West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-04-21
THE sERysNTs GIVE APARTY AND
INITIATE THE RASH FRS.
Tho Old Man Takes Hand and Breaks
Up the Fun.
NUMBER ELEVEN.

I'm sure there's burglars in the
house. I've been laying awake
with pain in my leg, and I've
heard curious sounds this long
while. They've been in the parIors,
and dining room, and all over. 7
think they're in the dining-roon
now. Therel didn't you hear tn at ?
Oh, don't get up, don't they
might come in and kill me while
you was out. I'd rather they'd
take every piece of silver they can
lay their hands on than 20 stay here
alone minute. Open the window
and call the watch. Surprising
they do "mske off with the booty
at the first alarm ?" l don't want
to be murdered o dear, are you
really going ? Well, then, III just
get up and tnrn the key till you get
back. 1t hurts me so to walk, and
I'm all in a tremble with fright.
Knock, if you get back safe, my
love, and tell me it's you, and I'll
let you in.
Is that you, my dear Wait a
moment, till get the lock turned.
I'm so scared / haven't much
strength. Did you see the burglars1
Come in, come In ! Did they run
away when they saw you Have
they taken--wasn't burglars /
certainly heard mysterious noises
the servants having partyp La /.
did you ever ? They've took adj
vantage of my being lame and your
going to bed early, s'pose. Come
down and take peep at 'em7 1
wish l could. Wait till / slip on
this wrapper. Now lend me your
arm. There l guess 1 can limp
along.
If that don't beat all J There
must be as many as thirty of 'em;
and Rosine has got on my new dress
and every particle of my jewelry I
She looks real genteel in them, too.
Do see how she has drawn that belt
to make it tighter ! The cook is
dressed up in my black MORE. an
tique and Maltese lace set. They're
just serving the Iefreshments-co
turkey, sandwiches they must have
boiled a ham today. biscuits,
coffee, canned strawberries, my
best branded peaches, sugar, cream,
etcj and. oh, Rasher, have you
counted the wine bottles Fifteen
already, as sure as you are alive !
Aren't they killingly polite, though?
The cook is taking me off to a turnl
and Rosine is playing Mrs. Cornell.
They say stolen sweets are the
incest, and l do think these folks
having good time generally. o
horrors | hope Rosine wont
spill any of that cream on my new
silk
Look at Thomas ! he takes you
off to dot my dear, only he's
taller and better looking. That is
just the bobbing little kind of a
bow which renders you so insigni-
ficant my dear; and his arm behind
his back. o my / shall smother
with trying not to laugh, with hear.
ing him blowing his nose-just as
you blow yours when you're little
embarrassed, my love, exactly; and
that grabbing way of grasping his
handkerchief | knew Rosine was
a saucy mink, but didn't think
Thomas had so much OF the actor
in him. He's been impudent
enough, goodness knows, but did
not believe he was so sly Sixtern
bottles of vine ten 81 'em our
best champagne, aud the rest our
topaz sherry.
What shall we do9 Those ~
freshmen,s alone will cost as thirty
or forty dollars, and their imperu
nence besides. In. as mad as FIRE
Living on the fat Of the land, and
doing nothing but make fun Of ~
They'd get up a regular shindig. II
Il wasn't for making too much
noise. Wouldn's they scatter. II
they knew who was looking AZ 'eml
/ guess we'd better go back 20 bed.
husband, and les 'em have IL out.
They've done all the harm they
can; I suppose they'll set things 20
rights and be very demure 70 MOI.
row. What are you going to de-.
Rasher9 Thrash Thomas Oh.
don't, don't he's twice as strong
as you, and the rest Of them great
fellows will attack you. YooTl
have the police in, and a row. o.
dear ! never saw yea so deter
mined. DO wait ill I get upstairs,
a. least.
Well, roy dear what did you
say 20 'em Ordered 'cm all out Of
the house except cook aud Rosine 2
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