The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-20

lived With n three-ttmes-thrcc, ny
lads; an one more for lucls!''
How the old rafters rang with their
cheersi II would be q vain effort to at
tempt to describe John Barlow's re-
Spouse. It was a master-effort Of in
cOmprehensibility. He got SO mixed up
with the gIories of the good old times,
the iniquities of the income tax. and tine
nudacity OF frOg-eating French women,
that it was q relief to his wife when his
burst Of clOquence vva-s finished
Next, singing was in order, and inter
minable ballads with inevitable ehor-
uses Of ri-tOo-ra-li-lOora-ri-t
eheered the company while old Thomas
Rowe, by special request. sang in a
quaYering voice a ditty whose immoral
refrain was that
s.IHe who drinks cold water,
And goes 10 bed sober
Fades as the leaves do, fades as the leaves do
Ana dies in October
He who drinks good ale
And goes TO bed mellow
Lives as he ought to i've, lives as he ough 20
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 harvcst-homers.
Then those who had been serving re
tired to an ante chamber TO attack
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 hddles and the fun be
gan to gst fast and furious. ''Sir Roger
de Coverly'' was the first on the list, Of
course, John Barlow and the diary-naiG
the premier couple, followed by Mrs
Barlow and the head-Wagouer, while
others came in quick succession, but all
al
in the small community, Arthur Dunbar
being UiS-a-Uis with the herdsman's
daughter, a stalwErt lass who caudidly
confessed her appreciation Of the com
pIimeut. It was at this moment that
Kate Grahame came into the room,
dressed in her simplest costume and
looking as pretty a 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 jigs fol
lowed in quick succession, during which
Arthur Dun bar found it more profitable
to sit on an old fashioned settle" with
Kate Grahame and make comments on
the passing pageant Them quadrilles
AMI once more to Arthur's disgust the
old schoOlmaster stepped forward and
claimed the young lady rs his partner.
Just then an apparitiOn made its up-
pearance in the doorway, which CON
| centrated the gaze Of everyone. 1t
was AIademoiselle 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 Hates surprise the
| gOOd-humored yoeman, with n very red
/ face, approached the lady and addressed
| her, and the next minute led her ont 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
1 in a merry spin with Arthur Dunbar as
partner.
How swift the moments few. But
| all things must come to an end at last,
and in the wee smn' 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?
I am afraid she did-Of a 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 arts
! tocratic society she ought to have i'm
/ bibed in Miss HOnOria's drawing-rOom.