The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1882-01-20
PARSON DOOZENBURY'S
POUND SOCIAL.

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That's it'll That's it. exactlyp SAID
the doctor, you've hit the nail on the
head this time. A Pound Social's the
thingp
"A what" asked Mr.. Nivens, prick.
ing up his ears. "a what's the thing
I'm little hard o. hearing"
"a Pound Social, Bro. Nivens," re-
piled he, in a stentOrian voice, "a
Pound Social; do you hear now?"
"Yes,I hear now, and could have
heard without your speaking 80 loud.
But Pm no better off tnan / was be-
fore. don't know what a Pound
Social is"
"You don't, eh? Well, can very
soon enlighten yOu," said the doctor,
resuming his ungracious tone of voice.
"a Pound Social is something like "a
like a-what you call itp Sister Gran
dali, won't you give a little idea what a
pound social is, for the edification of
this brotherp"
"Why, Pound Social is something
like donation party" said Mrs. Gran
dali, rolling her hoodstrings vigorously,
over her work-roughened fingers,
"only you don't have to give so much
as you do to a donation" Folks gener-
ally carry about a pound of anything
for instance, pound of butter, a
pound Of soap, or a pound of sugar
whatever's most handy.
Exactly" said the doctor, "that's the
idea, exactly"
20, yes, and we carry refreshments
toe" she added, "and set the tables, and
have supper. and a good time all
around"
'Weli, what's all this got to do with
paying minister, I'd like to know"
queried Mr.. Nivens; II thought you
came here to see how we could pay up
Bro. Doozenbury. That's what l came
for, anyhow"
swell, you are grandly mistaken.
Squire Nivens. We didn't come here
for any such thing. We came here to
get up social, or something, for the
elder. At least that's what they say.
I'm only passenger in this boat. For
my part, don't see why we're under
any obligations to get up any sort of
stew. It's just for the looks of things,
| s'pOse. 1 haven't any objections,
though, to having it counted on his sal
ary," said he, with a shrewd shrug OF
the shoulder. "But a Pound Social's
the thing, guess. Thatll kind O. test
the feeling
III think Pound Social's the thing,
too," said Mrs. Crandall, "It'll give
everybody chance to give something.
even if it's only a little. And they
won't feel it much. It's the Titles
that count, you know"
"Well, why not put the Titles togeth-
er and buy them silver ice pitcher.
or cake-basket, or some pretty thing
that's worth having?" suggested
Annie HOlcomb, interestedly.
"That wouldn't work." replied Mrs.
Crardall, sagely. "YOu 60 to getting
up silver ice-pitcher, or cake-basket,
and there's lots that won't feel as if
they could give anything"
"That toon't give anything, you better
say" interrupted Mrs. Dawson.
81 wouldn't give anything" said Mr.
Shivers, doggedly. mot the first, red
cent"
"Nor l." said Holiday Jones. "You'd
have to count me out, sure"
"They don't need silver dishes any
more n other folk do" chimed in Liz
Jones. "lf they want 'em, let 'em buy
'em themselves, l say"
Annie, "they have to live real ecOnom-
ieally to get along as we'll as they do.
wish we could give them something
nice something they'd be kind O.
proud of" continued she, eagerly. .
"Well, 1 don't, said Mr.. Shivers, "he's
proud enough now, my sakesl He can't
hardly speak to fellow, without
touching his hat to him. tell you
what, I'd enough sight rather have one
Of your rough-and-ready sort O. men,
that want none too stuck up to bow
like common folks, nor too good to take
a smoke with fellow, now and then.
Yes sir, would. tell you what, l
don't believe in the doctrine of paying
minister big salary, till he's as
proud as Lucifer, and then giving to
him, all the time. beside. No sir, i
DON'T" and he opened his tobacco-boy,
and took quid. -
II guess he don't" whispered Mrs.
Crandall aside" II don't believe he's
carried Mr.. Doozenbury's folks as much
as a rye straw, since they have been
here"
Eyes, he has," said Mrs. Dawson; 81
carried them over a pitcher of butter.
milk one day, and while / was there
he brought them some straw to bed
their horse with--there wasn't much
of fit-just little snag, but mind you
he didn't give it to them-the parson
paid him for it,"
"You don't say SOP said Mrs. Gran
dali.
"Yes, i do say so. He paid him iol
il. saw him, or what was Just The
same thing, he fixed it so it would ap
DIV ON what he had promised"
sWell, if that amt too muchp ejac
ulated she, Indignantly, I'D be asham
ed, if l was stingy- as that!p,9
'Hallool getting excited a little
Shivers," said the doctor. "But you're
about in the right of it, think myself
he's pretty stuck up. And you can
bend him any more than you can an
iron rod. Wants everything his owl
way, don't know how tits with The
rest of you, but I'm getting enough oI
it, for one. What were you saying
Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. Orandall, over
tta,oo c.sool< ont vo,ir minda that