The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-05

plan of theirs for next Thursday night.
They are to hire team, drive to
N, have wine supper, play
billiards, and get home about morning.
Ned will be intoxicated, and will not get
to the office till past noon papa will be
very angry and perhaps discharge him
at once. l knew you girls would be
interested in my plan, for your brother
VIII is of the number. Now, this is my
plan. Let's get dozen girls to join us
and have a leap year party on that
night"
A leap year party ~ exclaimed both
the girls at once. And then Grace said,
why leap year partyY Why would
not an ordinary party answer the same
purposeY"
"Why, you see, if we should issue
invitations as to an ordinary party,
they might prefer their own plan of
spending the evening. If each young
lady sends one of these gentlemen an
invitation he will have too much gallan-
try to refuse. Then when we have them
once enlisted in our service, we will
invite them to sign temperance pledge,
which 1 shall have in readiness. 1 do
not think they will refuse us this, and
the pledge once signed they will have
too much honor to break it,"
Capital Splendid ~ exclaimed the
girls. Next Thursday, did you say ?"
Yes, next Thursday, and here at my
house. L got mammals consent this
morning, and you to help me make out
list of girls to aid us in our scheme"
said Nell, as she produced from her
pocket pencil and paper. 81 have
here the names of the young men. First
Harry Greenleaf, Cousin Ned, your
brother Will-'
"Three," said Fan, keeping count
with her fingers.
"George and Arthur Gordon, Ernest
Grant, Fred Robbins, Robert Stock
bridge, Charlie Howe, and Herbert
Harding, ten. Now" said she putting
away the paper and supplying herself
with a fresh sheet, "help me think of
the girls"
Here are three, to start WITH" said
Grace.
The Brigham girls" suggested Fan.
"And May Ross" added Nell. "We
have more than half our number al
ready"
=" Bell Doane and Jennie Weston"
said Fan, "and we might ask Laura
White and her cousin Dora"
I" am glad you thought of tnem,"
said Nell, at the same time writing rap
idly.
And SO these girls planned till late in
the evening. When they separated for
the night, it was arranged that the other
young ladies should be consulted the
next day, and each choose their man."
The plan was received with great favor
by these young ladies, who did not enter
into it with any less enthusiasm because
of the plan, OF on account of the fun
they hoped to get out of it,. And so be-
fore etheevening of the party arrived each
young lady had sent one of these young
party.
At length the evening arrived, and 1
am afraid that had it not been for the
good motive underlying their strange
projects, the girls would not have had
the courage to defy the opinion of Mrs.
Grundo; and hence it might have been
given up. But Nell had infused good
share of her enthusiasm into the others,
and they were determined to do every
thing in their power to stop their way
ward brothers in their downward cereer,
even at the risk of having their motives
misjudged by the " old fogies.'
The early part of the evening was
spent in playing games and in social
song, till at length supper was announc-
ed. They then passed to the dining
room where well spread table await
ed them. If the young men missed
their choice wines, the deficiency was
more than met by the abundance of good
things before them, and by the delicate
attention of their fair friends. After do
ing ample justice to the tempting viands
set before them, and before they rose
from the table, Nell rose to her feet, and
/ in a serious tone said:
g Ladies and gentlemen, / am about
to ask you to do me a favor. 1 have in
my hand a paper which will read and
to which shall ask all present to affix
their names.
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