The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-09


"a very dun week IA society," said
Miss Charlotte O'MuiHgan, asking the
reporter to be seated; 4an unusually
dull week"
Wasn't there a musicale at the
scrapleighs the other afternoon?n
asked the reporter taking out his
notebook
Just q small affair 10 which only
q few choice people were asked. am
sorry It Is out, for il embitters those
who were not invited, and there were
one or two left off the list who are
almost as prominent socially as some
Of those who were there"
ANY unusual features9"
mo; just one Of the sanle old
stereotyped affairs, although, there
was one slight incident which might
have caused some comment among
people mot familiar with the customs,
habits, actions, and, shall say man
nerisms, Of those who form the bone
sinew and fat Of our social world, but
you won't refer to It, win your
Most assnredly net. What was
'HonesLly?"
No reporter who looks forward to
one day becoming editor.in-chlef ever
speaks of q thing when he promises
he wont" said the representative,
blushing very prettily.
IT was only trife, anyway" con.
tlnucd Miss OMulligan, maj. Doodle
had been serving at the punch bowl,
and whenever he happened TO fiji a
glass too full, which was done quite
often, he slipped out enough punch to
enable the glass to be passed without
spilling It was very polite on the ma
ior's part, and a most thoughtful thing
70 do. as It helped to keep the ladies'
gloves dry, but yon know what punch
Is when you haven't eaten anything
for seyen hours. And that reminds
me, why Is It SO many OF oar best so-
ciety people delibes-tely plan to
pinun q meal at q musicale, a caro-
party, an afternoon tea, etc.7 WHY.
] have seen beautiful women at a re-
cepti0n crippled for lsfe in the strug.
gle 10 get a ptomaine sandwich away
from some one else cannot &C.
count for It unless Il Is to save the
price of pleal at home"
THAI mist be a." said the report.
or. but you we're speaking OF Nal.
Doodle"
"0h. yes, the majo- had been aery.
ing punch and In spite Of his slipping
had been behaving with marked cir
cumspect until Miss Pimpel started
to sing a ballad entitled 4 Want
You
WAS Miss Pimpel thereg
"Surel She gets In everywhere
since the Henoas took her up. Well,
she was struggling with this ballad
You may have heard It: It runs some
thing Ike this and seating herself
gracefully at the baby grand piano,
Miss O'Mulligan to the soft mellow
tones of the beautiful instrument
dreamily sang
/ want ycn IN the twilight
That comes At end Of day
sant you 10 the moonlight
When twilight fades away.
want you BY g cheer me
Wherever ! may 60
want you always near me
Because ! love YOU So
wenf sou always near me
Because 7 love sou so-o-o-o.
Sweet. said the reporter, clapplna
bis hands and breaking the point OF
bis pencil
4 think / hung orto that last SO
a little too long. said Miss O'Muln
gan. carefully closing the piano e
keep the keys from turning yellow
Then. picking up the thread Of the
conversation. she said Miss PIN
pei had Raded through about II
verses Of I Want You, when the ma
jor with his keen sense Of humor, be
gan 70 look about the dinlngroom fol
a lemNn. but all the lemons that eoals
he borrowed from the neighbors hal
been used In the punch, so he grabbed
grapefruit shat had been put ol
the sldeboard Tor effect. and takini
as careful aim as hia condition wouli
permit, he throw that grapefruit har'
enough TO carry It way over the sec
ond baseman's head. directly at Alis
Pimpel. She mus. have anticipated
something Of the kind. for she duckel
just Ia time, but Prot. RustycanneE
who was rleslding at the piano, va
not So fortunate
"Dld It get him7" broke IA the re
porter, seeing great possibilities 4
the situation
did It get hfm2" smiled Mis-
0'MulIlgan 1Yoa'H tell
NO won't really"
Well, Il struck him on the jaw,
Break up tie musicales
Certainly not. only delayed ma
ters FOR q moment. bat when we wer
ready to 70 on We couldn't nnd Pro
Rustyeanner for the longest time"
Where was hep"
Guess
Z can't"
"He was under the piano eating III