The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-12
Yoa will have to remove that mask and explain yourselG" said Webfoot.

on that, young man. Orders are not to unmask until after supper. It would give the whole snap away if 1 did" and the playful LerensO kicked small hassock up against the jaw of the thick-hpPed pianist, who tried to save himself by grab bing the coat-tAil of the consumptive youth and tearing it half way oH.
 "Gosh, what a rent!" exclaimed the unfortunate consumptive.
 That's all right; the coats rented for the evenip 6, anyhow, ain'titf" grumbled the thick-lipped youth wiping the blood from them with his handkerchief.
 "Come. now, who are you, anyway? ?" pursued Webfoot.
 Biggest disguise of the season" crooned the mysterious character, chuck ling.
 Mrs. Pettigrew pushed her way through the excited crowd and said:
 Are there any men in this room?"
 There was no immediate response.
 'Judson, go right out to the csrner, consult policeman, and prevail upon him to ring in an alarm for the patrol I'll see if my guests are to be insulted by drunken lunatic from the dime mu- seums. Judson, go this instanti" "
 70, Webl" suddenly exclaimed Jud- son, who had, during the exciting scene, remained quite taciturn for one of his years, It's pal"
 What" ejaculated Mrs. Pet,igrew, turning ashy pale as the dim recollection of previous breakfast table conversation flooded her masculine mind.
 "l know him by the seed wart on his left hand"
 Some gentleman at Loytnso's rear pulled away the pasteboard mask, and revealed the round face of Peletiah Pet tigrew. wholesale jobber in gents under clothing.
 "Well, I'd be ashamedl" said Mrs. Pettigrew,
 "Ashamed 1" roared Pettigrew "dummed if aint ashamed of the whol C measlev business Here I've come up here to my own house like an idiotic guy in blue hannels s-"
 "Well. well, dent boil," inteuected Mrs Pettigrew.
 Boil! You're right I'll boil. It's my night to boil. Here you jackanapes, give me that mask" and the inturiated man snatched the crumpled features of his late disguise and attempted to cooceal his bushes. But suddenly realizing that all further efforts to retain his incognito were vain aud futile, he threw the mask at man in side whiskers and knocked his eye. glass into cuspidor.
 "I guess these togs are not en regle, he observed, jerking of the red doublet and skipping it across the cheese-like features of West Side floor walker.
 A feminine cry of horror arose, and there was wild bolt for the door on the part of the ladies.
 Bring on your police !" cried Petit. grew. grinding his teeth and clearing a space around him by swinging his broad brimmed hat, bring on your p atrol and have 'em pull the ranch. Here, you, I'm. ogen, didn't you tell me this was to be a fancy dress party?"
 But pa, we changed our minds at the last moment"
 Changed your mind did ye3 Why in thunder didn't you give me a chance to change mine bidn't you agree to take the character of Betfina if would come as Loy<nz0!"
 " Bu. was only in fln," oobed lmo- gen.
 "In fun, ehi We'll. we are just hay ing dead 10 ads of fun, ain't wei I'm only in fun," and Petigrew pitched the piano stool into the bosom of an intimate friend living in the next block.
 We concluded to have it a full dress affair" interpolated his wife.
 You played hob, didn't ye? Fifteen ] big John dollars rent for this suit gone to pot and a hun dred dollars if dont brioR it back in good order" and Mir. Petit srew rent the red doublet in twain and executed pas de seuel in blue tights and red wig. Boil! It's enough to make the sno~ capped summits of the Andes boil Didn't l tell you would fix up some kind of surprise for you folks when you spoke abou, the fancy dress party at the breakfast table"
 "Yes, you did p4, heard you" as sented the delighted Judson.
 "Yes, and haven't kept my word ?" and Peletiah Pettigrew picked up the tai- tered remnants of his theatrical wardrobe and stole up stars