The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-27
ANoraER LzMoNADR SCANDAL.
How Plumbers Boy Eli Undertook to
Acquire Ice Cream Distinction.


Acquire Ice Cream Distinction.
From a Ne,o York Tribune Editorial
II is extremely seldom that any law
abiding and respectable person ever has
cause TO regre. that a given article has APP
peared in the Tribune The reading mat
ter which the Tribune prints Is uniformly
of such & high character, and is SO carefully
selected and prepared that the case could
not be other wise. Yet, notwithstanding
this, the people of Olympus, small town
in this state, regret that an article was
printed in the Tribune, though they all
cheerfully admit that We were wholly
blameless. Iudeed, the fatal results might
have been the same had the Tribune never
been founded-a negative calamity which,
happily for the human race, the world was
not forced to undergo.
Something over a week ago we printed
short account Of an Ice cream festival at
Shelton, Conn, which produced great scan
dal from the fact that straws were placed
in the lemonade by the young scamp who
attended to the making of it. The Tribune,
of course, circulates largely at Olympus, as
elsewhere, and the article was read by
everybody OF any standing in the village.
Divers views were taken of the occur
renee. but in one person only arose
the sinful desire to emulate or ex-
~CCA
ike" Carpenter Of Shelton. This was
Deacon Plumley's boy, popularity known as
''BiilH No sooner did Bill read the ac-
count of the Shelton affair than he deter
mired that he must do something to dis
tinguish himself at the coming ice cream
festival at Olympus. Bill knew that
neither he nor any other boy would be
trusted to make the lemonade since the
Shelton exposure in the Tribune, but his
secret delight was unbounded when he
found that his mother had been appointed
for that task Bill knew that he would be
called upon to carry tbs water from the
well to the parsonage.
Saturday evening found something over
City persons seated around the tables in the
big, old-fashioned parlor and dining~room
of the minister's house. The ice cream and
cake were first passed around, and then
Mrs. Plumley and a couple of assistants
came In each with a tray of lemonade in
demure tumblers. "There are no straws in
this lemonade said Mrs Pumley, proudly.
And it was all stirred with a spoon, too.
added one of the young lady assistants.
Deacon Hargrave was the first to taste the
lemonade. He started slightly, tasted again,
smacked his lips anu began winking
violently at Deacon Halsey. Mr.. Halsey
took up his glass and drank two-thirds of
it without taking it from his lips. He sat it
down and pronounced it the best lemonade
that he ever tasted. Others tried it and
Deacon Hargrave passed up his glass for
more Some of the ladies thought it tasted
| little peculiar Mrs Plumley said it was
because the water was low in the well--she
thought it came from the moss on the
| stones. Then she went back to the kitchen
| and began mixing more lemonade. The de-
mand was large, and she was kept very
I busy. The first alarming effect was noued
when MIR. Perry, one of the church trustees,
who had had four glasses, offered to bet IS
that his 3-year-od colt could beat any colt
in the village. Nobody paid much atten-
| ton to it, however. and soon Deacon Halsey
began 10 sing Marching Through Geor-
| gia." He had had five glasses. In twenty
| minutes Mr.. Perry was singing The Blue
Juniata," while Deacon Hargrave was
wrestling with the words of the "Suwannee
| River" to tho tune of Pull for the Shore"
At the same tine Deacon Plumley was
pounding on the table with his fist and
making incoherent remarks about set
TIM 'em up again" Bill had already
brought eight pals of water
| for his mother. But the call for lamonade
!, in no way abated. Finally somebody
/ struck up a lively tune on the parlor organ,
the chairs and tables were removed and
dancing begun. More lemonade was
brought in and stood along on the mantel-
| piece. This went on until midnight. Mr.
Perry sat up on the center table and called
off," The disgraceful scene ended with the
Virginia REEL" while Deacon Burdell
| Q1fteen glasses lay on the floor on his back
and sang I'VE Womb Go Home Till
Morning.
The next day there was CONSERVATION in
| Olympus. There was no doubt about the
| scandal and the disgrace this time. It was
all too evident. But who was to blame?
| Mrs. Plumley was beyond suspicion. But
| Bill, unfortunately. was not. He was cap
! tured and the truth was wormed from him.
He had added two quarts Of good Holland
gin to each pail of waterl But where
| did he get the gina This he refused to tell.
| But it is rumOred that it came from the
| Plumley cellar, where the dsaoon is sold to
| have whole jugs Of it stored. He will be
| given church trial, and the truth brought
out if possible.
Had he known the effect Of our account
of the Shelton incident we should not have
published it, but this. of course, we could
not foresee. Bill deserves to so the Elmira
reformatUry. We hope to hear that he has
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