Show a ai I 1 t I 1 A RUSTIC EPISODE DEACON reacon JONES HU HUSKING BEE AND ITS NUNI DEFf OF RED EARS the st or of that NJ ht zid the 0 good that he ile waa old man ail think losing eyesight it take takes a bright girl its to circumvent Cl rc ner rapa P deacon jones wife called on me I 1 today to day dily zeb baid mandy tho the other evenin vein ashe says the own deacon been in his usual everets ever since the failure as he ile calls it of his ia buskin alrin bee and mandy laughed ri right heartily ov over er the recollection of that notable event its lea the custom of the farmers in our albo nabor A bood to have a buskin bee every fall an thus bring the seasons work to an end with a round of merrymaking merry makin which is looked ferard to an talked about by the young folks all summer castles in the air long an many are built by them as they fondly think of the many manyo opportunities an hoped for results deacon jones specially aro are held in great favor by them all owin no doubt to bia his only child mollie the prettiest and socia blest girl in the nabo but the good deacon made up his mind that he won have any more a 0 the goins on at his huskin buskin bee that had hall worried an scandalized him as a I 1 leadin p pillar il lar a 0 the church at the last ono he be bad had one evenin mollio mollie overheard him tellin her mother how he was goin gain carefully through the corn out all the red ears till there be a single nubbin left 0 that color he ile intend to leave the least bit of an excuse for the young fellers havin a chance 0 kissin the girlean girl san specially their mollie who always seemed to get moren her ber share he ile thought it was a sin an a shame to allow such boins an hed show the nabors a huskin buskin bee as I 1 was 1 IQ a buskin bee everything would go off as orderly derlys or Is if they were in mechin so the deacon went on gitten ready for the event not knowin that his daughter was aware a 0 bis his plans now mollie had her own ideas about a huskin buskin bee an they were far different than her fathers fat liers so she told two or three of her admirers how her father was blannin to spoil their fun an they must tell the young men to como come prepared they told her nc not it to worry see that there was a plenty e 0 red ears for the occasion the eventful evenin arrived at last an all the young folks in the nabo were gathered in the deacons barn eagerly baitin for tho the word to begin buskin the great heaps of corn com piled upon the floor mandy an I 1 went over to look on an enjoy the young peoples frolics for mollio mollie had told mandy what was in the wind we stood to the deacon an liis his wife an when he at length gave the word for them to begin work he lie turned to me an says now zeb see what a huskin buskin bee lee should be ac cordin to my idee in all them piles ill warrant they wont find a single red rex jest then the deacon was cut short by a shout of joy from one ono of the chaps as be waved a big red ea car r over his head an started after mollie e who gave a shriek an scampered across the barn floor after a good deal 0 dodgin an squirming min she was caught at last an tho the lucky feller took his reward in a hearty kisa hiss upon lier her rosy lips orlove seen the deacons face nt at that linit it was a picture of astonishment an dismay wall I 1 swan he stammered ont out 1 I dont seo see liow how I 1 coul dvo overl overlooked ool ed that car ear right flight on top too I 1 dont be believe I 1 find anymore any more though ho lie chuckled one consola dut but jest then another rod red car was found an mollie Molli ewas was seen bryin to didgo another young man inan who was after lier her holdin aloft liis prize she rushed behind mandy where lie caught her nu an gave her a cousin kiss right before the deacons horrified eyes Man mandy dyanthe an alio deacon s wife keep their faces straight any longer but jest set down an laug laughed bed till the tears ran down their cheeks the deacon sat down with a groan of helpless despair an says 1 I 1 must be boosin my eyesight zeb id a made mado a affy davy that there aan it a red oar car in the bam barn but the pesky stalks are full of em lie ile was right F full ull of lent em they were for every youngster bad had come with his pockets stuffed with red ears an they do say that the girls brought moren morell on ong 9 car ear apiece BOS sos to be sure of a good supply leastways there ther evras was more inore red ears cars found at the deacons huskin buskin bee than were ivero found at all the other bees in the nabo last fall and the fun the th yo young u rig folks had bad over lem em was a sight tc to behold when the deacon found out how his plans had miscarried he wa was awful angry an vowed that hed never havo have another buskin huskin bee boo but mandy says mys she guesses that when the tinn time comes around again mollie an lin her inot herll bo be ablo to coax him int into changie his mind about it no now york tribune |