The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-06-27
Banqueting and Feasting.


Deltas concluded their years work with
"A banquet at the pleasant home of Mr..
and Mrs f. H. Harvey.
When the loaded table had been re-
lieved of portion of its toothsome
yiands and the physical nature had
been well supplied, the needs of the
mental were ministered To by the fol-
lowing tOasts: First, '"The Ladies"
were toasted by b. + Heckert, and as
Ben expressed his desire to ''hOid them
all, dark cloud gathered on the brow
of each husband present, which was
quickly chased away by smile as he
added, 'up to the admiration of all :"
Mrs. VIM. Taylor then returned the
compliment with tribute To "The
Gentlemen, in which she showed very
clearly that their presence in the circle
was both pleasant and profitable
The the third toast, "The Delta;" the
| sentiment, "Redeeming the Time" was
responded to by Mrs. DR.. Dunning in
highly entertaining manner.
Rev. Harvey served up the final
course, Our President" by inquiring
whether they would have him boiled,
roasted or fricasseed, after which he
proceeded to dish him up rs he chose,
closing with an earnest tribute to the
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toward making this circle enjoyable to
all To this Mr.. ). responded with
few words of thanks; and then the
company adjourned To the lawn, rem
dered doubly attractive by the bright
moonlight and refreshing breeze.
Here Miss OcOboCk read the Chroni-
cles, in which she made droll mention
of each one who had met with them in
the reign of Cleveland, the Only"
The lovely summer evening soon sped
away, filled, as il was, with recitations
/ by Mrs. Dunning and Lynn Free and
/ the sweet songs of Miss Goodrich and
/ Mrs. Harvey; and when it was over,
each member of this happy band of
workers felt that he had hung one more
bright unfading picture on memory's
walls.
June seems to be the month for feast
/ ing and festivities, and on Monday
evening of last week, the ladies of the
reading circle gathered at the residence
of Miss Mary Bryar for their annual
blowout, the intellectual safety valve.
Now this has been the time when the
ladies have been wont To invite their
husbands and chosen few to enter
the precincts of this charmed circle;
but, rs several of the Benedicts were
away, they had feared it might be
somewhat dull for the few remaining,
and SO had decided to omit the custom
airy invitation.
However, this decision quite crushed
the fair eX-president, who is the patron
saint of every specimen of the genus
homo, nor did she recover her equanim-
ity until she had devised the happy ex-
pedient of extending ii sly invitation to
the tabooed gentry to come and give
the ladies Il grand surprise. Thus it
came To pass that, on the appointed
evening, while this circle of exclusive
femininity was assembled on the moon
lit south verandah, laughing and sing
ing in gleeful unconsciousness of the
trap about to be sprung upon them, on
the north side of the house little
group of very smiling gentlemen was
quietly gathering.
Having disposed of their hats by shy
ing them through the open bedroom
window, one by one they silently stole
into the house and appropriated the
brilliantly lighted parlor with its taste
full floral decorations; and when Kate,
the marplot, informed the ladies that
they were wanted inside, they entered
to be confronted by semi-circle of
the most blissful looking gentlemen
mortal eyes ever gazed upon. Before
the ladies could recover from their
astonishment, they found themselves
spectators, while their unexpected
guests entertained them with laugha-
bic little farce, at the conclusion of
which the actors very justly claimed
that they had earned their share Of the
refreshing dainties that were thereupon
served.
Whether Kate i'm some miraculous
manner caused the ice cream freezer to
resemble the widows cruise of oil, or
how it happened the ladies do not yet
comprehend; but suffice it To say there
was enough and to spare, and they are
now unanimously agreed upon one
thing-that the said gentlemen are in
dispensable adjuncts 10 all the future
reunions of this circle.
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