The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
1T THE MASQUERADE.

Last week the bon tol of Cotton
wood, Texas, decided that a fancy
ball would vary the monotony of the
season. The due consideration OF
this question was found to DO no tri-
fling matter with the Caulihower fam
ily. They all decided to attend. Miss
Lydia had thought OF representing n
Naiad Queen, but found out that too
concise and Inexpensive a costume
was required. So she concluded to
I represent an Italian Flower Girl.
Erastus was going as a Chimpanzee,
and his mother suggested that he
would require but thin disguise.
As for me, Z" said Mrs. Cauliflower,
Il shall represent Spring
MY dear" demonstrated Mr..
CauIilower. "wouldn't Summer or
even Autumn be more appropriate
ike 20 your time OF life?'
"At my time OF life It does seem,
CanIjdowrr, as II you took delight in
tuittius me about something all the
time. I've a big notion not to stir
one step toward the dance
20. well, go as Sweet sixteen or
Seventeen II you want TO. | reckon
you'll find Il hot work to personifcate
any very youngish character. Pm
going ne a Highland Chief in plaid
XII,
You'll make healthy old High
lander. You'll be the Laughing stock
OF the whole ball. You'd better get
some fms and so as porpoise."
Now, then. Matilda. little more
oi that Kind Of chat and III go as
Sioux Warrior anC scare the whole as
senhiy with troops"
"Hump, You can't scare nobody
81 can't9"
mo. you can't.
Matilda. there's 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 n hoodoo about what | veal" "
"Cauliilower, you may go as Satan
FOR ali care. won't go near 'em."
Come now, Matilda, its lodge night
anyway. and guess after all we will
both show good horse sense by stay
ing away
So il wns agreed that the Italian
Flower Girl and the Chimpanzee should
appear rs proxies for their parents
But when CauliGower went down in
the afternoon he crept slyly into the
costumer's $ and hired an Austrian gem
erals uniform and a ilesh-colored dom
mo
When the Chimpanzee and Milk
Maid. Humpty Dumpty and an ltal-
a
Gypsy had formed on the first qua
drille, they were somewhat awed by
the hurried approach OF a small sized.
fat Austrian General escortinr a Cleo
patra OF truly imposing proportions.
This arrival completed the set.
The carnival was about to begin in
dead earnest. when gloomy Nun,
something above the medium height,
was observed charging down on this
particular party of revelers. She
passed in front of the Austrian Gen
eral and his swarthy partner, regard
iny them with peculiar interest. At
last she spoke in a low, muiiled tone,
addressing the warrior:
"Going TO dance, eh?'
40 yes, replied the military hero,
pleasantly, all work and no play
makes Jack a.
who's that pardner OF yourn?'
broke in the Nun
"Ehg"
81 might get a pnrdner here, 1
'spose." A..
music is waiting for the set to com
plcte"- ...,..,
with you represent
cleopatra, madam, and now ifyou
will excuse'--
''Yes. and III Cleopatra her andyou
too, you Infamous, lying, old croco-
"Merciful heavens" gasped the Gen
eral. "that's NY
ii know yer. with that big wart dis
figuring your left thumb. You're cut
ting n pretty figger here, you old, bald
headed Ananias." Hero she jammed
him IN ngninst door frame.
Went to lodge, did you?"
"I-you see-ouchi--Matil'-
.sYou look nice gallavantin' around
before your own children with Niger
wench for pardner."
ssAIv gracious" cried the radiant
C1eopntra, who ut the first notes OF
the opening skirmish had indicated
her liability to faint, ''who are you
calling a nigger?'
II Know you. too, said the meek
and lowly Nun, .sby that green glass
ring. and your kind ofstring halt hop;
Yoa can't fool me. Nancy Pettingill- =
Here she knocked the Generals head
three times against the door by way
OF emphasis.
"shnw good horse sense BY staying
at homo, will WEI -
4 crowd collected around ME
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