St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-04-12
COvINGTON ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La, APRIL II, 1884.
s.Where was I then? o. yes! Twas

s.Where was I then? o, yes! Twas
talking about getting ready in time.
After the dresses were made-betore
they were completed thought would
try to understand what the music was
about. A person feels $3.50 queer
when they are asked something they
know nothing about that everybody else
knows all about. l don't know any
thing about music, and don't really
enjoy the fashionable music. hut one
must keep up with the procession, rs
Josiah saws So l bought all the num-
bers and had them pretty well studied
up, SO could talk about them.
..My niece, Mrs. Allgoose, and her
husband, came to town TO attend the
Festival. and of comr.e they couldn
get seats in good place then for love
or money. They had TO stay with US
two nights, and when l understood how
scarce good places were | thought
would save Josiah some of the extra
money he was ont buving our tickets.
.NowFs Your chance to save ten dol
lars said |. We only want the last
two nights, and it will he great ac-
commodation to Mr.. Allgoose, and we
will have the credit Of doing good
turn in pinch.
yes SAYS he, 'and suppose any
thing shoult happen that we can't 60,
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 ard time lost.
".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 if dfetatrifetai. And ny niece and
her husband went and they enjoyed II
above everything they said. The next
night Josiah and me got ready early
was determined L wouldn't be late.
Josiah he argued we would make time
bv waiting half an hour-said he knew
all about the crushes but l overrulec
him, and all the children saw us OF
every one wishing they could go witt
us. But as there were two more place:
for the last night for Bessie and jim
we had as many as our ncighbors
When we were half way to the hall 10
siah turned to me and said:
by the by. Eliza, give me thos'
tickets. / had almost forgotten them
There will be such crush that every
body will have to show their tickets a
soon as they reach the inside door
".lhe tickets says l. ~ have NJ
tickets. never saw the tickets
".What,' says Josiah. You do no
, mean to tell me your niece's HUSBAND
did not give-return those tickets t
, you?'
81 do mean it. said. Il had moth
ing to do with the tickets. You CAV
them to Mr., Allgoose. You shoul
have got them back from him. 1t ism
possible you did not get the ticket
from him.
sJosiah felt in his pockets, and ther
: I sat-you don't know hoU nervou:
, Look carefully, Josiah, said
l ".Well, he said, after little while
/ sitting up in the carriage and run
maging all over himself. That beat
, all. beats TIE oldest man. Those tics
cts are out at Omaha by this time.
'.And so they were. for my niece an
l her husband started West the day afte
/ they attended the Festival, and rs "
could not get seats then, josiah tol
f our driver to turn around, and "
| drove back home. And that was tn
way we went to the May Festival,
4 said Mrs. Appleby with laugh tn,
: was like a moan.-Dactd L0Wry |
4 Chicago Current.