The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
A Donation Party.
Burlington Hawkeye.

Tell upon the JOYFUL ones as they gather.
ed themselves into the feast, for 10 they
reasoned one with another, hath not the
preacher said: There is nothing better
for man than that he should eat and
drink, and that he sho9ld make his soul
enjoy the fruit Of his labor" So they
got themselves up unto the house OF
feasting, and bore their countenances
merrily. And it was so that the Paint
ed Pine Pail called aloud unto the Cheap
Health Broom, and said:
"Lo, there, thou fair one with the
broom-corn band, wther goest thou2'
And the Cheap Health Broom answer
ed and said:
Thou knowest."
And there met them in the way the
hideous Dressing Gown, and the dozen
Tin Spoons, and the Old Slippers, and
the Square of Oil Cloth, and the Three
Old Books, and the Kitchen Chair, and
the Yard of Flannel, an the Cotton
Tidy, and the Bag of Crackers, and the
Awful Pen Wiper. and the Button Hook
and the Bar of Soap, and all the Things
And when they saw them they raised a
mighty shout, insomuch that ,he watch
men of the city were awakened, and one
said to another:
80 a noise; let us hasten away lest
we be called in"
For the watchmen of the city wist not
what the racket was, and they were afraid
which of a verify was their normal con-
dition.
Therefore said the Painted Pine Pail
"You het your blue handle"
And then came unto them the Tin
Dlpper and the Jar of the Tomato Pre-.
serves and the Peck Of Beans. And they
cried unto them, saying:
"Tarry little, for we also journey
your way
And they greatly were rejoiccd and
went their way, and they sang aud lifted
up their voices. and shouted with an ex
ceedlng great shout, for their hearts were
light as payroll,
And the Painted Pine Pail called unto
the others and said;
journey with our band, for we also go
upon thy errand. Moreover, we likewise
are going to the donation party"
And they joined the band
And the Kitchen Chair said: "Of a
surety there will be much good for the
matter is not a surprise, but the birds Of
the air carried he matter Of the parson-
age, and the parsons wife hath boiled
and baked ami brewed all day that there
might be an abundance Of provisions.
and cakes OF fine meal and of barley, and
oil, and wine, and ice cream and grapes.
and White mountain cake, and LADY
Jane Washington pie, and all that is
good and expens We; for after this man
ner doth always the parsons wife when
she heareth of a donation party"
ut will be the swell feed of all swell
feeds" said the Old Slipper. Aud he was
right.
at will be the boss layout" said also
the other Old Slipper. And he likewise
was right. They were both right.
And they began to rake merry.
And when they were come unto the
parsonage they made rs though they
would enter in at the gates, bu. TIE gates
were locked as with a skein OF telegraph
wire. Now the same was barred.
And there came TO thedoOr of the par
sonage an holy Old Rag Carpet, and he
rolled himself up and leaned against the
doorjamb. Now. he was old and strick-
en- in years. oft had he seen beaten
with rcO' forty stripes plus thousand
and te md many times had he been
put y, but rs oft he got up and dust
" h'''''" ext spring, Neither was his ma
'usc IN osce abaied. Moreover, he carried
ny Lma iod in his hand and spoke as one
:" ant business And he said:
IN, II url Stay not upon the order of
he n&lahhg. but scatter! Vamose Climb
IaffJb bccis Verify, | was beaten but
q mel 10 and am TO be pasted down
to.i~G, B peradventure, / may hold
on to tifo boards until next spring. It's
bad enough that a salary of $500 a year
compels me to be tackled down with
mucilage; may the beast of the field rant
over me if lie down to have tins howl
ing mob shuttle around on me and grind
cake and bread crumbs into my long
suffering pores. Stampede, or by the
doom of Jericho III pass around the
hat !"
And presently they began to fade down
the dusky highway. And the Things
sat down by the roadside and cast dust
upon their heads. And the Old Slipper
said:
"lt seems that we are left"
And he was right. And the other Old
Slipper said
81 should say left. Verify we are dis
tanced"
And he also was right. They we're all
left.