The children, Thomas J., and Tirzah Ann, and Ardelia Tutt, and
Abram Gee, and some of the rest of the young folks sung and played
some beautiful pieces, and they had four tablows, which wuz
perfectly beautiful.

And then we passed good nice light biscuit and butter, and hot
coffee, and pop corn and apples. And it did seem, and all the
neighbors said so, that it wuz the very best party they had ever
attended to.

And before they went away they made a motion some of the
responsable men did -- some made the motions and some seconded 'em
-- that they would adjourn till jest one year from that night,
when if the Smedleys was still alive and in need -- we would have
jest such a party ag'in.

And at the last on't Elder Minkley made a prayer -- a very
thankful and good prayer, but short. And then they went home.

Wall, the next mornin' we started to carry the things to the
Smedleys. It wuz very early, for Josiah had got to go clear to
Loontown on business, and I wuz goin' to stay with the childern
till he got back.

It wuz a very cold mornin'. We hadn't heard from the Smedleys for
two or three days, because we wanted to surprise 'em, so we didn't
want to give 'em a hint beforehand of what we wuz a doin'. So, as
I say, it wuz a number of days sense we had heard from 'em, and
the weather wuz cold.