Daily Republican., 1889-04-25
A DONATION PARTY.

party al heV. simeon Blide'e,
Jessie Field had retrimmed her white
muslin dress with apple green ribbon,
and even Aunt Betsy had washed aud
lroned her French cambric dress, which
constituted the cream of her wardrobe,
and basted fresh Fittings into her neck
aud sleeves; while the esquire himself,
backing his boots on tho Kitchen porch,
congratulated himself, In q complaeent
sort OF way, on the contents of the box
wagon, which stood out under the shade
OF the old apple tree.
'If everybody takes as creditable
hold to tho Parsons as that" said the
Squire, II guess they won't siarve there.
A ham, bag O. mixed chicken food, a
ferkin o. trat-claes, six dressed fowls, a
bushel o russell apples, and Loaf o.
plum cake, made arter Grandmother
Fields Revolutionary receipt; and besides
all that"
GOOD gracious, pa" said Jessie, who
was tucking away her curls under tho
strings OF her split straw gypsy hat, "how
are Aunt Bess and ever going to ride on
that loadl
"Well," said the Squire, with an olea-
ginous little chuckle, "you' have TO CON
trlye 1t somehow. One of you can sit Oh
the butter ilykin, and sQI1 o. study II,
and there's plenty o. r9Sm for the other
on the seat along side o. me, and hold the
plum cake on her lap. And comm back
amt noways disturbed that you'll get
plenty o. beaux. Gals always do. The
moon will be Ut It's full, aud Peter Peck
and Hiram Jelllier is bOth to be there
and"
"Don't talk popsepse m - said Jossle
laughing and looking rravnLingIv ,,rsttv
lust as Aunt Betsey planring over her
shoulder into the glass, Jaw the reflection
Of her own face and sighed soItlv,
All, the sad, sad difference between IL
and SO.
81 was pretty. too. when I was Girl ),
said Aunt Betsey to herselI: ~ don't sun
pose am posItlyely m looking nov Bnt
the dImples arc gone, and the smontb
velyety curves OF cheek and chin: and
there are ineipIent crows.fert around mn
eyes, and a wrinkle on INV forehead an1
when | 10 to parties / am left TO All
among the Old ladies by the wall
Peter Peck, who lived upon comfort.
able farm on the mountain, hld shot a
deer iu the woods-like The Nimrod Of
old, he was mighty hunter on The face
of the earth-aud prenared a uuarIer nj
the venison, neatly wrapped in a llnou
cloth, for his share OF the donation party;
but Old Mrs, Peck, his grandmother had
flshed Jar OF apple sass out of the collar
and dressed some tender chickena.
nI'm past going to church mvself u
saii Granny Peck. "Rut always AN one
to believe In the disseminstlon of tbs
Gospel, go don't rrudre The clIckens
and annie aasa Re eure and carry ,en,
careful. Peter AUDI
"Graunyl" suddenly burst I'm tbe hon.
est Young giant who was living bis craya,
before tbe glass with Iab5r,ons fngers
nboy many vsars ts ~ So o,, Htsy's p
courted voui"
IGoad land n, Goshan,, so,a crorr,
pecE Iiwhot ia ,bn -, toi,,Iai 49,,
HRecauHe / Wi 70 ~ y $500 Ha a,,,
uI,m ooinI courti"; mali 'I n,,r Nv 0a.ui
7 ains, hoS ~ s'H ny e,, siauHf' ~,
tpov hoa nu ~ no no e1Periehee' anu uoh
"Wen I w sv ~ s "ii ~ i.., p,o,.
"Try to rememSar ihsrnis ie'A noo,
soulpj urSed pster 'i''' sV0'
aIt,s 60 love anl, ,, sotI cro,,u p..,.
WITH s az ,s ~, saTt ui"hny loeh
w. ." ,,t q - h p"Y 49, 'hoistule pee,nhihI
~ ~ a Joo u ' UiVu'91 eSeo9lls' Aihe
1pnte b ~" -, l., n ,.-,
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s tlo LEE, mHsou, alu ea. , 10 assn
, ~ " itue NUM- WIN iiie iioii INC uoha
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a9on NJ tIe iuil uH'ut@ntly nut
:, ~ o'''' o'ilo'e 'u-io 10 d ia'e IL
uApd Ia sot mn otoso 10 ma 49,,
sopeazod NV han5 viii ,ho hn,,a "I ~
,yns,',, a driy,r' ,lt.,, Wv" Ia .no I" "
the nro,t,est %, ha'I o%nr me oat IN, mui
he COMMENTED 10 coma snd It,,., III ~
Farm ---" ="
And / said I didn't know exact,y hri
he mIght nsk fotbcr Ala mo 49, ,,' W
RED fhe new taii All 49, We me w. Ina maj
mel how Iono aGo that saemsp, me- ue"i
III sounIs aoev a"n,oh y cot, p,t..
desnonJantlv sIBnt ia rothSr aian w. ~,
a whole match n, hickory woods ,; VA
HDon,t he afear6 Peter u LA tho nj 4,
Iadv LAYING a LipdIv band on bia ' sb,' 1','
dor IsIf sbc,s a c5l With havin, 81 sha ~
know yon,rc a poo9 I,d AMI ~, hnt a
cookie sheiIl saS ,Yes.Jn wv u
II only wish I couId think ca granny >,
said Peter. with a sicb 90 r 'N-l''
as # Fate Lsnae 2, soid Mr., p,cL
or Mar EisIe,t''
a1Ta,n't neither enc (" s,id Potter sbeor.
isblv. DTS j, ssie Weli . '''N~P'
Uf'snd n; NsssSp, ssid Grsnny p,ol,
elevafinp her withered han5s aWbat on
oi,,h a. ,',.a,t,, I'll, 80, -, - o''
china Ike her 10 do In a Wild nlaco .' IT,, y,
tbis9', fNN' ''AN
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