The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-11-11

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do, though: and that's big enough for ths
hole family.
"Why not take the whole family. thenf'
ael ed Mrs. Allen, half in esrnest. I've
hardly heen cot of doors the whole wintel
and spring, and should enjoy the ride 81
well As the boys"
Farmer Allen laughed.
ANY more of you want to 20! What
Vou'd YOU do With the habyf"
Take her, Of course Yor don't sup
pose weather Ike tiis would hurt heri She
need. the air much as anybody"
Are you really in earnest, MOTHER
Certainly. don't see why you can't
make pleasure. .jaunt out Of it ss well rs a
burines. one. haven't bsen 30 far away
from home for Ave years. and l'gness the
house could get along wish"us me for half
day. Becky can get dinner for the men
at moon. and We should get home by two or
three o'clock at tie latest"
Well, just as you say. then. I'm snre
I've TO objections. Well have to start
pretty early, and in-tead Of having one of
the men 10 60 with US, shall have to
drive"
| So the matter was settled.
At seven O'Clock the next Saturday
morning the party set out. all in the high
est possible spirits. Innumcrnblc charges
were left with Becky a. TO what tc do about
''inner ard bow to DISPOSE of other house
held du.ies. if they ali. uld not return at the
time expected. A huge basket of lunch
WAS placed urder the scat, much Co the
satisfaction OF Harry End Jack, who had
iecn too much -xcit d in regard to the
Journey TO care for breakfa st.
It ~as a splendid April morning, and hut
FOR the brown l"oks of the fields and the
thinlv eaved trees would hive seemed like
June. The sun shune and the birds sang,
and everything seemed delightful. The
two boys were constantly finding something
new to rdmire in the things about them
and their merry shouts often occasiOned "a
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.ymparhetic "coo" on the part of tn. balr
~Le stared with her h'g onnd eyes at the
rnmm"nest objects as if they we're the most
sonhr,ful things ir the werlI.
| II was after e'eyen o'clock when thew
reachpd tie mill The wagon had been
lsft at the end of the road, mile back, the
hnrse- tax n out and bag Of oats empti-d
| npon the ground for them They were
both steady going OLD veterans, used to the
! h,rrow and nlow, and would stand ia I
where they were left hours a. time. The
] ft.rmer. however. had taken the precaution.
after rntt;ng the brides in the wognn. to
tie the hal to one OF the wheels
Th- mill stood close down TO the waters
edge and in front and all around it were
heaps Of blocks, refuse timber, logs and
| -havings. 1t was not very romantic
l"oki ing place, but the chllcren were delight
ed with II.
TIE ]org rice had given them all good
appetite. A rough table was ma le out Of
some Boards laid across couple of stumps,
and the contents of the big basket were
soon pIacrd upon it. Lunch finished, the
farm"r and his son began their irvestiga-
tons while Mrs. Allen and the children
wandered ahout lookins fer arbutus aud
gathering pine canes. There was more to
he looked after about the mill than was eI-
pect"d and it was two o'clock before the Job
was finished.
So bu.y haa they all been that The gradu
sl e'ouding up of the ky had not been no
ticed and it Was lot until the sudden pa.-
ter,ng of rain began upon the leaves that
the lrte party began to look about them
"It's nothing tut an April SHOWER" said
Tom. I'VE shall have to get under Il e
shelter Of the mill tll il passes over
Don't you hel, We il" returned the far
mer. We've bad rain hanging round for
n week rast. and we've got it now, sare
enonyh. Do tie best wt can We shall be
dienched. You run on ahead, Tom. and
pnt the hcrses m, so IA to be ready by the
time We get there. We'll be right after
to".
Ohedi.nt to his fathers advice, Tom
hurried raIid,y alCpg TIE path lrading to
While Tie remainder Of Il party iOlios d
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