Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-03-09
Mr.. Cousins, speaking for the hosts
gave the followingpoctic Interpretation
of the mystic letters:

gave the followingp poetic Interpretation
of the mystic letters:
Thrice welcome friends, to one and all
A cheerful, cordial greeting,
Forget reserve and Danish care,
Make this happy meeting,
30 full of music, mirth and wit
And wholesome, hearty eating,
That all with one accord may say
Twill oft times bear repeating.
our motto may appear obscure
And need some explanation,
Translated, II most pressngly
Conveys an invitation;
For all our guests to do their best
And Join In mirth untalntcd,
To celebrate this social hour,
And all become ACQUAINTED.
The plain handwriting on the wall,
When simplihed, reads thus
The letter l. stands Just for LET,
The u for each of Us;
II for BECOME becomes us all
Who are not wholly salntcd;
for ACQUAINTED gives the key
LET US BECOME ACQUAINTED,
Good ncighborS should be nOighbOrly
As friends should 10 sincere,
The essence OF true neighbOrhOOd,
~ friendship, with good cheer
Sedateness and fOrmallty
Should be displaced by laughter,
A Jolly time OF social fun
Is Just what we are after,
Then take possession Of this rancho,
Command your highest pleasure,
Fiji mp the cup OF happiness
TO each In largest measure.
And gentlemen each choose u mate
For now but not for life,
BE careful though that each shall get
Some other fellows wife.
Now eat and sup, and laugh and chat,
And crack tho merry Joke,
While gentlemen who feel disposed
Are privileged TO smoke.
Don't fret about AFFAIRS Mt home,
Or haste to take your flight
Fifteen to twelve tho lights will wink
And then We SING coon NIGHT.
The variety of answers and the poem
of welcome had hardly been discussed
when another novelty of even
more perplexing nature was presented.
Cards were passed to the gentlemen
each card bearing the name of q lady
who should be his partner Mt supper
When each gentleman studied the card
he was prepared TO claim that he did
not know the lady, or no was as well
prepared to claim every lady Sin the
house, as the hieroglyphics could be dis
torted to form the name of any or all.
Others figured that there was probably
Chinese lady present and that the y
had had the good or bad luck to get her
card. 1t was finally discovered that
the card writer had written from right
to left. The mysteries were soon
solved, the company gathered in pleas
ant groups, while all partook of q
splendid supper, replete with substan.
tials and delicacies well calculated To
tempt the appetite. The corps Of wait
ers, including the hosts aud DIR. Clark
Mr.. Nash and Mrs. Thayer were on q
high wave of popularity for an hour
and half.
During the evening musical numbers
including duets, quartets and instru.
mental selections, were rendered by DR..
and Mrs. Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. III
Bruner and Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Smith
adding n delightful feature to the en-.
tertainment. A music box was on
duty and was manipulated with q fine
Italian hand by w. II. Green,
After supper formalities were dispen.
sed with, the gentlemen retired to the
smoking room and put q murky fresco
on the ceiling that would excite the
envy OF the most artistic decorator; the
ladies talked and chatted but did not
gossip, and In the midst of it all at only
III 45 the lights winked warning. The
cloak rooms were then the busy places,
and while the home going preparations
wore making Mr.. and Mrs. Bruner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cousins sang Good
Night song that expressed the senti-
ments OF all,