The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22

brought, and which her husband had
been trying 70 sell In vain for decade;
there were socks fearfully and wonder
fully made, cabbages and potatoes. pork
and hams, sausage and beans. honey and
''quincc sauce" and in the centor, on q
dinncr-plate OF deli. actually was a
little money, which the kindly-faccd old
chancellor counted anon as II IL burned
his fingers. The boy who brought six
girls and took them all 10 supper put
down quarter Of dollar with a. much
ceremony as II II had been Bank OF
England note for ElO0. and the school
teacher gave fifty cents. and one sister
q whole dollar. and so the little pile ac-
cumulated. and the chancellor got so ex-
cited and tremulous that he had TO get a
girl in scarlet waist to help him count
II up at the last, and he gave the min
lister sly poke in under the fifth rib
and told him lit was just good enough
for him."
But the mcrriest. prettiest scene Of
all was out in the long. low kitchen.
with the yellow pumpkins and rosy
apples piled in the corners. where the
lights were swaying lanterns hung high
against the ceiling. and whore. inside
tho row Of dcacons and brethren
standing with their backs against the
wall and the Pickering shadows dancing
across their grim. rugged faces, was
double, triple circle Of the happy. hearty
country lads and lasses playing with
noisy enthusiasm and unconscious grace
the old game OF ''chase the squirrel. 2
Have you forgotten the romping old
frolic SO full OF fun and kisses: forgot
ten how you sat in one chair in the
center and your best girl in another, and
how you kissed her when you began and
then held her chair close against your
own in the mad chase that followed
when William Merritt tried to catch and
kiss prim little Prudence Putnam? How
she few around those chairs with lighter
swifter steps than ever Jimmie Powers
trippcd into his favoritc minuct. darling
breathlcssly in and out among the girls
and boys. and how his heavy boots
stamped and pounded the hard floor as
he pursued her and caught her at last
painting in corner. and for one brief
blessed minute held her close and kissed
her. and how the pair in the chairs
kissed, too. for company. as they gave
their places up to the runners, There
were wall-howcrs IN the game. too just
as there are at any ladies' reception. and
witching little lasscs who were chosen
again and again. until they We're too
tired TO make the work Of winning a
kiss long or wearisomc. How old Aunt
Hannah rolled her huge corporosity out
OF the front room and through the
crowd again and again To sec II her Genie
were being chosen enough times Poor
Genie, who never was chosen at ALL and
whom boy wouldn't KISS Tor the world.
though she was most dutiful daughter
Now ono little merry, daring maiden
cone -feacher. who Is trying
70 ana DDS him catch
he Ter naughty, witching
nth hair 80 yellow that
IN lake Aaa henans imported
look tarnishcd- wayiays the
deacon nimseii' ana tnen keeps those
tossing curis q gold Just out o. MS
reach Tor such 2 forever while All the
otner dcacons slap their knees ana
POKE each others sides with delight.
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ana play 'oing 70 Boston WIN =
giri ~ 'ne center oindioidcu ana az
the boys changing places continually
until she catches one and feels OF his
head and face with her little brown
hands for n clew 10 Mis- identify. Have
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those li''ie COOL huteerihg nanus ieei
against your hot iace' any no" you
tried " keep your very ncar' rom
beating iest ~ petray yon' ana now
you Kissed ner wnen she saio your
name; ana don't you remember wnen
" was your turn 20 pe pilnuioiucu' ana
you caught ner' now you couid sce ner
All tne 'ime' ou. SUI, you ii''su tne
iong Drown oraiuS' anu smoo,nea their
sniny suriace' you 'oucnea the warm.
wni's neck anu oimpieo cneeK' ana
ley ior ehe ii''ie ring On hsr hano
'na' you pu' 'nere voursei, ncior' sou
wouiu teii ner name' ana now nara
was y say ,nat name anyway before
a.. tne people, ana your changing
voice began IN tne lower register ana
ran .ne gaihue " hign on the last
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