Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-22
alOmth's Column.
A PLEASANT PLAY FOR PLEAS
ANT LITTLE FOLKS.
ny ANNIE II. JERoME.

her cherry red lips. She sat thus tor a
moment only; the next she started to
her feet crying joyOusly, ut is it is y
"Aunt Dee Aunt Dee J Blessed
Aunt Dee !" broke in chorus of de.
lighted voices.
And with one accord books were
dropped, puzzles forsaken, dolls flung
aside, and rush made for the door.
But before they could reach it, it was
hastily opened by lady who laughed
brightly.
.sYes, Aunt Dee, blessed Aunt Dee
at last and with kiss and hug for
the whole six. No! no spare mel"
she cried merrily the next minute, mot
all at once One at time, you young
Liliputians, you'll choke me !"
Vain protest! The hugging and kiss
ing was done Miflin fashion and no
other; but. like most things it came to
an end, and little blackeyed, curly-head-
ed Lute's voice rose vivaciously above
the rest.
"Say, Auntie, say, what is that nice
play you wrote to Katie about? Is it
real nice? And did you play it when
you were little girl?"
Three questions in breath !"
laughed Aunt Dee. Well, in answer
to the first I'll state that the play is
called Kitchen Furniture Do you
know anything about it?"
mot a thingl % eagerly cried the
little group.
Every good" said Aunt Dee, ''and
now as to its being real nice l can only
say thought so when was little"
$50 you did play it when you was
little ?" cried Lutte.
Indeed 1 did and glorious time
the first time was l can tell you! The
beginning of it was a splendid sleigh
ride, from the village to farmhouse,
with lot of little folks as happy as
myself, and then followed long after
noon full of pleasure, the same closing
with royal supper, after which came
uproarious fun with Kitchen Furniture
the whole topping off with refreshments
and the grand sleighride home. Was
not that pleasure enough for one day ?"
Il guess we would think so. laughed
Katie. why. Aunt Dee, it was as
nice again as our fussy city parties"
but we could play Kitchen Furni-
ture' in the city, couldn't we. Auntie ?"
Lutte Intercepted anxiously.
Certainly" smiled Aunt Dee.
"How how, Auntie ?" cried Lutte.
''T-- 49, fret Mace YOU provide enough
chairs for the whole company except one.
Then all but that one seat themselves in
two long close rows, face to face, but
wide enough apart to leave plenty of
room for the cricr, who has no chair, to
walk up and down between the lines.
"After you are all seated, each choos-
es name-the name of any article of
kitchen furniture or kitchen use. The
long names, such as bake-iron, grldiron,
piebOard, jug of mOlasses, and SO on,
occasion most fun as they are not easily
slipped of tho tongue in hurry.
when the naming is done to your
satisfaction, the crier (who is also
named) calls out, as she stands between
the two rows:
"'My lady wants a gridirOn, gridirOn,
gridirOnp
"And now let the gridirOn look out
Let her start to her feet and answer al
she can,
"'Gridiron =
elf she does not say it before the criel
calls it the third time she forfeits hel
seat and must take the crier's place
The crier must be quick Of speech anC
keen-witted, too, or she will never get
chair by crying her lady's wants.
"It's good plan for her to look GU
for inattentive ones, and also to deceiv
the pot, pan or kettle she intends call
ing by walking toward the skillet o
plate.
THE play can be varied as often a
you like by the crier calling out once
My lady wants whole set of kitche
furniture 7
"When that call comes you must a.
jump up and change seats as quick
as possible, and the slow puss or tn
unfortunate puss who gets none has [
be the crier."
"Oh, but" cried Lutte. ''nobody'd %
my seat I'd just change with the on
next to me-"
mo no you could not all do thut,
laughed Aunt Dec merrily. "Ths
would spoil the fun. You don't wal
to be slipping from one chair to anoth,
like towards. The right way is
start up with the rest of the cOmpau
and make fair and courageous dash f,
seat. And now that's all l can te
you about Kitchen Furniture.
"And tonight we'll try i'll" erie
Lutte in irrepressible glee.
And they did; and if my young rea'
ers want to know if there was any fl
that night let them try it tOO.-Chri
tiGn Weekly.