New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22
" ,yIrS CHICKEN PIE FESTIVAL.
ny,xT.GE OF GOOD OLD CUSTOM
ro RAISE MONEY TO BUY HEARsE.

o v,1sE MONEY TO BUY HEARSE.
-. 49,. ,e,n for many years popular saying in my
- town OF Grand Isle, w." said young merchant
ss''e w few DAYS ago that the people Of that place
'n ~, conrse IL is only fguratlvc expression,
ee'e' oncmhcr the death OF several prominent citi'
'Ol tho village at very advanced ages The number
there has been very small IN my memorys span.
m, half inclined TO believe that Few very sihaii
"u ,cak solution OF the elixir OF life would sunico
.osn the inhabitants of the town alive as long as 's
n.'r on,uues TO rcvolvc. ! have seen whte-haired
,,,cbs mast the age OF eighty years performing '"o
P'" work OF a farm lo,dng and unloading hay ana
'0 ard chasing the plough late in the faI lhe
d,.ity Of the inhabitants j. s""Py "o"
W" M eoual In the world.
hs sn enervatInr innovations OF these modern times
- fear creeping into my native village None ~
"A paymatcs OF twenty years ago has written 'h' "
ny ~, letter 1 received OF them this mornihs
nv ,s.d this fear in my brelst Perhaps my Tear IL
~" ~, o,ounded: hope IL is not 1 should explain to
Nv" the church festival in its various forms AZ all
.o,s OF the year has always played an important p''
,ss mile social circle OF Grand Isle There nave oe
years strawberry and cecream festivals hlrVcs' S"
o,.er suppers in winter for the minister, ana most
IT, toothsornc. enjoyable OF all-tho chche"Pi'
prm,,I All! The chicken pie made by the good house
49,. NJ GRIND Isle he who has tasted 1t VIII never o's,
. .rhe mere mention Of IL now turns my thouS"'' ~
H. dovs q, nv childhood and carly youth. when the
80 chicken pie OF my native town ravisheu my "plo'
- the rarcst dainty to be had in New-Ior~ no" l".' -
=. put TO what ignoble ends has the chlehehp'o ~
Nv =, Grand Isle been debascd! 1t Is this though'
w. varies me about the famous vitality OF my ior"er
pwnsnen." ,,,. ,,sn,,vcd nv
=, WAS touching witness tho Ieeuhs u'Sp''a =,
. rounc man. lie TO tell what MS iic"u 'su
-, N him about the dccadence OF the chlcNe"'p'
,,,.l "Joshua Wnherbce, companion OF my cn'u"oo''
". n,u true friend has written the sad news "I'e'
noc tho ncws OF the last months IN 'ranu 80
=. tolls me that there been concerted u''",u -
.,,,v for a new more substantial ana eom'ou'o"s ~
" . ,uaco The old hcarse seldom used the heaf'o
a., has carried TO their graves our 1rahaiaVhcr>' -
- M, aside for a gorgeous draped affair. can 'c'roe!
80 a. Josh as | always called him. goes OH 70
49, cha, il was feared that the old hcaf-c couIu o -
-, mare Journeys TO the burying ground why '
ox,ect many more funeras tell you "o'e
- ,,ords bove made my heart ache But "or'V VI "''
-, ..,isncd with this decoration they nave so"0 " VIZ
,ro.t limit that fancy paint MY poou 'ui" WV
80. horror when | read these worus III JOS" W
rh,x finally decided have some sort OF sa'"e'."s
-, ,,,o 20 raise money to buy the new hearse' o.
s ia and a. we hadn't had any festival siico VIC
.a,a weather set in taey had chieken.pe 'eS'' w "
Rs house last THURSDAY h'e"' any
which think is doing pretty we'll ,,,aor ro,
..Ny doar sir as you are not Nc"'r-ns'"'u0' ~
~, ,erhans svmpsthi7e with me- Dut aS'u'o w
- 49,, mos, unhappy when think OF my former Twins
80 making merry over the toothsome ehichei PIC ~
80 - ,,sI how 10 make, and % raise money or NV
hscause they are afraid that the homcy od near.
cannot stand many Journeys TO the ouFs'"s