Show tho the Virgin virginians lans break A well known family in fit south st louis gave a little dinner tile the other oilier evening in lionor honor of half a dozen friends among the guests was wan a prominent vi virginian an all ex confederate soldier who is quite familiar in ili the tha politics of missouri lie ile partook heartily of tile repast and was full of anecdotes and witticisms which kept the guests in great laughter anil and merriment atlant at last tic the hostess caused tobe brought out tho the customary coffee liay with cups and E saucers so BO small as to give one the idea of a toy shop fine F ine china they were of course but neither of thorn would w on ld contain more than two table spoonfuls of coffeo coffee tile virginian became suspiciously silent ho put the tiny spoon into the tiny cup removed it replaced it rud and finally leaned back in ill liia his chair ast as though ashbough undetermined as to what was expected of him under tinder the circumstances ile iio was evidently nonplused nonplus ed under the flight of hia stony silence the conversation cori versa dragged and thou then died out altogether lie the situation was becoming to t 0 bo be strained when the virginian tuille tinned d to tho the hostess and said excuse me lao madam for saying it I 1 have traveled from maine to california and front from the lakes to tile the gulf but my call madam madain I 1 clevah in my whole wanlo life tat bat down bafo fauch a little bit 0 0 coffee as that uncontrollable laughter followed the hostess blu blied a rosy red and in a moment tile the virginian hail had a regulation regula tiou cup st louis republic |