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clildrcn began to- tl,rung tho sidewalk md stroot
ne tho appointed place. All sagcB and con

to tho crowd, hnl overg addition
naae i, anew intorSAt t. tho oeeas|on Tho quot
or an F.yonr-old boy whoBo poclot hna boon
nlolscl; Of lls ttckos by Ind Of uqual summers.
Tlin young tnisorea'b wns pointed ut;-arrcbtnd,
eng sGarclcd; unon .lis .porann WAS fonul not
only THO lost tlokot. but q 1ondod royolyer. The
orr.ng youth was uc'st To Tho police station. THIS
sotttcl,
was the roxt attractiou, III which scratcing and
lair:pulllng wero rlnctseti Without n11cll care.
At tlH. jnneturo tho ahtl whiatlo OF tho o1gino
uoergo ". Howen )" aunouncesl tho approach
Of tho train; which was to convey the miscella-
noous crowd to rnrnorrayk:
-. 80 uraN TIN srAnr. = ~ ''.'
Iito ,train conaistel oftwolyo tflat-chrs with
to tho nulnb,r OF about 800, .was soon oonforta.
bly, Ecntc, and precisely ut D;!5 o'clock tho Big-
mil was gyen'and tho truin moved OF amid tito
lluzzaa Of participants nntl ncloldcra. On boarl
wore tho following latica atltl gentlanaa, ,wAoAal
u: T. sl,erIart, tilo loy. i. + pchinson j. ).
Howard Il. =. Skinner, ]. II. Hitchcock Dr.. e.
l.: nlaoltal1, alrp; J. NJ norric1, Airs. DR.. Black
nll, Mrs. Wt.D. Shorratt, alra: ]: M l'll!lugs,
Miss ~. Ho!conb, atiHn Fanaio Ford and Miss
too tho railroad wnB represented by Chiof"iG.l-
1lcnr, JIM. Whitman :; CASHIER, j. a. Odson
George IL. -DanIels, 0onc,n' Ttokct mid freight
Agent, md George Young, Director, Tho city
utESb WllH u EulliSG l43 k4D llalEl
raasol slowly Of tic city. 'wedEowood'a baud,
eight pieces, contribntod to tile oxui,omnnt
aud nolso. nlsa tho Econo was inBpirlh5
to aay tho least Stopping. at tho cannl-croasiu9
long enough to euiff isB olors, tho train was
soon bounding, forwnra with Increased spool,
and tho SURROUNDING prairie waB oponol up. tho
girls maklrg tho air meloa(ous with thnlr woll-
timed Voices, anil tho boys doug what they
conld their way to drink In tho pleasures Of
to TRIP: Al aonr'a ride over very smooth
scenery, brought tie party to
IRIS DESTINATION.
In moment tllo calls were deserted and tho
crowd lnaliug to and fro amid tho groeuu aud
sl'nslcs Of Turner parls.; Tho boEg. knowing n
alloy, which tliey ;wcro nut long In. discover
inE was out :of aliaun. Next en .nlasso,
they attacked what, they designated tho foo
ln,lch tol'ar.met:.' Hero tioy met . repu1sc,
nash n1aSl 70 tesr eaErn for tho eoo hal over
Then they hicd away to tiifroront parts Of tho
park to o1ioy themselves af,er their own tastes,
: ln I. few nnnonts guuads could 10 scan playing
ball, exercising on tho tnrning-polo. footracinE,
Of tho swings, anf danclng-foois. XII aecnod
to ba FULLY enjoying themselves. At 11:3O
LUNCH MAS AHSouSCED, .
and tho boyH wcro NOT slow to respond, for,
wh1lo thoro .wo1o fcw IT any over 800 in at-
tendance, 1000 luuchou voro issued and de-
lunch .waa ecrvcd III -paper-bags, and oach
bug contained two sandwiches several cakes,
md H.lillciel,cy Of pouclcs. Tho boys Ind their
.nppetitcs trined for. ancotthngs, and instead
Of eating their sandwiches used tlou az balls n
III innocent gano. Lemonade 'sas then served,
and to rs thirsty q crowd MI oror gtood before q
bur- bomo OF tho boys woro hoard, to complain
that they wero put o'f with soycn glaases Tho
GirlH wero more modcat mud contont with Elags
aroco. Everything WIS supplied i'll tho greatest
abundance.
Lunch being through with. tho children ran
wild i'll the twcnty-blx-acro park, where thoro
was no lack OF ahlasemontH. Then ;camo tho
Committees lunch, md they, liko tho boys.
scarcely completed when tho boys again
thropged the cuuutors, demanding FREQ lunch.
The Committee reasoned with .thom, but
in vain. ~ tlnrout Committeeman cornored ono
Of tho lrchiils and bogau to luestiou him Upon
tho
''oo1.pEN RULE"
fle know nothing about such n "rulo," and
" dln'4 ,Want..t lo '1ulctls out Of his lunch. :.
Tho Committeeman iuslHtol tllnt ho should. do
unto olLcla us llo would haye them do unto him.
Tie little chap pority replied: ''Why don't you
practice What YOU. prcac!l. I'm hungry: and If
golden rulo.' say. give mo gome peaclos'!
Tho boys woro onty perannled to r0tnrn to tlioi1
plays by policeman interfering. Sports now
went o,. pleasantly for awhile, whcn it Was an
II
soseion Of Quo Of t1u gwIllgu. WITH d tletornna.
,t1ou to.exclule oil ot,,ors, T.a poliee eettlet
tho difficulty speedily, and everything was ugul
al ploasant aud ou1ovoblo III could be wished
II :t,oro was q aiuslc foaturo in tho da,
Ito nlnr the occas;ou, It was the presence of i
s,uall orowtiuclncd to n,Ako trouble, It thois
tluanceH,had been measured by tloir Bizo, they
,yollll not layo bcou allowed to entor tho train
or grounds. Tl1oy wcre thu constant annoyance
| of tho ol,tiro party,-now insulting tho girls
md next Interfering viii, tho snort Of the
smaller boyy, Tho Committee md polioo had to
l. keen n constant BuryoilIuuee over them to hold
I thoia, In supjootlou,
THE SECOND LUNCH. 80,
pctor6 the .mo Tor serying tho second lnncl,
| li,d,arliyed, tic boys had natlo soyoral STAN.
podep ior .tIo rofrosment department With n
lock Of nlce Il onp i,1,npB into. the river The
| Others all follow, 10 it was with tile boyH,-and
tue girls, too to somo extent. When ono would
start TOR tho counter, all would follow, aud unto
| At $3.50 O'Clock tl.o eccoud lunch was all-
! Eouncel. Mono "cr0 backward i'll Receiving n
tho afternoon ticir little paper-b1g-tho 'dupll-
I cato Of their forenoon lations. Following tho
lunch camo ullothcr flow Of lemonade, which
.was tnkcn in With peculiar groelinoss. Thlk
c1naot1 tf1n nxer1,RrH oil tho grounds, when I'll