West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-06-30
! Mrs. RASHER'S
|CURTA|A LECTURES
RASilEK GIVES 4 NC SUPPER TO
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Drinks 10 Much champagne and Hears
Ghosts.
NUMBER TWENTY

uncle followed shaking his head as
IL finding fault with things. The
old couple were turned over 10 the
tender mercy of the butler and
chambermaid, and in ten minutes
my wife was smiling as sweet as
syrup, and talking 10 Easelby
about Church's Iceberg as cool AS
ice cream. | went down to the
dining. room ana talked with 'em
while they eat their supper. which
didn't take long, as auntie said she !
was too tired To eat, and she guess.
ed, il Marier would excuse her,
she'd go up to. bed, the company
wouldn't think hard; and hncle said
he'd 90 too. went back To- the
parlors, after they'd said good night
10 see how matters were progress
ing in that quarter. Mrs. Rasher
wouldn't look toward me, but kept
making herself agreeable to the
young men. The room was quite
still, when all of sudden the door
was opened little and auntie's
voice came through il like wind
through keyhole--she tried 10
whisper, and was heard all the
plainer-"Marier, Marier, can't
you lend me a good thick nightcap1
forgot to put any up, and | shall
have the neurology terrible, if
sleep without"
l felt kind of sorry for Mrs.
Rasher, she looked so red in the
face; so l got one the ladies too
rafting at the pianny before, she
came back, but when [ heard her
telling somebody that-''l wouldn't
have asked 'em, il Ididn't expect
to get forty or fifty thousand dollars
when they died" | was mad, and
answered out before them all, that
Uncle Rasher hadn't more'n seven
thousand to his name, and that was
going to his son--that asked 'em
to my house because liked 'em,
and respected 'em too. She didn't
dare to answer, for fear I'd tell the
story about the gingerbread and
measles, which she has a mortal
terror Of; and kept tormenting
her by distant illusions to il until
she was glad enough 10 bid her
fashionable friends goodnight. o
Lud but didn't she want to blow
me up, when we got shut up in our
own room 9-Have some salad,
Smith 2-The way she founced
| things around was caution to a
small man but slid into bed gen
tly, and went to- snoring softly,
while she was twitching at the
string of her gaiter, which she had
pulled into a knot in the height Of
her i'll temper.
''You needn't snore, husband for
you amt asleep any more'n a
weasel" says she. breaking the
string; chow long are they going to
stay1"
al asked 'em to stay month, {"
says | half opening one eye, to see
the effect.
Crack went the string, and whiz
came the gaiter straight in my face.
She did not speak again that night,
and whena woman is silent, beware
OF her she's dangerous as a biler
that's just ready to burst. felt
little uneasy next morning for fear
she'd do something to hurt her
visitors feelings, but was sur
prised to find her as amiable as
lamb. She was as sociable as old
auniie herself, talked to uncle Rash
er about his farm and stock, and
ordered out the carriage, to take
them a riding after breakfast to
show them the city. When I come
home from my warehouse I found
the old folks in the best Of humor;
they'd had nice day, and seen a
great deal. But no callers happen
ed in, much to my chsgrin. Well,
the long and short Of it, boys is
that she got the start Of me. She
took 'em out every day somewhere;
once 20 BunnePs Museum, once to
see some wonderful panorama, and
all kinds OF places that tickied 'em
amazingly; but I saw that they
never went anywhere where there
was danger Of meeting any Of her
acquaintance, and not a soul called
for q whole week, that is, they call.
ed, but we're not admitted; the foot
man had orders not to be at home
TO anybody; and at the end Of the
week they had visited 50 hard they
we're ready to go home and take
Marier with 'em; so she went and
I've taken advantage Of circum
stances 20 have a bachelors party.
Wen have good time tonight, III
we never do again Fill up, boys,
and drink 20 the toast, eve won't
20 hnmc I'LL mnrninn y No -.