Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-16
The New England supper.

AT COOP TEMPLARs HALL, on Tues
day evening last, there Was one Of those
lively, spicy, interesting gatherings,
which, TO be appreciated, must always
be participated" Not only intelIectu-
ally and socially was il refreshing sea
son" but for the temporal Tvs well rs
temrersnce) WANTS of the inner u an, was
it more than adequate. There were the
huge pans of baked beans, the pyramid
loaves of brown bread, the pumpkin
pies, the doughnuts, the cheese, the seed
cake, the pitchers Of milk, the tea aud
the coffee. bu, not the cider or the sp
pies. fifth such scene before us We
could but draw a little upon the imsgu
a ion, rs we reflected for 3 moment upon
the "fi-told tabs of reverend sre-. Il
iIas been said that "a warmth from the
past from the ashes Of by-3one yeSrs.
and the raked-up embers of long ago,
will sometimes thaw the ice about our
hearts," Whcn John Allen went to
Cape Cod To marry Priscilla Mullins,
he covered his bull with brnadcloth and
rode upon his back. When he returned
he placed his wit" upon the back Of the
anrnsl, ihrn led him lay tie ring in his
nose. Now y davs Win William goes
to marry Samantha, he can Iide in u
ha.gy, drying noi'io pnir Of s,ec,is.
and adjusting his W fe in the iaigsy be
can ride home 10y her side, instead Of
leslIng the animal that conveys her. 5"
we discover iha, fashions have altered.
and Young men. ut least, must keep up
with the times. Had isaac rode upon
n bull. instead Of camel, when he
snuC ht the hand of the fair Rebecca, be
might not have received the favorable re-
spouse, II ,sM &C." Yet all will con-
cede that the camel is not tho handSom-
er animal. Formerly they courted by
proxy. and, so it is said, when John Al
len first went 10 see Priscilla, he sought
her hand for Miles Stand ;sh; but the
fair Priscilla being smitten with the besH
ty, and interested in the frsnkness of
John, at once surprised him with the
! To- III .,.t 1T
why do you not speak for yoursef!"
Nova days, William never trusts James
with message to his fair Nancy. unless
he, also, bears him company. And here
permit las TO give our young friends
''small piece of advice, privately. The
maxim is as true to Gay rs il WAS in PHI.
ritanic days, that faint heart never ,ooa
far tddy;;' and, though Captain Stand
ish was mau Of courage was ms bold
rs n lion when called TO face the enemy,
when he came into the presence of Pris
/ clla Mullins. Courage evapnraied ut the
ends Of his fingers. In view Of bis fate.
remember young man, 10 profit by this
incident. Remember that the most di
rect is the surest way to woman's atfrc-
tons. Courage may win, bat tirnhlity
is sure to lose the prize. Here endeth
this lesson.
BY some Of the young men in puritan
ic days, hunting was made profession.
and among these hunters were some bold
and noble spirits, such, for instance as
Stark and Putnam, Allen and Baker,
and last, though not least, there was
Captain Underhll, who stole kiss from
the cheek Of his neighbours wife and got
his religion over pipe of tobacco. So
we see that old men were full of tricks,
and yet got religion then the tame as
nowadays. (By the way, the term cold
FOLKS" like that applied to single ladies,
Of no particular age. is of doubtful i'm
port, not depending on any exae. nnm
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