Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-09-15
QUEEN LOG.


summer. al Crab FaIls. Now and then
husband turned up to spend Sunday
but to the eight others who had no hus
bands these arrivals import. nothing
aid for The rest Of the time the cotnpos.
ti"n Of the house was exclusively f,.mi
nine. except for su.dry babies in knick
e'bockers who did not count. Do not
however. think IF VA a. miserable. a
tray mar or two wou!i have been vel
coined. but since they tame not, ".
amused ourselves without them. Our r.
sourcrs w-re various. SOrue Of the girl,
-kctch+d; one or two painted. Carpsih,,
May had hobby for botany, ard pursued
il in such pretty, fresh. flow-ry way
that We all. more or less, followed hel
lead. Alice Wier and Marirn Berkle,
professcd trout fishing. They went on,
by their selves for wh"le days. and were
real xptrts, bringing home baskets of the
lepeckIed dsrlings which would have done
credit to speckled anglers. Then th.'r
was dear little Annie Tlnkham, who read
aloud in voice like trained brooklet.
ard was never weary Of reading Alto
gether :here wss no lack OF occupations,
and We enjoyed ours. Ives very we'll, in
|.pite Of tn occasional malcOntent sigh
At the thought of what might have been
Lad fate teen little kinder.
We are all nice. you know replies
Esther White, In an exasprrs,ed moment.
very nice. insie+-d; but sitter sll. IT,.
al one taste. One does like something
different at times. It Is astOnishiug wha
very little ham it takes to favor whole
mountains of bread aud butter"
oh, E-sis! shockinx!' But some o.
as privately agreed with her.
One brilliant morning in late August
We. the unattached eight, agreed to lay
aside all private pursuits and combine for
. picnic.
How well I remember It all-the hot
climb up hill, and the delightful spice
smell Of the pine woods - We passed In
to their shadow! It seemed differeni
zone, oil coolness and iragr.nce, with
winds making vibrant murmurings over
head, and under foot melo lious rustlings,
unlike other wood rustlings; echoes. per-
hays, of that s:cret, halt rrvesled and
half withheld, which pine woods hold.
and which, to impressionable people, IL
such perpetual fascination. 1t was ind
mitely refreshing sitter the outside heat
- H.. .nA ..,> Nmn~ o,,eaul.>s ~. ~. a,
cuslliony needles with sighs 0t pleasure
and relief
What queer place this H. said Ahce.
Il am never tired of it,
why don't We come here ofisner-
every dayf' a.ked Rose Nay EushioGly.
We'll, can hardly ny. There are|
o,h-r things 10 be considered. Dotiss-|
pketchi0g. for exsmpDe There's noshisg|
to .kssch here, you know
And trout. put Ia one OF The trostins |
girls, there's nothing u catch hsss, ycsl
know
I'm not - surs of that, retorted Alice |
'Piney hroos is pretty swift and tam Ies s|
good deal, I cunfe-s; bat there ere pools
below which might hold ss0at. I ami
going tn take . iook ct them ~ and BY. !
1T must take . trOa. 0f strong consti.l
lsli0G ~ Swim in PiUey brOok, observed
CaspsthiA Il should think he'd b Dr0is- |
ID Llsck ana blue 10 live minates.'
80 he would 10 tho rapids; bat below |
{ ID not 90 bAi. never heard Of anyl
hers. n BE- sare. but llAsrs nay b.
Much hasAgsth % : nAy-ba.' Qooaed
3ATsh 4asnjsg. :
Here lost TIE thread Of ~ coaveeaarI
lon. Ths pine n.sdiss wsse sIsseic ant
lo(t - > Qailreea ! wae weesy viii thsI
IN 81 ~ honG, ~ rghe faGal1el