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Show AX OLD 1IMK bOClAIILi:. DlJtr l'arklnaon or Iranklln 1'laja tho llott Admirably. Viltfor neurit Xtwr. For many year. al, Patriarch Hamuel It. l'aiklmon baa onuually given a party to all tho old fulka of Franklin, and on Tueeday laat, the 7lb Inat., he gave auothtr. There were ISO luvlted oldfolka, wldowa and wive, of mlaslonailea, and 110 itspoudod and were preaent. Hlelgha with tenia wont around and bioJKht all the folk, to the party. Tho tablt. wero eel and everything prepired for thoaialliig ol the guiata at 4 o'i lock. A llltlo before o llrother Q.orgo C. I'arkluajn an-nouuoed an-nouuoed that upr wua ready nud callolon tho gueata to take their seat. at tho tablo In the following order: The oldest In the bouse at the bead of the table, when Hiatrr Harah Hiullh, agod 80, tootr. ber aent; tho next tluee oldest, Hitler Heunet, Ii, Ilrotlier Hell net, 77, and Hlater Wllauu, 77; next oldest, from 70 to 7o; then Irjm M to 70, and from 00 to US and au down lu rotation to the joiiuge.t. There wire aeated at the iiirce tabu. 110 persona. Jlrothur and Hlater Puralti-ou hau through their comuilltti. prupaiud every thing for the table that lulirl could de.lto. llrolher J. II. Naab waa ctlled to otler prayer, uud nak the bleating of God on the food prepared, after whloh all fall to and illJ juatloo to thu good thing, before them. After all bad been aititlled tho tables wero oleured out of tho two largo rooms which by thu b) u were made Into ouo by drawing the folding doora. Then thu evtitllug'aauuilruients oumiueuted l.y the wboloarty.lnglng "Unlldreu of Zlou, awalte from yout aadntae,"etc; after wblcu n goud many of thiiold fulka commooced to think of their young daya, and what good dancer, they wtrt,aud they oonaldered that they had not toigotteu the goodaie. and lg. they uted to perform; and whin Die lively 1 ifu i, wat cim menced by the mui oltn up they Jiliiiel, one niter another, and thu atepplng and JlgUng inat waa till-pliyed till-pliyed and -rfornieJat tbat lime waa a caution. Hlater Harah Hmlth, the 89. year young laJy, got up and danced a jig with your bumble eervaul; vte had lluomualonn tho llano, flue radiation', radia-tion', flno tinging, etc., an Jlrnther Nath gave a Inlet .ketch of a mission Dint waa given to t Ight of the lirellire.il byUhlef Jutllco Hiyeaat Iliaikfool In Hie year 169S, of their Iravela to their place of deatluatlon, their grand reception recep-tion at Mr. Fred Dutola' Intel at llolse, etc. then there waa more elhglng, HioeMc't person In the loom gnvu h recitation, and In conclusion recltid "1'rtlte UoJ from who nail bkaalnga How," when nil atonca tbo whole aeivmhly buttt out aluglug the grand old mel dy, which made the whole houao ring. Then we ha I a good many Innocent game., whlob created a good iloal of mtrrlnient, and I he oldest In the throng waa the keen est In Ibe game.. It waa a time of rejoicing and the Spirit ot God wat with ua, for peace and love and unity retailed, llrolher George O. l'nralnaon made very atprorlata rcmarkr. Hp ka of the object of gathering together, that It waa Intended for to theur the heatta of the aged, and to comfort the widow, and be boU tbat all bad enjoyed lb mietvee. At II o'clock relrothni.nta wero handed round to nil. Our euterttlu. ment continued until 12 o'clock, when the company Bang the hymn, "Lord dlamlt.ua with thy bleialug." llene-llctlon llene-llctlon wna cirered by llrother Hamuel C. Parkinson. Then all were taken tu their home-, rejoicing and with thankful thank-ful heatta for the good lime we bad bad together. llrother Parkinson bad a very aevere bea lacbe during the night, but wat wllh us, and fi It pleased to see ao many prtaent. He had everything done that could bo for the comfort of tbo olJ fulka, and all felt to ray from their hearts, "Uod bleta llrother Parkinson and hi. family." Thus ended lbs happy reunion of our aged brethren and alatora. I. II. N. 1'HANItt.lN.OJelJa County, Idaho, Match 0, 160.1. |