The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02
QUEEN LOG.

Usm as Necessary Ingredient for Sand
witch.
Ours was purely petticoat party, that
summer, ut Crab Falls. Now and then a
a husband turned up to spend Sunday;
out to the eight of Ms who had no hus-
bands these arrivals imported nothing,
and for the rest OF the time the compost
Eion of the household was exclusively
feminine, except for sundry babies in
hnickerbockers, who did not count. Do
not however think of us as miserable.
A stray man or two would have been
welcomed, but, since they came not, we
smused ourselves very well without
them. Our resources were various.
some of the girls sketched F; one or two
painted. Oarpathia May had hobby
for botany, and pursued it in such
pretty fresh flower way that we all more
or less followed her lead. Alice Weir
and Marian Berkeley protested trout
6shing. They went off by themselves
for whole days, and were real experts,
bringing home baskets of the speckled
darlingg which would have done credit
TO experienced anglers. Then there
'was dear little Annie Tinkham, who read
aloud in q voice like trained brooklet,
and was never weary of reading. Alto
Gether there was no lack of occupations,
and we enjoyed ourselves very well, in
spite of an occasional malcontent sigh
at thought of what might have been had
fate been little kinder.
eve are all nice, you know" re-
gnarked Esther White, in an exasperated
moment" very nice indeed but, after
all, it's all one taste. One does like
something different at times. It is as
6onishing what very little bit of ham
vt takes to flavor whole mountains of
bread and butter"
ooh, Essie Shockingl" But some
of us privately agreed with her.
One brilliant morning in late August,
~we, the unattached eight, agreed to lay
saeGde all private pursuits and combine
FOR picnic. How well l remember it
aA--Ghe hot climb uphill, and the de-
Gghtful spice smell of the pine woods as
we passed into their shadow Itseemed
different zone, all GOODNESS and fra
GRANGE, with winds making vibrant MUIR
anurs overhead, and underfoot melodious
TUsljing, unlike other wood rustlings;
.eohoee, perhaps, of that secret, half re-
Vvealed and half withheld, which pine
woods hold and which to lmpressionable
people is such perpetual fascination. 1t
was infinitely refreshing after the out
side heat and glare, and we flung our
selves on the cushiony needles with signs
of pleasure and relief.
~< What a dear place this is |" said
Aiice. CT am never tired of it,"
Why don't we come here oftener-
every day 2" asked Rosa May, gushingly.
"Well, can hardly say. There are
other things to be considered. Duties
--sketching, for example. There's
nothing TO sketch here, you know"
"And trout" put in one of the trout
ing girls. "There's nothing to catch
here, you know"
"'I'm not sure of that" retorted
Alice. "Piny brook is pretty swift,
and families good deal, L confess; but
there ere pools below which might hold
trout, I'm going to take look at them
by and by"
at must take trout of strong con-
'Saltution to swim in Piny brook" OBJ.
served Carpathia. CT should think
bod be bruised black and blue in five
minutes"
SO he would in the rapids; but be-
Aaw II is not 80 bad. L never heard of
any there, to be sure, but there may
do"
Much hangeth on maybe"
quoted Sarah Stanley.
Here lost the thread of the CONVEX
esstsion. The pine needles were elastic
and SOFT as mattress, I was weary with
saie walk and the heat, the light tanning
"wsaAa iuiied me unconsciously, and fell
-1asSeep. Certain soft touches aroused
INC. and tickling in my ear. I sleepilv
turned and half sat up, but a hand
said '4ie '0'0o
oh, lie still a little longer. We've
shade you into log-such a lovely Loo