Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-19

for two miles around last week for the
young men TO bring their girls to his
place for an old.iashioned corn huskin'
the acceptance was very general. The
evening was a beautiful moonlight one,
and the air was just chilly enough TO
make II bracing. Farmer Woodward
had worked all day with his hired men
cleaning up the barn floor and making
a big pile OF unshucked corn In the
center.
Around this fresh clean straw was
spread, ON which the huskers were to
sit Turk fashion, Fastened to the
beams overhead and to the sides OF the
barn were several lanterns furnishing
light enough to sec to husk the corn
and TO distinguish the red ears, while
the gloom was sufficient to hide the
bushes oi the girls who had to be
kissed, IN spite Of screams and frantic
flights for other parts. Mrs. Woodward
had also been busy. Numerous cart.
wheel pumpkin pies, piles Of old
fashioned doughnuis, snow white with
powdered sugar. plates OF tempting
boiled ham and smoked tongue, and
pitchers OF rich cider were all spread
out on long tables In the carriage house,
ready for the huskers when the corn
should be "shucked."
II was 8 O'Clock when the work be-
gan. Hundreds % busy hands pulled
The ears from the heap IN the middle OF
the circle and practiced irgers ripped
the husl.s OF IN a lily. Eager. vet
bashul young men looked for the red
ears, and demure, hut suspicious.
madens kept their eyes on their part,
ner's hands, to be ready To run when
the first glimpse Of carmine appeared
under the husEs. The first red ear was
found by Charles Battel LOOMS, a we'll.
known humorist and Newspaper writer
OF New York He showed his 10
rorance OF country customs by ninging
Il on the pile with the other corn. Ii
was seen by half dozen country
SWANS and each one dove for Il with a
momentum that brought stars to their
eyes when thcir heads came together
as they grasped the ear.
But this was not fair and that ear did
not count. Pretty soon another red ear
came to light, and a resounding smack
made every other man in the barn
SILVER with envy. As The worl; went on
the red ears became more numerous,
and the iun grew fast and furious.
IOlhllltl atlssA NlAl ~ AtlAl llltI KISS
her; Maria wriggled away and ran about
the barn, eludmg his grasp until they
reached dark corner, where she sub
miiiedt to the chasie salute with a readi-
ness which showed that her unwilling
ness was feigned, and only done to lead
her lover out OF the sight Of the others.
And so il went on until the call to sun.
per came. While the party were eating
Farmer Woodward and his help cleared
away IS bushels Of corn, cleaned up the
floor, and made ready for the after en-
tertainment The country iiddlers got
out their Stoadiyariuses, rosincd NJ their
bows, mounted an improyised platform
made OF three planE' supported by cider
barrels, and then the fun broke out
again.
A country dance on the barn floor Is
not so stately as the Old Patriarchs' ball.
Sir Roger de Coyerly Is unknown IN
Torriusiord, bu, Money Musk" "The
Devils Dream, the Virginia Reel and
the Caledonians are danced by every.
body; and there is more innocent
hilarity In a barn dance than was ever
known at Shertys The huskin' broke
up at an early hour in the morning, but
Farmer Woodward was satisfied, lie
got his corn husked, lie gave the Young
folks an evening Of fun, and, even II the
hired men oversight couple of hours in
the morning, he found no fault.