Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-08-20
TINE RRN PARTY.
The Picnic % the Chsvvlng-gum
Society.


gave warning to the young men
against the danger of hen parties.
The warning was not needed and no
preparations were made to prevent the
outbreak OF this most dangerous
society epidemic. The gentlemen
were apathetic, and now it IS too late
to remedy the evil. We were very
nearly as care less about fire depart,
ment, but fortunately measures have
been taken in that direction. Last
Saturday the ladies, finding that no
precautions had been taken, gathered
in force, hired big team and went to
the lake without any male escort,
except modest citizen who was taken
along as captain, and Lang, who went
as pilot and chief engineer. They
were amply supplied with everything
necessary for jolly, good time.
Cakes, pies, sandwiches, etc in plenty,
and an abund .nce Of chewing gum
gave satisfactory assurance that want
of provisions would not Interfere with
the pleasure which they anticipated.
On arriving at the lake, the Captain
alighted and gave the order to disem-
bark. The order was obeved with
alacrity, and after all the pound cakes.
pickle bottles, hams, turkeys, pies,
cakes and chewing gum were unloaded,
Pilot Lang returned to town and left
the solitary citizen in charge Of an
unruly crowd. Fishing tackle and
bait had been taken along, and as soon
as the supplies were safely stored the
whole party bent its energies upon
mischief and amusement. Some went
fishing, some put on their bathing
suits and went swimming, while others
conten,ed themselves lying under the
tents reading and chewing gum.
A MuTINY.
After fishing about an hour the
bottle of grasshoppsrs was left open
and the bait escaped. Aseven hungry
fish cannot be caught without some
kind of inducement on the hook, the
Captain proposed to slice up one Of
the babies belonging to the party,
arguing that its tender flesh would be
very tempting to the inha oilants of
the lake. 1t is well known that fish
have no prejudice against human flesh
rs an article Of diet, but the whole
crew disputed the proposition and
broke into open mutiny. This threat.
ened to destroy the peace and harmony
of the expedition, and twenty-five
tongues snapped at the solitary citizen
Captain so violently that he thought of
suggesting, NJ n compromise, that a
slice off each OF them would avoit the
necessity of sacrificing the baby and
furnish bait enough to catch all tie
fish in the lake. As discipline Must be
preserved, he concluded that no coin.
promise was permissible and the sug-
gestlon was not made.
TnE MUTINY oUKLLED.
Matters began to assume serious
aspect. and there might have been
trouble, had not the Captain, with
great iirmness and presence of mind,
told the mutineers that he would give
up the point, and then sternly ordered
them TO do rs they pleased for the
remainder OF the day, which order
they forthwith proceeded to obey.
Luckily, some more grasshoppers
were captured, andeverything went on
fishingly and swimmingly until about
noon, when
A SLIGHT ACCIDENT
Occurred, which, for time, caused
some excitement and u little alarm. A
lady who was enjoying the tossing of
the breakers, came TO the surface
screaming and struggling 1t was
thought that she was in danger OF
s,rangulation, and friends rushed to
the rescue. When they arrived they
found her breathing freely and In no
danger, though still apparently trying
To dislodge an overdose OF water
Upon being asked about her trouble,
-he gurglcd brokenly and despairineiy:
l. Observation-Disclosures
ing-gum.' Sympathy and profcrs
of division consoled her, and, warned
by the loss. the others took their
Jumps of gum to the tent and stuck
them against the canvass for safety.
Notwithstanding the sunburns and
blislered hands, boating. fishing and
swimming without male assistance
was so pleasant that the hour for
Pilot Lang's temperance approached
too rapidly, and they would doubtless
have refused to return had not