Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-29

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| There ~ ! sound Of rsvelry b
night.
The dIckeri1g rays Of The strees
lamps fell upon the Joyful ones =
they gathered themselves into he
feast, FOR loi they reasoned one with
another, hath not the preacher said /:
There b nothing better Tor Z maa
than thai he should eat and drink.
and thst he sheuld make his soul en-
| JOY the fruits Of bis labor. So they
got themselves M unto the house or
feasting, and bore their countenauces
merr II. And IL Was 80 that the
Painted Pine Pail called aloud unto
the Cheap Hearth Broom, s1d said /:
Lso. there. thou fair one with the
6room-corn band. whittier goest
th5ufr
And The Cheap Hearth Broom an
swered, and said:
~. 4 k,Are.r
And there met them In the way the
hide0us Dressing Gown, and the d0z-
en- 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, aud
the Cotton Tidy. and the Bag of
Crackers, and the Awful Pen Wiper,
and the Button Hook, and the Bar
Of Soap, and ell the Things.
And when they saw them they raised
Q mighty shout. insomuch that the
watchmen Of the city were awakened,
and one said to another:
Lol noise; let as hasten away
lest We be called in.n
For the watchmen of the city wist
not what the racket WAS, and they
were afraid, which Of q verify was
their normal condition.
Therefore said the Painted Pine
Pail:
You bet your blue handle"
And then came unto them the Tin
Dipper and the Jar OF Tomato Pre-
serves and the Peck of Beans. And
they cried unto them. saying:
Tarry . little. for We also journey
your way"
And they were greatly rejoiced and
went their way, and they sang and
lifted up their voices. and shouted
with an exceedingly great shout, for
their hearts were Is light Is pay
roll.
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
Aud they Joined the band.
And the Kitchen Chair said: " OF
surety there will be much good, for
the matter is not surprise, but the
birds Of the air carried the matter to
the parsonage, and the parsons wife
hath boiled and baked and brewed
ell day, that there might be On abun-
dance Of provisions. and cakes OF fine
meal and Of harley, aud oil, and wine,
and ice cream and grapes, and White
mountain cake, and Lady Jane Wash
ington pie, and all that Is good aud
expensive; for after this manner doth
always the parsons wife when she
heareth of donation party"
ut will be the swell feed OF all
swell feeds" said ithe Old Slipper.
And he was right.
II will be the boss layout" said
also the other Old Slipper. And he
likewise was right. They were both
right.
And they began to make merry.
And when they were como unto the
parsonage they made as though they
would enter in at the gates, but the
gates were locked As with q skein of
telegraph wire. Now the same was
barred.
And there came TO the door of the
parsonage an Old Rag Carpet, aud 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 q
thousand and ten, and many times
had he been put down, but IS oft he
got up and busted the next spring.
Neither was his natural force abated.
xoreove-, he carried q stair.rod in his
hand, and he spoke as one who meant
business. Aud he said:
"Slidel Stay not upon the order
of your going, but scatteri Vamosel
Climb out of this! Verify, I was beat
en- but one day ago. ard ! am to be
pasted down tonight. If. peradven-
ture, / may hold on to the boards un-
til spring. It's bad enough that sal
AIRY of $500 year compels me to be
tackled down with mucilage; may the
beast of the field rant over me. and
grind cake and bread crumbs into my
long suffering pores. Stampede. or
by the doom of Jericho I'll 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. Aud the
Old Slipper said.
1T seems that we are left"
And he was right. And the other
Old Slipper said:
II should say left. Verify we are
distanced."
And he also was right. They were
all left.
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