Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-11
aleep by DAYLIGHT. .children's noises annoy

sleep by daylight, ,children's noises annoy |
them terribly. Good evening, sir, per-
haps your wife would like to come up |
and see the dogs perform"
"Thanks, you're very kind, but Mrs,
Through is not feeling very well this
evening"
How Mrs. Through felt when she
heard who her neighbors overhead were
is more than type and words can ex-
plain. She declared she would waylay
those dreadful people, seize their dogs,
and kill them-throw them out the win
dow-drown them-anything, rather
than have such vulgar, disgusting
wretches in the house.
Fortunately, however, for the Eb-
rough peace of mind, the Rallnos went
con the road within a day or two, and
there were undisturbed slumbers on
the second floor The new tenants
were nevertheless determined to move
as soon as they could, but they arranged
to have little "housewarming" first.
They were quite delighted, when their
friends arrived, to learn how many peo
pie could be packed in the two parlors
Of a flat, and that there actually was
room for two sets in quadrlle. Every
body had chatted and danced, cake,
ices, coffee and wine had been served,
and another dance had just begun
when the bell of Ebrougll's own door
rang. The servant orened it, and Eb-
rough, hurrying out to greet the late
arrival, whoever it might be, found in
his nall Professor and Mile Ralllno,
with dogs, drum, rug and all. Worse
yet, fully half of his guests saw them.
"We've just got home from a stop
gap" explained the woman, "and we
heard the music and dancing down
here, and saw two or three carriages at
the door, and just said to the Professor,
says I, Lets 60 down and give a free
show to their friends The Professor
he was rather onsh about it, not that he
minds obliging a neighbor, but in our
business it's awful difficult to dcadhead
your best friends without somebody
finding it out and wanting to be dead.
headed too. But when Iremin'ed him
that you once got out of your comforta-
bic bed at the dead of night and came
up to see if burglars weren't going
through our fiat, he just said That's so,
Jane Maria, we'll do it, and they can
encore every blessed thing on the pro-
gramme, if they want to- SO here we
are; which room shall we lay the rug
in?"
"You're too kind for anything
gasped Through; "but our friends are
just about going homes some OF them
have already made their adieus-I CAM
thank you enough, but"
"Nonsense, Through" said Ton
Moxon, bosom friend of Ebrough's and
a good fellow, although not of the most
refined tastes; "you shan't do us out o
any unexpected fun in that way. Come
right in, Madame, you, too, sir CONF
into the front parlor-more people car
see there" And right in his own house
and before not only his dearest friends
but some people whom Through knew
were very fastidious, 1.-THE Marvellous
Performing Dogs Lulu and Sprite,
went through all their tricks and some
Of the lady guests pronounced them jus
too cunning for anything. Then, whil
her husband was packing the ladders
trapezes, ETC., in the rug, "Mlle'
Rallino went among the guests and dis
tributed her husbands business cards
informing each person in strict con
Gdence, that during the summer month
the show might be engaged, for privat
entertainments, at twenty-five dollar
per night, travelling expenses paid
The Ebroughs never heard the enc
of it. Tom MoXon's sweetheart dis
cardcl him for his share in the affair
AMI as Tom could not avcnge himself
on her, ho cut his old friend. Som
of the guests to whom Mrs. Ebrougl
, had been most attentive never mad
their party call" and were chiIiingl.
polite whenever she met them aftel
ward. The Ebroughs moved, tryin
; to redeem their lost standing by TAX
ing extensive apartments at llrst-clas
family hotel, but all to no avail, an
) they finally changed their base so rad
cally that they now occupy a cottag
on the outskirts of Philadelphia.
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