The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-08-03
OId Hiss Gussett's iccou,,t Of tie
Picnic.

Often and often | just sit and laugh to
think of it. Moses, and SIias, and Peter,
and Peleg, and Anu Jat:e Godoiphin, and
me, we all went ; and there was Maria
Foster and Kitty Peck, and goodness knows
who else--lots of EN-. Why, i told you,
didn't / ? To tile picnic, 10 be sure. 1t
wasn't very warm weather; summer was
over; but we thought we hadn't any pic
mic, aud so we got one up. The Baptist
Sunday school had had one, aud the Meth
odist church had had one, and the farmers,
they'd had one and ROW we that lived
down i'll the village, we were going 10 have
every body enjoy themselves /; and we In-
vited Peleg POtington because be was such
a Joker, and Sally SprOa. because she was
such a witch, though they didn't live i'll the
village, because we knew they'd get up
some fun for 90 they did.
Well, bless your heart, after we'd made
il up and planned we we've To go to GrigSs
Peak, and who we'd ask and all, we were
all Sitting in Ann Jane Godoiphin's 5 parlor,
and some one said
1--WE ought 10 have a regular spread
table, aad sit down aud eat together, of
course"
And says somebody else:
"Yes, 50 oughter-"
a nd says sonie one else
"The great bother of them laid suppers
at picnics is that everybody ietches the
same thiuS. -
every well - says Ann Jane Godolphin.
sLet's write notes and tell everybody what
to HING Itsayes trouble you know. And
peopIe like to feel they're doing just the
right thing
''Good," says [.
And up speaks Sally Sproat, and says
she: -
YOU like, FL write the notes and Mr. Pot-
tington viii help me"
They'd been fliIting together all MORN
ing, :hem two, aud were fuIi OF iuh. L
mace up my mind they'd he match oi It.
So here was. She married him, and-out
that amt my story yet
..NeII. now" says Ann Jane Godolpiln,
CHATS kind of you, sally Sproa5. we
orter take up collection for no.e-paper
and envelopes right away, ana little Tom
INV Price will carry the notes around
So we made up the money Shen ano
there. and one of 'em says-'twasn, me :.
.sUs that get up the invites, we'd ought.
er be left of easy about bringing things.
SAYS Sally Sproat Il thiuk SO myseh.
sla'l'L make i. heavy 70. you. Let me
and Mrs. Godolrhin manage It, ana NOBODY
can blame anybody but me.
Well. we all thought that was pretty
idea. Some Of 'em were dreadful ecohomf
cal. and like to get all the fun without any
of the cost Some folks is near 10y nature,
Won know: can't help II. an =, ou0
yhen if YOU have few dollars you ike 10
keep 'em, don't you?
So between you and me and the post, L
didn't feel sorry when | got little note
that said-lemme see, how was 1t? oh,
this way:
"Miss Gussett: Your company rs respect
fulIy invited fur to attend tue Scalptowh
ricuic, next Tuesday morning, CLOCK.
10 meet at the cross roads, opposite the ti'V-
ern.
please bring pepper and dishes for ten.
"Wen," says |, Il hare got on easy ana
seeing have won't be mean about PEP,
per. I'll take one of those big pouno
packages" So did.
Well, Thursday came, and eight o CLOCK
came, and it was as bright day as ever l
saw. | started early and took my nephe"
Pete along with me, and hired man 10
drive, and we rode down to the cross roaos,
and there we met Miss Sally Sproat anu
Peeg Pottington, in one gig. says ="
myself .there'll be a ma ch OF IL tneie,
! and so there was. They married and-put
| there now, / haven't come to that YET.
| The rest of the folks came up ana every
one of 'em had big basket. And we All