Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-12-12

eraI pies soon O1loWedz TIL Iers as
iastone1ncllt for her sin Of omission.
ow. boys, SIT said as the process
sion started, each boy with e huge
pumpkin pie triangle in one hand ands
:. rosy apple in the other, . dinner will
be ready i'll an hour OF two and we'want
you to have good appetites.'
"We'll be there sang out the. cap
tain, briefly, leading the way backto
! the field. -: = .....rs:2 1T
II am sorry all the boys can't stay to
! dinner said Miss Hunt. edo you sup
pose there would be enough for ALP"
Il am afraid not said Mrs. Race,
surveying the contents of pots, kettles
and pans. / am sorry. too, for they
are having such a good time together"
"I'll run down and see if Mrs. Lake
has anything to spare. Perhaps we
can arrange for all to stay said Mrs.
Brown. "Now don't object, Julia.
There are six little Lakes out in your
pasture field and their mother will be
delighted to help"
''Of course she WILL" said Mrs. Lake
at the door. ''Nellie told me what is
going on down here, and came right
away to offer my services, for of course
my boys are out there with the rest.
! I'll be back in few minutes with my
contribution
"The dinin'room only holda twelve"
announced Mary Finnegan, red-faced
from struggle with the table.
Lets set one table in the sitting
room," said Julia, forgetting that she
had intended to lock up her parlor and
sitting-room. -.
When dinner was finally ready, not
boy was in the pasture field. The bats
were thrown aside, the catcher's mask
dangled from the fence, and the barn
roof reserved seats for spectators were
empty. Far away faint shouts an
nounced that lively chase was going
on. Miss Hunt was in despair but n OF
so the mothers.
''They have seen q rabbit or squir-
REL" said Mrs. Lake. calmly. as, she
rang the big old dinner bell that had
been silent for twenty years. "My
dear@,]ulia, if you had ever lived in Il he
same house with six youngsters, you
fwould be surprised at nothing. I see
Mrs. Brown filling.a tub with warm
water. She knows what condition
their hands and faces will be in.''
The squirrel hunt was abandoned at
the first sound of the bell, and across
the fields streamed the visitors and
besides all thexell boys that the vii
lage boosted. Nearly every one of the
dozen houses in the group was repre-
sented in the motley crowd of dirty
urchins. Under the direction of Mrs
Brown. the whole party was soon
scented with soap and scrubbed tt
that lady's satisfaction. They could
scarcely restrain themselves under he,
rigid inspection, for near at han6
stretched the long tables loaded will
all sorts of delicious things foreign t.
the city waits. Country boys take
good food as matter of course, bu
three hours of baseball and chasing
the nimble squirrel had made every
body ravenous.
''Golly," said Lame Jimmie, taking il
the turkey, chicken, bread, vegetables
jellies, pickles, cake, pie, and fruit will
, which the long table was filed. IS
wisht every day was New Years"
How they all enjoyed that dinner
Miss Hunt buttered bread till he
fingers ached. Mrs. Brown ladled on
quarts of gravy. Mary collected
peck of bones to make room near tn
loaded plates for her dishes of appl
sauce and peaches, while the othe
women, who had been Joined by tw
more mothers, sliced ham, an
= answered calls for more turkey an
Is everything else on the bill of fare.
IF you ladies will come to the gam
"a we'll give you the best reserved seats,
&c said the captain of the city nine, whe
IN plate OF delicious plum pudding wa
80 placed before him. AS the best r.
~ served seats wefe on the roof of Mis-
r. Hunts COW barn, the ladies decline
~ with thanks.
I'VE are very much Obliged" sal
~ Miss Hunt, but the dishes must
IS washed and preparations made ft
err supper"
e. Does we git supper, too?" asked
bootblack, having down a piece
II frosted cake with sigh. Use bee
ST a eatin' enough fer supper now"
IN "Corse we Does" said anothe
40 "Dese ladies is de real ting"
% "And to Think said Miss Hunt
10 herself as the train pulled out and tt
cs echo of the cheers her guests had ju
given, for her was still singing in h,
- ears. 81 was afraid to have the DO,
Oh little souls come into my house. Th.
liza said it was the happiest day they ev
cd spent, and I'm ashamed of my selfis
No ness. They behaved like gentlem,
% every one of them, and would n
ar have injured thing in the house. VIII,
; r they come back next Fourth of Ju
"a I'll give them picnic that is wort]
80, of the name, and do it without calli1
on all the neighbors for help, too.
H. Ohio Farmer. ~
ng HAD NO USE FOR TT.
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