The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-06
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QUEEN LOG.
Ham as Necessary Ingredient for o Sand
WITCH

Ham as Necessary lngredient lor BAND
wich
Ours Was purely petticoat party, that
summer, at Crab Falls. Now and then a
husband turned up TO spend Sunday; but
TO the eight OF US who had no husbands
these arrivals imported nothing, and for
the rest Of the time the composition, of
the household was exclusively feminine, ex-
cept for sundry habits in knickerbocktrs,
who did not count. Do not, however.
think of us US miserable. A. stray man or
two would have been welcomed, but, since
they came not, We amused ourselves very
well without them, Our resources were
various. Some Of the girls skeIched one
or two painted. Csrpa,hia May had hobby
for botany, and pursued 1t 10 such pref y
fresh flower way that we all more or less
followed her lead. Alice Weir and Marian
Berkeley protested uout-tshipg. They
went off by themselves tor whole days, and
were real experts, bringing hone baskets
of The speckied darlings which would have
done credit to experienced anglers. Then
there was dear litllc Annie Tiukham, who
read aloud in voice like train, brook
let, and WAS never weary of reading. Al
together there was no lack of occupations,
and we enjoyed ourselves very well, in spite
of an occasional malconlent sigh al bought
of what might have been had fate been a
little kinder.
we are all nice, you know" remarked
Esther White. in an exasperaied moment
''yery nice indeed but, after sll, It's all one
taste. One does like something different
at times. it is astonishing what a very lit
tie bit of ham il takes to flavor whole noun
tains of bread ana butter"
"Ob, Essie. Shocking !" But some OF us
privately agreed with her.
One brilliant morning in late August, we,
the unattached eght, agreed TO lay aside all
private pursuits and combine for picnic.
| How well remember ii ail-the hot climb
uphill, and the delightful spice smell OF
the pine woods as we passed into their
shadow 1t seemed different zone. ali
GOODNESS and fragrance. with winds making
vibrant murmurs overhead, and undertook
melodious rustlngs, unlike other wood rus
things echoes. perhaps, OF that secret, hall
revealed and half withheld, which pine
woods hold aud which to impressionable
people is such perpetual fascination II
was Infinitely refreshing after the outside
heat aud glare, and we flung ourselves on
the cushiony needles With signs Of pleasure
and relief.
"What dear place this is sad Alice,
81 am never tired Of IT,
"Why don't we come here oftener-every
day p asked Rosa May, gushngly.
swell, l can hardly say. There are otf'
err things TO be considered. Dulies-sketch'
ing, for example. There's nothing 10
sketch here, you know"
Sand tout" put in one OF the trouiine
glrls. "Theres nothing to catch here, you
know"
"Im not so sure of that" re,orted Alice
"Piny brook is pretty swift, and tumbles {
good DEAL copfsss but there are pool
below which might hold trout. I'm goinl
to take look at them byand by
sit must take trout of strong consii
tuition to swim in Piny brook observed
Carpathia. ~ should think he'd be bruised
black and blue in five minutes"
80 he would in the rapids bnt below |
is not SO bad pever heard Of any there
to be sure, but there may be"
"Much hangeth on may be- quote
Sarah Stanley.