Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-26
Mats HuSkir1' Bee

ther was some talk of us felks havin Huskin.
 We'll, I'd clean forgot it; but some folks has drefful good memory on some pints, an Jane Ann's one on 'um.
 Ever sense that ere corn tasseled she's bin all fluster for a Bee. Long bout time twas cut We had Bee for breakfast, dinner and supper, and sometimes between meals for a spelll We-ell, luther day arter breakfast, Jane seZ, seZ she:
 "Now. Nathaniel. you jest must set the time-takes quite spell to git word round among the Social Corner folks"
 Ne-o-w, I didn't allow to have no Bee no how; but Jane sort of Tiled me and sex l:
 T yum! Have your old Bee next Thursday night!" and grabbed my hat and went out to feed them hogs, When I come into grub at noon, Jane sot me down to cold snack on the sink shelf. coz she'd pulled the buttery out onto the table,
 What in tunhit you bout, ne-ew," seZ I. You jest cleaned hopse!" Ndl0dIllel DOOllltlVt oVA ohe' Apu think I'm going to have a passel of strange wimmen in my pantry seeing all that dirt? You better eat quick and write a list of names to send out"
 What for" sex l. with my mouth full cold beans. For what?" sez she, 'Why, for the huskin!" You could knocked me down with a | feather, I was that beat; but she went right on planning ,and l sot like a gump with my mouth open and didn't say nothin-want nothin to say, After dinner sot out on the chop ping block and thinked think or two, or maybe three.
 Thinks I, Jane Ann sure am gitting obstropuleus, and then agin Nat. you are an old fool-you didn't want no Bee no how! Ne-o-w you went and got mad an sot the day. Sarves you rite for gittin mad. Neo-ow stir your old bones and git ready for that Beell be on the way in a shake of a lambs 1 tail Likes not you'll git your huskin done right down cheap. | We'll, 1 writ round to- see who'd come and how much feed they'd bring | I axed Ma if she'd bring a chicken pie. She lowed she got an old hen she guessed would die any way-might as well kill her fust as last-she' q make the pie.
 Jim said he could bring some pun kin pie but eggs was dreadful skerce l and even the old Cropple Crown was on a strike; but Cherisette said shed got some eggs laid last spring. he could have, so we fixed that.
 Cornflower and Willimantic Corner said they'd bring some cakes. Wild Cherry some jelly; Peggy Anne pie klesy Antique some riz cake; Balsan Fur was all fired sorry, but guessed they'd have to stay at home Too far
 I told Jane Ann she could make some mince pies without any meat into um; she wanted tt do a lot more; but, seys I. cant afford no more, no how. sez I, think I'm made of money. dew your
 Elizabeth was going to furnish eof. fee, and the others eteetery and bis. cult.
 I got Jim and Bic to help me hau that corn together; and Thursday comed jest as it alters does and long bout six o'clock they come, some II automobiles with horns, and some il teams with bells on. Sech a hant shakin I never seen-shoo now! m! arms lame yit.
 Now. I tell you, I felt middling goot Iwhen I seen all that there grub il that kitchen. Thinks l by Ginger twill last week and maybe a day e two more.
 Meow. I'd forgot one pint, eonsari itl We hadn't eat supper yit; ant lyou can put it right down now iron Uncle Nat that there Social Corne crowd. Is beatenist folks te eat ever seed-Yes-si -sir-ee,
 Jest as soon as I could drag una eu the house they tackled that corn, led the way with the Editor and Pa ipa's Boy.
 Say, now, he's gone and gin Ill farming and gone te the city-m, stars! didn't he throw on the git up with his shiny shoes and white vest All the gals was right around like bee round clover.
 Betsey Burdock, Ma. Ready, Fla, Verna, lowed they'd help Jane Ann anyway they's fraid they'd git tn rheumatiz out in the corn, but SwamI Apple, Co-Solid and Mrs. Robinson who are a mite older than they pear to be-jined the young folks.
 Jest as they got to huskin' John Hen ry got a red ear and such a screeeh in and tittering among the gals ye' never seen.