St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-23

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me for full
hour. It's little amusement of hers
which permit when j can't prevent it,
and as it does nobody any harm, Pm
glad to humor her once in awhile.
Il don't care" she rejoined. by which
mode of speech presume she intended
to convey the impression that she did
care very much, for she added, IL think
it's real hateful of you TO 60 off every
night. and leave me at home all alone.
And then for you to go with cOlored
people too, it really makes me sick"
Then | thought it was about time to
cajole her BIT, so drew her over to me
and encircled her waist with my arms.
Now, Patsey, sweetheart" said i'll
my best Amelie Rives tone. you're
getting cross. l don't like cross little
girls, and YOU mustn't do it again. if
you want me to love you in that soul
imprisoned way. which is my ordinary
custom when don't forget. You must re-
member, dear. that this is all but a means
to an end, and that if we keep on filling
our Golfers with gold'' there | winked
inwardly) 1--WE will soon be so rich that
we will never have to hire ourselves out
again to an unappreciative public
and to soulless, grasping newspaper.
here tried to think of several adageS
with which I could embellish my
speech. but could think of nothing eX-
cept money makes the mare CO." and
l thought that would hardly do, SO l
went OH in moralizing vein: Besides,
my dearest Patsey, you know that Pm
of Democracy Democratic" (here l
struck my breast and an attitude), ''if
ever expect to receive preferment to a
high Office through the sutfrages of a
free, enlightened people, l can mott
can not, say, occupy that high posi-
ton in the arstocracy to which [ am
undoubtedly entitled, and which you
desire me to occupy with such strong
desire.''
Being out of breath and thoughts l
stopped. l was glad to see that my elo-
gueDce had salutary effect Oh Patsey.
1t is perhaps with pardOnable pride that
say that very seldom resort to such
high flights of Imagination, but when l
Go-when l do-my arguments are
usually convincing and efficacious.
Patsey kissed me.
well, you're dear, good boy,
Rhody," she said as she squeezed out a
tear and let it roll slowly down her
cheek for my edification. IL can't be
cross with you to save my life, and l
don't want to be. If you must go out
tonight, | suppose you must, and will
try to bear it, Then she kissed me
again.
'.Yes, dear" replied. swallowing a
mOuthfui of cigar smoke SO as to bring
tears to my eyes, ''if you get lonely you
can call in Clorinda-she is so anus
ing"
Clorindais our maid-of-all-work. She's
very amusing. Her rough-and. tumble
Fl and aoton.a -potoh-nan wrQctla
with the English language would make
Sabin smile. She also makes amusing
mistakes. When she boils oysters in
the shell, or upsets the soup all over us
at the table when we're giving dinner
party. she's particularly humorous; and
l don't believe / ever saw anything so
eXtravagantly facetious as when she
tumbles over her own feet when she
goes to answer the door-bell.
Patsey may have thought me irOnical,
fer she looked at me peculiarly. How
ever. she didn't say anything. When [
got on my overcoat to go she kissed me
good bye very prettily, and didn't say
anything about my being home early.
The particular assignment which
called me out that night was
A PARTY IN COLORED SWELLDOM.
was especially invited to be present
by the hostess herself, who was great
grand-aunt, or something of similar kim
ship, to my barber. / didn't go in
dress suit or carriage. but in an amia-
BILE frame of mind, which | considered
would be better appreciated, besides
being less expensive. / arrived at the
house little before 9, when the festiv-
tiles had already commenced.
After divesting myself of my outer
wraps was ushered into the drawing
room by youth whose mouth was of
such capacious dimensions that l
couldn't refrain from stopping mo-
ment on the threshold to dreamily con-
markable was that it was full of teeth,
and Immediately sank into revery
on the providential way which nature
has of making the punishment fit the
crime. am also conscious of cogitat-
ing upon the lucky chance which gave
the youth ears, and thus prevented his
mouth extending clear around his head
and decapitating him.
Ny reflections were disturbed by the
appearance of the hostess, who charm
inglv introduced me to score or so of
ladies and gentlemen of colcr, and made
it interesting for me in other ways. A
great many of the people were dancing
to the exhilarating strains of a fiddle
anu pltlIiOs hthOuS blCoC WCjC liC
lady and gentleman who had won the
cake at the cake-walk. was presently
taken up and introduced to them. Their
names were Miss Lucinda Snow and
Samuel Potts, and was indeed glad to
meet them, and, what is more, told
them so. They interested Inc very
much.
was the lion of the hour for about
seven minutes, but not being dancing
man, and being naturally of a shy dis
position, soon became wall-foWer. /
didn't mind that, however, but wan
dered about in careless manner like
the "Babes in the Woods" rolled into
one. After while began to get a
Joining room, which had been set apart
as sort of filtration bower. 1t was
handsomely decorated with paper
screens and other aids to love-making,
and l sat down in an elbow chair and
began to reflect. / was also reflected in
mirror which hung over the manteI
opposite me.
/ had not been seated long when [
grew conscious of low voices behind
the screen which stood back of me. The
voices were just pitched loud enough
for me to hear, so, unwilling to be an
eavesdropper, thought would vacate
my chair and return to the other room.
While just about to act upon this i'm
pulse DISTINGUISHED the voices as those
of Miss Snow and Mr.. Potts, and some
Invisible and unknowable power i'm
PEELED me to remain. They were not
making love, so it was impossible to do
harm by staying. Their conversation
was as follows:
"Say, Sam, now dat we's heah all
alone, l jess wants ter AK yo' a ques-
ton" 1t was Miss Snow who spoke.
"Well, Luce, go ahead" replied Mr..
Potts.
II jess wants ter 'sposin case ter