The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-03-12
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could take sail III would De uelRntlul
this warm day."
"Why can't we =" asked Annie Grier-
son. There's a boat"
or course everybody Immediately
clamored for sail and Julian Ferrean,
Tom Revere, and myself were Instituted
u committee to investigate" the boat,
which lay rocking on the ripples just
little out from the shore. Improved to
be great, hulking affair, nearly as large
as q whaler's boat,a half full of water.
TO add to its unpromising appearance,
there was but one pair of oars, and these
not of the strongest. Also the craft was
quite destitute of any steering appara-
tus. However, all the ladies were eager
for sail, and we, in our gallantry, de-
cided that these difficulties could be sur
mounted.
SO we went manfully to work, all the
masculines of the party except Phillips,
who utterly declined to soil his white
hands and wet his patent feathers, even
in the service of Belle Blount. Harry
indignantly declared that he should not
accompany us unless he earned his pas
sage; while Edna Reese curled her lip
very perceptibly, and Annie Grierson
murmured to Belle, in contemptuous
undertone,-
" Belle, dear, you ought to keep your
cavalier in n glass case !"
Belle laughed good-humoredly, and
ran her handsome, flashing eyes over
the lounging figure and listless face of
her escort, as she frankly exclaimed
"What lazy fellow you are, Sidney
Phillipsl' ~
Weally I'm cwushed.n And Sidney
spread his handkerchief over a stone be-
fore he sat down upon it to contemplate
our industry.
We dragged the boat ashore, turned it
upside down to tip the water out GULL
ed leaves and grass with which to cleanse
it Of the mud which had settled on the
bottom made temporary dry floor by
laying down couple of long, stout
boards which we found upon the shore ;
and finally summoned the ladies to come
and witness the result. They were in
raptures, and declared it to be "splen-
did"
Forthwith we all seated ourselves in
the boat, bestowing ourselves as we
chose; for, though there was scarcity
Of seats, there was plenty of room. Ju-
Ian Ferrean and Blanche Chetwoode sat
down in the bow, and it seemed perfect
iy proper that they should have the
highest and dryest seat for certainly
we all considered Julian little superior
to us other men, perhaps because the
OF perhaps because he so considered him
self. And as for Miss Chetwoode, she
seemed more like goddess than NOR
tai girl, as she sat there at the head of
the boat, her black dress and lace man.
tilla falling in most artistic drapery
around her stately figure.
Belle Blount sat at the stern, and Sid
neg reclined on the dry boards at her
feet; while the rest of the party sat up
on those same lucky boards, except
Harry and /, who took the oarsman IS
seat and the one pair of oars,-an oar
apiece,-and we pushed out into the
river.
How merry we WERE How we sang
songs and laughed, and grew witty as to
jokes, and brilliant as to compliments
And Death, with his utmost horror, was
almost spreading his dark wings over
us every one! Why had we no forebod-
ing of it? Why did none of those mys.
terious presentiments come to any of us
such as people tell us they experience in
hours of unconscious dangery For we
were on the verge of deadly peril.
Growing tired at last of propelling this
boat load of youth and beauty, rested
on my oar, and called to Tom Revere
Come and take my place, Revere
YOU are a rowist, are you not ?n
Capital one," answered Tom, leav-
ing Annie Grierson's side reluctantly but
good-naturedly; and, giving Sidney
Phillips shove, he politely observed to
that reclining individual
''Get up, Lazy Lawrence, and take
Blount's oar. You're complete dead
head''
"I-aw-don't wow," lazily returned
Sidney.
:" Come and learn, then"
(" Can't possibly. Pway excuse me,
my deah fellah; this Oppressive heat
takes all the enawgy out of fellah.'
"As if you ever had particle OF en-