The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-04

REV. RIDGELEY REMEMBERS.
1 ssPound Party'' at st. Panl's Rec

Ground Party at St. PauEs Rec
tory.
Many men have keen 'caned," but
few have been as thoroughly pounded
as was Rev. L. B. Ridgley at st. Paurs
rectory last evening
It was the story of the Woman Of
Marblehead over again with the varia:-
ton OF the ladies in this Instance being
actuated by a5liable motives and the
proyocation beng the worth and popu-
larity of the besieged.
AT o'clock the pastor, who was in his
study porting over some "voIume of for.
gotten lore was summoned to the door
by an emphatic ring, and there con-
Guild and number Of their friends.
He recovered from his establishment
sufficiently to invite his guests to enter,
but the bell continued to ring, and the
Tits Mrs Dlckett and Mrs. Froiseth,
continued to usher the relays of friends
into the paTlors AMI study, and Mr.. Ridg
ley remained throughout the evening In
most beWiidered man in town.
Mrs. EeIen A. Weber opened the ex-
ercises otS the evening by reading what
she styled an Original Jingle" as fol-
lows.
"a lady came unto me in the Guild room
where we mingIe,
Week by week, at work or play,
And requested me 10 aid her, with a most
peculiar jingle,
For you know you're somewhat gifted
in that way.
Write the wondrous story Of a. clergyman.
r. whose people
Thought him far too willful for his good;
50 they clabner together right beneath
And ccunselled as all careful people
should.
| And they voted that they'd pound him
TIL he cried aloud for mercy.
/ With the most mysterious bundles great
and small; -
/ Was there ever such fracas IN a so
caIled Christian country?
\ should think the very heavens would
then fall.
Oh, i hope the fearful pounding that thess
cruel people gave Fin,
! Will act until the summer breezes blow
/ And that love and peace will follow al
| this sorry tribulation-
But my muse is very weary. 1 mus
Co."
Meanwhile the pounds" of everything
from turkey to coal had been deposited
4 in the kitchen and formed a formidable
/ pile which the housekeeper will be a
! great pains to reduce this morning.
1 lead of coal had been sent to the rectorl
4 in the afternoon, of which Mr. Ridgley
had disclained all ov nership, but i
! dawned upon him last evening that thu
load was only a few more OF th'
! pounds" of which he was the recipient.
+ a pound of silver coin was placed upol
the table and Bishop Leonard presented
it to Mr.. Ridgley in a. humorous am
happy address.
4 Miss Dull gave a piano solo, I'm tn
Cjoister." by Lange.
Mr.. Thomas sang love, My Love
and was heartily eGcored.
Mrs. FroiSeth then read James Whit
comb Riley's poem Our Kind of a Man,
of which the following extract was hearth
~ applauded as being arplicable:
1.-THE kind of q man for you and me,
He faces the world unflinchlngly,
With a knuckled faith and torce-lik
He lives the life he is preaching of,
: And loves where most is the need
love;
The light shines out where the clouds ar
dim,
And the widows prayer goes up for him.
: I4cng read what That Baby Did, an
as an encore Hush, Little Girl, Don
; Cry Mrs Corbin gave a vocal solo an
> Mrs. Roberts sang Il Loved Thee Then,
Love Thee Now" and the Creole Low
: Song making a choice programme
D The refreshnent committee then serve
D coffee that was only surpassed by tn
: cake accompanying it, Mrs. Payne, Mr
: Dofffemeyer, Mrs. Denny, Mrs. Bard, Mr.
{ having charge OF this portion of the ever
{ ing's entertainments.
, The rectory was crowded for hour
. and Mr. Ridgley will be reminded fl
p many months to come by SuoStanti
tokens of the regard of his parishioner