The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-09-29
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! am meanderlng again.
Byi9 o'clock sharp, quite a
lcroYd Of boys and girls had as
sembled in the Binks dining hall,
$50 eager for the light fantastic, (
l,Fox Grapes whistler, "they
couldn't keep their feet still, 4
The Squire, when he, found out
what was on foot, Chs family
had kept it a close secFst,) went
up STAIRS IN a huff, Che isa deacon,
you know,) and sat all by ham
sell up among the vines in dark
corner of the balcony. Here bis
powerful clay pipe could be seen
to glow IN the dark, Its odors
killing the scent of cape jessa-
mines and Hoyt's cologne, as
couples ia the first or last stages
oficourtship strolled that way, in
quest Of cool air. The smoking
lasied until II o'clock, when the
Squire went into hls room and
slammed the doors ostensibIy IN.
thefacc.of the whole party. At
this Mrs. Binl1s, who has woll-
settled ideas Of her own, and be-
llongs to a. different church,
pushed the room door open, and
called outy in tone Of voice cal
elIated to send terror TO the soul
of the Squire, s'Josh Binlks, you
had better try and conduct your
self q little moro like fooli3
And not another whimper was
heard OUT of Joshua Going
again into The dining hall, Miss
Alabama Binl0s, fresh from 4
giddywhirl with Jake Hammer
slagers thesfIebiew dude of Fox
Grapes, lhc whirling having been
done 10 the music OF Beauty Spot
woods harmonca,) accosted her
mother with an inquiry as to how
the Squire WIS taking things.
ssIIe don't like At, of course
said madam Binks; .sbut be viii
fiod out some daF thataI have Il
llittleto say in the management Of
this huuse.Y And here the mat
ter dsopred, until such time pre-
sumabIy as il suited the madam
TO revive it. 8e ors a
Among the prominent persons
present, II must not overlook A..
/ Sweet Paffwriter, Esq, the red
headed and red-nosed proprietor
Of the Fox Grapes ssNhistlor,s
| (publishcd on Saturdays, ut
$3.50 per annum, invariably in
Eadyaues, accompanied by his shy
lNttlo wife and ford daughter,
Missouri The Squire and
Sweet are @bobasheely" again9
Miss Missouri fsivors herl father,
Is smart, and edits alone the local
columns Of the ssWhlstler.
saw her several times during the
evening taking notes N one yoi
lDr. Pierce's memorandum books
Afflicted witha bad case ot near
siehtedness, she is compelled tc
1 ao up very close 10 j lady and
4 feel Of her dress, before she cas
4 tell whether II il calico OF silk
| OF course all the girls, when they
found out what MISS Missouri was
4 opto, Just fatty refused to tel
4 heraAything about them costumes
| They thought it was simply ridicu
l Ions and Shocking, and all tha
kind of'thing but Miss Nlssour
. told me c0nidentiaiIy at churcl
4 last Sunday morning, fshe Is m,
SiiAdby-schbol teacher, gol
know. thal sbe had inoftalty Of
Tended nearly every girl 1T th
Binks party, because, from pres
Of late adyeftiscmenis, she has
inserted only ahaIf-column'notie
of the affair M the aWhistlerg
As for, Mrs. Puffwritcr, she seem
wrapped up in Sweet and Bils
: souii, and initiates whatever the
- do or say---is. ii fact, poor litll
! woman, alnere, echc Of the two.
(, The muas uponthls snever-to
N be-65fgotten occasion, lI quot
81 this expression from thecsWhi4
j tlerg was furnished by Uncl
! I,ph. Greens, tho Fox Grape
sIsosind de Bow The blidg
81 and screws Of Uncle Eph 'tiddI
& are his own handlwofk, as is ii
bow Jake Hanmerslager saN
thai tie oldtnaan has had his ft
Z de broken 6variis hesd so ofte
) attcountry break-downs, gwhe
~ the knights in attendance lia
G tanlzed up ut Alec ) beforehand
i that the .assic is all knocked o
i, Of Eph:s fiddle an.l head, to
7 4 However this may be, (Jake
) prejudiecd because Epil. can
=. play fashionable waltzes al
d pollsas, the music Friday nlg
was not up to the standard 1'hr
r. of fnur Times (Eaah had ne,