Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1905 — Missed Her Own Party. [ARTICLE]

Missed Her Own Party.

Senator Joe Blackburn tells a story of a quaint old woman in a remote Kentucky village who was locally famed for her kindness of heart and goo<| will toward her neighbors. “For months and months she had been saving her slender means to give a great party, so she said,’’ the senator relates, “and at last came the great event. All of her friends, dreesnd in their best, were on hand to render the occasion notable in the annals of the village and all voted the party a great success, the only false note tn the gamut of their enjoyment being the mysterious absence of their hostess. “Meeting her the next morning owe of the guests of the night before spoke rapturously of the party. “ 'l’m certainly glad you enjoyed yourself,’ returned the old lady, beaming her satisfaction. ‘So it really waa a success? Yes? My! I certainly should like to have seen it.’ “ ‘But why were you not there. Aunt Sally, at your own party?* “ ‘Laws, child,’ answered the erstwhile party giver. ‘I had to stay in the kitchen and wash the dishes.’ Youth’s Companion.