tickets. You
see they had coupons, and were worth
less if detached And my niece and
her husband went and they enjoyed it
above everything they said. The next
night Josiah and me got ready early
| was determined I wouldn't be late.
Josiah he argued we would make time
by waiting half an hour-said he knew
all about the brushes but I overruled
him, and all the children saw US off.
every one wishing they could go with
us. But as there were two more places
for the last night for Bessie and Jim,
we had as many as our neighbors.
When we were half way to the hall Jo-
siah turned to me and said:
by the by, Eliza, give me those
tickets. l had almost forgotten them
There will be such a crush that every
body will have to show their tickets as
soon as they reach the inside door,
1.-The tickets says /, 81 have no
tickets. l never saw the tickets
what says Josiah. You do not
mean to tell me your niece's husband
did not give-retatrn those tickets to
you?'
"'I do mean it, [ said. Ihad moth
ing to do with the tickets. You gave
them to Mr., Allgoose You should
have got them back from him. 1t isn't
possible you did not get the tickets
from him.
"Josiah felt in his pockets, and there
| sat-you don't know hon. nervous.
Look carefully, Josiah, 1 said
"'Well, he said, after little while,
sitting up in the carriage and rum
maging all over himself That beats
all! Beats the Oldest man! Those tick
cts are out at Omaha by this time.
"And so they were. for my niece and
her husband started West the day after
they attended the Festival, and as we
could not get seats then, Josiah told
our driver to turn around, and we
drove back home. And that was the
way we went to the May Festival
said Mrs. Appleby with a laugh that
was like a moan.-DdUid LOUrv III
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