The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-04-12
Euster Suudaw
BY AMBROSE s oTTEY.

BY AMBROSE 8 OTTEY.
Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after
nox (March III II tho full moon comes
on Sunday. Easter will be the following
Sunday. LII tho following table your
readers can tell on what date Easter Will
come: 1895. April l4th; 1895 April 5th;
April end; 1910, April 18th.
The rule then la to be Understood, that
1t was the Council OF Nice that liked II on
the Sunday after the full moon, follow
ing the 2lst OF March 1t cannot occur
before the 22nd of March" 1t 10 l52 years
since Easter has beon so late. 1t will be
l043 before 1t falls on the 25th OF April
again, and we would advise the boys and
girls not to make any engagement for
that day.
In by gone days. we well remember
when we used to pick eggs with Jake
Blackburn. OF your city and his brother
John, and many of the rest OF the boys.
you were successful. Our mother used
to several weeks before hand. boil eggs
covered with calico. or dyed IN iogwood.
For several weeks before. the boys OF the
neiRhborhood would lay by each day an
egg or two. and hide them, and on Eas-
Ter morning would steal away with tile
eggs to Indian Shelter Rock on my
fathers farm. and there would be some.
timee as many as forty boys and young
mon conRregate there. Some wonld
bring eggs some salt, pepper, and butter.
while others would bring the necessary
articles to cook tho eRge In. Rnc OF course
there were several OF the girls OF the neigh
borhood who would be on hand. and do
the cooking. make the coffee and bring
bread AMI other necessary food.
spent no less than five different Easters
Mt this Sheltered Rock, near Ohelsea. Della
ware county, Pa. On two Or three ocoa-
sinns I have seen, all told. as many as
Hrtv vuung men and ladies there. After
the feast was over. which took place be.
twean the hours OF 8 in the morning and
2 in the afternoon. have seen the egg
shells piled one on another M they made
n staenle as large as q ilve-half peck bas'
ket and nearly two feet high. left that
Say for any who might come that way
to see, This day, to our mind. was one
of the ereatest days Of our boyhood. In
tbese. our days, Easter Ia somewhat differ
ant fTha ahop windows are arti6tlcally
Sras.od With beautiful offerings. You
oar have If you wish. the sugar eggs Or
tSa chocolate babies kicking their heels
thpouah Inc shells. chocolate eggs with
| and many other toys. They may change,
| but human nat ute never,
| ioy such an event that have mentioned.
issfara closing will mention anot or In
| c,dsnt of the manyI could call up. On
| one Esater INV parents had concluded to
| 90 and ylsit a brother OF my mother and
| left me at home. which, II the truth was
| known, was q bad thing to do. After they
| Ieft a boy about two years older than my
| aeIf came 10 see me, first cousin. whom
| will call jim, for short. asked him II
| he had had enough eggs that morning for
i breakfast. He had not, and neither had 1.
30 told him to come 10 the barn anu
| bring tin pan along ana Wouiu snow
him where eggs were plentiful.
| I had far d week or two before been
laying them by. lwent TO the hay mow
and uncovered them and taking out about
the half % them. which was about three
dozens md back to the house we went.
told MIN | would cook him some egg
omslet. So broke In u dozen and a half
in a dish, ard got fork and told him to
beat the white ana yellow together, whlch
he did very nicely. and / put tbls In a
dripping pan with come Hour sprinkled
over IL, some pepper and salt. (Now lad
les don't laugh piease) We then set the
table and put on the eggs and you would
| have laughed till you cried to have seen
| those two boys eating those eggs, This
lasted very well Till ABOUT O'Clock in the
| nfternoon l eaid to Jim, did you ever eat
any roasted eggsr
Hs said no. | said we'll. ets go to thu
barn and get dozen moro and try them.
\ We did so. and back 10 the house we came,
and we opened the stove door and set The
| eggs on O plate, the old fashloned tin
plate, and after being there about twenty
| minutes | happened to look out OF the
window, and 10 and behold, here WAS ouI
| loyal lord coming home. In moment
| linn said to me- what will we do with The
| eggs? Put them In your pockets. He had
| on q coat a round about. which was all
| the 20 in those days for boys. So he
| he gathered the eggs and got all but fouI
| m his Goa. pockets. / gathered the -four
| and not having coat on put them II
pants pockets. lBoys, don't laugh
pleaee.)
/ went out TO meet the old folks walk
ing bent forward, SO that the eggs would
not burn no. My father. who always saw
what | didn't want him TO see. oil other
occasions Gas he had keen eye In his
heRd) said to me. what nils you that YOU
walk that way? told him that it was as
much az | could do 10 walk. as l wat
feeling bad then, (Which was the truth,
| He said well you put the gears away In tht
wagon house and will go to the barr
| ard do tho work there. This was grand
opportunity as the pig pen was Glongsldt
| OF the wagon honee and l hustled Oh
with the gears Jim following, ready t
crack his sldes laughing.
We got into the wagon house. ami a.
the top ut tho steps there was window
| and up che went and out went the eggs
The pigs went to work on them. and Il
bIs diving day my father was nBver an!
wiser i have laughed over 1t hundred
| OF times The parents do not Away
know what Tommy and Jimmy may b.
doing, especially II mscbieyotE. 80, boy
and giIls, laugh when you feel AXE 1t, ant
also remember how good God is to Civ
US risen Saviour.