Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-08

ooh, DEAR" sighed the clock, ct
nm put back in this stupid old dining
room again.
Tell us all about the party last
night" begged the vase that stood
beside it.
eyes, do" chimed in the picture
frame on the other side.
cit would be quite pleasant to hear
about it," squeaked the table.
"Well, I might as WELL" said the
clock. 'You see, L was placed in
such a position that could see both
hall and ballroom. Well, 1 could not
exactly call it ballroom, as games
and trials for prizes also came off in
this room"
"Was the room beautifully al
ranged?" interrupted the vase, whose
thoughts were only on the beautiful
and artistic. 81 should have been
there with some flowers in my head.
Surely they made terrible mistake
in not taking me. "
Eyes, indeed; the room was beauti-
tuny ul4"Ased " said n chair that had
been brought in from the parlor just
IN time to hear the last remarks.
"But I am sure l did not see the
great mistake in not taking you.
What good are you when thor6 are
other vases so 1nuchmore beautifully"
l thought you al wanted to hear
about the party" interrupted the
clock.
''We do, we do" cried MI
We'll, the first thing was q chance
Tor prize" began the clock. can
apple was put on string and hung
from the chandeliers. They all got in
line, and each had chance to bite the
apple as they passed it without using
their hands. Luckily for me, the
chandelier was very near to me and
so L saw the whole proceeding. 7
never laughed so much in my life.
Each person would come along and
put his or her mouth to the apple to
get bite, but in doing so the apple
began to swing. If my memory has
not failed me, a young lady got the
prize, nice cup and saucer; next was
brought out bottle of beans and il
was placed upon a small table in the
middle of the room. Then began
some merry guessing of how many
beans in the bottle. The prize of this
was a bottle of cologne. Next every
one left the room and the butler and
foctman came in and took everything
out OF the room except the chairs,
which they ranged against the wall.
After time the guests returned, and,
by their conversation, I learned they
had finished their dinner. Then came
four OF five men with different instru-
ments. All of a sudden the music
started up, and off go couple after
couple, and off they all go, whirl,
whirl. My, it made me SO dizzy
watching them. ] am sure don't
see how they can do it and yet enjoy
themselves. They did nothing but
jump around all night, and then be-
gan the good nights.
my, don't envy you," said the
vase.
I'm sure I don't wish / was there, -
broke in the table with its same old
squeak; 'they would only have been
putting heavy things on my back"
THAT don't make my envy lessen q
bit, )" said the vase sharply.
well, am sure you need not envy
me, interrupted the clock, 'for /
was so tired last night that l forgot
to make my hands go round, so after
| was awake a little while in the
morning the maid came in, and seeing
that my hands were stopped, she took
me up with very ungentle hands and
wound me up roughly, but | did not
mind it so much when 1 thought Of
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