The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-07
THE
MUSICALE

"a Verg dun week ia society, said
Hiss Charlotte O'Mullgan, asking the
reporter TO be seated IAN unusually
aull week
Wasn't there a musicale at the
scfapleighs the other afternoong 2
asked the reporter taking out his
a0tebook.
Just q small affair to which only
8 few choice people were asked. am
sorry It is out for it embitters those
who were not invited, and there we're
enc OF two left OF the list who are
almost as prominent socially as some
~ those who we're there.
ANY unusual features?"
No; just one Of the aame old
stweotyped affairs, although. there
was one slight incident which might
have caused some comment among
people not familiar with the customs,
habits, actions, and, shall say, man
neTisms, OF those who form the bone,
sinew and fat Of our social world, but
you won't refer to It. viii your"
Nest assuredly not What was
it7"
Honestly"
No reporter who looks forward to
ere day becoming editorin-chief ever
speaks Of a thing when he promises
be won't" said the representative
Dlushisg very prettily
1T was only trife, anyway" con.
unued Miss O'Mulligan. Maj. Doodle
had been serving at the punch bowl,
and whenever be happened to fill a
glass too full which was done quite
often. ne slipped out enough punch to
enable this glass to be passed without
splitting If was very polite on the ma.
i0Fs part, and a most thoughtful thing
IS do. as It helped to keep the ladies'
gloves dry but you know what punch
s. when you haven't eaten anything
Tor seven hours And that reminds
me. why is it 50 many Of our best so.
eiety people deliberately plan to
pinch meal al musicale, card
party, an afternoon .ea. etc? Why.
7 have seen beautiful women at re-
ception crippled for life in the strug-
gle to get ptomaine sandwich away
from some one else, / cannot &C
count for 1t unless it Is to save the
price Of a meal at home
That must be it, said the report.
or but you were speaking Of Mai
Doodle
"Oh, yes. the major had been serv-
ing punch and in spite of his slipping
had been behaving with marked cir
eumspect until Miss Pimpel started
10 sing a ballad entitled I Want
You"
WAS Miss Pimpel there?"
Sure She gets in everywhere
since the Henons took her up. Well,
she was struggling with this ballad
You may have heard it; it runs some
thing like this" and seating hegsea
gracefully al tao baby grand piano
Miss O'Mulllgan to the soft mellow
tones Of the beautiful instrument
dreamily sang:
/ want you in the twilight
That comes at end of day
want you In the moonlight
When twilight fades away.
want you BY to cheer me
Wherever ] may go,
4 want you always near me
BecauseiI love you So
! want you always near me
Because I love you so-o-o-o.
Sweet said the reporter. clapping
his hands and breaking the point OF
his pencil
7 think I hung onto that last so
little too long, said Miss O'Mulli-
gan, carefully closing the piano to
keep the keys from turning yellow.
Then, picking up the thread Of the
ronyersation. she said. Miss PIN.
pei had wnded through about II
verses Of Want You, when the ma
.l0r. with his keen sense Of humor. be
gan 10 look about the diningroom Tor
= lemon, but all the lemons that could
be borrowed from the neighbCrs had
been used in the punch, SO he grabbed
a grapefruit thnt had been put on
che sideboard for effect. and, taking
as careful aim as his condition would
permit. he threw that grapefruit hard
enough to carry it way over the sec
ond baseman's head directly at Miss
Pimpel She must have anticipated
something Of the kind, for she duckeC
just in time. but Prof Rustycanner
who was presiding at the piano, wal
not so fortunate
IBID it get him?n broke in the re
porter, seeing great possibilities II
4he situation.
did it get him2" smiled Mis-
O'Mulligan You'll tell"
mo I won't. really"
well, It struck him on the Jaw.
Break up the musicale?"
Certainly not only delayed mat
4ers for a moment, but when we wer
ready to 80 on We couldn't and Prot
Rustycanner for the longest time"
where was he?"
Guess"
y cant"
aHe vas under the piano eating th