The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-12-21
IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE.

Hands wanted at Whites Dairy
Farm. Eltingville." We were sitting in
the phaeton in front of Lavaud's Hotel
at Roseville, when this sign, hung out
Oh the walk, met our eyes.
1 Hooked from it to Baby; Baby, with
little laugh in her blue eyes, returned
my gaze. We understood each other.
Let US CO." she said, as we drove
of.
"Nowp' | asked.
'Nonsensel Of course not; but we
san drive home, hunt up some old
dresses and old shoes, make a couple of
bonuets, ard tomorrow morning,
when Harry goes away, harness up the
box-wsgon and try our luck. 1t viii be
lots of fun"
Now be it distinctly understood that
ny &udacious friend was ''wooed an
married an a." while l was q single
young woman, accountable only to my
self for my misdeeds.
And Hsrry?' l asked.
1--WE will tell him when we come
sack
But" I urged again, ''what do you
imagine we will have to do? l have
only the vaguest notions of farm work.
NY kno~ledge has been principally de-
rived from ssory-books, and / am afraid
their suggestions are, to say the least,
saprsctical. Is it to husk corn, or pare
apples, 0r--or-"
Pick potatoes, most likely" broke in
s&by.
Never mind what it is; we can steal
away and go home if we don't like it."
Very xel," said, and it was set
sd.
Harry took the seven o'clock train
sse neIt morning, with an unsuspi-
cious heart, aud his wife and / went
aope TO begin our adventure.
Titus was ordered to harness up the
sox-~agon while we dressed. Two
straight plain calico skirts were put on
and viewed with much complacency.
Ay jacket was q loose one, borrowed
from Sarah. the cook; Baby had ripped
the rafsing off one of her own. Her
suR-bonnet was blue, mine a bright
pink. Our hair We plated in two braids
down our backs; our shoes were mira
Gle OF holes. / gave fleeting thought
b. Bsby's high French heels. Farm
women did not usually wear them, l
6lVGgGE. UUJ SAlU DOlDln0.
We laughed till we were exhausted at
the figures we made, but decided, thanks
to the sun-bonnets, that we were pretty
well disguised.
Away we drove in high glee, amid
the laughter of the servants, who were
by this time pretty well used to our
pranks.
I'VE will be back for the half-past
Ave train" shouted Baby, as we turned
out at the gate.
Baby" l said, when we were on the
Anadale road, ''do you know where
it is?''
"Which-the farm, or EltingyilleP"
''The farm
"No; but we can ask"
And ask we did, and no little amaze
ment we created, as we drove into the
inn yard, put up the horse, and pro-
ceeded the rest of the way on foot, a
wise suggestion of Baby's. 1t would
not look right, she said, for working
women to drive up in their own wagon.
Of course l acquiesced.
| wonder did there ever present them
selves at any place two such remarka-
bic little figures as turned in at the
White Dairy Farm.
We went past one or two fields and
met no one; at last we came across a
man with spade on his shoulder
SIS this Whites Dairy FarmP" asked
Baby.
1T be-" was the answer.
Where do they want the people to
work?' demanded /, ashamed to let
Baby do all the talking.
.'Oh. you want job, do you?'
Bsby's sun-bonnet dropped and quiv-
cred. ! knew she was speechless.
"Ies, | said; where do we go?"
''To that red building over there
Just down that path and then to the
right
We thanked him. and ran On till we
came to great red building, sort of
barn. with wide open doors, and within
men and women apparently hard at
work asserting and packing fruit.
BABY gave my arm triumphant
squeeze. We could do that.
A few turned and stopped their work,
looking at us curiously, but the rest
kept on, occasionally exchanging a Jest
with one another.
sleeves-marvellously white they were,
too-with his back towards us, giving
orders to earman who was loading a
wagon. In moment he turned and
regarded US with a broad stare of as
tonishment
Sir" said Baby, with her eyes on
the ground, ''we heard you wanted
hands; can you give us any work?''
Alas, alas! Baby Was more than halt
French woman, and, as the clear,
crisp un-English tones fell on his ear,
the look of suspicion on his face be-
came one of certainty.
viii You come this wayp" he asked,
leading US out of the opposite doorway.
What can you do?" he added.
Anything" said, as confidently as
/ could.
He showed US pile of fruit which
was to be sorted and put into baskets,
and walked away to the first comers.
Baby and / fell too at once. She
hhe" what she was about, and worked
under her directions.
on, Min," she said, in . whisper,
I'VE are in nice scrape if he finds us
out Harry win be SO angrv.n
Let us steal away" whispered
koolx. WhiSfSANN