The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-02-25
AT THE MASQUERADE.

Last week the bon ton of Cotton
wood, Texas, decided that fancy
ball would vary the monotony OF the
season. The due consideration of
this question was found to be no tri-
fling matter with the Caulifower fam
lily. They all decided to attend. Miss
Lydia had thought OF representing
Naad Queen, but found out that too
concise and inexpensive a costume
was required. So she concluded to
represent an Italian Flower Girl.
Erastus was going as Chimpanzee,
and his mother suggested that he
would require but thin disguise.
GAS for me-" said Mrs. Caulifower,
II shall represent Spring."
"My dear" demonstrated Mr..
CauliAower, "wouldn't Summer or
even Autumn be more appropriate
like to your time of life?"
cat my time OF life! 1t does seem,
Cauliaower, as if you took delight in
INVITING me about something all the
time. I've a big notion not to stir
one step toward the dance"
80, well, go as Sweet sixteen or
Seventeen if you want to. I reckon
you'll find it hot work to personiGcate
any very youngish character. I'm
going as a Highland Chief in a plaid
Kilt"
you'll make healthy old High
lander. You'll be the laughing stock
OF the whole ball. You'd better get
some Tins and so as q porpoise."
Nov, then, Matilda, a. little more
OF that kind of chat and I'll 20 as a.
Sioux Warrior and scare the whole as
sembly with troops"
"Hump You can't scare NOBODY"
81 can't?"
"No, you can't.
matilda, there's a dragon suit
down at the the costumer's that
would make you faint dead away.
You look nice giving me lip about
going as Spring, and then trying to
kick up hoodoo about what wear"
"Caull1ower, you may go as Satan
Tor all care. I won't 90 near 'em."
Come now, Matilda, it's lodge night
anyway, and I guess after all we will
both show good horse sense by stay
ing away"
So it was agreed that the Italian
Flower Girl and the Chimpanzee should
appear as proxies for their parents.
But when Cauliflower went down in
the afternoon he crept slyly into the
costumer's and hired an Austrian GEN.
erals md
mo.
When the Chimpanzee and a. Milk
Maid, Humpty Dumpty and an Ital-
Ian Flower Girl, O Yankee and q
Gypsy had formed on the first qua
drllle, they were somewhat awed by
the hurried approach OF small sized,
fat Austrian General escorting a. Cleo
patra OF truly imposing proportions.
This arrival completed the set.
The carnival was about to begin in
dead earnest, when g. gloomy Nun,
something above the medium height.
was observed charging down on this
particular party of jewellers. She
passed in front of the Austrian Gen.
eral and his swarthy partner, regard
ing them with peculiar interest. At
last she spoke in a low, muffled tone,
addressing the warrior:
"Going to dance, eh?" ...
30 yes,' replied the military hero,
pleasantly, call work and no play
makes Jack a.
''Who's that pardner OF yourn?"
broke in the Nun. 2@:
CHI" .. sssa. e.. -...-
~ might get a pardner here, I
'spose."
"Really, madam, you perceive the
music is waiting for the set to COM
plete'- . - n.
"What character does that woman
with you representa-"
CLEOPATRA, madam, and now ifyou
will excuse"--
ayes, and I'll Cleopatra her andyou
too, you Infamous, lying, old croco-
dile.'
"Merciful heavens!" gasped the Gen
eral, 'that's N.Y.
II know yer, with that big wart dis.
figuring your left thumb. You're cut
ting pretty figger here, you old, bald
headed Ananias.' Here she iammed
him up against door frame.
Went to lodge, did your"
"I-you see-ouch!-Mat
"You look nice gallavantin' around