New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-04
ANOTHER LEMONADE SCAND4L.

II is extremely seldom Jndu any ld"-""A'AA'o $500
respectable person ever has cause to regret tlaU
given article has appeared in Inc lrlouhe. nv
reading matter which The Tribune prints is uni
formlv of such q high character and Is SO care
fnl1v selected and prepared that the case could
not he otherwise Yet Notwithstanding TINS, tlc
poople of Olympus, small town in this STATE
roorct that an article was recently printed in The
Tribune. though they all cheerfully admit that
,ye wore wholly blameless. Indeed, the fatal re-
eults might have been the same had The Tribune
mover been founded-a negative calamity "hch'
bappily for the human race the world was not
forced to undergo
Something over q week ago we printed sholV
occornt of an ice-cream festival at Sheltoh,
Conn. which produced great scandal from 'i'e
foot that straws were placed in the lemonade oS
tho vouno scamp who attended to the making or w.
Tho Tribune of course circulatcs largely at
OLYMPUS. as elsewhere, and the article was read
nv everybody of any standing IN the Vlllase
Divers views were taken Of the occurrence ou'
in one person only arose the sinful desire 10
emulate or exceed the example OF the dshohor
able Iken Carpenter. Of Shelton 1his was
Deacon Plumey's boy, popularity known Us
"Billn No sooner did Bill read the account OF
the Shelton affair than he determined tha' ho
must do something 10 distinguish himself at the
comnr ice.cream festival at Olympus Bill knc"
that neither be nor any other boy would DC
trusted 70 make tho lemonade since the ohei'oh
exposure in The Tribune, but his secret dehgn'
was unbounded when he found that his mother
had been appointed for that task bih Ane"
that he would be called upon TO carry the water
from the we'll TO the parsonage.
Saturday evening found something over nliy
narsons seated around the tables in the Dig olu-
fashioned parlor and dinng-reom OF the minister
house The ice-cream and cake were iiSt passed.
around and then Mrs Pumley and couple Oh
assistants came in each with tray Oh leinonaue
IN demure tumblers There are no straws III tllS
lemonade.n said Mrs. Plumlcy, proudly. And 1t
was all stirred with a spoon, too" added one ol inc
vounr lady assistants. Deacon llargrave was tIe
first 10 taste the lemonade. lie started signify
toetea aqaIn. smacked his lips and began winking
yioIcntlv at Deacon Halsey. Mr.. IIaleey took up
his class and drank two-thirds Of it without taking
IL from his lips lie sat it down and pronounced
i tho host lemonade that he ever tasted. OtherS
tried il and Deacon Iargrave passed up MS glass
for moro Some Of the ladies thought IL taSted
o little peculiar. Mrs. Plumley said it was De-
cause the water was low in their wel-shc thousHt
IL came from the moss on the stones lheh Bic
went back to the kitchen and began mixing more
lemonade The demand was large and she was
-. vary, bus1, The first alarming effect was
noted when Mr. Perry, one OF the church uuS-
tecs who had had four glasses, offered to bet %
that his threc-year-old colt could beat any COLI
IN the village. Nobody paid much attention 10 IT,
however and soon Deacon 1Ialsey began TO sing
aNIarching through Georgia" lie mad had hVe
classes. In twenty minutes Mr.. Perry was singing
The Blue Juniata" while Deacon HargraVe was
,,rostIing with the words of the "Suwanee
of Dull
shore Az the same time Deacon Plumley was
nounding on the table with his fist and making
;rcohcrent remarks about "settn 'em up again
Riu had already brought eight pals of water
FOR his mother But the call for lemonade III
M way abatod. Finally somebody struck up
IvcIv tune on the parlor organ, the chairs ana
table, were removed and dancing begun. More
| lemonade was brought in and stood along on inc
rontelpiece This went on till midnight MI
Perry sat up on the centre-tablc ana called on
The disgraceful scene ended with the Virginia
Reel y while Deacon Burdell fifteen glasses lay
ON the floor on his back and sang We Won't 20
Home Till Morning"
urbe next day there was constern,ttion In
Olvmpus There was IN doubt about the seaman
and the disgrace this time. 1t was all TOO evil
dent But who TO blame? MIS-. fluihey
WAS above suspicion But Blll, unfortunately
WAS not. lie was captureu anu uic uu'' "'
wormcd from him. He had added Two quarts
of good Holland gin to each pan OF wafer.
| Hut where did he get the ginP This he refused
% Toll But it. is rumored that it came from the
pumley cellar where the Deacon is said to have
,yboe Jugs of il stored lie will he given church
! ,rial and the truth brought out if possible.
Had VIC known the effect Of our account of the
| cbelton incident we should not have published
| = Int this of course, we could not foresee
Rill deserves To 90 to the Elmira Reforma'Qry
W. home To hear that he has beeu sent there.