The Buntling Ball, a Graeco-American Play; Being a Poetical Satire On New York Society
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Mr. Buntling. Real friends o' mine, you know, Chicagomen. Mrs. Buntling. Friends truly were they, to have turned thee thus ! • Mr. Buntling. Lemme explain ... we talked about oletimes. Mrs. Buntling. Old times ! new mournful times have fallen on me ! Mr. Buntling. Oh, come, now, don' put on sushawfulairs. Mrs. Buntling. Alonzo, thou art gazed on with contempt. Mr. Buntling. Don' look at me like that. I bossthisball. 122 THE BUNTUNG BALL. Mrs. Buntling. Thou bossest it ! O anguish ! O despair ! ...Mr. Buntling. I bossthisball. I saysoanditstrue. Mrs. Buntling. Still more his words play truant with his tongue. Mr. Buntling. Come, drop those airs, or else I'll giveyeaway. Mrs. Buntling. Give me away! O wild vernacular! Mr. Buntling. I'll tell these iine folks how I married yer. Mrs. Buntling. horror! Pause, Alonzo, ere too late! Mr. Buntling. Ladies and gemmen, this good wifeomine 1 met one day justwennyone years ago, THE BUNTLING BALL. 123 Before Chicago was a greatbigplace. Her mother was a ladyomyownheart ; She hadn't any frills or furbelows, But kept a nice respec'able candystore Not far from where the Grand Pacifotel Is now located .
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