Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-06-08
WHAT CAME OF A PICNIC, IN THE
SUMMER or '69.

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much for my equanimity. 1t will take
every particle of poetry out of me, and
L shall return to the Hub tomorrow
in just as common place a frame of
mind as left three weeks ago."
Aud jolly Jarve Clancy looked rue
fully at the six hundred pleasure
seekers more or less-we will hope it
was less-and then at the half dOzsn
dusty cars. in which they were ex-
pected to ride the ten miles to B.
"I say Helen, Tom, Mira, Will, and
Kate, there's train goes up at half
past eight. What do you say to stay
ing until then? We will explore the
grove again; have a glorious swing /;
take a nice quiet game of croquet on
that obliging gentleman's lawn; get a
charming supper of bread and milk at
some OF the farm houses; won't it be
gayp haven't had real old
fashioned genuine bowl of country
bread and milk for an age, and to
crown all, go home on the owl train
by moonlight. Striking an attitude)
How L remember that breathleSs flight.
across the waves ON the summer night !;
Backward like a river flowed,
Sweeping with its fences and hedges
While farther away and overhead,
The moon II I'd with Us as We flet
Along the ferest's iggled edges!'
lis not the prospect delightful
Decide. quick! quickl' as the con-
ductor's 'all aboard rang out above the
confusion. "Full moon to night Not
a cloud TO hide that comet we have
tried so long in vain to get sight at
We will see the sun set from the top
OF that hill yODder You will all stay {?
HurrahV' swinging his hat at their
laughing consent ID his importantly,
as the tram moved slowly out of the
depot.
"What did yen ssy? Three or four
youngsters want some brown bread
and milkP' asked good grandma
Anterior, looking up at her husband
from the cream she was getting ready
to hang in the we'll, preparatory to the
morning churning.
"Who are theyp-Beggarsi YesP of
course"
mo wife; as nice pretty young folks
as ever you see; left over from the
picnic | suppose" with a deprecating
air.
Now Martin LSther Anterior, if it
amt enough that should be torment
ed with them critters two. thirds Of the
days the snow is off the ground, with.
out their beginning To come nights. If
you don't cut off the trees from that
place, these fools call Forest Hills. and
turn the lot into a pasture, shall die
and be crazy; and there'll be nothing
left of me but a shader. No, not a
mouthful shall they have here to
night
Farmer Atherton smiled at the idea
OF hts spOuse's two hundred pounds
avoirdupJis taking such an unsubstan
tizl form, and laughed outright at the
next mandate.
"Here, Minnie child, run and SCI
the table; bring up two loaves of bread
from the back pantry. We shall hav,
to bake tomorrow, tho goodnes.
knows there's enough to do without
Bring some cheese and curd and but
ter, aud pickles. Set on this dish o
iblne berries. and you might as well ge
some maple sugar and a pitcher .
cream.
you can call them out father AM
do the honors; Minnie and are to
tired; IL you will have picniceTs hang
ing around, you may wait on them.
won't and this child needn't. You ha
better build a hotel and hang out
sign and have done with it."
AS farmer Anterior ushered on
~ sukc ~
clean long kitchen, his amiable wifi
was in the back pantry, carefully plat
ing a snowlike pile of honey comb,
her best glass dish, and handing it {
golden haired Minnie, who smiled
the way the dear old lady's words b
lied her deeds, babe her carry that an
put 1t on the table, for she presume
them tOrments didn't know by exper
ence what honey was.
4 Minnie rather reluctantly elided Il
to the loom. when Jarve, it must |
confessed in not the most quiet ma
ner In the world, was eoing into rap
ures over the country fare, decIariI
his intention Of not settling down {,
good. until he was able To buy a farr
giving Helen a look and nod whiC
brou4 BIT the bushes to her cheek, Z,
she had only that day promised
share his fortunes. and the thought W,
too new to her to be spoken of light
Minnie crossed the room with nois
less steps. and as she placed the di,
upon the table, raised her eyes TO M.
the earnest gaze OF the sad-faced ge
tieman opposite. gave one little gas
Ding cry. held out her hands towni
aim. and Keeling. fell back into farm
Atherton's outstretched arms.
Such q confusion as there was, to
sure; and before Minnie really openl
her eyes and came to her senses enouS
70 understand It all Will Hartwl
had explained how, coming home thr
months before from a four yea