The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-01-31
THE SURPRISE PARTY.
How "Punkin Hollow Got It's
Queer Name.

Der, and the Hildreth yard had been
full of children. Now it was deserted.
but the muffied sound Of hammer COM
ing from the 'cob stairs toldtwhere
they had gone Crack, crack. went the
butternuts, yet the pile on the corner
never seemed to get low, though so
much cracking was done every year.
II tell you what let's dole s get
up something's circus, or race" said
Harry.
oh! no. answered Fred, 81 think
we had better give performance"
swell. Polly and won't 60 one step
to it, will we PollyY' said Betty. be-
cause party is the very best thing to
have, isn't 1t, Polly?"
Eyes, party, a partyP' screamed
Polly.
''Pooh! boys don't care about parties, +"
said Harry.
Eyes they do too. sometimes" replied
Betty.
"They DON'T
Eyes they do
And Harry and Fred and Betty began
to look rather excited.
Don't get into broom, don't get
into broom" said little Polly, who had
heard her father say; don't get into q
brush over it." when his men were dis
putting over their work.
''Oh! Polly, "a broom don't get into q
broom!" roared Harry, and the boys,
shouting and laughing, rolled over and
over down the pile Of cobs.
After all party might be some fun"
said Fred.
''Yes, indeed it would" said Betty.
81 mean real grown-up one. l heard
mamma say before she went that she
had got to have tea party, and get it
of her mind. before Thanksgiving. 1
presume it would be relief to her il
we had it during her absence"
And Betty, who was fond of using
long words, leaned back in the old, one
armed rocking-chair with quite grown
up look. Eyes, let's have it s'prise
party. too"
II say, Fred, that would be jolly"
and Harry came and sat down by the
block and began TO crack again.
"Whom shall we invite, that's the
next question:" said Fred; ''there'll
have to be lots here-let's have Q regu-
lar jam and"
''Oh, yes. do, raspberry jam and cocoa
nut cake and fritters, began Polly, who
was fond of these things.
''Oh Polly. do stop. we haven't got to
the supper part yet"
mo, indeed" said Fred, I'VE must
plan it all out first"
well, you said some jam yourself,
and ! guess | can plan cake and fritz
ters"
Polly, IL you don't stop talking and
let US make out ! list you shall 20
right straight homea this minute" and
rs Harry looked deo( lied, Polly kept still
awhile.
''Of course we Dust invite all the
ncighbors," said Rtty. .'Your family
would all come, wod ldn't they2"
"why Of course" answered Harry,
1--WE are the nearest neighbors of all
We could come right through the corn
house crack"
well! Harry Andrews, that would be
great" said Polly. 81 guess we shan't
come squeezing through that hole, in
all our best clothes ! shall wear nv
very best sash and shall come round
by the street, and shall 60 right up to
the front door and ring the bell, and
shall say: Are the ladies at homer
and at the thought Of all this elegance
Polly began to walk across the ''cob
stairs floor with her toes turned out and
'wig-wagging" her shoulders.
Polly feels proud now, 1 spose,"
said Betty. See her wag."
Come back here, Polly. and you NAV
help plan" and Fred moved along 40
Polly could sit beside him, for he was
afraid from Betty's looks that she and
Polly would soon begin to quarrel.
I'VE must ask the minister an old Mrs.
Crump and Captain Jennifer and Mrs
Flutterbucket"
''Sne won't bring any thing" put in
Harry.
s'Never mind" answered Fred. I'VE
phA)l bsyV - aok her. end The Glbhuna
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