Litchfield enquirer., 1850-01-10
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laYsens susan locked as if she thought was rather extravagant, but she didn't 'ay nothing We'll, l put it in band box I fetcht, and we went hum. When ger uncle come in showed it tew him, : md he was quito pleased with it and tsOes . clear beauty, plum -Colofed satin, trimmed of with | ribbin the same col or, and lace bordering, with white satin bows between; all quilted found tho ia< side. l axed yer uncle i twas ss0rs AxpensiyS tdan kss wiling { hould
 ssseS lAs ll Ss ,ths money. Want you to dew tho
 Handsome thing but swould suit me
 great deal better if you'd wait till the
 next day and then take 1t oyer.' o hus-
 band saysI I, I've got my heart sot on
 attending the party, dew femme go.'-
 Well, go,' says he, if you're beset tew ,,
 mark my words, I'll bet dollar you'll
 wish you hadn't a went.
 We'll, the day afore the party JefFers
 son come hum to stay few days. I told
 him I was gwine to the donation party, and he said he'd like no better fun than to go with me. Jeff's always readylto go, you know. So he went and got ream of nice paper for the parson to write, his sarmons on. At last the day come. and l and Jeff, were started of for the
 party. We went quite arly in the eye- ;,
 ming, for I wanted to be there before
 it was crowded. There hadn't nobody
 come when we got there, only three or
 four ladies, that was gitting the supper
 ready. There was Glory Ann Billins.. and Polly Marian Stillman, and To Gip- sons wife, and old Mother Parker set
 'ng the table. You know at them kind of dewins they always have supper sot out for the company. The congregation provides the Entertainment gineraliY, but in this place the minister's wife has to ind a good share of it. Miss Scrantum found the tea and coffee, and sugar and cream. and butter and so forth. Some of the neishbors sent in cake and pies. and cheese and biscuit. But Miss Scran- tum was afeard there wouldn't be enough of the cake and pies-so she sent to the bakers and got mess more. We'll, I axed Miss Gipson where we should put our donations, and she told us to take them in the parlor and Ky them on the table. Ther was table there purpose to put the dry goods on. Tie proyis- ions was carried into the store-room. So we went in there and laid them on the table. The bunnit was pinned up in newspaper. Jeff he sot down, and | started off to find Miss Scrantum. [ found her in the kichen making coffee. She looked dreadful tired and beat out. l was real sorry hadn't went. sooner and helped her. She was wonderful glad to see me and told her to go and dress herself, and I'd make the coffee. So she
 thanked me and went--and took hold
 and made the coffee. Ther was an aw.
 full sight ont. never made so much afore
 in all my born days, and never expect
 to again. Twas made in Miss Scrantum's
 biler. She'd secured it up for the occa-
 sion. Twas a biler that held ten pails
 full--and it was brimming full of coffee.
 After I'd got it made, went back into
 the setting room. They'd got the table
 all sot. There was lots of cake, and bis lcnit, and pies, and cold meat, and all
 sorts of stuff. Then went into the par Tor, and 10 and behold. Jo Gipson's wife and old Miss Parker had ondid the bun nit, and was admiring ont at wonderful rate. Jest then Mr. and Miss Scrantum and the children come in, and dear me how pleased they was with the bunnit.
 Miss Scrantum, she tried it on, and it
 fitted her to aT. But Susan you'd ought to seen Susanl She jumped and frisk. ed round, and didn't hardly Anow what to dew with herself, she was so delighted. o, Miss Magwire. says she, that beau tiful bunnit wasn't for youaafter all, was it? What a dear good woman yon are. to make ma such fine present. She'll look as nice as anybody now--won't t you, ma?' They seemed wonderful pleased to see Jefferson, tew; and Mir. Scrantum was very glad to git the papcr--he said t was jest whathe wanted. Well, pur-. y soon the company began to come. and they come pouring in thicker and faster till the house was crammed. The set- ting-room door vas locked. so as to keep them out of there till supper was ready. and l tell ye, all the rest of the house was jest as full as it could stick. The parlor and the hall and the bedrooms was all crowded and crammed. You'd 2 thought, from the number of folks that was there, that ,thef'd ben a wonderful sight of donations brought but as true $ am livin' critter. that are table want half full But then ther was good many families that fetcht one article to 'nswer for the hull. For instance. Dea- on Skinner and his wife and four dar. CTS and two sons was all there--and Hiss Skinner feteht a skein of yarn to Nlars.>,.