The new era., 1911-02-09
HARD TIMES PARTY
Well its hard times when your hor
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Well its hard times when your hor
ses run away,
| And your girls walk home.
The hard times party given by
| Miss Trounsell at Hebron February
End was decided success, with the
eeXception of rather disagreable ac-
cident to party from Walden, in VIII
ich the team ran away and spilled the
party out in. the snow, necessitatiRx
quiteta walk, but when a man has on
| ly one arm to drive with accidents "
are liable to happen and when he has
to hold two girls in the sleigh OF. codl
rse, what can you expect!
The costumes worn were very eff
fective, while they lasted, some of
them looking the worse for wear be-
fore morning, but as the owners were
all needing new they said they did
not care as spring is near and they
can now get out their last summers
clothes.
James Peterson made a great sens
alton, as all the boys fell in love
with Miss Peterson before they dis
covered his identity. Mrs. Hill, af-
ter using all the material she could
find, was forced to take the last to-
bacco sack her husband had to patch
her dress with We deeply sympa
thize with Billy as we are sure from
the looks of his clothes he hadn't
the price of another. Irene and
Charley Murphy made a striking ap-
pearance, which before morning was
greatly improved In fact theD
had been too careless about mehding
and We're really not dressed to enter
a crowded house where everyone
wanted all the room he could get
or another person was liable to- get
his foot or hand tangled up in any
fluttering Monte Blevins
had sized the situation up and think
ing that probably his neighbors had
good clothes he would go, but he
just couldn't bear to go ragged so he
used all the gunnysacks he could find
for patches and really there wasn't
a hole to be seen, in his garments,
but it was too bad he han't a pair of
shoes. One was 6 and the other
8 but everyone treated him just as
well as if they were mates. Gene
MCGOWAN and Joe Graham looked like
millionaires, consequently were very
popular with the ladies'. But Fritzie
Coyte, say you just ought to have
seen him. We are sure Helen and
Nate Chedsey and Mrs. Bradfield
were not broke, because we noticed
the patches on their clothes were
new cloth, and they must have had
the price to buy, even if it was a 7.
different color from the garment.
We htinls Ed, Van had been ruStl-
ing some where, for his coat had
been neatly sewn down the back
With what looked like a corset lace.
and eaia. lei, of his black .-er-4 trousers
Was mended with corduroy leg;
we suppose clipped FROM some other
mans wardrobe. We will not criti-
else the costumes of Miss Bourbon,
Mis- Brinker, or Mr. MCGOWAN for
they were in runaway and an up
set and one cannot expect to get
out of wreck of that kind with all
their clothes wholte and it
would be ilnkind to referto their rag
ged condition. Mr.. Dean and Mr..
Trounsell had not time to don any
good clothes as they were out until
late hour hunting for the lost par
ty from Walden. Poor Brush Monroe
was eXcusable for he has been so
awful busy lately feeding, batching
and hunting a cook he really hadn't
time to do any mending, and We are
sure Hilder Norell ran away to go
to the party for Mrs. Norell would
never have allowed one of her boys
away from home looking like that.
We are truly sorry for Billy Hill,
for aside from losing that tobacco sac
he really NEEDED a new shoe he had on
ly one and his boot had no heel,
think how uncomfortable, and his
coat was sight; SO was his shirt
Ray Tucker and George Nuss made
a very good appearance. = Poor little
Miss Trounsell! Her guests arrived
so early she hadn't time to change
her dress, and she certainly had on
an awful looking outfit. Its funny
how ragged some folks go around
home and then dress all up when th.-
ey have company or go anywhere.
supper was served about 1880.
The first course, consisting of pork
and beans was greatly enjoyed, but
the second course, of corned beef
and cabbage was not so popular as
some of the guests thought corned
beef 90 common, but the hit of the
supper was the corn bread served as
dessert, made by Mrs. Peterson, she
certainly must be from Missouri.
The elegant repast was finished with
a soul stirring cup of postum