The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-08


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Oftep and often 1 Just sit and laugh
to think of it. Noses and Silas, and
.Petar. and Paleg, and Ann Jane Go
tAero wos Maria Foster. and Kitty
Isck and Goodness knows who else
%loD q sem- Where Why, told
20, di1nft r. 1t wasn't very warm
weather; summer was over; but we
thought We hadn't had any picnic, and
70 We got one up. The Baptist Sum
day school had had one, and the Aeth-
odist church had had one. and The.
farmers, they'd had one; and now we
that lived down. in. the village, we
fweee going to have everybody enjoy
Ethomsolves, and we invited Peleg Pot.
sahgton beeaase he Was such . joker,
xaA1 'Slllie Spsoat because she was
such . witch, though they didn't live
In the village, because we knew they'd
make some fun for u.s. So they did.
Well, bless your heart, after we'd
made it up, and planned we were to
60 TO Gregg's Peak, and who we'd ask
saaA wssw@esall sifaing In Ann
J&oe GOdOlphin's parlor, and some
one said:
We ought to have . regular spread
table, and sit down and eat together,
Of course G
: And Gays some one else:
Yes, 20 we'd oughter.'
And says somebody else:
The great bother of them laid sup
pers ct picnics il, that everybody
fetehes thesame things.'
seVery Well,' says Ann Jane GOdol-
phh. sLets write notes and tell ev-
erybody what they must bring. It
like to feel they're doing just the
right thing.
Good says l. And up speaks
Sally Sproat, and says she:
sOh, yes, that's . nice idea. And if
yoa Ike I'll write the notes and Mr..
Pottington will help me-
They'd been flirting together all the
morning, them two were full of fun.
I made up my mind there'd be .
match of it. So there was. She msr-
ried him, and-but that amt my story
yet.
We'll, now, says Ann Jane GOdol-
phin. 'Thafs kind Of you, Sally
Sproat. Wed orter take up collec-
tiop for note paper and envelopes
right away, and little Tommy Price
viii carry the notes around.
= sove made mn the money then and
o.. 90 o.. as ,.,,, ..us n.,,
tnele' s"o ono VI e'" says '"ss"
me:
ought 70 be let OF easy about bringing
thinQ. 80 ~ sf
Says Sally Sproat: Il think 40 my
self. 1 shan't make it heavy for you.
Aes me and Mrs. Godoiphin manage
II and nobody can blame anybody but
ae.
Wen, we all thought that was .
Pretty idea- some OF them was dread
o"ie'' ma nked 70 set sii the
.on wi'nous any OF the COST some
'oi.s - mean ny nature you know;
can't neip II. l amt; out then II you
'sw doi'sts you hke % Keep
tnem' don't you o4fff -
So between you and me and the
post didnt ieei sorry when got q
little note that said-iemme see, how
-zWAessS ~ shss wsy:
Miss Gusset your company is re-
esi,,ec-3n n;cmsc oI n.rt ~ =. ,snu 1oasn .ns
80. s oeloek. TO meet ~ the croes,
Dads, opposite the tavern.
fleaee bringPeRper and dishes for
:.
l' ssJs1' .e So' on easy, s"o
: nnve Won % 1e.n sooes
P ".e one .. tnem 'o'e
% oic.
WeI, Tuesday eAme, aud 8 O'Clock
came, and 1t was as bright day g i
evof aaw. l started early. ana took
my nephew Pete along with me, and q
hired man to drive, and We rides down
" INC c.oss-losos' ano mere We mel
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