Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-04-27
AUNT HANNAH AND THE CHURCH.
Ann Hannah lived ont Of town.

N9o cfCi tCii yoo "hae %hiS <
had at our church last winter 7" said she
to me one evening.
"No. What Of it r"
"Now, amt that strange! / thought
had told everybody about it, to be sure,
La well, it will be news to you, then
You know Nora Thorndale, Judge Thorn
dale's darter? She came over to our
house, and said our congregation were
goin' to have O fair il the village meetin'
house.
do tell" sez I, Who's goin' to
preach ?"
/" Oh y said she mighty amilin, Y ~
amt a goln' to have any preachin': a few
young persons Of the congregation, who
seem to take q greater interest in the
church's welfare than the members them
selves, desire to purchase a few indispen-
slble articles for the meetin' house, aud
we thought if all the church would pre-
sent US with cakes and pies, and meats
and such things, we would appoint a
night to sell them in the vestry of the
church, and take the proceeds to buy the
necessary articles. The plan il wen re.
ceived, especially by the young. You
know the money is to be spent for chart
table purposes, and on that account
everything given us will sell for douule
its value"
Well, I wouldn't have believed there
vas SO much wisdom left il the world, a.
to have conjured up that" seq I.
Ills even So" said Nora. And what
will you give? You live on a farm and
farmers produce lots Of things that would
be acceptable"
= Well, III give two roast turkeys, and
SIX roast chickens" seq /, thinking that
would be about as much as ANYBODY
could expect these hard times.
"Umphi Well, what else i? IT'S for
me church you give it, you know. Church
members should not be less anxious for
Their interests than the world"
i. Well, I'll give you a jar of peach
Jam" seq |.
That will help along some. A few
bushels OF apples, or a roast pig would be
acceptable"
She was SO ravenous | began to be
sorry offered her anything. Howsom-I
ever, thought I'd go the whole hog or
pies"
"Uf course you will give us cheese.
ana pies, and cakes, and milk, and cream,
and then L think you will have done your
part OF the givin'. By the way. we are
70 nave historical tableaux, and Mr.. Amos
bruce wanted yon to take the part Of
the Witch Of Endor. All YOU bave to
40 VIII be to dress to represent that lady.
ana stand perfectly still behind a curtain
you"
Well, Is old and ignorant, and didn't
know what was about, I consented.
Sent tnem the pig, and the turkeys, and
lne chickens, and the apples, and the
rest OF the things wanted up to the meet
IN house the day before the fair.
me next day my husband tackled up
MS old horse and chaise to carry me to
the fair. Our old chaise. somehow or
otoer, don't look very we'll. There's a
noie IN the top and sides, and some of
the spokes in the wheels have gone. The
wheeis squeak powerfully, too. Well,
we hadn't but just got into town when Il !,
eeIned as If all the boys out Of Jail come
essed. ~
Hurrah for the Witch Of Endor fl
der chariot approacbeth ! Make way
Tor her majesty y
DO ask them ~unsightly critters to be J
seq to my husband my pa.
slence is gone entirely !,
lie clambered ont of the cbaise and
alter EN- licker.te split, tight as he could 9
IL. And.ohi MASSEY sake he drop {
pea the reins on the ground, and the old {
morse took a notion to go, and he went. :
gu see he knew the way to the church.
ana be put chase for it. Husband he '
came hollerin' whoa / whoa ? list as
was ridin' up to the meetin' house. The
neetin' house yard was full of folks b
'augh'n' and starin' as if the hadn't epy .
Fesspectability in 'em. I got out of the b
'oa'se aud made my through the crowd. Z
when they wouldn't make room I ell v
Do"ed them right smartly. I'm desprit g
min OF flesh, and when I bit 'em they t
gave back as if they'd been stuck with a t
a
paid twenty cents to go into the church. v
tables inside did look beautiful. No 81
"a she explained the fxin's to me. There $
Tas q grab box that contained a hundred P
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