New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-29
QUEEN LOG.


New Orleans. MArch 1915
QUEEN LOG.
Ham ~ q Necessary Ingredient for
sandwich.
Ours was q purely petticoat party, tb
summer, at CRAB Falls. Now and then
husband turned up to spend Sunday; but
the eight OF us who had no husbands. the
arrivals imported nothing. and for the re
of the time the composition of the nous
eundry babies in knicker bockers, who d
not count. Do not, however, think of
~ miserable. A stray man or two Won
have been welcomed, but since they can
not, We amused ourselves very we'll wit
out them. Our resources were variou
Some OF the girls eketched, one or tv
painted. Csrpsthis May had . hobby
botany, and pursued it in such pref,
fresh-fower way that We ell more or le
Berkeley professed trout fishing. The
went of by themselves for whole days, an
were real experts, bringing home baskets
the speckled dsrlings which would hav
done credit to experienced anglers. The
there was dear little Annie Tinkham, Nh
read aloud in voice like trained brookle
and was never weary Of reading. Att
and We enjoyed ourselves very we'll. il
spite of IN occasional mslcontent Sigh q
the thought of what might have been lha,
fate been . little kinder.
I'VE are all nice. you know" remarked
Esther White in an exaSperated moment
every nice indeed; but, after all, it's all on,
taete. One does like something different q
times. 1t il astonishing what . very littl,
bit Of ham it takes to flavor whole noun
talns of bread and butter"
.'Oh, Essie Stockings" but some of u
privately agreed with her.
One brilliant morning in late Augnet, We
the unattached eight, agreed to lay aside III
private pursuits and combine for . picnic
How we'll remember it all, the hot climb
mp bill, and the delightful spice smell ol
the pine wOOds as We passed into theil
shadow! II seemed different zone, eli
GOODNESS and fragrance, with winds making
vibrant murmurs overhead, and under foot
NelOdlGus rustlings, unlike other wood
rusrliDge; echoes, perhape, of that secret,
half rive led and half withheld. which
pine woods hold ana which to impressionab e
pe"piels such PERI eiual fascination. 1t was
infinitely refreshing alter the outside heat
and glare. and We flung ourselves on the
cushiony needles with signs Of pleasure and
relief.
What dear place this is!" said Alice.
III am never tired of it."
"Why don't We come here oftener-every
dsy2" asked Rosa May, gushingly.
well, l Can hardly say. There are other
things to Do considered. Duties-sketch-
ing, for example There's nothing to sketch
here, you know"
'.And trout" put in one of the trouting
girls. There's nothing to catch here, you
knO r."
"I'm not 80 sure of that" retorted Alice,
''Piny brook is pretty swift, and tumbles .
good deal, / cont. g.; but there are pool, be-
low which might hold trour. I'm gong to
take look 1t them by-and-by.'
ut must take trout of strong consti-
Cnrpsthia. "Ishould think he'd be bruised
black and blue in five minutes"
$50 he would in the rapids, but below it
h not 90 bad. never heard Of any there,
70 be sure, but there may be-"
much hsngeth on maybe" quoted
Sarah Stanley
Herr lost the thread of the conversation.
msttrese, / wss- weary with the walk and
the heat, the light tanning wind lulled me
1ncousciously, and fell asleep. Certain
soft touches aroused me, and . tickling in
NY ear. tleepily turned and halt sat up.
but hand pressed me down, and laugh
ing voice said:
"Oh. lie still little longer. We've made
ycu into l"g-suoh lovely log! Do keep
"But what 10 this in my eari''
"Ob, nothing but q toad STOOL There,
I've NOV. dit, and III lift this licben off
your cycle so that you can look at your
self: You can't think how beautiful yen
are"
The witches had covered me all over with
. dust-cOlored shawl, and had covered that |
with sOds and moses and strips of bark to
M nj tn hal RI T.
pine needles over all, and licking into in- |
terstlces, ferna, lichens and fungi, till, as
Amy said, it die look precisely like q log. |
Atstly they threw down shawl in careless /
folds, set a lunch basket on my chest, and |
stood OFT to sre the effect, which they de.
clared to be "wtnderful."
"No human being would guess" eaid Es-
tner' You'd impose on Leathers,Ock,ug
himself Ob, grris, DO call Alice and Ma
rian They must be satisfied before this
about those wretched trout. d MT breathe
D word, bur just ask them to tit down on
the log and make the mselves comfortable
"Oh me! Thank you," said l, sp-ak,Dg
~ well as l could through mouthful OF
ichebs.
ION, they sha'nt really sit down. Lie
still, dear Dolly. Don't move
Won't. II will be such fun to cheat Alice"
Very well, won't. Bot b. quick Pm
DomfOrt able enough now, but all this blank
bt, shawl and bark may grow unpleasantiy
warm l never realized before just how
Daphne Fl It in the laurel"
Good by, Daphne. G,Od-by, Queen Log
We'll be back soon" With ringing laugh
or. Oft went the girl, Esther lingering to
i've fonl touch to the lichen over my left
20. smiled myself 1T the odd position,
mt even as l smiled dropped to sleep
gain. The day was irresis,ibly drOwsy,
md there was somethiug delightful ia this
wood slumber, which even in deepest un-
l never lost hold of. The
ost thing L saw, as my eyelids fell, was |
broad ray of Gun striking half open par.
el Of forks and spoons which Law in tho
'rass-M's. Pnatxter's property thee, and |
areiess enough Of the girls to ie Ave them
nus. But whnt did 1t siguify9 No spit ON
Arth could be safer than these summer
FOODS under tina suadOw Vt the New Hamp-
hire hils. -
This was my thought as ! fell asleep.
'as r0nsed ny Il sound of voices which oven !
~ lOck.d s.nses recognized as unfamiliar
oP.ned my eyes. Two men were sitting
q The gro close to me, but half turned
way. rnsy were shabblly clad; one in y d
elvoteen coat aud rough corduroy trousers; r
10 other, VIII 'sr clothes were dark. had a |
'd haudk-rhi tied round HE neck This l.
so hal u thick beard, and wild, long hair, l.
,il,ng pair Ut savage gypsy eyes. But il 4
b the other taco that fIIghte ned me most. t
was . SNUG, rhsven face, but with evil, Z
u-l, furtlve look, which l do not know II
W to describe. Fains with sudden tear. d
~ q uite still. IT, seemed the only thing t
do Bui, oh, where were the girlsi u
ought; aud what would happen it they o
u. b 4ckf Il
Give rs that ere bas1et of the log!" were ! "