The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-08

she boasted to Mrs. Wilton on the next
Monday morning, as she ran her broad
hand through the steaming suds.
Some one going to send you nice
basket quiered Mrs. Wilton, thinking
al once of the benevolent president to be.
Nav! yer away Oft" laughed the
woman of labor. We've an invitation to
the New Year dinner at Shelly Farms;
got it in fine cover with the Berrie army
coat blazed onto the corner of it"
why Mrs Malinda Meigs!" exclaimed
the astonished Mrs. Wilton, "you are not
joking ms!'
NO, a'am, I'm not, giving the handle
Of the wringer an emphatic yank; its
the Bible truth. And was so tickled at
what she writ onto the gold aiged card,
she sent Ia
What that?" asked Mrs. Wilton,
desperately e awfulness of philan-
thropic ST., sneEt' gripping her heart
striHgs.
Why, ) it that she and her hus
haad wo a the new leaf themselves
'tas time invite the worthy poor to
dine Wi. ZEN on New Years day
,..& rr-;" d=ssR.iss A=- voice 10 Of
AHt Nuefe De you
N to dine, New Years, ma ann"
Il hardly know yet" answered Mrs.
Wilton, truthfully; then she fed to the
closet and studied the fine, new dinner
dress, with conflicting thoughts.
For young chit from college to come
lording it into their midst and make sueh
unAeard OF snubbing plans in her en-
deavor to appear peculiar, was simply
outrageous! The Shelly Farms new leaf
was perfectly abominablei Something
would have to be done to offset this dis
gusting philanthropy.
By four O'Clock that afternoon Mrs.
Wilton had made the rounds Of the insult
ed elite OF the countryside; and a swell
dinner party had been arranged for, at
Mrs. Goidwaite's, for three solid reasons.
First, to air their new toiet,ss; second,
to soothe one another in their common
grievance, and third, the Goldweite cot
tage was so situated that they could cas-
lily see the coarse tide OF the "seconds'-
and possibly the thirds TO the
farms.
Punctually at the appointed time the
outraged upper current gathered at the
appointed place to see the outrageous un-
der current set toward the philanthropic
president.
By three o'clock all the INDECENT but re-
spectacle people Of the neighborhood had
gone by in their Sunday best.
Onions and sauerkraut!" drawled Mr..
Wihon, as a German family passed on
foot.
"Our white necktie brigade" comment.
ed another first" as the pastor Of poor
church, mile away, and the superinten'
dent Of its Sunday school, together with
dozen scholars, went by In a double
sleigh. And the ''frsts" rustled theiI
silks and smiled in aristocratic contempt
Before the Goldwaite party broke up
however, messenger from the Farm:
bowed himself into theE midst and out
/ again, leaving the hostess looking sus
piciously at message in her hand, with
.'the army coat blased onto the corner,
as Mrs. Meigs would have said. Sh,
glanced timidly around the expectanl
circle and finally drew forth a dainkily
perfumed note aad read:
"a very happy New Year to all! i
has occurred TO us, dear people, that yo,
may not have comprebended our motive
in bidding our guests for the day. Al
We all are interested in philanthropy
work, We viii be understood when w
say, the new Leaf We turned is very time
ly and beautiful, and has made man!
hearts happy Husband and turned TN
leaf suggested by Luke, the beloved physi
clan. We knew you were all well able 4
return the compliment, and SO We bad
those who could not recompense US.
We extend greetings and desire tha
you all rejoice with US. Mr. and Mri
John Berie, Shelly Farms."
The "irsts" looked soberiy at eac
other; the spirit Of the note touched th
good in them and the new dinner dresse
were, for the time, forgotten.
Yes" they said, "the whole neighbol
hood has enjoyed Happy New Year q
day. Surely it il pleasant new leaf!
But the philanthropie society has neye
been organized, although ths prospectiy
rresidens Il ready and waiting