Show THE OLD FOLKS how the sere and yellow acut of american fork get treated alie annual gathering of the old folks of american fork took place january at grants musical emporium of eliat place the many sleighs with snorting steeds encircled with numerous bells of varied sounds gave notice that the poor the bialt the lame and the blind were going to havea jubilee and that the lowly cot in distant nook this day must give up its occupants to pleasure to be carried midst music and snow to the beautifully adorned rooms of Grant sHall where the sisters are in waiting to care for and seat tho aged ones these old folks god blesa them coming together warms up old time friendship and they forget their aches pains stillness of limbs their imaginations are awakened memory appears strengthened as by magic charm and oil what pleasure to listen to them re the old timed stories in dialects of beat y gono days their quaint manner and broken language as it charms aliis motley group of past mechanics husbandmen and women and milkmaids representing years of life in the world of varied changes those young men bow their horses sweat and what respect they showed to the old folks yes alie old gents and ladies say ah ah get our boys going and they cant be beat and so says alie committees the bojka are surprised when it is told them all the old people are gathered in the clock strikes 12 and dinner is announced noun ced and soon souls are seated at tables bounteously laden with all kind of roast and boiled meats smoking tot vegetables gravies and pickles pies and cakes all manner of preserves each person biad a plate of most lucious plum pudding served i eye opener dip to finish on yet ere was the missing ones and alie 01 dept asking where was brother go the iron horse was behind two hours and their telegram arrived after themselves and we have nut heard from president smoot at this writing dinner over and bishop halliday looks as happy as santaquin San ever made him american fork some say is a cosmopolitan town but its citizens of all classes are largely generous these excellent bounties were their gifts to make good cliber in alie hearts of the old people which they desire to make liappa in alie future as in the past the spacious hall ia filled brother savage makes the opening remarks and for three and a those veterans and matrona matrons enjoyed songs music recitations and speeches from brothers goddard dunbar minister day and bishop halliday those bagpipes of prof bunbar were queerly explained by a small boy to his mother alio said n man had something tied with ribbons it bad a stick up there and up there and up there and one below and two full bags and he pumped on them with his elbows and oh I 1 mother what a sneaking noise they acro greatly amusing after all and so was the aged sucking oranges and candies so generously supplied each person was presented with a world renowned bamberry Ban berry cake after the ceremonies all were taken home in safety tho respective and visiting friends had a pleasant time together in alie was sent the next morning twenty four baskets well filled to alie most needy and the event will long be remembered by all pre tent and alie grant family have alie kind congratulations of all |