Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-30

AT last fdnny Lou GOT up IN neT
pleasant way an moved to have ice
cream. Fanny Lou wuz a school
teacher, an always talked sorter soft
an proper. She hadn't more'n set
down when up jumps Madimysell an
SAYS
Mime. President" she says, tossin'
her head, 81 move we have an oyster
supper. Ice cream is too common
and counterified, an oysters are so
much more of a rarity" says she.
Fanny Lou was on her feet in a
minute, an she never even looked at
Madimysell.
Nine President" says she, 81
would like to remind the ladies of the
aid that the oyster season is about
over" says she. 81 suppose that in
st. Louis and other inland towns
where oysters are a rarity they don't
know what the season is an are glad
to get them at any time, but many
of us are from the eastern cities, and
do not think we would care for
oysters at this time of the year, es-
pecially when it is so unseasonably
warm"
An Fanny Lou set down as sud
dent as she got up. / could tell from
the sparkle in her eyes an the color
in her cheeks that she wuz mad all
over. Fanny Lou could be mighty
spunky sometimes.
There wuz right smart snickerin'
around among the members after
Fanny Lou set down, an Madimy sell
got awful red in the face, an after
some more urgin' an talkin' 'twuz de-
cided to give an ice cream supper in
the town hall, with Fanny Lou in
charge Of the whole thing.
We certainly had an awful time
gettin' ready for that supper, fer
some of the members were mad an
made all the trouble they could, an
the weather kept real hot, but when
at last the evening come everything
wuz in applepie order. The hall wuz
decorated jes' lovely, an we had
whole lot of homemade cakes an
candies, an ice cream OF every kind
an every flavor from Springfield.
The tables were trimmed up beauti-
! full, an the girls that waited had
made 'em new pink an blue orgindy
dresses, an about 6 O'Clock that
afternoon it went and turned freezin'
cold! | could a cried, an | know
Fanny Lou must "a felt awful. bur
nobody ever would a known it from
her looks.
Well everybody in town come to
the town hall that night, in spite Oh
the cold, fer most everybody knew
of the trouble in the aid, an there
wuz good deal of curiosity to see
whut might happen, but it wuz TOO
cold to eat ice cream much, so they
all hung back gigglin' an shiverin',
except a few of Fanny LOUIS par
ticular friends, who'd "a ct that ice
cream If it had been pizen.
That st. Louis milliner wuz a plum
sight that night. She had on a heavy
winter dress, made awful fussy, an
her hair wuZ frizzed up even tighter
than ever. an she wuz all wrapped
up in big fur cape, same as it 'twuz
dead OF winter an once in awhile
she'd pull that cape up close around
! her like she wuz near about froze.
She could be might aggravatin', Ger.
tain.
Things were getttin pretty I'M
comfortable when in come John Holt.
lookin' handsome an good-natured.
an started straight over to speak to
Fanny Lou, but Mandimysell
managed to slip in front of him an
meet him as he wuz crossin' the
| floor.
Good evenin', Miss Dutong," says
John, holdin' out his hand to shake
hands-he never would call her
Madimysell-"Come and let's have
some ice cream" says he.
Thank you so much" says Madi-
myself real loud, "but the weather's
too cold for ice cream. If we had
some nice hot oysters now. .ow We
would enjoy them! But I'll go and
sit with you while you eat" says she.
And with that they set down at one
OF the ice cream tables. Fanny Lou
give John an awful cool nod. an |
bet the saucer of ice cream she
handed him wuz about the coolest he
ever ct in his life.
John Holt wuz eatin' his second
saucer before he noticed that any,
thing wuz wrong, an then | saw him
glance around the room sorter in
quirin', an at Fanny Lou settin'
there lookin' unnatural cam an
serene, an then he looked awful hard
at Madimysell's fur cape, but he
didn't say anything. He tried to talk
to Fanny Lou little after he
finished eatin', but she pretended to
be busy, an as soon as he could ge;
away from Madimysell he left the
hall.
My heart sunk when saw him
goin', fer, though 'twuz only about
$50. we could see that there ice
cream supper wuz beginning to be
the worst failure the aid had ever
made, an l certainly did feel sorry
for Fanny Leu.
! But presently it seemed to be
opttip' Soma ,ho.