Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-03-06

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not many weeks previous the home
Of Mr. VIII Dent, aS well as part az
the occupants. were in i great flut-
ter aud eager in expectation, as well
they might. for on that night was
expected to collect ! choice, 4 Jasor-
re few, to participate in great sur
prise 70 the host and young gen.
tleman boarding thereat.
While the evening was YET young
and the gentleman unsuspectingly
reading, there was a great rustic Of
skirts, banging Of doors and such
like as accompany the prearrange-
meut Of young lady's toilet AFT.
err few hours the storm seemed to
subside, and naught was heard but
the piano slowly and TREMENDOUSLY
initiating the waiting of the whip
porwill, with an intermission of ev-
cry half minute by the opening Of
the front door.
All things come to him that
waits. and 50 it proved for the host
ess and the Young lady in whose
honor the evening was dedicated,
for presently wheels were heard,
and 10 the great CONSERVATION of
both hostess and bell, there was no
one TO receive and invite the guests
in. So, in their distress, they flew
70 the dining-room and begged and
implored one of the galIants with
tears and entreaties to 90 out and
usher in the beaux, which was gra-
ciously conceded to. and all began
very auspiciously.
The crowd having gathered, il was
proposed by some 20 have little
dance, as there was much good mu-
sic ut hand. AT this proposition
several of the young gentlemen be-
gan 10 swell, and did not cease I'M
til they attained a size twice that OF
the normal.
Notwithstanding the threatening
explosion, the star of the event
persisted in trying the light fan
tastic. and so well did she succeed
that she soon had her partner in
whirl of blissful excitement.
The dancing was soon brought 10
terminus. or end, for fear Of the
terrible explosion that seemed inn
minent, and that was feared might
be serious to both house and occu-
pants, but thanks to Providence the
charges were nothing but gas, and
in the discharge merely shattered
the nerves of twoof the participants.
Confectioneries were served by
the nervous though smiling hostess,
assisted by gentleman, who acted
instead of the gracious host, who
had very considerably taken the
two babies and visited the Land of
Nod. y
But in spite of all the temptations
that q burdened table offers, the
pleasure-seekers seemed to be so
congenial and unrestrained that the
frigidity ofthe company was contract
ed by the atmosphere, and snow be-
gan 10 fall
At length the time of departure
came, and it seemed TO your humble
correspondent that with it came the
climax of hilarity and confusion, as
some were shouting "Dun-away,
while others were pleading to get
in this buggy, and still others were
declaring they would not, while 9th
ers yet were using all their elo-
quence to persuade some not to ven
ture5 the same way they had come.
Thus ended an eventful evening 10
all, and one which occupies tender
spot in the hearts of the two who
were surprised.
Those present were Miss Violet
Elizabeth Spalding, in whose honor
the party was given, Misses Beu-
Ian Jones, Genevieve While, Rue
Dunaway, Blanche Robinson and
Mrs Dent, the charming hostess.
Messrs. Bohanan. Jones, Walter and
Joseph Jarboe, Ohio Jones, Ham
NETT, Allan Pembroke, Will Duna-
way, Irving Price, Ernest Bohanan,
William Downs and others.
II is the sincere wish ofmany, and
especially of the surprised two, >
that not much time will elapse be
fore it viii be their great pleasure
to attend another that may eclipse
il such thing be conceivable, the
last fete. HORNET.