The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1922-11-16

Murphy's ham and eggs were generously
patronized amid much merriment, and the
busy hotel mistress, while fitting about
among the tables, CHANGED to overhear a
remark at which all had to laugh. An
old gent had said "Mrs. Murphy's meals
always remind me of the eighth verse in
the thirteenth chapter of Hebrews" "And
what is that" querried another old gentle
man in wheeling tone. "The same yes
terday today, and forever" quoted the first
speaker, with knowing wink. Mrs. Muir
ply raced up, and, standing with arms
akimbo and flashing eyes, said in scornful
tones, aye old grizzled Aatherskite; sure,
and that big forehead of yourn don't
denote intelligence but ricketts, in infancy;
your Intellectually destitute !" The victim
of Mrs. Murphy's irate temper quickly
arose and left, thus averting another catas-
trophe, Of which there were destined to be
many that night
The comedy sketch, "The Old Maids
Convention" cannot be given for lack of
space, but all agreed that it was bowling
success, after which, the players, still in
their absurd costumes of love-torn and
Tilted spinsters took charge of the several
booths, and a lively auction began. An
Italian organ grinder, with maltese cat
dressed in red frock and cap and at
tached by long cord to the organ top,
began going the rounds, RECALLING the
crowd with wheezy music to "getta da
nick in cup carried for the purpose.
Things were going fine and fast, but were
soon due to begin going much faster, for
just at that time, there appeared in the
doorway big Mastiff who was also upon
pleasure bent. One good look at Pussy
was sufficient, and with bound the rum
pus began.
Puss gave just one look at her old-time
enemy, then broke loose, leaped over
screaming women, dived under chairs, all
the while being closely followed by the
bounding yelping dog, each leap and
bound causing still more hideous screams
to arise, "Yip! Yip!-Ps-s-s!'- "Sic 'em"
shouted small freckled-faced kid, jump
ing and clapping his hands in glee. Like
flash, the now desperate fleeing feline
scampered underneath a chair, whereon
sat a middle-aged woman of enormous
size-Thump, crashed the big dog into the
chair. "Holy Mither," gasped the fat
lady as she slumped almost in faint. The
big canine swerved in his course to avoid
a threatened blow, and darted between the
legs of his assalant Slam,-the long,
gaunt Silas did quick imitation of
living corkscrew and landed in knot
upon the floor. A spinster, wearing long
curls that resembled so many augers hang
ing about her head, leaned forward in her
booth to ascertain the cause of so much
confusion. She was soon to learn, for it
was to her booth that Pussy finally leaped
for shelter. Her eyes filled with consterna-
ton, she beheld, for one brief instant,
strange sight Pussy, now capless, but still
clad in her red monkey frock, with out
stretched paws and blazing, terrified eyes,
came hurting through the air straight to-
ward her. Instinctively throwing up her
hands to shield her face, she staggered
back uttering wild scream. A flash of
fur and red, accompanied with one con-
tinuous meow, darted past her. "Suffer-
ing cats!" screamed the spinster with all
her might, and promptly tainted.
But Pussy had, by now, entered the next
booth, with equally disastrous effect, the
big dog still following and yelping. Crash!
Bang! Rip! "Help, Help" came a cry
from the soft drink STALL as bottles, glasses,
and decorations came crashing to the floor.
The frightened maid in charge grasped
settler bottle, and, leaning out of her stall,
pressed the trigger, aiming, as she thought,
straight at the oncoming dog. "Siz-z-z-zw
Kissed the escaping settler. "Wow
Wow!" chiTped big hoosier kid.