Evening star., 1921-04-10

the invitation was sined by VIM
Marston & he was the man that the
money was to be sent to only I'm
gong to take my money a long to
the dance & give it to him at the
door. Well Mrs. Carry says why Mr.
Marston is the real socitey leader &
Grace says well what of it & Mrs
Carry says it must Of been a miss
take you getting a invitation & then
buted in & says what do you mean
miss take l guess wear as good is
any body & better than some & why
shouldent we get a invatation & then
Mrs. Carry blowed up & says / sup
pose you think your better than / &
my husband & I says no 1 don't think
no such thing & she says well you
dident so if you go that will show
you think your better than US.
/ says it wont show no such a thing
because you not getting no invitation
was probly A miss take & she says no
1t WaSent no miss take but you get
ing 1 was the miss take & then Grace
few up & says your sore because
wear going to the dance and your
not asst & then Carry & his wife &
Grace & I all lost our temper & we
had it hot & heavy & 1 guess you
know Charley that we dident get
none the worst of it SO finely I told
them to go home and they says you
don't half to tell us to go home &
what's more you wont see no more OF
US e I says 1 lived As yrs. e got
pretty fat before I ever seen you &
that's a bout all that was said & they
beat it and wear threw with them.
If Mrs. Garry had of been decent we
might of fixed it up for them to get
asst to the next big dance only she
was so sore a bout us getting a head
of them that she couldent keep her
mouth shut
I guess you can see that Mrs. Carry
aint going to take care of the chill
dern vile wear to the dance & even
if she would we wouldent let her be-
cause it's 10 to / she would stick a
knife in them or give them cloraform
or some thing. and Grace will halt
to higher a girl from here in town
to come ts set in the house vile wear
to the dance.
Kindest regards to your self &
Mary. FRED A. GROSS.
+ 4 + +
Allison, Ill, Oct. 1S.
TEAR CHARLEY. we'll Charley
guess it's pretty lucky I dident
murder some body last night & 1t may
be a good thing I wasent carrying
my gat with me last night on acct.
of it looking funny & sticking out
threw the coat in my evening dress
suite. I bet I would of shot some
body sure e they would of had a de-
tective up for murder for a change
insted of for takeing money from
stick up guys & dips. I might as
well tell you what come off tho they
aint no part of it I'm proud of accept
keeping my self from numbering some
body. Grace is sick bed over what
come off & / cant talk to her a bout
it & theys no use talking to the kids
because they don't under stand <
got to tell it to some body so l guess
your elected.
Well Charley we was figuring on
getting up to the dance a bout 8 a
clock but. the suite I rented was to
small for me Il Grace had to make
the pants of it bigger round the
waste Il then she had trouble her self
getting her new close on & her hare
all fixed UP & evry thing & it was
pretty close to 9 a clock before we
got down to the opra house where
they have the dances at. well we went
in & a servant told Us where to put
our hat & then we went up stares
.
& they was a man setting at a table
out side the door & he looked at US
& dident say nothing so I went up to
him & says who I was & he says
amt you made a miss take. I says
don't know if I have or not & he says
II we want police protection a round
here we will ask for it. I says I amt
here to work but I'm here to dance &
he says this here is a invitation dance
& l says yes & l got a invitation &
he says let's see it SO / hailed the
ticket out of my pocket & showed it
to him & he says it must of been
some miss take & 1 says why & he
says because 1 sent out the invitations
my self 1 and a lady & We dident send
none to you. 1 says well 1 got /
dident I & he says yes but I don't
know how you got 1t. I says we'll I
dident steal it & he says no I don't
say you did but know you wasent
supposed to get no invitation because
you wasent on our lists. I says well
wear here any way & he saws yes
but If I was you I would go a long
homo before any body else got here
because it's a miss take & we will
say no more a bout it.
Well l seen that Grace was ready
to cry on acct. of disappointment SO
I made up my mind Id go threw with
it so l says are you the only 1 that's
got any thing to say a round here &
he say no but I'm 1 of them &
says well you get the rest of the
officers to gather & see what they
got to say bout it & he says theys
no body here yet but il YOU want
to wait until the rest of the comitty
come all right I got no objection
only I'm just telling you for your
oun good that your makeing a miss