Middletown transcript., 1894-08-04
OVERHEARD ON THE PIAZZA.
Being the Accurate Report of a Sum-
mer Conversations

OVGhh GAAaO OrS i IN 1A<AE6<>s
Being the Accurate Report of a Sum
mer Conversation.
/ Voice from the wicker rocking -chai
Lille, don't sit on that lower steI
It's getting sunny and your nose is a
ready bnrned-No, I don't agre
with you, Mrs. Akwright. 1 never pll
sugar in until the cranberries hav
come to a boil.
Mrs. Akwright-Perhaps your
light. Have you ever tried bit O
apple boiled with them? That i'm
proves them, think.
Voice from he hammock Are yol
discussing Thanksgiving cookery ii
midsummer Isn't it trifle early?
Voice from rocking chair, didacti
cally-It's never too early, Mrs. War
ner.
Lille, from the lower step-Why
didn't you know, Mrs. Warner, that
we are going to hold special thanks
giving services tomorrow? The clell
is 10 issue the proclamation.
Mrs. Warner-Gracious, mol Whyi
Are we to have new head waiter, OF
what blessing is youchsafedp
Lille, demurely-A mana young
man-came last night.
Voice from rocking-chair, reprov'
iDgly-Lillie, how can you talk SOP
New voice from heap of cushions
Well, the proclamation may as well be
deferred. Rita Wright has got him.
She's off for long walk with him now.
They started right after breakfast.
The rocking-chair creaks ominously.
then the voice says:
'How Mrs. Wright can consent to
such performance as that passes my
comprehension-Lillie, thread my nee-
die, please; my eyes hurt-Rita is far
too forward, anyway. And to allow her
to 60 off for a tramp with perfect
stranger
Voice from the cushions-And tie
only stranger, too! 1t is hard.
Mrs. Warmers voice from the ham
mock-You all look SO busy emboider-
ing. l think I'll get mine out. still it
must be nearly time to 60 in. Lille,
are you going in to-day?
Liliie-Yes; I guess I shall. The
water locks pretty cool.
Voice from the rocking cbair-I
wouldn't go iu to-day, Lille. You are
running your complexion by your reck-
IesSbeSS.
Lillie-Bother my complexion.
Mrs. Warner-You won't say that
i've years hence.
Mrs. Adwright-Can any one lend
ne skein of rUse-pink floss? don't
want to go in for it.
Voice FROM the misunderstanding
If Ria Wright. there she comes now.
Mrs. Warner-How pretty she looks!
Choras of voices-Do you think her
,rettyY
Mrs. Akwright-That pink doesn't
match. I'll have to 60 in after all.
Mrs. Warner, from the hammock
She needn't look go elated over her
ap:ure. He's very ordinary looking
,ersOn.
Lillie-But, Mrs. Warner, he's a
nan.
Voice from the rocking g-chair-She is |
ar too bold. In my days girls did not |
un after young men as shamelessly as
hey do now.
Chorus-Sh! They're almost here.'
An intermission, full Of violently
nergetic embroidering, reading and
occurs. Then the voice of
be newcomer:
Oh, here you all are! Are we in
ime for the water? Oh, l forgotl You
ont know Edward. Mrs. Van Tassel,
lay l present my brother Ed? He
anne last night. Mrs. Warner, Mrs.
Mrs. Akwright, my brother,
fr. Wright. Miss Van Tassel, Mr..
Wright. Say, Lii, you don't know
ow stupid it is to walk with ones
rother. l turn Ed over to your ten
er mercies. What are you looking
,r, Mrs. Akwright? Rose-pink? Let
et get it for you.
L0w-t0ned chorus of approval
That nice girl she isl
Voice from the cushion-I suppose.
iss Lii, the thanksgiving service will
, held surely now.-N. Y. World.