Show EIGHTY YEARS AGO celebration of a happy event in the life of an ogden citizen oa on the of december eighty years ago came john A jost to be a dweller in this busy world and thirty six years of 0 this time he has been a respectable and respected citizen ol 01 ogden today to day being the anniversary the better balcof half of bis his good son sort samuel called the family and mends friends together to celebrate thia this happy event eventov of infrequent occurrence an birthday A cordial greeting of the friends over complimentary exchanges and a chat for a time indulged in the fatted calf being killed and prepared r e pared the bell rang out oat the chimes chime a af pf for 0 r dinner the company gathered around the festive board whereon was spread the dissected calf with all the necessary accompaniments to satiety the natural appetite and andine inspire pire th the guests fora tor a pleasant evenings gathering no now W w whether bather the old prodigal was ever lost or not during bis his many years of wandering in far off countries he was found upon this occasion and whether bis his substance was wasted waited in riotous living or bis his system reduced by the coarse food left by the swine etc he was now found at twenty second street with shoes on bis his feet but no gold rings on bis his bands anu and arrayed in his best beat robe healthy and happye happy and sitting under his own vine an and peach ac h tree with none to make him afraid ad I 1 ane evening passed pawed off pleasantly with music and song speech and jest and reminiscences of early days in the long ago till the midnight chimes of the old fauly family clock told ug us the wee smal sma hours were at band with the closing song of meeting in the sweet bye and bye in full chorus the call tor for cloaks clot ks ha bata to etc ate were wee in order and after a baat band d b a king and good wishes pronounced pron t taxa b bappe py company bended vended their wj way to their canoua at io us depots and boarder bo ardel the cars care that need no locomotive sad saila bailed away to the I 1 land and of dreams dreame SIMPLE SIMEON OGDEN dec |