The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-09

die, the one we was both rocked in
So / did, aud pioced real handsom
little quilt ter the cradle, a sunfiowe
pattern, all out of spick and span nev
calico too. bHs si5Uu sd o. ii n55s4
"Well it's 'most too bad to tell, bu
Mandy Jones, who went to help Mis-
Ormsby ait to rights, told me that sh,
did act dreadful, and not q bit becom
ing minister's wife. lah -5a -8i %
"She went all round the house look
ing as if she was ready to cry, and a
last she sot down In the psrlor on hel
trunk, and began laughing at the vasei
and the inkstand,. and then wound uI
by findin' fault with the stove, which
she said looked as il it came out of the
ark. SO 400 10 1B9y dihsl, 4uf Y3e ss
1"I've. always thought she made hel
husband discontented, for Mr.. .Ormsby
was such meek, quiet, anselfish man
that he never would have made any
trouble if shs hadn't always been CON-
plainin' and putin him up to grum.
BILE. .s.s-.as.l III ~ b,,..y,l
"But I'm wanderin' eff from my
story, started to tell you about the
donation party. You see, the first
year We got along splendid with II, and
must say I never saw . better tea
table spread than We set that night fer
Miss Ormsby. -s,.,-,,a, Tst'H
"But that woman never could be sat-
isfied, and she said aftsrwsra that it
wouldn't take more Than two such
parties to ruin any family!4,s els b
at seems she found fault. because
We all staid to tea with 'en, just 40 if
we hadn't right TO our tea after send
ing in all the victuals for it, m 4Heai
"But l don't know as Asat Betsy
did do exsc1y right, for shs took Miss
Ormsby's preserves TO put on the Ia
BILE, and they all eat that night. and 1
s'posed that put her out some.s
"Well, as was sayin,, the second
year come round, and it was read out
in meetin' that the donation party
would be given next Friday brn =.
"Mr. Ormsby read tho notice, and
then he looked all around aud cleared
his throat two or three times, as if he
bad sOmethin' partickler to say, but
after waiting minute he changed his
mind and sat down. 1id5ns3b TOYS.
II thought he acted kinder queer
but l was quite taken up with neticin,
Miss Ormsby. She got as red as
could be, and when lneetin' was dis
missed she jest hurried out as if she
didn't want any one to speak to her.
"Well Friday come, and by three
o'clock VIC was mostly all at the par
sonage. Mr. Ormsby looked dreadful
sober, more as if it was funeral than
a merry -makin,, must say; but his
wife was awful. She was just as huff
fy and short as che could be to every
one, and she went and locked the study
door and put the key in her pocket
right before us all, a. il she was afraid
we'd touch some OF Mr.. Ormsby's pa
Ders Or bOoks, uJlaI t351i c"l T,
"Bimeby We began to think about
,ettin' the table ; SO oAunt3stsy !, NJ andy
Jones and me wont out in the kitchen
o unpack the contributions. b There
was some pertaters and turnips Chem
We put in the suller), piece of corned
,eef, two or three billed hams, q pot OF
,utter, some apple sass, q big cheese,
md such lot OF biscuits il would have
AIKEN all night to count 'em.sas Es~.
/ began to be scarf when we took
rat painful after painful Of biscuit, and
10 cake to speak Of. At last we come
o Miss jones' basket, and there we
ound lection cake, as well asa great
,atch Of molasses cookies. ISSUE f'
r"I was glad enough I'd sent pound.
AXE and crullers but somehow when
he table was ready, there was more
biscuits on it than anything else, though
We did the best we could.ao 5o
"Mr. johnson sent tea and coffee
rom his store, besides sugar and
crackers i; and Amos Hull he brought
Is bag Of nuts and some apples for
he young folks after supper, he said.
There was 80 many there that we
lad to divide 'sm in three lets, the
being small and it was
most seven O'Clock when they got
eatin'. >1a .sE 5N ps8 -o'
"Aunt Betsy staia " ith me to clear
Up some and thought never should
get all the buscuits put away, y,ifsr they
most filed the pantry. ,5'''e.sH2 1n3g1
""For all there had been 80 many cat
IN, yet there was piles and piles left,
.nd,, ss Aunt Betsy said, they would
1T need to bake for month to come.
1t happened so that l didn't 60 out
much the week after the donation
,arty, but, the second Sunday after, 1 /
started off good and early for church,
md as | turned the corner by the par
saw something that most
ook my breath away. Every Que Of
hem sharp.pointed pickets round the
louse and garden had good biscuit
tuck atop oft! Yes, Miss Harwood,
est as sure as you live, there wasAant
5etsy's nice raised biscuits, could tell
fern by the shape, and Miss Hull's
'usks, aud Miss Stiles soda bisc cuit,
md every one of 'en wasted iu that
way. fih.i -l bas uo -.
swell, STOOD and looked, hadn't
The strength TO move, aud pretty soon
some of the ladies came along aud jim
ID me; +; and there we all stood till the
asst bell began to ring, talking the
natter over, and feeling pretty mad,
can tell you. ~. .-...-i.....- ga
I"Mr. Ormsby had good sermon
hat day, but 1 could hardly hear q