The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-21
CssyHsat 1858 sy c p Levi,l


TO dinner the other evening"
combination Of hope, fear,
triumph and perplexity, and
NJ E.Vser vas puzzled over Il. lie was
g. o. ease all through dinner. and It was
quarter o. an hour after the meal had
l-ar concluded before he said.
% might as well tell you now that
C- r...g to The club tomorrow night
]. a.. la an anniversary gathering and
banquet"
We'll hope youH have a good time"
r...e. Mrs. BOws,r.
.lts ] expect 20. At the banquet they
g.. aa,e ;9asts, you know. They've got
O.. ..H. 20 respond TO one"
.HaN In pleased at that What Is
g.. -.asl.
.l.- .Ulr Country I've been writing
O.. soa,'a.ug to-day for response, and
.r-N I've got a rather neat thing.
don't expect 10 bring down the house,
a. course but perhaps IN size up with
r.. s.st % en-. ! shall be d little nervous,
] suppose. uut I've sot to ~ through with
g. -.-r ,ae same
% 1890 sure YOU will do splendlGly," said
Nr- aoRs.g iU confident tones. 4 want
r. a.ar 10. and 81 will be we'll for you 10
sd. SO. have il committed 10 memory.
..-. -.srt there as IL you had risen from
T.. banquet J8ble and make the response"
ur GlHr.r drew himself up. cleared his
;a..-l ana after caTessing his ear a few
s.... Us be- began:
.U.r Country. Little did Christopher
Columbus imagine when he set sail from
j.r slo-.- Of Spain in 1891 what would be
a. result"
Wait, dear" interrupted Mrs. Bowser.
'l.s aEe first supposed 10 bow to the
president O. The club, aren't your
Certainly, and l bowed. / also carried
III hand 60 my heart as / bowed"
"Ust you didn't, dear You raised your
l,r hand jo your right side"
% deny IT, but Wen let that 60"
"AHi Columbus didn't set sail in the
year 1885, but IN 1892. You must have the
date correct
what lou say II was in 1892" ex-
CalLr. Mr.. BCwser as the strawberry
oo.ar rushed to his face
"Uf course IL was"
u don't believe IT, but will lcok II up
later on. Wen, what I'm going to say
Is that band of pilgrims came over
here"
That's right"
And they landed in Boston"
"Aot Boston. my dear. but at Plymouth
Rock II Is 80 long since you read his
tory that"
II say il was Boston, shouted Mr..
Euasgr as he danced about Woman,
when you set out 10 correct my dates
y0I ale EOing altogether too far. and |
want 10 more of it, If they landed at
plymouth Rock how came they 10 throw
The tea overheard in Boston harbOrT
"Hut il wasn't the pilgrims who threw
Tie tea overheard" gently insisted Mrs.
iuvscr As / said, you are little rusty
On history. Don't yOu Temembcr-'
Il remember il was the Pilgrims, Let
any man or the face of the earth tell
he ii wasn't and I'll lick him out of his
boots. Do you think Ia get up before my
Cub and say it was the Pilgrims If 1t
wasn't? You'd better spend the next
week with your nose in history
Have you got the Declaration Of Inde-
peudeuce in your reply?" asked Mrs.
Lowscr, after awhile.
"Of course | have" he grOwled. in re-
ply. That's what | depend upon for
hit, hut 1 suppose you'll find some fault
with IT, ] go on to say that little band
OF patriots headed by Gen. Washington,
gathered in Philadelphia and put their
names to document which created
new nation. Youn deny it, won't yOu?'
But you see Washington didn't sign
the Declaration"
make such a barefaced statement as
rn.u Any school oAiiI Will tell ~
that Washington signed first Of all"
Just wait. / Will get down a history
of the United States and prove that
You are wrong. You have got John
Hancock and George Washington mixed
up"
Never, Mrs Rowser-never, You
needn't trouble yourself about getting
down a history. l am history enough.
What | Gu't know about the United
States no history can teach me. As TO
mixing up George Washington and John
Hancock, do you take me for an idiot?
Woman, yyu are malciously determined
L. pick a fuss with me, and l warn you
u pauser'
Cauutry"" asked Mrs. Bowser in her
pa,id way.
j speak about its patriotism" he re-
Ia,j after Il time; how We fought
tugiand and Germany and Mexico TO
Tie last ditch and gained our independ-
'arr as nation. Then 1 30 On 10
say"
But you don't say that we fought
Crmuly2' interrupted Mrs Bowser
"pt course 1 DO! Why not? Perhaps
!"a.a say I'm mixed up on that?'
"h uu surely are, Mr.. Bowser We never
Aa. "a war with Germany. History will
I.I you-"
History! HistoryT' he shouted as he
waved his arms about and looked
around for something TO kick at. What
e" ! care about history. When l say
N~ had "a war with Germany. that set
les Ir don't il? ! can now realize why
i.-.auI~ soTetimes murder their wives
a. cold blood"
Whom was this war;"
.lu l-,E. OF course"
but that was the breaking out of the
evolutionary War. and we were nghting
-.sa- alone. If you ere going to speak
..'H'r Your club YOU must have your
'-..s aa- Idtes right or-or-"
't NL.l. - demanded as she hesi-
W oman, / am put down on the
~ anime lu respond 10 the toast of our
N'D.lTy. i spend a day looking up my
t'' them Gown nne. / come home
r. ASH t"4 for your encouragement, and
"." ..l with a fence TalI dozen times
... d. '- y-jrdlOusy-nldliCe. You
"-.. Nr 'H iall II would break your
'. .. have mo succeed"
n .-- AT I1WSrT, how can YOU"
".' "A. lo WOman-that viii do You
'.- 4.-,lO mos p5qSlIdm00Jg 5AEq
..t... ilr banquet behanged, our
.--s ar.augrd' J shall not respond.
'~- nl going 10 the banquet and win
a., .',- = i.a--- ] Will 20 to saloon and
-s... .,..- ana lick the bartender
'.. you said You need say no more.
r... sung ln tle library 10 look over GER
.. -. ems arrange them FOR my law
r.. .' .4.i anybody call you can say
t.- . Washington, John Hancock,
I.r. .F. ana your victim OF hus-
Je -.., o.. N'a Up in "A knot and can't
',.-le iU-morrOw!'