Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-05-09
jerks gives a Party.

"Let US do tie thing handsomely my
Dear" IN d Mrs. jerks TO her spouse.
'.Of course" replied he, There is no use
n doing things by halves
"And this being our first, no~effort should
be spared to make il feature"
uExac,ly-but my dear, We WON'T be ex-
,ravcgnnt; that is to say, we'll keep will
in bounds-say fifty doiIars-wlh that a.
noun. We ought, yous skncw, to give pref
.ty haudsome--"
"Mr. jerks! you talk for all the world
iikeone bereIi OF sense! Fifty dollars! Dio
YOU ever hear off party Icing given ION
suci, suml-Why il will take at least
hundred-may De more!"
sMy dear"
"Well, now, just think for your SELF
There's the chi:ken-sa!lad, ard the tongue,
and the ice.cream, blanc mango, jeilies,
waier.ices, and music, and confectionaries
generaliy--,hew wines, ano the
..Goodness grueious, my DEAR" ex-
elnimed jerks, ''you are not 10 feast huE.
dred, and besides our friends are not going
TO demonstrate practically, how much they
can eat"
"Alas, how little you have seen of the
world,n with long sigh-"don't sou know
that il is fashionable 10 eat nowadays
that the day has gone by for people TO re-
fuse out of politeness? Eat-to be-sure they
will eat-all they want, too, if they
like il; and some OF them will take home q
,rifie Of this and that for little Mary, OR lit.
tie Johnny -or for ma or pa. And remem.
Der what Mrs. Jones said OF Mrs. Browns
patty -.--. +.
"Well what did she sny?''
"Why, she said she was sorry enough
that she made light dinner, and took nc
tea before siarting-that she came neal
being starved TO death with the spoonful o
ice-cream and thin slices of cake that wa:
handed around; that the small saucer o
oysters which was handed 10 her only servee
70 aggravale her hunger, and if Mr.. Jones
hadn't gone out and bought an oyster stew
after they reached home, she really be
lieved she must have gone into a Decline
ssMonstrous," groaned jerks.
mo, not at oil. A great many people
live by eating, and for that reason 1 in tene
10 sit out table that every body may have
full and plenty"
:"Well, well, as you please. You viii
invite the Gingerlys?"
stCertainly.''.
"And the stahdups7"
"No, DEAR"
"Why not?''
ssThey are low people,"
''But Anna Mary sings and plays we'll 81
"rhat is her sole recommendation, anc
people only invite her out to make use o
her. They find her talents very conyen
tent"
s"But old Standup lends me money!
akssDon't care. know the Takeoff ,
don't like them, and as for Lizzy, sh
asa perfect stick. We will have goo
party or none, We can invite the Stand
Ups to tea some evening, and smooth owe
the slight in that way
After some further conversation, of
kindred purport, Mr.. and Mrs jerks retire
to dreamover the plans oftheir first party
The ;nyitations were issued next day
and Mrs jerks set about making prepara
,ions in good earnest. We need not accom-
pany her in her rambles about town il
search of confectioners, musicians, walters
&c. Suffice it to say, that she gave he
orders with extreme liberality, and with al
eyeto the happiness Of her expected guests
AT length the momentuous evening
esnne. A majority Of those invited wer
IN attendance, and the party bid fair to b.