The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-05
A Surprise Party.
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old soull-Cass NewbOld had lived
alsne on the farm. 1t was a fine
farm well worked, productive set
about with fino stone fence not 4
bit oft yellow and dried and neg
Iected The apple trees Dor, APP
piles, not worm eaton knobs of dingy
hue; pumpkins. were golden and
melons green in their time; grapes
hung purple on the wall, and there
were pink peaches and big egg
plums 10 be had for the gathering.
Each year Cass banked sobd SUM
and bought himself new suit for
best occasions but his hfe had no
warmth in Il; he grasped no mans
hand. and sat al no woman's tea
table. - -
He read a good deal, aud wHs
careful of bis books. he paid his
workmen promptly, butRot liberal
". There was his house with no
woman 10 il, but he never dreamt
Of taking a wife, though lac was
strong, healthy aud young, for the
matterof that, still. 81 E
6 Somehow, as he said 20 himself,
be " sort Of Ofhatedfolks; didn't want
Fem around didn't wantto talk and
be bothered :" and the feeling grew
upon him, as such feelings DO IF en-
eouraged. So-tbat when, ono au-
tunIn evening, he stood near his
big, red truck wagon, leaning on its
side and looking down in the valley,
the sight he saw made him feel, as
he said, as if he wished Z wasn't
wicked TO swear" - !
There they were, the whoie Of
'cm," he said to himsar ALI Keziah
Cummins's folks, iron. Hop Side 4
Aunt AIahaIa, aud cousin Bill /;
Cousin Kitty Spruce. and Miss
Jones, from the .sity-ehildren,
boarders, neighbors-alI ready to-
give him a surprise party as he saw
by their kettles and baskets 4
@IsuppOse they think A'sthe vie
tuals worry about, " he said, ang-1
rily. As if wouldn't Be willing
to dine the Village, if it wanted me
TO, if it would let as get or by my
self What am / to do2 Confound
it! party sprung on me Ike tins
I've a mind to Get my rifle and pick
'em off rs they come up the hill
Aunt Nahala's black hat inst /
bang down she goes. Then Ke-
ziah's yellow bOnnet-pingl Then
Cousin Bill Folks ought to DO
shot that can come visiting Flei
that-Iike an earthquake or a tori
nadO /
However, he did not really mean
this, and IS the tribe vanished in-f
the valley pr7or- TO reappearing on |
the brow of the hill, il occurred to I
him that he could cheat them all
The wagon was high and deep, and I
fun of empty baskets He could
climb into il, lie down Behind the I
baskets. throw by cover cloth /
over him, aud hide until they were 7
all gone. They were welcome to
his house, his vel, his fGel, his- lea !
kettle, but not to his company. |
Feeling this a divine inspiration, |
he proceeded 10 carrysit outi and
when the yellow hat followed the
black bonnet, and little scoop, !
lined with pale.blGe, appeared side
by side with a. big shade hat as
blush roses, there was no sign of
Cas- Newbold .apywhefr. . !
Under tke checked cover be lay !
at ensci and listened.3 The great (
body came to-a pause somewhere !
near him, aud he heard Aunt Ke- I
ziah's voice say - II
Now, folks. we an want toi
change our tramp shoes for them
we've fetched along, and 7 propose
we do it here. Put the old boots
into this wagon, and % up to the
house decent. Cass is fest ss PEI
ticker as any old maid about his
fOOrs - !
Who docs the work ?" asked q
o. - -,