Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-05-09
The Snitzen
Party
By Sara EiEnAksr AmbIsr
a PsnnsyIvanis-Dut Sorry
tcoDyrisht b. Joseph 3. BOwlsal

the winter kitchen ever since thu
early dinner hour Of hslf-past ten fol
the special occasion Of the snitzer
party for her l7.year.old daughter
Soosie.
It was rule for snitzen parties "a
come early and stay late. BY seven
O'Clock Leah Lapp's neat kitchen was
almost uncomfortably full Of Amish
boys and girls about Soosie's own age.
Every one at this interesting party
came armed with pafing-knife.
When all were seated in prim rows
around the walls of the room, Leah
Lapp smilingly gave to each one q
bright tin basin filled with Red
Streaks and Yellow Sweetings.
Vars Benjie Stoltz?" asked Lissy
Planck of BenJie's sister.
Hes cooming ven te horse be
shoed," answered Debbie.
At the mention of Benjie Stoltz by
Lissy one might have observed the
rosy color on Soosie's face deepen.
She cast a scornful look at Lissy as
she whispered to her nearest neigh
Dor: She's badt of. Ven hat ask
for To boys be ashamed Of me. She
can hat him"
The apple snitzen now began In
earnest. 1t required two and one
half bushels of pared and sliced ap-
pies to thicken one barrel of cider.
The young folks knew this, and that
until the allotted task was completed
they could not go to the barn to
play and feast on fassnachts and
cider.
What with pairing and much talk
ing and laughing Benjie's horse trot-
ted into Jacob Lapp's lane without be-
ing heard. Nor did they notice when
Benjie himself stood IL the kitchen
door, broad smile on his round face,
until he called out loudly: I'VE gates
all To while."
Everybody laughed louder than
ever, and Lissy Planck exclaimed,
with a coquettish toss Of her head:
well, now, Benjie, amt you smart
vunst?" and she edged closer up to
Debbie to show him there was room
and welcome for him to sit next to
her.
Benjie evidently had other plans.
With direct gaze at soosie, who was
snitzing RED Streak" so busily she
could not see Benjie's glance, he
picked up stool and placed 1t close
to her chair. After removing his fiat
crowned, broad-rim hat carefully with
two hands, he sat down, remarking,
calmly: II belief l sits ona haer.
Vars my snitzen-tish?"
Leah Lapp, whose duties as host
es kept her busy going back and
forth, hurried to him with a tin dish
that was beautifully bright, the very
newest one in her possession, a fact
Benjie commented upon with inward
satisfaction.
"Soosie," called Benjie, softly edg-
Ing his stool still closer to her chair,
here is nice snitz."
At this appeal, Soosie perked
her head to one side as saucily
rs a robin, as she exclaimed: "Geef {
t to Lissy. She wants til"
Renjie began to pare apples gloom
ly after Soosie's rebuff. "She don't ]
ike me at alls," he thought. she
neaned 1t Saturday nights" he al
most groaned out loud, wen l trew
g pebbles up to her window and she
COON town. She said she .
.feered to dattie not be sleeping. .
faint so. She cares not II he sleep =
# ma sleep; If she likes me she
ooms town and talks wis me in to
est room" Benjie heaved sigh. Q
All this had not been lost on Lissy,
Though she was seemingly very gay 2
nth key Steinhauser all this time. q
he felt so sorry for Benjie.
The big tubfuls of apples were !
implied at last, and the great basket u
Ills Of snitz were ready to put in o.
he cider In the morning. This q
Ider Jacob Lapp was now boiling 81
own" in the outside fireplace.
All the work being done, Leah and q
acob Lapp now went of to bed, &C
ording to custom, to allow the young g
eople to enjoy themselves.
I'VE will to barn gaen," said Soosie. 81
Now COON all" and she led the way, "
winging g lantern back and forth. 81
Then Christie Lapp, Soosie's broth y
!, said In his slow way: Il tink
I'D Maids is a nice blay for to wee x
ins and to mems" 10
Yah, veil, 1t is" said soosie, eager
!. Coon on, Amos" and she l
arched down the barn floor, linking
ms in his, to the evident disgust IN
Benjie, while they all sang the 90
ne honored doggerel. When they &c
me to the words: so give US 20
,ur arm" In the song there was a mi
I'D scramble for q new partner, and
me one was sure to be left standing ne
old maid. Twice this fell
soosie, and she stood In the mid Ia
9 Of the circle. flushed, mortified BE
d quite forlorn, while LAssy walked an
oudly past with an air Of triumph. pin
zoe on Benjie's arm and again on wi
nos arm sh'
BenjIe felt keenly for her, and IN TO
tie Of her apparent indifference TO lou
u be could hardly keep from rush- On