News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-02-28

net was mashed down over one eye. NJ,
veil had blowed of, an I was carrying
it by one corner in my mouth. Ny hair
pins was all a-slipping down my back
an little Dabby was topsy-turvy, hi
head down an his heels up.
But when we had strai tened up {
little, an had sot little Dabby betwix
us, top-side up, and fixed my bunnet
an rolled up my back hair, and suttlec
Pipes year-muffs wher' they b'longed
we felt sight better, an looked more
like Christians an decent humin crit
tUrs.
But law I must git on an tell yor
about the party.
Carline was mighty sot up with he1
new frock. She got ADELAIDE Perkins tc
come an cut it, an it become her awful
It had gourd skeert with fril
round the bottom, and the buddy was q
tight-fittin' basque with long tail.
Time the frock was done grounding
day was pritty nigh onto us, an we had
to hustle ourselves to git fixed up fun
the party.
Pipes he went to the store an got a
couple of pounds o can les to light up
with, an some sugar to make sweet cake
and few other jimcracks.
An Car'ine an DR.. Franklin-he' s
our Oldest boy-they tuck up the rag
carpet in the best room, an shuck 1t,
an tackled it down ag'in. An she
secured the winders an doors, an dog
irons, an can'le-sticks.
We didn't hev skeercely cheers enough
to go round, so they made some benches
n onI1,,1o 90 hOor,lc ON SOt fem
gallon molass9s-keg-it was empty-ln
corner, to help make out.
An the day before the party her an
me billed a ham, an roasted some spare
ribs, an baked three pones of hop-east
bread, an made batch of filters, an
fried two dishpans-full of double an
twisted lord-a-massys.
Don't know what them is2 Landy!
Why, you make EN- out of riz dough,
sweetened. -Ss1l ,,em out, an cut EN- in
strips, an tWr.l EN- like figger 8, an
fry 'emin kittle of hot greese.
And you Jest ort to see 'em squirm |!
They scringe, an twist, an turn 'em-
selves clean over, an all you got to do
is to fish 'em out with long-handled
fork
We make a batch of molasses- cake,
too, an had cowcumber pickles an
scrapple, and I disremember what else.
But there was lots an gobs of vittles, an
good ans, too.
The next day was the I'd of FEBRUARY
GROUNDING day, you know, an long
about dusk the folks begun to come. By
can lie light the yard was full of saddle
nags, hitched to the scaly-bark hick'rys
,,,1 1,7ttn,-,,,,f traac orI fhny.a n
string of wagons hitched along the fence
in the lane, an the best room was chock-
full of young folks playing "duck.
The Old folks mostly sot out in the
settin room, or stood up an peeked In
at the young folks.
/ was busy in the kitchen most O the
time, but after the table was sot 1 went
an peel1ed too, an watched 'em a spell.
They had got done a-playin' "duck, !"
an was playin' "Susie."
Ever see it played! You h'ain't?
Wal, there was 'Miah Suds, an 'Thol-
omew Peab'y, an Dan Toadybush, an
John Wesley Dusenberry, an passed.
more of the boys, standing in q row.
An facing em was Car'line, an Sary
Peliney Toadybush, an Lucy Marian
Pelt, an Clementine Skinner, an some
[ disremember now.
An lettering up an down, betwixt
the two rows, was our DR.. Franklin
Pipes an ADELAIDE Perkins.
An the hull kit an cat of 'em was
bawlin' out:
LEAD her up an lead her down,
Susie Susie
Lead her up an lead her down,
Susie, my dcarl
"Swing around the corner,
Susie! Susie
Swing around the corner,
Susie, my dear!
"Jest keep a-hookin' on,
Susiei Susie
Jest keep a-hookin' on,
Susie, my dear!
"Close mp the circle,
Susie! Susie
Close up the circle.
Susie, my dearl
kiss her when you ketch her,
S.lsi.Ss Susict