The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-02-28
The SnifZen
Party
a PennsyIvania-Dufch Story
BY Sara EHnakcr Amber
copyright. by Joseph D.. Bowies)


party for her 17.year.old daughter
Soose.
II was a rule for snitzen parties to
come early and stay late. BY seven
o'clock Leah Lapp's neat kitchen was
almost uncomtortably full of Amish
boys and girls about Soosie's own age
Every one at this interesting party
came armed with pairing knife
When all were seated in prim rows
around the walls of the room. Leah
Lapp smilingly gave to each one a
bright tin basin filed with Red
Streaks and Yellow Sweetings
Vars Beniie Stoltz?" asked Lissy
PldGck of Benjies sister
He's coomlng ven te horse be
shOed,' answered Dcbbie.
At the mention OF Benjie Stoltz by
Lissy one might have observed the
rosy color on Soosie's face deepen.
She cast scornfd look at Iissy "a
she whispered to her nearest neigh.
Dor: She's badt off Ven | haf ask
for te boys | be ashamed of me. She
can haf him"
The apple snitzen now began In
earnest II 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 in the kitchen
door, broad smile on his round face,
until he called out loudly: I've gates
all te while"
Everybody laughed louder than
ever, ard Lissy Planck exclaimed,
with a coquettish toss of her head:
we'll 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
shifting a Red Streak" so busily she
could not see Benjies glance, he
picked up stool and placed 1t close
TO her chair. After removing his fat
crowned, broadfim hat carefully with
two hands, he sat down, remarking,
calmly: II beleef | sits ona haer.
Vars my snitzen-tish?"
aah 4 nh 4,
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 a nice snitz."
At this appeal, Soosie perked
her head to one side as saucily
as a robin, as she exclaimed: "Geef
II to Lissy. She wants it,"
Benjie began to pare apples gloom.
fly after Soosie's rebuff. "She don't
like me at alls," he thought. "She
meaned it Saturday nights" he al
most groaned out loud, wen I trew
te pebbles up to her window and she
wouldn't COON town. She said she
afeered te dattie not be sleeping.
'Tain't so. She cares not II he sleep
or ma sleep; If she likes me she
cooms town and talks wis me in te
best room" Benjie heaved a sigh.
All this had not been lost on Lissy.
although she was seemingly very gay
with Ikey Steinhauser all this time.
She felt so sorry for Beniie.
The big tubfuls of apples were
emptied at last. and the great basket.
fuls OF sntz were ready to put In
the cider In the morning This
cider Jacob Lapp was now boiling
down" In the outside fireplace.
All the work being done, Leah and
Jacob Lapp now went off to bed, ac
cording to custom to allow the young
people to enjoy themselves.
I've will te barn gaen," said Soosie
Now COON all. and she led the way,
swinging lantern back and forth.
Then Christie Lapp. Soosie's broth. |
ci' Soiu III MS SIOW way. Il INK |
Old Maids is a nice blay for te wee
minis and to mems"
yah, veil, II is,' said Soosie, eager. |
ly. Coon on, Amos" and she |
marched down the barn floor, linking
arms In his, to the evident disgust
OF Benjie, while they all sang the |
time honored doggerel When they |
came to the words: $50 give us |
your arm" in the song there was a
mad scramble for new partner, and
some one was sure to be left standing
alone-the old maid. Twice this fell
to Soosie, and she stood in the mid.
die OF the circle, flushed, mortified
and quite forlorn, while Lissy walked
proudly past with an air Of triumph.
once on Benjie's arm and again on
Amos arm.
Benjie felt keenly for her, and In
spite OF her apparent Indifference to
him he could hardly kaan f.o,.. .,..L