The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-04
MRS. FlIPgINs' PARTY.

mouse, and. as little thought of by
their neighbors; but that was d long
time ago. and in distant state.
They have no tin.e how to think OF
their early struggles for the nccessaries
OF life; they are OF the elite Of society
in the western town in which they
live; and 'he doings of this exclusive
little circle are sufficient to occupy
their entire attention. As may be
surmised. the antecedents of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fiipkins were not especially IL
lustrious; in TACT, the Flipkinses of
Doodle County would be extreme.
ly mortified and humbled if
they knew that the people
with whom they associate were
aware OF their relation to "Whiskey"
Flipkins and Jake Mosby, of Carters=
VILE, New York. They are In blissful
ignorance OF this fact. and pride them
selves on theft high standing in the es-
timation of the people OF Doodle
County. "Whiskey" Flipklns, father
of jeremiah, filled drunkard' s grave;
and Jake Mosby is, even now, serving
a term in the county Jail at Carriers.
vile for Understanding; "but that is
in distant state" as Mrs. jeremiah
Flipkins, formerly Jane Mosby, says
to herself when she has time to think
of her relatives at all.
But, to get to the point, Mrs. Flip
kins decided last week to have party;
and with Mrs. Flipkins q decision,
once arrived at, is Immediately follow.
ed by energetic action; it isnot always
SO with jeremiah.
"Mary Ann FhpkinsS"
"What is it, maj"
"Bring your writing-case this min
ute."
Mary Ann obeyed, and in a minute
bright-faced, sensible looking girl,
about seventeen years of age, entered
the room with neat little writing.
case in her hand.
"Mary Ann, I'm going to give q
party Wednesday night, and l want
you to write the invitations before
dinner, so they will be at the post.
Office before the afternoon mail is dis.
tributed."
"All right, ma, I'm ready, only I
wish you would invite somebody that
l like, too"
"What business have you got to
like people that your parents don't
condescend to associate with, I'd like
to know? I'd have you re member,
Mary Ann, that you are the daughter
OF the Honorable jeremiah Flipkins
OF Doodle County; and l don't want
you associating with every upstart
family in the county who happen to
have conceit enough to think they're
as good as anybody. want you to
understand that we ale now fit to
associate with the best families of the
state; and it is only because circum-
stances compel us to do so that we
remain in this vulgar, out-of- the way
place. We know it is not right TO
bring you up in such society, but we
haven't the means or we would move
to the capital tomorrow"
'There are some good, honest
people here, and if they are poor, their
society is good enough for me. I
don't believe in lionizing thieves and
robbers because they are rich or
occupy high positions.
"Mary Ann Flipkins! Who In this
world ever put such ideas as them in
to your head? One would think, to
hear you talk, that you are the
daughter OF Que OF them misguided
anarchists, instead OF what you are,
the petted, only child-thank fortune
of the Honorable and Mrs. jeremiah
Flipkins of Doodle County. Why,
child, goodness and honesty are all
right in their way but they don't
qualify q person to shine in society
and the quicker you make up your
mind to that the better. l may as
we'll tell you right here; Mary Ann,
that I forbid your going with the
Handscomes AMI their set any more.
They'll only unfit you for being q
shining light in society, which is your
pas and my ambition for YOU"
"But don't want to shine in any
such society as that which you call
the best in Doodle County, l don't
think it ia fit for honest people TO 60
in"
"Mary Ann Flipkins, don't let me
hear you talk like that again under
my roof. It's tor me to say what is
best for you yet awhile, and you do
as I say till you get old enough to
know something yourself. And now
let's get at the invitations; you take
down the names as / give them, and
write out the invitations afterward.
Let's see-put down Major Johnson
and wife, John Peabody and wife"
"But, ma, everybody says Mr.. Pea
body is dishonest, and cheats his Gus.
toners every chance he GETS"
"That don't matter, he is rich; and
his wife is very entertaining.
"But they say her father is in the
poor-house In Hanford County, be-
cause she won't have the orold man
in her house."
"You must not believe ali thestories
you hear, child. Put down John Pea.
body and wife, Ezra Rathbone and
wife, Banker Jones and wife"
"Wny, ma! you surely don't intend
to invite Jones and his wife. Every.
body knows that Jones is an old skin
flint; and there are more stories
around about Mrs. Jones than any
other woman in town, rich or poor"
"That may all be, but Mr.. Jones is
a prominent banker, and they have
the entree of the best society,""
"Well, if you aregoing right through
with your regular list, at all hazards, /
won't have any more to say about
it."
"Why. bless your heart. Mary Ann,
our society is established; and I can't
slight one without offending the rest;
besides, if we want to 60 in the best
society, we must treat all OF its mem.
bers as we hope to be treated. It
won't do to slight this or that one
because sometime in his life he has
done something that didn't look just
right. Let me see-you confuse me so
put down DIR. Getafee and wife.
They do say he got his money by
poisoning his poor old grandfather in
California; but he is very stylish, and
he is influential at the capitol, too,
SO we must have him. Put
down the Catchems. the Bateses,
Mrs. Jackson, Mr. Brown-they say
he got large part OF his property by
inducing friend to deed his real es.
tate to him. with the understanding