Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-05

audacity of frog-eating French women,
that it was a relief to his wife when his
burst of e1oquence was finished.
Next, singing was in order, and inter-
minable ballads with inevitable Choir
uses of ri-too-ra-li-loora-ri-to
cheered the company, while old Thomas
quavering voice ditty whose immoral
refrain was that
'sHe who drinks cold water
And goes to bed sober,
Fades as the leaves do, fades as the leaves do,
And dies in October.
He who drinks good ale
And goes to bed mellow,
Lives as he ought to live, lives as he ough to
live,
And dies jolly fellow
A sentiment which would be hardly ap
preciated in this prohibition age, but
which seemed to find considerable favor
among the harvest-homers.
Then those who had been serving re-
tired to an ante chamber to attack a
similar repast on a smaller scale, and
all hands set to work to clear the tables
away. When this was done three old
men drew from the recesseS of green
baize bags their fddles and the fun be-
gan to get fast and furious. ''Sir Roger
de Coverly" was the first on the list, of
course, John Barlow and the diary-maid
the premier couple. followed by Mrs.
Barlow and the head-wagoner, while
others came in quick succession, but all
mated from different degrees of society
in the small community, Arthur Dunbar
being cts-G-pis with the herdsman'S
daughter, a stalwart lass who candidly
confessed her appreciation of the COM
pliment- It was at this moment that
Kate Grahame came into the room.
dressed in her simplest costume and
looking as pretty as picture. She was.
of course, Immediately appropriated by
the schoolmaster, who had been wait
ing under instructions for this especial
purpose and was speedily lost in the
maze Of the dance. Reels and i;gs fol-
lowed in quick succession, during which
Arthur Dunba found it more profitable
to sit on an old fashioned ''scttle" with
Kate Grahame and make comments on
the passing pageant. Then, a quadrille,
| and once more to Arthur's disgust the
| old schoolnaster stepped forward and
claimed the young lady as his partner.
| just then an apparition made it's ap-
pearance in the doorway, which con-
| centrated the gaze of everyone. It
was Mademoise1le Campignon, looking
with beaming eyes on the gay scene.
| Mrs Barlow nudged Mr.. Barlow with
her arm and whispered something in
! her ear, when to Kate's surprise the
good-humored yoeman, with very red
face, approached the lady and addressed
her, and the next minute led her out in
triumph onto the floor, and they were
whirling away with the best of them.
From that time forth Kate Grahame
gave herself up to the full enjoyment
of the occasion, venturing even such a
breach of her instructions as to delight
in merry spin with Arthur Dunbar as
a partner.
How swift the moments few. But
/ all things must come to an end at last,
and in the wee sma' hours of the morn
ing the happy jewellers took their de-
parture and the old house was once
more quiet again.
Did Kate Grahame dream that night?
am afraid she did-of tall handsome
| young man with auburn hair and
brown eyes-which was very reprehen-
sible in that young lady, considering
the educational advantages she had en-
joyed and the taste for only very aris-
tocratic society she ought to have i'm
bibed in Miss Honoria's drawing-room