Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-22

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Giving a Card Party.

Il to NUKE Washington Birthday parties for ne, though | don't sup
/ " pose unngs were any wYe because it was Washingtonis Birthday
than they would have been IN any other occasion. gave mine yes
l" oonmct And | had It In the afternoon, because Jim doesn't like cards,
and that would let him out thought it didn't natter being a little previous
WIN 1eOrse. think he was rather a previous person himself Seems to
me law a hay recollection Of his getting up ahead of time and doing some.
"nG' m surprising the British, and winning a battle.
nd the house all aed pratly with flags and hatchets, and had little
emery" trees On the table, and red candle shades, and drums and guns and
various Other appropriate things for favors. Then sailed into getting the
cream dencsy with a oustard dressing. Just at the critical time Ot always
happens tina Way-~hen you can't leave things minute because they'll burn
o. boil yer Dr. do something dastnly) the door opened and in walked Jim.
] sasped.
"sck headache. The worst I've ever had"
~ohI Isn't that awful! Go right upstairs and lie down. I'll be up just
% soon as can leave these" and made a gesture of dsmay around the
He didn't look very pleased, but he went gloOmiy off, and / hurried up
IN a lev minutes he wa terribly pale and Just wanted to sit down and
battle his forehead with headache cologne. But that dessert really must be
attended TO Besides a sick headache isn't really serious like spinal meningitis
o dphthera n hydrophoba.
"Tl have to run down in few minutes and fnish that dessert" said
s fused around.
"h, wr. II you think more IF a dessert than you do oil me" moaned Jim.
"of course, DON'T honey love. But really must have everything ready.
They'll be here n a little while now
hated awSuuy to go down and leave him, but just knew l must. When
came up again, said:
"rhe best thing for a sick headache is absolute quiet. I'll tell you what
think will be the wise thing to do You just go over in the back room and
go to bed there, and I'll pull down the shades and make you comfy and 1
won't say a word about your being sick"
"h, well. Anything you say. can lie in there and die"
1t quite upset me to have Jim st melancholy. l nearly made the salad
wrong and never noticed that put the cusard dressing for the dessert in
the mayonnaisc bowl.
Just IS the folks were taking off their wraps an awful groan came from
"Meroy! WHATS thatq" some mt asked.
"You hear noises terribly in these houses" said, nervously.
All through the game, every once in awhile, Jim would gUan. BY the
time refreshments car everybody was feeling nervous. However, the table
that ohrked up a Bit Mrs. Blank took a mouthful of salad and nearly
choked. Edth gave m a awful queer look after she tasted hers. 'Adercful
custad dressing on the salad Just then another awful groan came from Jim.
Everybody finished hastily and they almost made rn for the dressngroom
to get their things on. Pm sure they thought som awful thing had happened.
But didn't care what they thought flew up to Jim.
q" think Pm dying" he said in a sepulchral whisper. 81 never felt so
bad IN my life"
However, when I told him they we're gone and when sat down and
bathed his head noticed he revived quite rapidly