The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-30
The Wadena Picnic.

The A. NJ. passenger from the east
on last Thursday brought picnic
party from Wadena, to visit the beau.
ties of Detroit Lake. The subject of
a picnic to Detroit by the elite of
Wadena had been canvassed for
several days. a special car was
chartered, and the popular Charley
Stuart, who is steward Of the weather
for the U. $. government at Wadena.
spent several days and nights anx-
iously scanning the sky, and after
two or three lunar observations, and
consulting his charts and Vennor's
almanac, settled on Thursday as q
fine day for a picnic. But alas, man
proposes, ETC., for it rained, and
rained, until by the time the Wadena
party left the depot and arrived at
the American House there wasn't a
dry one in the crowd but Harry
PresSon, which is not singular, for
rs long as we have known Harry he
WAS always dry. Indeed the damp
weather put d.mper on the pros
poets of the ricnicers. The ladies
declared it was (s) Hooking, and open
mutiny almost existed until Capt..
Day gave the call for breakfast. A.
ter the matutinal meal WAS furnished
the rain ceased for short time, and
the boys resolved to Press on to the
lake. Pelkey taking the lead at a 1870
gait, beating even the time of his
boosted roadster at home. They all
thought they must make the best of
a bad Case, and though they travelled
down Lake Avenue in a style some
what Lice, they arrived at the lake
in about as good time as if the
weather had been more propitious.
One gentleman whose name we shall
not mention, but who will be recog-
niZed us the person whose heavy de-
canter subjected him to charges for
extra baggage on the train, resolved
at once to fish if he only caught a
Heron. But the usual luck attribu-
ted of old to fishermen seemed staring
the boys in the face, SO Il dance in the
pavilion WAS inaugurated which was
engaged in by al, till the cheeks Of
tho Wadena bellies bloomed like the
downy cheeks of u ripe Peach.
Several times during the day did the
Detroit ladies and gentlemen essay to
20 down to the lake and assist our
Wadena friends in their merry MAX
ing, but the continuous heavy rain
fall was too much even for their we'll
known hospitality. If our Wadena
friends will come again and choose a
brighter day we will assure them Il
pleasanter time.-D:troit Rec ri.
The Fashions.
by VADENA.
Won der inf und sWancy tay of
Shune, octzane huntret len und octzy.
MEESTER EDITOR:
Some yomans sent me some ledders,
und I will wriGe my reblys NIT your
babers, so dot der refers may got der
invermation "vree grashious,' und
COST dem nottings out.
HERE DEY BEEN:
VLORENCE.-Yaw. dot vos RIGHT,
shust wore der mans hat ven you like.
Of he vent pare heated, dot hair will
come pack NIT his heat vot he lost
alreaty.
AlAaG1E.--Nine, you vos pcsser
stob vooln nit dot shendlemens. Of
dot vreckles pen voshct nit der lemon
und putter-milk shuse, dey will pen
gone out FREDDY quick.
MEEs c. A. N.-Yaw.
MoLL1E.-Der barascls vos pe(n
mate NIT more as swie colors, der
inste peen different from der outsite;
yo,!st any color vot you like, of it
suids your COMPLEXION. You could
drim it nit lase of der color Of der
barasol or der trcss.
ANXIOUS MuTTER.--Yaw, "Spaul-
tings Zoothing Zyrup' would pen
goot for dot.
S1LL1E.--Nine, you dasent wore dot,
it would not pen excused.
CLARA.--Der Wedding tress vos
mate nit v1te muslin und lawns und
tings like dot. Der prite will schtand
of der left site init der man. | wish
you much schoy of der tay, und many
habby redurns.
HArT1E-Yaw, you got it RIGHT.
MINNIE BELL.--Do vot your NUT
ter tolc you. der pird in der hant
vos goot rs der swie on der dree,'
vos not exactly drue, especially ven
! der pird III der hant vos dree-toat,
| ind der Won on der dree vos q canary.
My atvise would pen to trop der toat
und COAX der canary.
MARY JANE-Yaw, you could wore
plue. or wife trimmet nit plue. Yaw.
got dot shendlemans of you could.
He vos make goot huspant.
EMMA.--Nine, dot coSld not been,
und you peter look out vonce.
FRAuLINE SCHMIDT.
FOURTH OF JULY.