The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-22
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The Donation Party.
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There was sound Of reyelry by night.

There was sound OF reVelry by night.
The Pickering rays of the street lamps fell
upon the joyful ones as they gathered
themselves unto the feast, for 10, they rea-
soned one with another, hath not the preach
er said, "There is nothing better for man
than that he should cas- aud drink, and that
he should make his soul enjoy good In his
labor" So they got themselves up unto
the house of feasting and bore their counte-
nances merrily. And it was so that the
Painted Pine Pail called aloud unto the
Cheap Hearth Broom and said:
'Lo, here, thou fair one with the broom
corn bang, whittier goest thou%'
And the Cheap Hearth Broom answered
and said:
"Thou knowest."
Therefore said the Painted Pine Pail:
"You bet your blue HANDLE"
And then came unto them the Tin Dipper
and the Jar of the Tomato Preserves and
the Peck of Beans. And they cried unto
them, saying:
''Tarry little, for we also journey your
way"
And they greatly were reioiced and went
voice and shouted with an exceeding great
shout, for their hearts were light as a pay
roll.
And there met them in the way the Hide
GUS Dressing Cow 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
and the Cotton TIDY and the Bag of Crack
ers and the Awful Pen Wiper aud the But
ton Hook and the Bar of Soap and all the
Things. And when they saw them they
raised mighty shout, insomuch that the
watchmen of the city were awaked, and one
said to another:
10! noise; let us hasten away, lest we
be called inn
For the watchmen of the city wist not
what the racket was, and they were afraid,
which of verify was their normal condition.
And the Painted Pine Pail called unto the
others and said:
Journey with our baud, for we also 60
upon the erraud. Moreover, we likewise
are going 10 the donation party"
And they joined the band.
And the Kitchen Chair said: "Of sure
ty there will be much good-cheer, for the
matter is not surprise, but the birds of the
air carried the matter to the parsonage, aAd
the parsons wife hath boiled and baked and
brewed all day that there might be an album
dance 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 expensive, for after this manner
doth always the parsons wife do when she
heareth OF donation party"
1T will be the swell feed of all swell
feeds" said the Old Slipper. And he was
right.
ut will be the boss lay out" said also the
other Old Slipper. And he likewise was
right. They were both rights.
Aud they began to make merry.
And when they were come into the par
sonage they made as though they would en-
ter in at the gates, but the gates were locked,
as with skein of telegraph wire. Now the
same was barbed.
And there came to the doors of the par
sonage an holely Old Rag Carpet, and he
rolled himself up and leaned against the
door jamb. Now he was old and stricken In
years. Oft had he been beaten with rods,
forty stripes plus thousand and ten, and
many times had he been put down, but as
oft he got up and busted the next spring.
Neither was his natural force abated. More
over he carried stair-rod in his hand and
spoke as one who meant business. And he
said:
'Slidel Stay not upon the order Of your
going, but scatter. Vamosel Climb out of
this. Verify, was beaten but one day ago,
and l am to be pasted down tonight, II, per
adventure, may hold on to the boards until
next spring. It's bad enough that salary
of $500 year compels me to be tackled down
with mucilage; may the beasts of the field
rant over me If lie down to have this howl
ing mob shuttle arouEd on me and grind
cak aud breadcrumbs into my long suffering
pores. Stampede, or by the doom of Jeri-
cho, I'll pass around the hatr'
And presently they began to fade down
down by the roadside and cast dust upon
their heads. And the Odd Slipper said:
ut 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 were all
left,