Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-10-30

Rates Indignation had ny this tiihe, a''
me.eh away under the lively sense OF the
ludicrous, and she could not help laughing
with the meriiest. Soon another red cnr
was announce d, aud then the kissing com T
menced again. Such struggling, wrestling, !
screaming. and laughing, Kate had never .
heard nor seen. The young man who held !
the prize had MI the nerve required to 20
! through with lis part. as khte clearly proved
when it came to her turn TO receive Il saute.
| The struggle wus long and well sustained on
| the part of the maiden; but her fate was to
he kissed, nnd kissed by n rough young
countryrnan whom she bad never met before.
| The deed was done, and then the bliishing,
pauling girl. was led back in triumph to the
room from which she had escaped.
| Red ears were in plehty that evening. 1T
was s'irewdly guessed that every young man
had come with at least two in his pockets,
for the girls nvowed that never bc!nre had
farmer Brudley's field of corn prodnccd so
mnuy. As for Kate, she was kissed and
kissed uptl--as she alleged to her friend
nlhkng virtue Of necessity, she submitted
with the kindlcst grace imaginable and, IT.
the truth must hc told, enjoyed the irolic
with as lively zest us any one present
At length the great pile of corn disappear
ed, and the company arranged themselves
inr dancing; Int they had hardly been on The
floor bali an hour, WHEN supper was an
rnunced- and such supper MS that was =
No pyramids of ice-crenm or candicd orang-
es. No mock nor real turtle nor oysters in
dozen styles. Turkeys there were, hut not
scientifically 4" boucd.' No, there were none
of the fashionable city delicacies; but in
stead n gigantic round of beef III the centre
of the table was funked on either side with
vegetables. A bouncing junk of corned
beef was at one end, aud Il big chicken pie
at the other. An Indian pudding. OF ample
dimensions. sinod forth between tho Inidle
aud end dishes, and n giant pot of heans
lr0mrd mp on the otter side; while pumpkin
pies apple saurc, and host Of other iix-
ings.' filled up the spaces.
This was the Till of fare for the evening,
and our city belle looked on with new
surprise, ns she saw the articles disappearing
one after another, like frost on window
panes NJ sunrise II The good wife did not
say on this, as was said OH similar occasions.
= Lay hold, and help yourselves, gals make
a long arm and let the men folks take keer
Of themselves. II nry on You likes tnimrs
squat and bu'ered, squat aud butter 'cm to
suit yourselves - ut least as hearty and
primitive an invitation to 20 to work on the
good things was extended, and no one could
| followed is hest given in the laugunre of
one who has already described Il similar
| scene:
"Ihe guests seemed 10 do ample Justice to
! the vands; mirth and fesiivity reirned
around the board. Jokes, wtticisn,s and
| flashes of fun would occasionally sset the
tables in roar All appeared determined
TO ENJOY themselves at the top of their bent.
"Soon rs the supper was over all the girls
lcnl hand nnd the table WIS cleared away
III n jfy. Blindnan's bluff was next intro
'lucc,i; the company now was uproarious.
Damcing was tie next consideration. Amos
Bunker screwed up his vol, rosined the how,
aud did up the toe and hcl-in>piring notes
of Fishers Hornpipe, while number of the
| party, who were somewhat skilled in the
! 'Teri'sichorean art, put in the double shuttle
rgadoou.' Presently the lockers on caught
the enlusiasm and The whole cotnpan,, old
aud young, adopts aud uovices, took the floor
| aud did their utmost:
Twas right and left, and down outside, six
round and back to back;
:. IIarum' scarum, hi!tcr-skiltcr, bump together,
whack.
"And thus was the hliskiug kept up till
the old clock, which stood in one corner of
the kitchen, heat out twelve then broke up
the jolly gathering"
So it was at old farmer Bradlcy's When
Kate went back to Boston, she was free to
own that she had enjoyed new kind OF
merry-rnaking, and nvowed her determine
tion 10 he n, old Ephrain Brailey's when
, the next "husking" came OIL.