The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-26

CECdin SOCIdl ana C4!tCI tal44IHCIlG ana
round corner with nnn not 1ar from
the piano where was q table lor
two, and sne sat and dissipated in
a dish which she had grown up TO re-
cognize as sacred only to. occasions
OF great ceremony.
The boy tried introducing ner to
girls who passed them or waited on
Lne tables. but il was an awIlWa4 I,
painful proceeding and after two at
tempts ne gave 1t up. None OF them
fingered. they acknowledged the in
PRODUCTION with quick "pleezto-
meecher" and were gone on errands
all of an extremely urgent nature.
"Ain't much society around here
tonight" apologized Herbert LAS
old man Fodder says, it's principally
giggle, garble, gobble and git!' Any
how, there's the entertainment and
if it amt worth fifteen cents We'll
take it out on Adam McQuarry," and
thinking this a good joke, Herb
laughed and pulled off his hat and
his cowlick arose as though in as
constituent to find itself at church
lawn party and Mary was obliged to
laugh also, though not at Herbs
pleasantly.
The entertainment began at eight
thirty with a prayer by the minis
ter-although whether to invoke a
blessing on the artists Or compassion
on the audience was not made clear
by the text. Then DR.. Dodd an
nounced that the first number on the
program would be duet by the
Rathburn Twins from Chopin Che
pronounced it "choppin') and the two
terrifcally starched and stiff braide'
little Rathburn girls were headed at
the piano and pushed forward. They
climbed on two stools facing a piece
Of music as large as themselves and
after several audible "one-two-threes"
+ "one-two threes" became launched on
the rendition Of so-called music in a
manner which quickly demonstrated
that DR.. Dodd had not been so very
far wrong in his pronunciation of the
name after ALL Uncle Joe Fodder in
the office next day declared that
whenever he saw those musical but
diminuitive Rathburn Twins high on
stools before some philosophical long
suffering piano they reminded him Of
couple of painters slung on stag
ing halfway down the sides Of a
three-story building hurrying to fin
ish the Job before their paint gave
| out
1t was Uncle Joe's favorite joke.
One of the Twins having finished
the duet not more than four bars
ahead of the other and having to
play ''The Storm" as an encore be-
cause the Twins mother constantly
embraced such opportunities to call
public attention to their capacity fol
Oppression Tin which she was ire
mendously successful although not in
just the way she intended)-Dr. Dodc
declared that they would next be
favored with an instrumental selec
ton from Master Robert Bowen.
Master" Robert Bowen, consisting
mostly of Windsor tie, knees like
gourds and manifest stage-fright-
who in other times and seasons wa!
more popularity referred to as "tha
lanky Bowen young one, pulled III
his stockings with subconscious jerk
wiped his nose with the back of hi
hand and followed the Hastings CIR
to the piano. Thereupon he proceed
ed as Uncle Joe also commented, t.
murder Old Black Joe on a fddlt
got with oap-wrappers.'
: Esmeralda Truman, whose lates
clandestine brainstorm was a earee
: on the .stage,-as DIR. Dodd announces
it-next recited "Curfew Shall No
Ring Tonight With Piano Acconpan
: ment." And when she showed he
, hands "all torn and bleeding" an
| struck a rather hysterical pitch whel
: Cromwell arrived and announced tina
. her lover lived and could resume hi
{ Job in the morning, Uncle Joe Fodde
| couldn't stand the entertainment
t moment longer but stomped off dow
to the Whitney House bar and had
! strong drink.
Jerry Peterson who worked in tn
wagon shop did some slight-of-han
= tricks that fooled everybody but tn